Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-17

days work will Begin on a business block
TO be located Just north of the Savings
bank on II lot owned by DR.. w b. Mayo.
Inc building will probably be two stories
high with a provision for easily adding
one or more as required. The erection of
sucn block will he an outlet for the con-
Rcsted state of affairs in business places
since the Mayo block was burned.
president A. ID. Brown has rented the
Byam house on Main street and will oc-
cuIy 1T in the course of a few weeks.
capt j. l.. Moseley has been appointed
town grand juror by the selectmen. For
some time past the only town Juror has
nVed some two or three miles from the
village and the appointment of such an
oihcer within village limits will prove
more convenient.
Miss IT, Katherine Gilbert has been Sc
cured by the directors OF the graded and
liigh school to serve as musical instructor
during the coming school year.
While coming home from a party at
William Kingstons Friday evening a
wagon containing several people was
driven off n bridge and Aleck Addy sus-
tanned some injuries, but not Of a serious
nature.
Teddy Rogers, aged about seven years
met with peculiar accident Tuesday
shortly before noon. Between II and IL
O'Clock freight train passed under the
dry bridge on Vine street. The force of
enc of the walk boards and send it two or
three feet into the air Shortly after Ted
dy started across the walk and was look
ing elsewhere than where he was walking
When he stepped on the loossned plank
ana went down falling some 20 feet TO the
ground He was picked up by John Keogh
ana taken home whore physicians visited
MN and found that one thigh was broken
county Examiner Mathewson of Barre.
examined six teachers in the High school
rooms Tuesday. This is the smallest
number Mr.. Mathewson states that he has
ever had at Northfold at an examination
He further states that the number 10 be
examined this summer has been lees than
usual all through the county.
Charles Eeard was taken to Rurlinrtop'
Tuesday morning to receive treatment at
hospital in that city.
MIDDLESEX.
Luther Guyette was arrested Thursday
Aug. To- upon complaint Of Grand Juror
M. *. Price and found guilty of two first
c7ences Of furnishing. He was fined $40
ana costs on each, making a total of s3l. 40
X A. Hoar for the State and Leo. NJ
Dale for respondent. Constable Hastings
took him to Rutland Saturday to work out
MS hhe for the next 129 days-The Ladies
cid will hold a lawn party with Mrs c.
b. Holden Wednesday evening Aug. 16.
Miss Ethelynd Gould gave reading
in the Lewis" school house Monday.
Aug. 1.-THE marriage of Mr.. Wallace
Goodwin and Miss Ida Vaughan occurred
Tuesday. Aug. 15.-The Home Circle will
hold sociable at the home of Levi Swift
Tuesday, Aug. 22.-Don Sawyer lost a
valuable horse last week.-Mrs.. Yelling
ton Carpenter and son. Earle. OF Concord.
N H., who have been at Geo. Atkins the
past week, returned home Saturday.--A
curious letter passed through this post
1,st
Mass Sept 20. 1897 1t has been in several
southern States. 1t belonged in Moscow.
Nt.-Mrs. Hein,ka's baby has been sick
for few days.-Frank T.. Miles of De-
troit. Mich. is visiting his aunt, Mrs. c.
b. Holden.
EAST MONTPELIER
Mrs. Ellis is no better.-Mr. Collins and
wife returned from their trip to East
Haven last Thursday.-T. S. Cummings
and Henry Town have been taking an
cutting at Lake Champlain. -Russel Collins
sold his horse while on his trip to East
llaven.--Mrs Lord and son returned to
their home in Chicago last Monday.-Mrs.
Gladdins and Mary Tabor of Barre have
been visiting in this vicinty.-Mr. and
Mrs. Burmah Perkins of Providence. r. l.,
are visiting at ]. r. Young s.-Frank and
Amy Cleveland returned to their home in
Somerville, Mass, last Saturday.-A s.
this and adjoining towns.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
Rev c. II. Merrill was here last Sum
Cay in tho interest of the church.--The
Sunday school picnic will he held August
%, near Sabin pond.-Derwood and Car
roll Lamb with their wives are camp
ing on stone Island" The cottages are
all occupied
U-ADDE,N
Bert Stearns and wife returned to their
home in Connecticut last Monday. --Miss
Mary Markway, who has been spending
a few weeks IN town has returned to
North Adams, Mass.-H. r. Kennedy of
Montpelier was in town a few days this
week.-The local ball team had very
close game with the Rochester nine Sat
urday, the score being 5 to in favor OF
Warren.-Joseph Matthews and wife are
spending n few weeks at Queen City
Park.-The Lang gathering held at Hiram
Stoddard's in Waitstield was largely at
tesded, there being 10 families represent
ed and rs present. Rev. William Miller,
pastor of the Methodist church, made a
few remarks.-Last Saturday night while
Henry Hartshorn and wife, together with
Mrs. Ladue, were staying in the house of
Joseph Matthews, some one fired into the
house, breaking three lights of glass The
cause of shooting is not known.-The
bridge at the north end of the village has
been taken up for repairs. 1t is expected
a new iron bridge will he put in by the
hrst of next month.-Nathan Thaycr re-
mains about the same.-Elmer Miller and
wife will go to Bethel campmeeting Sat
u'day to spend a few dayS-Mrs Fred
y. Long, who started for the West to
visit her aunt Mrs. Caroline Flint. last
week Tuesday, reached there just in time
to attend her aunt's fureral.-John som
erville was nearly killed recently by a
mad bull.-Nathan Nichols is very i'll with
Kidney trouble.
PLAINFIELD
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Martin, Jr.. and
laughter Marjorie. spent Sunday in town. |
Mrs. r. G. Robinson and daughter Ruth
are visiting in town.-The two cases of
state VS.. r. B. Little have been settled
ana observation-disclosures. !. b. Shiun is
visiting his brother Rev. l.. F. Fortney.
MORETOwN.
what better-Mr. and Mrs. A. b. Stock
we'll visited their sor, Adeibert, in Water |
Vile the past week.-Mrs.. f. A. Howes
and Mrs. B. r. Griffith have been quite !
", but are now impCoving.-Mrs. e. A. |
roster and daughters, Della ard Alice, are
visiting friends in town.-A son was born
% Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ McAllister Friday. |
Aug. n.-Mrs. +. D. Griffith and son, d. |
2 Jones, visited in Royalton recently-
Mrs. Clara Heaton, who has been visit
ng in town has returned to her home in |
Nashua, n. H.-W. j. Royce is at work
or II. o. Ward. He expects to move to
he village soon.-The Valley lodge Of Odd !
Fellows VIII hold picnic on the Waits
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