Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-09
ORANGE COUNTY.
BRATNTREE.

Mrs. Nellie Flint returned from Berlin
Monday.--Danel Bass went Saturday to
Boston, where he expects to find employ
ment-J. Il. Hutchinson has engaged
man from New York for the season.
Harris Bass has hired John Webster to
work for him for a year.-Daniel Bass
gave a select party to his friends at the
Grange hall in Randolph Friday evening.
about - were present and report good
time-Earl Powers has been buying cows
the past week to stock his farm.-lt IL
now expected that the remains of the late
Arthur McAllister. who enlisted in
Massachusetts regiment in the late war,
and who was shot in the first battle he
went into are to he sent here for burial.
TUNBRIDGE.
Henry Alexander and Thomas Duncan
left early Monday morning for LenoX'
Mass, where they will spend a few
months.-Calvin Royce of Cornish, y. H.,
is a visitor in town.-Miss Mary Earle
who has spent several weeks in Hanover
~ H.. returned here Thursday.-Mr. and
Mrs A. j. Wills have been very sick W'h
the grip for several days, but are now bet
ter-Mrs Mary Albright returned from
New Hampshire last Thursday after a
visit of several weeks.
RANDOLPH.
About midnight Friday night fire was
discovered in the partition at the south
end of the Richmond block by some OF the
maSuqcraders returning from the r. O. NJ.
G. party in Ed.on's hall. The church bells
were the only available alarm but they
| soon summoned a good number OF the
volunteer fire company and in a surpris-
inGly short time a damper was put upon
the fire. The hook and ladder company
were also on the scene and did good ser
vice. The fire caught from the chimney
in the room of the recently organized Ath-
letic club. The block is three stories high
from the street and has a basement, part
of which is occupied by Libhey's lunch
rooms. The clectro-platinE works of
Hamden Mcintyre and plumbing and re-
pair shop of Daniel Woodward are on the
ground floor and their contents were I'M
disturbed but the furniture was removed
from the rooms of Frank Ph,llips and
son. Tho damage, which is quite heavy
Is VariouSly estimated, but the block is
well insured. Several years ago freshctS
undermined the foundation OF the build
ing. then dwelling house which went Z
number of feet down an cmbankmeC'
without much injury to it. The addition
al stories were built, making nice look
ing structure.
About 2 O'Clock Saturday afternoon tn,
house OF William w. Tyler on the CentoI
road caught fire from defective chimney
The household goods were nearly al. save
but owing to lack of water little coulC
he done and a large crowd of spectators
watched the destruction of the buildini
and the barn adjoining which Containe,
, quite an amount of hay. The buildings
were insured for 500. This was the thir,
, fire in town last week.
Harry G. Allen reopened the store o
, Mann & Allen Saturday. having taken Al
inventory OF stock and purchased the hal
interest OF his partner. Clarence Mann.
Asa Sanders who has been residing 70
, several years on the Joshua Ford farm oil
Rgaintree branch. started for town meet
, ing Tuesday morning in company with
ncighbor, Theodore Williams. Whel
about half mile from home Mr., Sand
ers suddenly dropped the rcins and ex
pired almost Immediately in Mr. Williams
arms He vas about t0 years old and Wa
y & veteran of the civil war and a memhe
of L. :. Grant post of this village. Tn
: funeral will he held Thursday afternoo
at 1 o'clock. Rev. I. A Howard of tn
BAPTIST church officiating. He left thrc
{ daughters, one married and the other tw
Emana and Nina, living at home. Eeve
. years ago his wife MAS taken suddenl
i'll in the Baptist church and died soon al
u ter her removal to a nearby house. Niue
= sympathy is felt for the relatives III thei
sudden bore lVement
Miss Agnes Rarttro of Orange, n. j
and Mrs Samuel Desaney OF Jericho hay
u leen caring for JuniuS Barttro lately JIG