Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.
Mrs. A. II. SWEET is seriously III.

Mrs. A. II. SWEET is seriously ill.,
J. S. Niles of North street is seriously
III with pneumonia.
rhe lenten season this year will open on
Wednesday, February u.
Asa Withereu of Madrid, n. Y, is in
this city, the guest of Ira Russell.
Henry Johonnott who has been critical
Iy i'll with acute Brights disease, is inn
proving in health.
w. L. Morse, who is critically i'll with
ratnrrhal pneumonia at Hotel Burlington,
was not so well yesterday.
DIR. Anna Barker of St. Johnsbury has
come to this city and rented an Office IN
the residence of Mrs Joel Allen.
Sheriff Reeves sold the furniture of w.
y. Rich. the dentist. at auction Monday
The goods We're bought by c. b. Wether-
by for $2l.
W. T. Morse who was taken i'll a few
lays ago. is now very i'll at his room in
the Hotel Burlington suffering from ca
tarrhal pneumonia.
News has been received in this city of
the death of Mrs T. 9. Brown. former
resident, in Chicago on January 10th. The
burial was in Salem, n. Y.
Mrs. Frank Varney. nee Alice Strnger,
has entered petition to compel the sup
port of herself and child by her husband
Frank Varney, of Wiiston.
l.. NJ. Barrows expects to leave this noon
for New York and after spending "A few
days there will go to Green Cove Springs,
Fla, to remain until May.
Henry Rohannon of Bolton. who was
arrested on the charge of rape, has been
admitted to bail in the sum of $500. Bo-
kauuoD mir
DR.. w. Seward Webb who is at his
New York residence, has been confined to
the house for the past few days with the
grip but was reported better last night
Alderman c. S. Isham who is in the
West purchasing turkeys for market, is
now in Iowa and expects to complete his
work and return to this city the latter
part Of the month.
Charles II. Bessey has purchased the
news stand of Harvey *. Bradlee and will
move the business to the store operated
by him next door to the news agency.
The transfer will be made to-day.
Mrs. Sarah a. Slocum died Friday even
Ing of pneumonia, aged 70 years. The
funeral was held from her home, "a
North Wnooski avenue, Monday after
noon at 2:S0 o'clock.
Mrs. L. C. Lee is critically i'll with pneu-
mOnla al the nome OF her daughter, Mrs.
". Nj. Lord, on Mansfield avenue. Anoth-
err daughter, Mrs. C. F. Armstrong of
Bondsvile, Mass, is with her.
George II. Xinsley OF this city is clos
ing out his Church street business and
will remove the goods not sold to his
branch store in Nergennes which was eS-
tablished the latter part of the year 1898.
]. A. Haynes, who rs at the hospital,
where he recently suffered an opera ton
for appendicitis, continues to improve and
will soon be able to be removed to his
home.
The season at which the Wells & Rich
ardson company use a large amount of
stamps is just opening. The postofiice was
engaged Thursday afternoon in conoellinf
10000 stamps for their use.
News was received at the customs house
Thursday of the death at Enosburgh Thurs
day morning of Mrs. Merrill the moth
er of Collector DIN Merrill Mrs. Merrill
was about 80 years of age.
J. A. Haynes, who underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at the Mary Fletcher
hospital Wednesday afternoon, was re-
ported as doing nicely Thursday the OPP
Grafton having been entirely successful.
The funeral of John Cienoiala, who died
Wednesday night, was held from the UNI
hertaking room Of j. Warren Roberts Fri
day at II a. m. Rev. j, II. Metcalf Of
hcated and the burial was in Lake View
cemetery.
Basil Dufrenes, aged 80. well known
farmer, died Thursday evening at his
home in Charlotte of grip and old age