Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-16

account of snow drifts which had packed
SO solid that the electric snow ploW had
no effect. The worst drifts were between
the Centre and here. The cars will run
again as soon as the drifts can be SHOW
eled out by hand.
Mrs George Pratt of Montpelier is
spending few days with Mr. and Mrs. T..
f. Palmer, jr.
Edward Grout is taking the place of
Van Henderson as baggagemaster at the
G. V. depot, during the illness of the lat
ter.
quite a good deal of interest is being
taken in the Young Peoples Literary club
which meets at the Methodist church each
Friday evening.
! Measles, mumps and whoCpng cough
seem to be letting up a little. and the
schools are filling up with the usual num-
Der of pupils.
! Harold Stranahan has completed his SER
vices as assistant postmaster for Post
master Moody.
! Mrs. John Dufur of Barre Is visiting at
Mrs. Alpha Davis for few days.
| Mr.. Glover. recently an attendant at the
asylum, has been promoted to the position
of night watch.
Justin W. Moody has been assisting
! Postmaster Moody at the Office for u few
days.
| Charles Keene is moving into his new
| store on Stowe street.
The electric snow Dlow and motor car
got through from Stowe Saturday but the
passenger cars were not able to run until
| Sunday.
John Vallencourt is spending a few days
at hs home in Canada, and Tim O'Brien
of Burlington Is taking his place as tele-
| graph operator at the Central Vermont
! depot.
| Mr. Austin of Montpelier has accepted
! the position as assistant postmaster for
NJ. II. Moody.
| G. W. Randall has decided his Dux bury
farm above Bolton Falls to the Electric
Lighting company; consideration $500.
DIR. Mnard has been confined to the
house by illness few days.
Henry Carpenter. who has been confined
! to the house by illness is again able to
attend to his business.
u. r. Harvey is confined to the house by
| illness.
Mrs f, F. Atherton is confined to the
/ house with the measles.
The town auditors have just completed
4 their report and find as follows: Sales Of
/ liquor S33i2.i6 profit to the town. s329 a I,
the amount of orders drawn by the road
commissioners on account of highway, il
s2753So; total expenditure by the overseer
of the poor, si11015: but the pers ma prop
ertY on the farm is S302. 40 more than one
year ago, so that the net expense for the
year has been about sli00 The se!eCtmcn
in accordance with vote of the town at
a special meeting have retired about slG-
600 of outstanding orders by issuing new
orders a reduced rate of interest. The
school directors report tho total amount
for school purposes for the year to be
s7291 26; cost of the new school building
and grounds $4,000. The records of the
town clerk, show for the year 1898 as fol-
lows: Thirty marriages, a births, %
males and Is females, 81 deaths, of which
i3 were males and 80 females, of the
deaths, % We're in the asylum
NORTHFIELD.
Mrs Louisa Winch died at her home OIL
Main Street Thursday evening about eight
ociock. She had been i'll for several days
with acute grippe. Her age was 81 years.
For several years she has made her home
! with Mrs. NJ. 5. Gichrist who is also quit
| Ill with the same disease but Is now i'm
proving. Mrs. Winch was the possessor OF
many friends and was much admired fer
the sterling qualities of her character.
For many years she has been member
of the Methodist church of this town. The
nearest surviving relative is a brother
who resides in Maiden. Mass, and IS also
at the present time i'll. The funeral will
be at the Methodist church Sunday.
Andrew Baine died at his homo on Main
Street Tuesday morning about eight o.
clock. For some time he had been Il suf-
ness was grippe,
The Y. p. S. c. f. social Thursday eve
ming in Howes hall was we'll attended and
an excellent time enjoyed.
The last entertainment in the lecture
course will occur in concert hall this
Saturday evening 1t is by Prof. Sperry
of Oberlin, Ohio, and gives promise of be-
ing well attended.
The death of Mrs. Caroline NJ. Keyes,
aged 81 years, occurred at her home on
Main street Monday morning, She had
been i'll about week with pneumonia.
She is survived by sister. Mrs Joseph
Gould of Boston, whose feeble health pre-
vented her attending the funeral. The
funeral was held at the Methodist church
| Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, Rev. S.
c. johnson officiating, and burial was at
the Centre, Mrs, keyes had for over Al
years been a resident of Northheld and
was for number of years consistent
MEMBER of the Methodist church.
Clark Simonds died at his residence on
East HIN Sunday morning of heart disease
aged 70 years and 10 months. For many
years he had been Il respected citizen of
this town. He leaves a wife. a daughter.
who lives in Providence r. L. and a
brother, Joel Slmonds. of this town
PLAINFIELD.
The creamery meeting appointed for
Feb. g. was adjourned to Feb. 10--Ths
| FAMILY or Ira stone are still in critica
conditon.-Mrs. Orlando Martin is visit.
!ig her mother in Calais.-Schoos in town
closed Feb. 3.-Cighteen Inches of snow
fell on Tuesday, and the wind blowing or
Thursday and Friday kept the roller anC
a gang of men busy the remainder of the
week.--K. Alice Martin. who has beer
teaching the past year in Woodbury. is 81
her old home
NORTH FAYSTON.
May Boyce has the scarlet fever,-Bes
sic Corliss Is visiting friends In town.
Mrs. Marvin Davis has the pneumonia, -
Mrs. George Nelson Is quite sick.-Amons
the sick are Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Boyce
, Mr.. and Mrs. 7, ]. Somerville. Eusen,
Smith, Mrs. Allen Howe. Mrs Arthur
Boyce and Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen johnson
!, are better. Marvin Davis is very low, II,