Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-09


the depletion of the first box came another
South Barre and Miss Jennie Parker of
Northfield Were marYied yesterday. The
couple will reside in Boston, where Mr..
II olden has a lucrative position as civil
engineer.
The second shoot in the Recreation Gun
club series was held at Gunner brook
Tango on Tuesday afternoon. Frank Per-
~ ranks first with percentage of S6.5.
Gail Bennett second with r. Harry
lToughton third with 76.J, VIII Reynolds
had ISL l.. j. Griffin &C. and w. H. Hois-
iugton So.
Lucas Nicholas of Barre and Mary La
meri of Montpelier were brought before
Grand Juror Fay yesterday charged with
a violation Of the blanket act" the al
legged Offence having been committed
about year and half ago in Berlin
Bail was furnished in the sum of $500 each
and the case continued until Feb. 10.
WAITSFELD.
Both the village schools are closed on
account of the great amount of sickness
with the prevailing distemper. Both the
teachers and nearly all the scholars are
or have been afflicted with it.-Eugene T.
McCarty, after a severe illness of about
three weeks, died Thursday night, Feb
Funeral services We're held at his late
home Sunday afternoon at | o'clock. and
We're attended by the Rev. W. Il. Miller,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church,
He leaves q widow and six children.-Mrs.
NJ. a. Hadley. widow of the late Moses
A. Hadey, died Thursday, February 2, al
the residence of her son-in-aw. P. +.
Gaylord, where she has made her home
since the death of her husband. The
funeral was held at her late home on
Saturday the 4th inst, at y o'clock, Rev.
W. r. Miller ofticiatsng.-Loren W., young
est child of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Wallis,
died Wednesday afternoon, February !.
of membranous Group, aged one year and
one month. The funeral, which was pri-
vate, was held at their home on Friday
afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. S. A. Noon
ofciating.-Among the late cases of SER
ious illness are j. A. Smith, r. A. Max
well, O. l.. Joslin, n. Boyce and Mrs
George Somervile.
MORETOWN.
There was no singing school last week
BECAUSE OF the illness of Prof, Dudley
AHC. Child hurt his foot quite badly last
week while drawing wood.-NormHr
Thomas and Miss Sarah Thomas are quite
ill.-Mr and Mrs. Nelson Sleeper and
daughter, Maude, and friends of Bradford
visited at G.. G.. Sleeper's last week.
- Mrs. Harriet Evans and Mr.. w. Grady
of Mortified visited at f. A. Howe,
Sunday.-The school on the common
closed Saturday with appropriate exer-
cises. Those having no marks during the
term were Wesley and Waiter Child, viii
lie Close and Bert and Daisy Bradley
Miss Nellie Griffith has returned from
MorrisVlle, where she has been visiting
her sister Mrs. l.. S. Pierce-Miss Lizzie
Duncan wOr<iup for Mrs c. D. Crit
fifth in Waterbury.
MIDDLESEX.
( Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were called t
Braintree this week on account of the i'll
ness and death OF Mr.. Campbel's IA ther
"A surprise party was given Fred Mile
on his twentieth birthday onTuesday.-Mr
Harvey of Northheld has been In charg
of the station with II. r. Miles during Mr.
Campbells absence.-The Home Crc
met with Mrs. Swift Wednesday after
noon and evening.-The Unitarian societ.
gave their annual oyster supper and bal
Wednesday night.-Among the sick tn
past week are Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Smith
Mrs. TapIn, MIR. II. n. Chace, Mr.. J. II
Daniels, Gertrude Norris. +. b. Miles an
Mildred, little daughter of VIM. c. White
NORTHFIELD.
The 50th anniversary of the marriage o
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Ellis occurs Monday
the 2Oth on that day they will be a
home to their friends from to 10 in tn
evening.
Flint Campbell died at hts home /
Braintree Friday evening of pneumonia
The remains We're cow, yed to this plac
on the afternoon mail Monday and burie
in Elmwood cemetery, Mr. Campbell ha
been in poor health for long time, hav
ing suffered two paralytc shocks but hi
1ac n a
ton. He leaves wife and two sons, Ell
gene of Middlesex, formerly OF this plao
and John, who lives in Bralntree.
WATERBURY.
Mrs. Jack Seals of Toronto, Can, fol
! merry Miss May Wrisley of Waterbur,
and husband are the proud parents OF
son.
NJ Nj. Knight is having has store ROOT
which he has recently leased to Charlie
Keene fitted over and enlarged
0. T. Briggs is moving into the 'Ren
ington house" on Main street.
: Harold Somerville, who has been col
fined to the house for some time by lllne'
is able to attend school again.
There will be a presidential sociablt
at the Congregational church Friday eve
: ing. Wallace Greene and Alice Booker,
Uncle Sam and the Goddess of Liberty VI
i receive. There will be presidential rae
. Refreshments will be served.
Miss Maud Haskns OF Barre is spendii
! a few days with Mrs. G, Il. Evans.
| George Terrill's youngest child dl'
Tuesday night with pneumonia
7 II. u. Henderson a section man on q
Central Vermont railroad, slipped fro
the platform of the depot yesterday, stri
[ ing his head against the curbing, rccei
: ing slight injuries. When no slipped II
o legs slid under freight train which VI
: just about moving out, but two gentlem'
n who happened to be near pulled him o.
before he was run over.
n DR.. Hamilton of Richford was IN TOW
T on business yesterday.
WARREN.
II The Odd Fellows are to organize lodi
o here Wednesday night-There Is to be
: dance al the hall Friday evening, FeDr
!, airy 10. The Bristol band VIII rurni
musc-Nettie Bruce Is ill-Mrs, W.
= Blair and son are among the latest VI
!. Tins of the grip.-C. Cady of East Ware
# is at work in the steam mill ana boar