Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-28

-, 1879.
evening Capt. Hoyt has Been captain of
the uniform rank X. of =. for the past two
years.
| Considerable excitcment was caused
here Saturday afternoon by the sud len
death of Charles A. French, while on AL
dis lin. The circumstances so near as
can be ascertaincd are that MIR. Frcnch
was taken i'll and sent his companion,
girl by the name of I}aSComb, to tn" city
for a carriage and when she returned j.
was dead. Heart disease is supposed TO be
the cause. He was taken to his HON" ON
upper Weldon street. Charles \. French
was born in New Hampshire, g years ago.
During the war he scrN cd i'm Com t'cYt
regiment from 1861 to 1861 He was mar
rcd to Miss Leonard of Worcester, VI,
in Montpelier and shortly afterwards NOV
ed to this city where nc has been employ.
ed as painter in the Central Vermont car
shop for the past 20 years. lie was mem
bcr of Post lIurlhurt c. A. r., and the
Masonic Lodge in this city. The funeral
took place on Tuesday afternoon at
2.a0 O'Clock at his home.
The Home Missionary society of the Com
grcgationai churches of Franklin county
met with the society OF this city Tues
day ON Monday night and Tuesday
morning the officers met in secret session
to plan the work for the coming year. and
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock public
meeting was held in the chapel at which
time Miss OHer gave an interesting adj
dress on the subject missions Among
the Mountain Whites" There were pres
, cnt also delegates from the local mission
AIRY societies in the city who said faW
words ccrccruing the methods of work
in her society. Among those from out of
, the city who attended the meeting were
Mrs. Fairbanks Of St Johnsbury, Mrs. -.
= Smith and Miss Howe of Burlins ton,
Mr.. Drew Of Montpelier, Mrs Hartnoss of
Springfield, Mrs. Wild of Franklin and
Mrs. G. J. Peterson of Berkshire.
The postoftice will be moved to the gov
eminent building on Saturday and the
Sunday noon delivery will he from there
1t is hoped that those persons dcsirlng
, boxes will order them on or before Sat
urday.
FRANKLIN.
Some co relatives and friends gathered
at the pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. viii
liam ]. Riley Monday evening to remind
/, them that they had been married 10 years
\ pleasant evening was spent by All pre-
sent couch. two chairs and sevHrd
other uscfGl and valuable articles Wer
presented them by the pastor, Rev. Mr.
, Wid.-Mr. and Mrs. G. u. Rublce OF
Swanton visited at 4. H. Horskns tie
past wcck.-John I.ongc while at work foi
H. f. Gates the other day was climbing
in the barn when q brace pulled out let
ting him fall to the floor. breaking hi,
right wrist and otherwise iniurinG him.
: Miss VI. a. Pomeroy of ST. Alhlns ha.
been spending several days in town IN,
= past week calling upon friends and ro'a
tives.-Mrs. +. y. Wild ATTENDED a ms
J sionary meeting in St. Albans Tuesday,
Il. II. Brown, j. W. cross and wives. G
W. Gates, George and Arthur Bulls at
tended the Plattsburgh fair last Thurs
day-Thc Goth anniversary of the wed
nj a.1 ATr- II Phi 10
hrated by their friends last Friday even
ing. Relatives from St Albans ana Hand
wick were present A pleasant tim" E
reported George II. Reynolds and wife
a. S. Pratt, Henry Hubbard and VIM
Nicholson went to New York Tuesday cr
the excursion .-Rev. Edwin prout,- viii oc
, cupy the pulplt Of tho Congregations
a church mex; Sunday-F. L. Hopkins ma
been in bakersfield for few days thi
= soon occupv the Dawson tenement rocon,l
, vacated by c. l.. Alexander.
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"r''iN'lA.
e Several from this town attended the Ia
noble Baptist association at Hinasburgl
MIR. and Mrs. G A. Post Mr.. and MIR.
Ira II s Fairbanks aud Horace Wood al
tended the fair at Ottawa last week
J George Lee T. V NJ. on of Buylingto
visited at Mr. Cophas Posts last week.
MIR and Mrs II II Hale visited Mr.. an
Mrs Herman Newton in johnson las
wcek.-Mr. and Mrs NJ c. Shattuck {
Bclvidcre visited Mr.. and Mrs. f {
Shattuck over Sunday.-Miss E.da Re,
G nolds returned to her duties at Moretow
FhurSday'-Mr. and Mrs. FRED Boyle
came to their home Sept. 22nd-Mi.
Catherine Ryan has returned from III
Thousand Islands, where she has See
spending the summer.-Mr. Bert Ryan
"a MDutpgiiCr ug,l,r the ~ DIR MI