Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13

The BU
Tillotson is quite i'll with sciatic rhcuma-
tsm.-Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hall of st.
Adams spent last week visiting relatives
in town.-rhc bad roads caused two tip
overs" last week. j. S. Benham ana son.
who were on the road to Wcstforh were
thrown out of their sleigh and Mr.. Ben
ham was hurt considerably. Joseph Rob
inson. while driving on North street. was
thrown from the wagon and suffered
some injurics.-Miss Lena Pratt returned
Monday to Hartford, Conn.
John Moilcs had several bad hemor-
rhaEes of tho lungs last week but is more
CumfCstabls now. His brother, Charles
Moilcs, who has been at work for several
years in hospital in Concord n. H.. is
helping to care for nina colonial soca
bile will be given by the social committee
of the congregational church in the YES
try Wednesday, April 10Th, it being the
,,nnVotsarN of the battle of Lexington.
very interesting programme consisting
of Rotations illustrated by tablcaus,
singing, reading, etc, will be Send red,
followed by an old-fashiorcd supper. 1t
il desired that every one shall dress in
We oiden time oostume.-Sanmcl Phelps
OF Fairfax Is visiting his Uncle. Alton
AshleN.-Marsh Powell is on the sick
list Tho annual meeting of the ConEre-
satonM society will be held Monday.
Afri nth at . O'Clock. ReTorts of Of
iiccrs and election of officers and other
business will occupy the t.mo.-'rhe water
in the river was quite high Saturday and
Sunday and work at the pulp mill WIS
stopped Monday forenoon by the high
water but was resumed again IN the aG
tcrnOOn.
EAST CHARLOTTE
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs Philip
Stcbbins Friday, April nth also "a son to
Mr. and Mrs. George Oscr. Saturday,
April S.-Rev. G. >. Coulter preached to
tho Methodist congregation last sunday
afternoon In the absence of the pastor,
Rev. y. w. Dayton.-ME and Mrs w T..
o. Foss and son arrived in town last Fri
day evening. Their stock and household
goods came MOnday.-C. T.. GoodsCll went
to Grand Isle last Wcdnesday.-W. l..
Hos'ord is somewhat improved in health
Miss Alice Beers is visiting her siot r,
Mrs. Cleveland, in liinc sbuggh. sat
urday evening Miss Rona Johns was most
agr.eahy SURPRISED by about twenty IF
hoG friends calling upon her at her home.
The time WAS passed pleasantly with
games, etc. Light refreshments were
served.
WESTFORD
The funeral Of Mrs. John Allen was
held sunday afternoon at ! o'clock from
the Congregational church. The funeral
service was conducted by Rev. George n.
Baker and there was singing by mixed
quartcttc. There was a profusion of beau
tful flowers and many friends attended
the services. The bearers were John Al
len add J. f. Allen of Wcstford. George
W. Allen and j. II. Allen of Essex juno
ton and COL II. w. Allen and sherman
+. Allen of burlington. The intermcut
was ut the family lot in Westford
Tho Sioux City Journal of March %
chronicles the death of Mrs Georgr W.
Young, after an illness Of two weeks wish
pneumonia and pleursy Mrs. Young was
Il daughter Of j. W Earle, formerly OF
Wostfcrd and a neicc Of Miss ElmNra
Nacombor. The Earles were amons the
first settlers Of this town. Mrs. Young
was prominent person in the social and
progressive circle of Sioux city, having
been prominently connected with the We
mans Relief Cops as senior vice .prcsi-
dent Of the state organization, and as n
member of tho committee to visit the in
sane asylums of the State.-Frank f. Al
len is sick with pneumonia bat is some
what better.-Miss Ann Alfred of Fairfax
was in town several days DAYS last week
Herbert liuntley is very much better The
nurse left MOnday.-Claude Grow is much
worse, and is feared that he can live but
a short time,-Miss Grace Allen is here
from Burlington for n few days-Lec
Whitney, who is i'll with typhoid fever. is
getting on comfortably.
RICHMOND
There was Il sugar sociablc at the
Universalist church last Monday evening.
also soCiable at the Congregational
church the same evening. Both were woll
auendcd.-Martn Henly Of the Mont
pclicr house spent his vacation at his
home in Richmond-MSs. W. 5. Freeman
IL
Starkshoro.-Miss Demars Bartro went to
Randolph last week to visit her sister
The Kings ID 4ughterS met at the VcStry
OF the tniversalist church last Wrdnes-
daY.-SOme - couples ATTENDED the ball at
the Bellevue house last Wednesday niant.
The new book Keeper of the Condensed
creamery, Mr.. Story, has commenced his
work for the s.elson.-rhe ice has gone
ont of tho Wiuooski River without doing
any dNmagc.--Jack Berry. the eight year
old son of John Berry. accidentally
swallowed silver quarter of a dollar.
j. j. Berry of California. who has been
visiting friends in Richmond and vicinity
expects soon to Teturn to California. but
little maple sugar has been made as yet,
but the sugar is of excellent quality.-A four
horse lead of young people went to
Jericho to attend the drama. Tho Dutch
Recruit given for the benefit of the
Jericho handsome miscre mt defaced
tll' l'dte SIiSS WINDOWS III Masonic DOCK
recently by scratching the same with
hard instrumcnts.-Nrs.A A. .. Ferguson
and two children from burlington were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. f. Il. An.
drows a few days last week Nj. NJ Bates
is on the sick liIt.-Mr. Stark. sup,rinten-
dent of the condensinG department of the
Condensed creamery, was taken sudden
~ i'll in the factory Sunday morning
with heart trouble. He WAS taken home
and was somewhat better Monday morn
lng.-RcV =. II. Merrill of ST. Johnsbury,
secretary of the Vermont Domestic Ms
si"nary society, occupied the pulpit of the
Congregational church last Sunday.
COLCHESTER.
A daughter WAS born to Mr. and Mrs
G. i. Huntrcss last TuoSday.-Miss Jessie
Lord Cf tUrnGt "a has been the guest of
Miss Grace Crr. tctt- Miss Millc Nay,
who cam home Tuesday, returned to
burlington y nd Airs. j. f. Day re-
turted fro1. bare last Tuesday, where
she has tcca c1ung for her daughter,
Mrs Ere Anerus.-Miss Fannie Day left
for lalre Tuesday morning Mrs. Sias
Bliss Is quit i'll with lung trouhle.-Wal-
ter Mayo is sick with tonslitis-Will
Rimlard. Fred Gronno, Mark Cary, and
Hank White are all suffering with the
mumps-It is expected that the schools