Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-05
EAST FAIRFIELD.

Searles has returned from Newport
where he has been visiting his sister, Mrs
Pratt who lies at the point of death.
EAST FAIRFIELD.
There is to be poverty masque prone
made at Reeds hall Friday evening. Pro-
cecds to go toward paying for the parson-
age.-Mls. H. b. Sturtevant has been i'll
with rheumatism the past Week.-Mrs.
Bessie Leach and sister, Miss Sadie. are
visiting Mrs. George Shaw of Milton
The Literary society met with Mrs George
Burgin Tuesday evcning.-Mr. Ward and
wife of Franklin visited Mr.. and Mrs f.
Wood, last week.
MONTGOMERY CENTRE.
Miss Lena Rowley returned from Bur-
layton Saturday. Davis and Laura
PHTonto were married Sept 30.-rhe in
FAINT child of Mr.. and Mrs Lewis LaFoun-
tain was buried Sept. 29th and the young
est child of Mr.. and Mrs. p. II. Paxman
aged about two months, died Sept. 80 and
was buried oct. "A light furry of snow
visited this place Sunday and Monday
and jay Mountain has been covered with
snow for several days.-Nlrs. John Camp
bell and Miss Mamie Campbell have re-
turned to theic' homo IN lioldrcdge, Neh.
Repairs arc being made on the veStry
of the Congrega tional church. The build
ing will probably be raised and other
much needed repairing done. Services in
the meantime will he held in stiles hall.
Tho reelection from the burning mil at
South Troy Monday evening was very
distinctly seen from this place.-Miss Lulu
Rpwlcy has opened millinery store at
Mrs e. S. Tarbes.
BAKERSFIELD
Charles Pearson has gone to Man
chester. n. H., where he has employment
in a mill-W G. Stevens of Montgomery
WAS in town Saturday on busness.-Rev.
Mr. Leach of Sheldon held Episcopal SER
vices in town Sunday cvenng.-M. Hara-
more has leased his tenement house to
S. 5. Curtis.--Albert Ayers has leased his
farm to Mr.. Sweet. who takes possession
the first of vembcr-Miss Sadie Mead
died on Friday last at Wilmington, Del,
where she had been teaching. She was a
graduate Of brigham Academy and quite
Il successful teacher. The remains will Be
brought here for interment on Tuesday Of
this week.-The foot ball game here on
Saturday between the St. Adams team
and the Brigham Academy boys resulted
in Il draw ; to j. There was considerable
sCrappng and some lively work was mani
festcd-Thomas l.. Topper has leased The
Scion Tupper farm, so-called, and 40 cows
TO Edmund Tatro for one year from the
LIST of November.-O. G. Farnsworth and
=. y. Wells with their families are taking
a carriage drive to New Hampshire to
absent about two weeks Deacon John A.
Perllrs has sold his stock of goods and
leased his store for term of years to
Frank Hopkins, F.. W. Davis Rhett Gates
and w. O. Start. who are to compose the
new firm and will do n general mercantile
business. Mr. Perkins rctires after more
than 80 years labor behind the counter
with the well wishes and good will of all
his old patrons. Continued ill-health is the
cause for his retirement-Miss frankie
Brigham has returned to New York after
a visit Of three weeks.
HIGHGATE
A baby girl came to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William Cornell Oct. 1st.-Mrs.
Hehion has returned from Plattsburgh.-
Park Harrington from Randolph is visit
ing his parents. He drove a horse here.
which died Sunday night of lung fever.
There VIII be "A quarterly meeting at the
NJ. y. church next Sunday. A. Butler
and wife attended the 18th wedding att
niversary of Burt Russell Sept. 18th
Truman Hef'ion from Boston is at home.
-Emmitt Nye moved on his farm Tues
day.-Mr. c. r. Cummings Is building a new
horse barn.-Mrs. Jacob Schoolcraft has
, moved into the James Place house-The
| new school house is nearly completed.-
| William Shephard lie on lo .iolx