Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
WEST FLETCHER.

WEST FLETCHER.
C. C. Gillette has let his farm to Willis
Spaulding and is moving back to Fair
fax. II. Ryan takes possession of bis
farm again this spring; Frank King goir G
to the Spaulding farm.
SHELDON.
Mrs. Draper. mother of a. K. Draper
had paralytic shock Friday morning
Fire destroyed the small tenement house
owned by W. II. DuntQn at Sheldon June
ton Monday night. February 10Th at 1920
p. m. loss $3.50 The house was insured.
The family that have lived in the house
this winter moved out in the afternoon
n. =. Leach went to Montreal. p. G.. Sat
urday for a few days.-Mr William 5.
Green was out Sunday. February 10 for a
short time. Mr.. Greene has been con-
fined to the house the past six weeks by
i'lness.-The funeral of Mrs. Della Bocash
was held Saturday at . p. m, Rev. Mr..
Lachance of Fairfield officiating.
| Sheriff Il. +. Kelley of St. Adams was in
town Thursday February l6, and sold at
auction the Missisquci Springs property on
a mortgage and execution In front OF the
town clerks office at p. m, including the
so-called mineral springs of the Mississippi
Springs company to MIR. John Hood OF
New York for sJ000.-My n. d. Surge
died at his home in St, Rox Wednesday
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war of the rebe!ion. He leaves a wife anC
four children to mourn his loss The fu
| neral was held at his late residence at 1
o'clock Friday morning, Rev. Mr.. Chrysti,
ofiiciated. The interment was in the Shell
don cemetery. Music was furnished b,
the Sheldon quartette.-Mrs. John D. Wy
man of Burlington is with her father, VIII,
is quite i'll.
RlCHFORD.
+. s. Keith. George Watson and Mis-
Edith Murdoch of West Lebanon, Y. II.
were here last Friday and Saturday to At
tend the hearing held HEREDITARY s. Lee
, of Elkhart, Ind, was registered he e las
, week Mrs. w. Lander went last week 4
, Ontario. called there by the serious Hines
of her mother.-Mrs. h. A. Hendricks wen
last week to Sheldon visiting friends; sh
, is to remain there two wceks.-The Klon
dixie Snow Shoe club went on n tramp las
Thursday evcning,-H. H. Stanhope q
Worcester Mass Is at home with hi
parents on visit.--Bank Opera Hall wa
r crowded fun of people from far and nea
. last Friday and Saturday curious TO Sc
= and hear the prisoner Jack Powers VIII
= was brought from St Adams for "A heaI
s Ing. If small admission fee had bee
taken it would have betrayed the eA
a penses. The prisoner, on his arrival
n town said he had only one favor to ash
n that was to have a clean shave before tn
d exhibition took place, and l.andlol
y Greene of the Union house had the fave
# complied with and the prisoner made
h fairly good appearance. w. Greenan wa
g positive he was the man, Jimmy TaylC
q thought he was the man. y. Coon va
n sure he was the man that lac saw on II
q 9th of November shaving himself out
Il his lot. The Landlord West from Lebano
a n. H.. said Jack Powers was there th'
N day and registered at his hotel. The hea
l. ing ADJOURNED Saturday afternoon unit
= Thursday the 23rd, and Powers WAS take
Is to st. Adams Jail He will be brought re
then for further hearing Public opiniy
is divided rs to the matter so far as u
hearing has gone.
" HIGHGATE.
re Mrs. ]. A, Butler. Mrs. Franklin He
err non, Miss Sarah Judkins, Charley Lyo
J., Adds Heffion and several others have be,
So on the sick list,-The Kings Daushte
at give a calico festival at the Congregatio
er alist church Friday evening. Earle Ru
al FELL. who has been staying at Alon
s. Stewards, started for Minneapolis, Mir
es last Monday. where he is to make |
r. home,-The Lime Kiln property at Hie