Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-01
ORANGE COUNTY.
RANDOLPH.

Edison u. Strong of jamestown. North
Dakota a well-known former resident,
died Fcbauary 10 of pneumonia. Hon.
W Is. Wall received telegram,
stating that he was critically ILL., and had
left Tor that place before u telegram an
nouncing his death ARRIVED He married
MIR Nialls only sister, Mary, and went
to jamestown to live about 20 years ago.
He had built up a large mercantile bust
ness and owned one of the largest stores
in that section. lie was ~ years of age
and leaves a wife but no children. The re-
mains are being brought here for intcrnent
Mr.. and Mrs. SCong intended to come
East soon to live.
The body of Edison Strong arrived Sat
urday from jamestown, n. d., and funer-
al services were held here, Rev. T. A.
Howard officiating. Miss Lucie Wall,
niece of the deceased and her cousin,
Miss Eunice Flint. who are studying In
Boston, came to attend the funeral.
Mrs \. NJ. Hubbard and Miss Borcna
Hutchinson went to Boston Saturday 10
spend "A couple of weeks with Mrs. George
French, formerly of this place. Before
her return Miss Hutchinson will visit her
brother in Lowell, who works on the
Hood farm, and will make study in mill
linery with a view to going into business
on her return.
Leonard Hutchinson, who is working in
Barre. has been i'll with influenza for sew
eral weeks
The report Of the towns business for the
past year is now in the hands Of the prin =
Us. 1t shows s3,0S5.T expended for high
ways the past year, which is $40 less than
in 1895 Two hundred and ten rods OF
stone road and 800 rods of gravel road
have been built. at cost of $3.50. The
cost of the poor has been Sl700, against Sl,-
$40 last year. The current expenses nave
been S7o62j The sales at the liquor agen-
Cy wtCc over $500 in excess of Il year ago
4 h.. n no -
The net Indebtedness of the town is now
only 1865 o.. the smallest for many years,
and the town has no other Indebtedness 8.
The auditors recommend for the present
year a tax of 40c on the dollar.
Miss Allace Chase has temporarily as
sumed the duties of assistant principal in
the high school and Miss Mary Dubois
left Tuesday afternoon for Northampton,
Mass, where she will visit her sister,
Anne, and former college friends before
going to New York whoCe she and her
brother, Charles, embark Saturday for
Naples Italy, on the steamer Kaiser Will
helm H.. North German Lloyd Line.
Miss Grace Lamson attended collog
Promenade in Burlington last week and
visited her brother Guy Lamson. She
goes soon to Fitchburg, Mass. to enter
upon years engagement as soprano
singer in the First Baptist church choir
0uartette.
join in congratulations to AlonZo Emery
upon his appointment Monday as door
keeper of the national Senate at Washing
ton, ID. c. He has been at the capital
about two months at tho home of his
brother His wife went there about two
weeks ago intending to enter a hospital
for treatment but his family will at once
take up their residence in WASHINGTON.
Mrs. julius hanson left Tuesday Tor An
thony Fla, where her eldest daughter,
Florence went to spend the winter hoping
the change would he beneficial. She is a
sufferer from tuberculosis and is danger
ously low. Her friends await further
+ news with anxiety.
! Mrs. Edison D. Strong who had been i'll
! before her husbands death and in poor
| health fee some time is i'll at the home of
| her brother Hon. w. r. Wall. where she
will remain for the present. Mr.. Wall has
| also been i'll since his return from the
west
! Mrs. Levi Dudley has been confined 10
her bed by illness since her return from
Canada where she cared for her son sew
eral weeks before his death.