Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19
JERICHO CENTRE.

Vital statistics FOR the town OF Jericho,
of the year 1898 show that there We're
80 births IN town during the year IA
males and is females There We're 10 mar
riages There We're % deaths in town; 10
males and 10 females. Five We're over 50
years of age three were between 10 and
So eight were between 60 and 20, four
were between 40 and so, two were between
50 and 49, one was between 20 and 30.
Rev. MIR Hayward preached last Sab
hath for Rev. Mr. Bacon of Essex June
ton, and Rev. Mr.. Thomas, editor of the
Essex Newspaper syndicate, preached
for Mr. Hayward.--The grip" is still
very prevalent in this locality. Among
those who are now or have been con-
fined to the house are Mrs. Hart, +. A.
Fuller and wife, Fred McGinnis, wife and
children, Lulu Lincoln, w. o. Lee G.. w.
Tubbs. Charles Nealy. Mrs. f. a. STILES,
Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Puffer, Irwin Neay
and Mrs j. NJ. Carpenter None of them
however, are dangerously sick.-F. e.
Hadly, one of Jordan Bros clerks. went
home last Thursday sick with the grip
He returned Monday night.-David Ben
son died of the grip and pneumonia
last Thursday, at the age Of 81 years. The
interment was at Jericho Centre. Mrs.
Benson, who was also quite sick is bet
ter and able to sit up.-Robert Bixby has
sold his Lee river place, house barn and
Z acres of land, to Mrs. Jennie b. Wig
gins of Cnderhill; consideration sNo.-Geo
Walton of Montpelier Is visiting at II. Is.
Halrs.-S s. Thomson Esq, is quite sick
with the grip and pneumonia Compl-
cations are feared,-E. s. Ransom has
sold his farm, stock, tools, etc, to Vert
Brigham. Papers We're drawn Tuesday
Mr. Ransom. is talking of buying the
Warner place" so-called, now owned by
G.. II. Brown.-Clarence Cook visited his
mother, Mrs. C. A. Cook over the Sabbath.
WESTFORD.
George NJ. Huntley is recovering from an
attack of the grip.-Miss Ida Macomper
was called to Grand Isle Thursday by the
illness of relatives.-C. H. Cobb Is sick
with the grp.-At the meeting of the
Congregational society Saturday after
noon f.. H. Ruggles, H. w. Rice and G.
l.. Grow were elected prudential COM
mittee; Carmi Osgood, clerk; John Allen,
treasurer; Mrs. l.. NJ. Bates, trustee. =
Mrs. Charles Munson Jr., Is quite ILL.,
Mr.. Fred Wellinger Of Jericho was in
town over Sunday.-There will be al
oyster supper in the town hall on Friday
evening, Jan. Goth for tho benefit of the
Congregational society,-Dr. G. 3. Jenne
reports eleven new cases Of grip Satui-
day.
John =. ST. Johns, wife and little sor
of Exeter, N. H.. are visiting his mother
MRS. l.. .. JOnn.-6eTtTtAe ftOOu, VINO
was called home by the illness of hel
mother. returned to New Haven Monday
J DIR, L. j. Dixon Is on the sick list. Dr.
George Dixon IL able to be out again.
G. J.. Wolcott Is laid up with an attach
Of erysipelas. Contractor p. b. MoCaghey
and wife are both sick with the grip.-C
p. Pratt has bought the John Grbbin place
on Main street.-Ernest Crown of Taun
ton, Mass, arrived In town Monday or
visit TO his mother, Mrs. V. o. Grown
and other friends,-Mrs George Marcel
les is reported as soms what better Let
ters have been received from Or. w. II
} Davis and wife, formerly Miss Mabl
Johnson, dated at Gibraltar and Genoa
} so they have probably arrived at ttksi
destination in Germany before this time