Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19
ORLEANS COUNTY.
CRAFTSBURY.

J. G. Daverson of Newport spent last
Sunday in town.-Cards are out announc-
ing the marriage of Harry E. Cowles Of
Morrisville to Miss Ella Maud Hartman
of this town. After short wedding tour
they will make Morrisvile their future
home. Miss Hartman will be greatly
missed from her home, the church and
from social and musical circles .-Rev. ID.
l.. Evans was called to East Craftsbury
last Friday to attend the funeral of Guy
AlstOn.-Mrs. James Melvin. who has
been seriously i'll for some time seems
to be imporving.-Teher was a literary
entertainment and oyster supper in the
NJ. f. church on Wednesday evening"
January Is, for the benefit of Rev. D. l..
Evans.-Vetta Cole taught the Stratton
district school last week on account of
the sickness of the teacher, Amanda Rob
b!ns.-Nellie Allen is home from Newport
after an absence of several weeks.-The
remains of Boutwell, Silver were brought
here for burial last Friday. He was for
merly a resident of this town.
NEWPORT.
Mr.. and Mrs H. S. Root are visiting
his brother. George b. Root in Lowell,
Mass.-Ed and Harry Ide were cali
ed home from Boston the past week ow-
ing to the sickness and death of their
father, Charles Ide. The funeral was held
at his late residence on Prospect street.
He was buried at Coventry Thomas
Gaughn died Friday, Jan. 10. He had
worked for True, Blanchard Co., for sew
erN years until q weeks ago, when he
was taken sick which resulted in soften
ing or the brain. The firm paid him 81. 90
per day during his sickness. The funeral
was on Monday with burial at West Der
by.-Mr. and Mrs. w. W. Hutchns are
in New York city. They intend to go to
Florida to spend the remainder of the
year.-N. l.. Foster visited his sister, Mrs.
A. Nj. Towers of Boston, last week. Mrs.
Kate 1de of Milwaukee is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. ID. NJ. Camp and Mrs. Homer
Thrasher-Ralph Sisco, proprietor of the
Lake House and Miss Lou Story were
married at St Marks church Jan. l1th.-
Walter Magoon, clerk at F.. Lane & Son s
store was married Jan. 18th to Miss Emily
L. Green of West Derby. They have gone
to Holyoke, Springfield and Boston and
will be away about one week.
DERBY.
The remains of Mrs. John NJ. Brigham,
for many years a resident of this village
were brought here for interment Jan. 4.
She died in Lisbon. n. H.--Ex-Gov. and
Mrs. Grout have gone to Chicago to spend
months.-Benjamin Human was mar
red Wednesday to Miss Helen Brown of
Nowport-Cnion meetings were held here
by tho three churches, in Academy hall,
four evenings last week. There was a
good attendance of young people and
much interest manifested especially by
the students of the Academy.-Mr. Ed
ward Haley had the misfortune to lose
his house by fire Wednesday of last week.
Most of his household goods We're burned.
Henry Richard of the Richard Hotel.
was married Wednesday evening, Jan 1
to Miss Mary Read of Derby Lne.-W. S.
Robbins returned from visit to Boston
and vicinity last Friday night.
LOWELL.
w. T.. Curtis, who has been to a hospi-
tai in Connecticut, returned home Thurs
day.-Harvey Stewart has moved into tho
lower part of Hutchnson's brick tene-
ment and will work IN the tub shop.-B.
II. Covey's family are moving into Mr.. Hut
chinson's tenement until convenient for
them to move to Evansville where Mr.
CoVey has "A position IN "A creamery.--Mrs.
Samuel Crafts and daughter Leila who
have been visiting in town the past two
weeks return Monday to their home in
Permont, n. H..-Dana Curtis, Il former
resident and a man who has not been
heard from for forty years is in town Wis
iting relatives and friends Although a
man past 70 and nearly blind he seems
to enjoy the return home. He has been
a sailor nearly all the time since leaving
home and all his relatives supposed him
dead. He has visited many countries has
made several trips to the West Indies Is
lands and stayed in the Philippines one
summer