Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-02
ORANGE coz NTY.
RANDOLPH.

! The Vermont maple sugar market has
decided to purchase the plot of and on
which tho Emerson company's storehouse
is located instead of simply renting the
building. The new machinery FOR hand
ling and grading will soon he here, and
the work of remodeing and improving the
stOrchouse has already been done.
/ Mrs. Alfred Eaton has been in Granville
the past week caring for Mrs. Abbie Amy,
her sister, who died Saturday of consuml
ton. The funeral was held from the
church there Tuesday.
Mrs. George A. Laird of Royalton has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Ira Maui
rice Jones, for few days.
saturday evening at the Grange meet
ing a class of y received instructions in
the third and fourth degrees after when
about $50 sat down to the usual banquet
in honor of new members. There was n
large number of visiting members present.
The funeral Of Miss Nancy Granger,
aged g years, was held Sunday afternoon
| from the home of her brother, G.. X.
Granger, on Central street, Rev. q. o.
| Howe officiating. lnterment was at the
Centre. She left five sisters and two
brothers. Hers was the first death among
the children of the family in Sc years.
u. H. Morse is lecturing for the board
of agriculture this week at North Tun-
bridge, Marshileld and Shady Rill.
Postmaster j. b. Edridge has resigned
as general agent of the National Life In
surancc company in this section, and
Sn,ith 5. Ballard OF Montpelier has been
appointed his successor.
vt the east village Monday evening
about 1870, fire broke out in the barn Of
Elias Hall, caused by the explosion of IA
lantern while Mr.. Hall was at work in
tho stable. The stock was all saved but
the flames spread to the dwelling house
which was soon enveoped. The house
was occupied by Will Morrill, and family,
who were preparing to move this week to
Chelsea. The furniture was saved and all
the effects except what was in the pantry
and cellar
James, son of Michael Sullivan of North
field, youth of about Is, who came to
town Tuesday evening, created some eX-
element at the Red Lion Inn "Wednesday
morning by making off with a pair of
gloves and a pair of rubbers belonging 10
David Grove and a bottle of furniture
polish which was the property of another
boarder. lie was observed and at once
followed and arrested hy j. f. Lamson.
He was given n hearing in the forenoon
and fined - and costs, amounting to about
50 in all. lie tclegraphed to his father for
assistance
Mrs. Bradley. mother of Mrs. Frank
Grove has returned to her home in Wo-
burn, Mass, after a several weeks stay.
The ladies Of the Order of the Eastern
Star hold their next social March 9Th
There was not a very large attendance
at the baby show in Grange hall Tuesday
= afternoon and evening. In the class be-
tween one and two years of age Fred
raWbridges baby was the prize winner
while the silver ring for the hardsomest
infant under one year of age was awarded
to Benjamin +. Cages daughter. The judges
were Nick" Niebaum, Jonah LOOMS OF
Braintree and Edward Gibson Of Bethel.
Miss Blanche Gourley is visiting in Bos-
a ton.
Charles e. Cushman and ]. b Mcintyre
= of Dartmouth college are at home for a
few days.
| Arthur S. Bean is taking vacation from
the Waterbury asylum Where he has beer
! an attendant for some time.
T. j. Adams and wife were in Boston
Monday to attend the funeral of HoratiC
: G. cole, aged GA, who married Mrs. Adams
sister He died while on his way to Sa,
= Vannah, Ga, for the benefit of his health
Heart failure following grip caused hi.
death,
TUNBRIDGE.
Mrs Susan Il. Slack, who recently wen
4 TO Hanover, n. H., to visit ~ sister, wa.
a called home last week by the serious i'll
ness of Mrs. j. b. Sargent, her daught err
V Aaron n. King. who has been very sicl
the past two weeks, is better.-Mr. an6
n Mrs. |. ID. Campbell are making a shor
: tour through eastern Windsor county,
5 Miss Cordelia Whitney has gone to Prov
= idence II. l., for few weeks.-Fred +
: Hayward of Concord, n. H., spent Sunda!
S here as the guest of Mr. and Mrs, II, X
q HaYward.-Mrs, Ida Dewey of Lebanon
". H.. spent part of the past week her
= as a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S, A, Dean
+ She went to Sharon Friday for shor
y visit after which she will return to Leban
s on.--Mrs. Nellie Hall of Lebanon, n. II
r was a visitor at Mrs. w. w. Swans las