Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06

Derison BTown Monday afternoon and
with other business disposed Of. these Of
iicerS We're elected: President Miss Matte
Johnston; vice-president. Mes. l.. l.. Plum
ley; secretary, Mrs. Denisor Brown; tree $
urer, Mrs II. X. Roberts. study commit
tee, Mrs. II. r. Brown, Mas. c. ID. Edger-
ton, Mrs. N. w. Tyler, Mrs. G. S. Rich
mond and Mrs. \. W. HOlton. The last
meeting of the season will occur next
Tuesday c?ening and will be q red letter
occasion. Fred Bancroft of Boston will
deliver his song lecture on tho songs ~L
England. Ireland Scotland and America
before the members of tho CIRCLE and Il
few invited friends. Following that the
circle will hold no more meetings until the
first of October.
The grand State chief ranger Of the or
der of Foresters of America will be in
town Saturday with other speakers and
give an address in the stone cutters hall
in the evening, on the benefits. scope and
design of the order This is "A preliminary
step looking toward the organization of
a lodge in this place.
Mrs Nelson Farnham is quite seriously
Ill and as d consequence has not been re-
moved to nor daughters, Mrs Mudgett
in BSookheld. 40 was intended last week
Observer Shaw OF the weather bureau
reports a mean temperature for March of
% degrees, with maximum of 10 on the
18th and a maximum of II on the nth
precipitation amounted to 403 inches, rain
or snow falling on ~ days. The prevail
ing wind was south and the month was
made up of three clear, Ii partly cloudy
ana II cloudy days.
The annual village meeting was held
Tuesday evening ana was largely attended
10y the voters of the village George {.
Sanborn was elected "A trustee for three
years Newell Byam for two years and +.
A. Jones for one year. A tax of 80 cents
An.
The matter of making such amendments
to the present bylaws as may be neces-
Sary in order to have them comply with
the new village charter was referred to
committee consisting of Charles a. Ed
gerton G. NJ. Davis and Hon. Frank
l'lum.cy. l.. O. Rock was elected chief
engineer for one year and these fire war
dens were elected from the first, second
third. fourth and fifth wards. respective
~: John Houston, l; +. j. Severance, >;
q. c. Bates, 3; William 7. Russell 4;
Henry Ferris. 5 The salary of the viii
lage clerk was raised from $50 TO $50 per
year and j. H. Talbot was unanimously
elected to that office. The matter of run
ming the electric department was left
wholly with the trustees" by motion of
II. Huntley which prevailed. The cOllec-
tor of taxes elected was II. i. Kenyon.
The water commissioners are these: For
five years A. f. Denny; for four years. j.
two years, NJ. ]. Clough; for one year. +.
f. Johnson, The suggestion of George
Austin, superintendent of the electric de-
partment, to the effect that one of the two
all night lamps at the several bridges
about the village be removed to other To-
cations whore they would be of more use
and benefit, especially when the full street
circuit was not on, received favorable con-
sideraton and ii was voted to especially
recommend to the trustees that sucl
change be made by Mr.. Austin SUBJECT to
the approval OF the trustees The meet
ing after discussion a. some length of dis
position of unpaid taxes which come up
each year and applying some remedy to
have them collected fully, adjourned 10
tour weeks from date.
II is among the probabilities that a new
stone shed will be erected In this place
within q short timo and be occupied by q
fem which will employ about Is men at
the start
special communication of Dewitt
Clinton lodge was held Wednesday even
ing and the first degree conferred upon
p II. Iioefer.
A party of 10 young people chaperoned
by Professor and Mrs. H. r. Robests
drove to the home of Bert Allen I'm f. t
Roxhury Tuesday evening and enjoyed
new sugar.
J WAITSFIELD.
d j, c, Harris moved last week from this
village to the house of Mrs Lizzie Grit
fith's, neaT Irasvillc,- Miss Ruth, the
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Parker is very sick with pneumonia 49,
OR. G, .. Bidwell moved Saturday April
list to Waterbury, whore he is to locate
Miss Matte II. Maxwell, youngest dsugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. 1hon,ls Maxwell,
and Mr. Roy s. Chapman, were married
tuesday afternoon, April I, At the mono
or the brides parents, In this village. Rev.
W, i. Miller performing the ceremony.
Ihey Will be given reception on Tues
day evening, April II, ut the home Of the
bride.-"Cncle Ben" Poland, who has been
very SICK WITH pneumonia is improving
Il. {. Persons has moved into the house
he recently purchased of William Palmer,
WORC ESTER
! Henry Libbin of the Union House of
MontpHlle spent part of last week IN
town,-Miss Belle Camp OF Randolph is
the guest or her brother, Arthur Camp
Mrs, Mary Springer has returned from
Maine.-Evangelist Johnson is conducting
meetings at the Methodist church every
evening. Much interest is manifest ed -
Mrs. Fanny Morley Kelley. a very much
respected resident of this town, died on