Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-12

OSGOOd ViOlin Mrs. Lydia SandcrSon Or
gan. This grange has been organized near
ly one year and a half. Meetings have been
held regularly during the time with
gradual increase TN membership. The
outlook is favorable for good work the
coming year. 1t was voted to hold a
sociable at G. l.. Sanderson's on Friday
evening, Jan. q, all are invited.
COLCHESTER.
Mrs Sol Pratts mother Mrs. Parot, died
Monday morning of the grip.-Mrs. Caro-
line Fisher is quite seriously i'll with pneu-
monia.-Mrs. II. f.. Thompson who has
been very i'll with grip is reported some
better.-The upper grade of the Union
school organized n lyccum last Friday
evening.-The Kings Daughters will meet
at Mrs j. Nj. Wright's next Saturday at
Il z p. m.--AIss Myrl Parsons of Essex spent
the day in town Thursday.
The annual cut price shoe sale OF tho
Allen Shoe Co. is now in progress. Buy
your shoes now and save money.
/ MILTON.
A. NJ. Sibey lost a horse while working
at the pulp mill Thursday The horse be-
camo entangled in the whlnletree and lost
its balance. falling in the large ditch and
struck on its head. breaking its neck in
stantly.-Mss Sadie Holmes is visiting
her sister, Mrs. /. l.. Chadwck.-John
Phelps cut his foot badly while chopping
| in the woods near his home Tuesday,
nearly severng four of his toes on his
! left foot. DR. Dixon dressed the wound,
and he is doing as well could be eX-
pccted-Mr. A. Brainerd of st. Adams
IS visiting his daughter, Mrs. l.. G. Hol-
Comb-B W. Siblcy and S. H. Ashley re-
turned to Norwich university Thursday,
and Lyman and Edgar Powell and Frank
Benham to Rock Point Institute Friday
The six months old daughter of =. N.
IL tat .lp c,ts,I- a
vas held from St. AIMS church on Thurs
day-Grant Prentiss has returned from
New York. wherc he has been at work for
soveral weeks.-John Balai d is dangerous
~ III with blood poisoning.
Mrs. Ophelia Ladd of Burlington Is Wis
iting at her sons, +. C. Ladd's.-Among
those i'll with the grip are Berton Sibley,
Kinney Smith. Mr.. Blanchard and Mrs.
Jessie DiXon.-Mr. Herbert St. John is at
home from Concord, n. H.-Miss Holmes
of HiEhSate is visiting her sister, Mrs.
l. l.. Chadwick.-Miss Celia Kennedy of
Fairfax is visiting her brother, James
Kennedy-M Roly's dancing class will
have a social on next week Friday even
ing. The dancing class will not meet this
week
g. w Sbley was not abl to return to
Northfeld last week but has been laid up
with an attack of the grip.-Aiss Eliza
beth Kennedy of Fairfax spent Sunday
vices were he'd Sunday evening at the
Episcopal church instead of in the morn
ing as usual-Dr. George Dixon is very
seriously i'll with grip and complications
Rev. Mr.. Johnson. the EVANGELIST Is to he
gin a series of revival meetings at the NJ.
f.. church the 11th TO last until the Goth
Mrs. \. NJ. Sibley has been on the sick
list but is reported better-Little RernicC
Ballard who was recovering from an at
tack of typhoid fever is suffering from an
attack of the grip.-Mrs r. D. Rood is
gaining.
The annual cut price shoe sale Of the
Allen Shoe Co. is now in progress. Buy
your shoes now and save money.
JERICHO.
After an illness of two weeks. w. L. AL
len died sunday evening, at the age of z
years. The funeral was held Wednesda y
at the house: burial at Westford.--Mrs. Y
&. Nay spent last week in Johnson.-Miss
Linnie Curtis is sick with the grip.-Mr
and Mrs r. b. Galusha attended the
DairYmen's meeting in ST. Johnsbury last
weelI.-Ihe Union Literary will meet at
l.. +. Wiibur's. Thursday evening. Jan.
13th-Mrs. G. B. Hulburd and son Lloyd
are on the sick list.-A. b. Beeman OF
Wcstford was in town Wednesday to at
tend the funeral of W. f. Allen.-Mrs Ly-
man of Underhill is visiting her brother
l.. f, Wilbur.
You can save money by buying your
shoes now at the Allen Shoe Co.'S cut price
shoe sale
HANKSVILLE.
Orrin Grace is i'll with lung trouble
Several in town are sick with the grip
Henry Wright and wife haA a baby girl
born the ninth.-Miss Ruth Baker return.
ed home from johnson Saturday,. d
Shattuck is ll.-Walter Grace has the
meases.-Jessie Thompson is visiting
friends in Starksboro.
EAST CHARLOTTE.
H. S. Fonda and wife are the happy
parents of "A son, horn Saturday, Jan. J.
Joseph Stearns had another shock Of
. paralysis last week, which left him in ar
, unconcious condtion.-Guy Willoughby
who has been in poor health for some
, time past is not gaining very much His
daughter. Miss Jennie. came home Friday
i last from Clarke school, Northampton
, Mass, where she is employed as teacher
, The 4th quarterly conference of tht
/ Methodist Episcopal church was held n
, the residence of j. A. Harris Tuesday af
ternoon. Rev j. J. Noe the presiding
elder was present--E. II. Converse re
turned home last Friday evening. after al
absence of two weeks with friends in New
, York. His return was FASTENED by thu
I sudden death of his cousin, Mrs. Celind;
Hazard.-Mrs. w. II. II Narncy spep
several days of last week in Burlington
with her daughter, Mrs. +. A. Rich.-Rev
, and Mrs. G. IL. Carr have given the,
= parishioners very cordial invitation tC
visit them at the parsonage, Friday even
ing, Jan. 2oth