Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03

civilian ". BROCK, D. O.:
1874 State Street, !
Montpelier, vt,
: Telephone, 1872.
When writing mention Free Press.
John Jones recently fell down the stair.
in the barn striking his arm on "A scythC
and cutting a long gash.-Mr. and Mrs. y
{. Newcomb of Atchison, Kan, visitec
at A. d. BraRg's last wcek Mrs. j. T.
Thompson will spend two wosks with her
aged mother and her sisters in Hunting
ton, =. @. Her daughter. Mrs. Henry
Hood Of Wiliamstown will take charge
of her home during her absence.
NORTH FAYSTON.
Miss Jennie Hathaway of Moretown Wis.
tied her grandparents the past week -
Mcssrs Gliddons and Martn of Marshfcld
are baling the hay on the George Will
kns farm.-Arthur Boyce and his mother
went to Burlington recently to visit his
wife at the Mary Fletcher hospital.-Mr
and Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. Hobbs OF
Marshfield are visiting Mrs, NJ. f. DAVIS
flames Neill went last week to visit his
daughter al the Mary Fletcher hospital
Miss Elsie Morse visited al her sisters
Mrs. NJ. f. Davis recently.-Nearly all the
farmers have finished hayine and say that
the hay Is of better quality than last year
although 1t is lght.-Mr and Mrs Stephen
Johnson visited IL Northfeld the past
week.
WATERBURY,.
Very few people even in Waterbury real.
ize the amount of food it takes to supply
the asylum each day. There is on the
average 37j pounds of beef and 125 pounds
of other meats used each day; So dozen
eggs and u bushels Of potatoes and three
barrels Of flour are also consumed each
day. 1t takes on the average about seven
tons of coal each day to run the engines
and heat the buildings in the winter
Mr. and Mrs. Dorwin Cooley are the hap.
pJ parents of son born Friday after
noon.
w. II. Carroll is tearing part of his bust
ness block on his lot on Main street down
and is to erect a dwelling house.
Miss Humphrey passed away at her
home Saturday afternoon at the age of %
years. She had many friends VINO Will
noun her less. The funeral services were
held at her home Monday afternoon
Rev. l.. X. Whitman officiating.
The fCreral services Of =. +. Clough
were held at the Congregational church
Sunday afternoon and were very largely
attended The Masonic orders of Rich
mc1d. Montpelier and Barre were rcpie-
scented. Rev. G. f. Ladd conducted the
services in his usual impressive manner.
II. c. Whitehill and wife are spendiUs a
few days in Boston.
Madam Marie Blanchard and two
daughters of Ashmont Mass, are spend
ing few days with Mes. J. Coffrin.
Mrs. j. W. Moody and daughter Julia
ana Mrs. w. K. Elliott are spending a
few days in Boston
There is to be an excursion to-day 10
Westport under the auspices of the |. @.
o. f.. orders from Montpelier, Randolph
and Waterbury.
j. W. Moody is acting as editor protein
in the absence OF II. C. Whitehill who is
in Boston on a pleasure excursion.
Miss Belle Cooley and Miss Jessie Straw
spent yesterday yachting on Lake Cham
plain.
Miss Lottie Ladd is spending a few days
at her home I'M Woodstock
Mrs. q. E Ladd is visiting friends in
Lexington, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fife are visiting for
few days IN sSunoook, n. H.
Il. I. Hayes of Clinton, Mass, is spend
ing few days in town.
Mrs. W. ]. Redmond fell down stairs
Sunday and received quite serious injur-
les
I'i w III NoOlty gave inc young lduleS III
town "A pleasure ride on his yacht which
is now on Lake Champlain yesterday.
An effort is being made TO form a stock
company to purchase the opera house
block. 1t will be capitalized at $1,000.
Nine thousand dollars preferred stock and
5000 common stock will be- issued.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Caleb Sabn Wednesday afternoon, August
9th,-Mrs. Cyrus Sprague is IT North
Montpelier, caring for her daughter-in-
law, who is seriously ill-Mrs. Clara
Davis, with her three children is visiting
at her old home.
NORTHF1E1ID.
Observer w. A. Shaw of the United
States weather bureau reports mean
temperature for July Of t5 degrees with a
of 30 on the I'd and a minimum
of 81 on the list. The rainfall amounted to
3.4l inches, rain falling on IS days. A
light frost occurred on the 2Oth. The pre-
vailinp direction of the wind was south
The month was made up of three clear
q partly cloudy and seven cloudy days
PLAINFIEID.
Carl Foss was al homo over Sunday
Archie and Viola Lamphere of Calais WIS.,
tied Blanche Bemis on Sunday Mrs II. p
Ma rtin is in Barre caring for her mother.
who was taken suddenly Ill while visiting
another daughter who lives there.--At the
hearing held Monday evening, the liquor
recently seized from r. Is. Little was con-
demned and forfeited. Murray Cutler is
in Burlington.
MIDDLESEX.
w. RI. Billings was fined for drunkness
last Tuesday. He appealed Mrs. Alice c.
Prcuty of Montpelier, guest at the
Washington house. was sick a few DAYS
last week.-Mrs.. Cutting and three chill
,lren visited at Mr.. Campbells last week
The Home Circle met at Mrs. lIuseys
last week.-Mrs. Bronson, who has been
sick for the past few weeks, is better
Chester Barnett died Tuesday of last
week from "A paralytic shock. aged so
years Funeral Thursday.--Owen Dever,
VINO has been visiting his cousin, Mrs,
Pierce for the past month, returned to his
home in New York Monday.-A daughter
was born to Me-. and Mrs. Henry Barnett
July 29th.-Wednesday. August 9th, tho
Home Circle will hold lawn party at the
home of Mrs. f.. f. Campbell. THE
family of Henry Stafford are suffering
from scarlet fever.--Mr Henry Nichols
has been appointed town liquor agent
Mr.. and Mes. F. r.. Wyman visited at
Mr.. Campbell's over Sunday.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
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