Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-14

was the damages were not very great
Mrs w g.. Comngs, who has been seri-
ously i'll the past two weeks, is now
thought to be improving. Mr.. Il rnest
rev of st. Regis, N. y, has been visit |
ing friends here the past two weeks
Miss Hattie l.. Gecr is at home from
Montreal to remain till after the holidays. |
Miss Nellie NJ. watts has returned from
a years visit with relatives in Michigan
and Ohio, and has taken rooms at X, W.
Adams on Main strcet-W. w. White is
closing out his stock of drugs, and is going
out of the busincss.-The Memorial Ad-
vent Christian church of this place Is to
DC dedicated Thursday of this week, Dec.
II Rev. William II. Mitchell of Boston
office editor of the Worlds Crisis, is
to preach the dedicatory sermon. Several
other ministers are to be present, among
them being Rev. w. II. Blount and Rev.
Alice NJ. Blount Of Waterbury, Rev.
Daniel McGregoC of Morrsvllc, Rev. G.
Mcclure of West Derby, Rev. Fl. D. Sell
by of kingscroft, que, Rev. Loren Marsh
Bronze, Cue, and Rev. T.. g. Chadsey, who
are to give short addresses. All are cor
daily invited to attend by the pastor, Rev.
Mrs. NJ. McKnstry.-Mrs. Boswell and
her daughter Fanny of North Troy, have
moved here into the house of J. G.. Powell
Tho ice i'm the pond which was about
four inches thick went out Tuesday. Tho
river is now clear from icc.-AHOther
batch of Cinnamon arrived at this port
Monday and are stopping at Charlie
Iing's.-Viiliam Barney, engineer at the
elevator had his hand badly crushed last
Saturday and he Is obliged to lay off for
a while.-Editor Reed of the Journal had
new piano put into his house Saturday.
, Daniel Harper, who has resided here
, the past 20 years or more, is to remove 10
Shamokin, Penn. His household effects
won't this wcek.--Postmaster McGregoF
four years service expires with this
month. IT is expected that Mr.. II. G. Aver
. Is to be the next postmaster. Mr.. Nc
. Gregor has given good satisfaction during
his term of office.
FAIRFAX.
Miss Net.ie Buck returned home from
Chester Wednesday.-Mr and Mrs. Loren
10 Marvin of St Adams are visiting
their daughter, Mrs Abncr Ri,ey.-P. j.
Henry has returned to Albany, n. Y, af-
ter spending two weeks with his paren -
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Henry.-Joseph
Naylor had the misfortune to cut his hand
while saving wood for william Patter-
son-NIiss Nina Danforth is able to be
out, after a weeks llness.-Mrs. OrViie
Bishop died at 10 o'clock Sunday night
> She has been a great sufferer for a long
, timc.-Mrs. II. O. Stiles of Johnson was
1 called to Fairfax Sunday by the sickness
10 of her mother Mrs. e. NJ Bullard.-Rev.
o. r. Hunt of Rumncy Me, has accepted
a call from the FEST Baptist church of
Fairfax and will commence his labors Jan.
, 1st.-Mrs. Barlow of Georgia is caring for
Mrs. q. NJ. Bullard.-The Masons have
I their new hall all ready for their annual
:, meeting Dec. 13th-The Improvement So
Cial at Mrs. Nellie Buffers was a very
, pleasant affair, $500 for the treasury was
u received.-Mrs. b. NJ. Billiard while at
breakfast Saturday morning had a para
u iytic shock and her left side is paralyzed
he &c In, ,-it if,11 ian mr.
+ II. Phelps was called 20 St. Adams the
> 18th inst, by the sickness of his sister
L child
EAST FAIRFIELD.
d Pev Mr. Eldridge of Lowell preached a
very interesting sermon at the churcn
y sunday to a large congresaton.-The
East Fairfield cornet band age TO give the
g play The stolen WIZ at Reads opera
han Thursday and Friday nifht Dec. .
t. and % There will be- a dance after the
play Friday evenng.--The Ladies' Aid so
IL ciety met with Mrs. Gates Hawley Thurs
n day afternoon.-Mr. and Mrs NorthCop OF
Fairfield Centre visited Mr.. and Mrs. II
V NJ. Wells Saturday.-Ernest Sturtevant i:
l. in Boston for few dayS.-Lttle Dyndor
l. Nolan, who has been very i'll with rneu
monia, is very much improved,Mrs
e Sybl Hull visited in Cambridge last week
Little Max l. Bureson, who has beer
< quite sick the past thres weeks with con
is ScSllOH OF lle lungs, WIS dDIe ~ ~ III
a ride sunday.
d MONTGOMERY CENTRE
The heavy rainfall on Tuesday caused
=, the streams to rise to such an extent tina
-. about ~ feet of the dam at Nelson
: Hall & Cos. mill was carried away
:, Samuel LcClare has moved from Lowell
~ into J. NJ. Robb's house and Charles l.;
- Rock has moved from East Hill into tn
- house owned by r. NJ. JohHson.-Mis
Myrine Kowley is home from Richfor'
high school for a three weeks vacation
l. A slight blaze in the house occupied b.
l. James Mcdonald created some excite
,p ment Tor a few moments Sunday morning
:: The fire was eXtinguished and only
a small amount of damage doue.-"The Dis
N triCt School at Spruceville' will be pre-
H. scented by local talent at Stiles hall OF
r Wednesday evening, Dec. ~, after whicl
= the Congregations! Ladies' Aid societ
q will hold a sale of useful and fancy ar
If ticles.-Miss Isabelle Rawson is teaching
Y the winter term of schoo! al HectorVile
If MIR and Mrs David Marcy visited rela
of tives in town over Sunday.-The "bea
/ case" which has been the cause Of :
of much talk of late, between p II. Paxma
+ and Messvs. Arel, Hemenway and GauVi,
- and which was to be decided Dec. 18th
IN was withdrawn.