Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-11
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS
Continued from 9th page.)

T.. Parsons, joel Putnam, y, W. GdOr1ele,
l.. u. Thayer ]. w. Hale. John T.. Ho-
bart, f. A. Griswold, w. H. Martin and
NJ. l.. Scott. At the meeting OF the YES
try j. u. Denison was appointed senior
warden and j. r. Parsons was elected
Junior waAden; j. Il. Putnam, secretary
j. W. Gabrielle, treasurer; j.. +. Thayer
and j. T.. Parsons. dele gates to the con-
vention, with Joel Putnam and j. ID. Zen
ison substitutes The Episcopal conven-
ton meets In Rutland June II.
Miss Carrie Sault left Saturday for New
bury, where she will teach spring term
of school.
P. W. Connolly left Friday night for
Loon Lake in the Adirondacks. where he
has employment at a summer hotel
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Foster Parmentcr Saturday and one to
Bert Spooner and wife of Gilea1 Monday.
Mrs. George Dodge returned to Med
field Mass, Wednesday after a several
months visit at the home of Mrs Irene
Dyer.
Mrs. Peter CAMEL and baby. Bernice,
returned to Wilder yesterday after a two
months stay with Mrs A.. d. Ladeau her
sister.
The Good Templars have elected new Of
iicers Miss Gertrude Pearsons is now
chief templar.
George Nichols of this town and Miss
Myrtle f. Pember of East Bethel were
married Saturday by DR.. V. W. Hardy at
the Congregational parsonage.
Carroll Huntington, formerly of this
place. has returned from Colorado much
improved in health and moved his family
to st. Johnsbury, where he will work in Il
drug store
Walter Wyman, an aged man, who had
been helpless for years, died at : o'clock
Tuesday morning at his home near Bean
VILE He had been twice married and left
one daughter by his first and three daugh-
fCr hp oh Of utf, rba
funeral will be held Thursday from the
home. Rev G. w. Morrow officiating.
! Postmaster Eldrcdge's wife and two
children left Tuesday for Warren, where
they will spend several weeks.
r. T. Huntington is somewhat improved
| In health.
| Dr. M. L. Scott is rather weak a. pres
ent. Saturday he was tapped for the Sec
ond time and 30 pounds of water drawn.
I About l6o attended the reception Monday
evening rendered by the Christian Church
society to Rev. and Mrs w. II. Chidlev.
Rev, and Mrs. g. W, Morrow and Howard
l.. Chdley. Ice cream and cake We're
served and Curtis orchestra furnished
music. Mr. and Mrs. Morrow were pre-
scented with $50 in gold and three handsome
quilts. quilt, sofa and pillow and s25
were presented to Howard Chidley, who
has been supplying the pulpit Mrs Nor
rows sister Miss Mae Whitmore. was
given a souvenir spoon. The presentations
were made by Clarence Mann and all re-
sponded. Rev. NJ. y. Morrill, and wife of
! Woodstock and Mrs. G.. f. Cheney, wife
of a former pastor. were present. Tues
day evening the Sunday school children
| were received.
! CHELSEA.
The closingeXercises of Chelsea ademy
were held at the town hall Friday even
ing, May 9Th, and consisted of decidma-
tons and essays by the Juniors and
original pieces from the senior members
of the scho After PRAYER by Rev. A. j.
| Eastman, pastor of the Congregational
church, several young girls sang u song
and then the following exercises oc-
CURED; Onward Nations and Humanity,
by MILFORD a. Barnes; "A New Years
Dream" by Florence l.. Hemenway
Common Miracles" by Edith +. Hood;
"Rismiliah," Almenah II. Coburn song,
Hunters" by seven little girls: Maths, .
Gertrude NJ. Bacon: prohibition or the
Saloon" George NJ Davis; The Used-to-
be-" Ellen a. Dewey; 'Oh, the Pleasant
Days of DID, Adah f. Austin: Yes and
No" Mary e Scales; piano duet by Misses
Annie Goss and Sadie Eastman; National
Injustice" L. Ralph Walker; "A Grey
port Legend" Ethel S. Folsom; The Girl
Of To-day" l.. Blanche Sargent; The Re-
lief of Lucknow" Sadie j.. Mcconnell;
city and Country" with valedictory
the board OF trustees presented the dip!o-
mas after which the evenings exercises
concluded with an excellent song by Wal
, ter s. 'i0ss, entitled - Dream of Para
, disc" The whole programme was well eX-
ecuted and great credit is due both teach
ers and pupils for an enjoyable evening"
Ara A. Annis, upwards Of IS years old
fell and broke his right arm Tuesday, the
, 2nd, inst.-Joseph II. Edwards has return.
ed from his usual winters absence in Nor
folk Nirginia.-Alfred Q. Underhill has
gone to St. Paul. MINI, en- business con-
nected with his former residence In that
, State.-Mrs. Frank j. Titus was called tC
Claremont, \. H, on account of the sick
ness of a brother,-Townsend & Whitney
attended the auction at the Edison Martin
farm in Williamstown last week anC
drove homo eight cows and a horse
: William A. Reed is sick with typhoic
= fever.-Rev. w r. Allen of the Metho
dist Episcopal church has been engaged
to deliver the address on Memorial pay
and Rev. A. ]. Eastman is to preach the
Memorial scrmon.-MiSseS Jennie f.
Moore, Laura X. Fuller and Grace G.
, Bacon are teaching schools in Washing
!. ton this summer.-The following are tf'
= officers of the Methodist Episcopal church
{ Sunday school for the ensuing year: ST..
, pcrintendent, Philip J. Little, assistant
| superintendents. Benson Sanborn Elra .
Bickncll; secretary, Edith S. Dearborn
treasurer, Mrs. Mary s. Iittle.-l.ast weel
came the news of the death by pneumonia
of Carson, the younger brother Of FetnaIl
do NJ. Perkins, who for many recent years
D has lived in Winterset, lowa.-A violent
D hail storm visited the surrounding town.
+. Washington, Corinth and Nershirc las
T. Thursday. Ralph Merchant of Gloucester
i Mass. is visiting at circuit BXby's.-
i Minnie h. Carpenter has gone 10 live witt
s her brothe', Jason NJ Carpenter, of 3t
o Johnshury.--M Willard i. Townsend il
. to attend the musical convention in St
u Johnshury the coming week.-Thc worn
, crop on the fruit trees seems already very
; promising. Heretofore the foliage of oul
10 shade trees in the village has escaped eX
: tensive ravages from this pest, though the
I hills have been stripped.
= VERsHIRE.
= Harry Waters of Penacook, y. H.,
o former resident here has been visiting Ri
n daughter MIS-. Freeman Church the pas
+ week Mrs. Elisha Prescott has rented
$ her farm to MIR. n. II. Morse, severe
2 hail storm passed over this place las
y Tuesday. Hailrones fell the size of hem
,. eggs. Fortuna tely there was no wind ant
X consequently no serious damage resulte,
n from the stOrm.-J. !. Parshley is in Bos
r ton this week.-Mrs.. G. S. Ely is visiting
h her sister in Gardner, Mass.-Work at tn
mines la Copperneld has stopped for tel
q days while a new engine is being put in
> TUNBRIDGE.
a Frank Wclch of Barnstead, N. H.. WIN
Il has been a guest of Dr. and Mrs. Free
, Welch, returned to Barnstead last week
q VIII Brown of Boston, is a guest of MI
nd Mrs q q Ordway He has Ilst re