Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25


to the place Of the disturbance Saturday
afternoon for the purpose of getting fur
ther Information and making arrests.
man at Bolton Falls while at work on
the top of the power house accidentally
came in contact with q live wire carrying
500 volts and cecevcd such n shock as 20
render him insensible until DR.. James was
summoned and applied restoratves. 1t is
thought hat he will recover
+. w. Powers, grocer has taken his
clerk T. u. Ladd into partnership ard
the business will continue under the firm
of Powers & Ladd.
The new dam at Bolton Falls is fully
one-half completed and should there 80
high water now, no serious damage could
be done. except possibly washing out tho
flash boards on the top of the old dam.
The masquerade party held by the
young peoples literary club at Charles
Warren's last Friday evening was a very
enjoyable occasion for the young people
The prizes were awarded to Rosa Gibson
and Harold Atkins.
{. o. Damren, nurse at the hospital is
spending few days at his home in
Maine
The Hypatia club will meet on Friday
with Mrs. Bryan The subject of the
meeting will be Historians.
MONTPELIER
The following officers were elected Sa--
urday at the convention of the Vermont
State Spiritualsts Association which has
been in session here since Friday and clos
ed sunday evening: President DR. r. A.
Smith of Brandon vice-presidents AIRS
Sarah A. Wiley of Rockingham. A. r.
Hubbard of Tyson; secretary and trcnsur-
er. Janus Ccosset of Waterbury; audit w.
A. f. Hubbard; board of managers. Eol
II. Chapman of Fletcher, S N Gould Of
Randolph, Newman Weeke Of Rutland. l..
u. Smith OF St. Adams, Lucius Colburn
of Barre, Mrs. L. G. Hammond of LUDLOW.
Mrs Medora Eastwood of Winooski Mrs
f.. NJ. Walkec of st. Adams, Il. A. iT1llon
of Montpelier.
MORETOWN.
C. V. Hubert will sail from New York
on the 9th inst, for Cuba where he ex-
poets to engage in the plantation nusi-
ness. He has property in La Gloria Prov
lnce of Puerto Principe, 20 miles from
Neuvitas.
WARREN.
Mrs John Pike died Friday night of last
week Funeral services were held Sunday.
Rev Mr.. AXwell officiating. The bearers
were Myron Davis of oMretown, s. ID. Al
len Of Barre, Pliny Parker of Warren and
Meriden Richardson CT WaitsEeld Music
WIS furnished by A. j. Hartshorn. The
intermcnt took place at the village Gene
tery.-O. M. Jones has been on the sick
list the past week.-Will Sargent returns
10 Boston Saturday The dance of last
week was well attic nded there being 80
couples present. supper was furnished at
Cottage Hotel. f. r Shaw. proprietor.
The odd Fellows have elected their OF
Hcers for the ensuing year, and
with the appointed officers the
were installed last week by Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master Bartlett of
Plainfeld. They are: y. G.. V. f. Miner:
V. c., f. NJ. Topper; secretary, Q. NJ.
Jones. treasurer, e. c. Billiard; tina ncial
secretary, Is, c. Sterling: w. n. Buck
lin; c., w. f. Moore; o. g.. Clarence Mil
lcr: /. G.. w. A. Pierce; H. $. n. q.
w. +. Tomlin: L. s. n. G., Il. c. Heath;
X. s. V. G., Albert Tucker: l.. 8. V. c..
NJ p. Shattuck; r. $. S, 3. f. Shaw l..
:. s. G. II. Campbell: chaplain, c. II.
Long.-The dance and show at Odd Eel
lows hall Monday night Was well enjoy
cd by all present. McAllister's orchestra
furnished music.-IIenry Campbell IT
Waitsteld withdrew lis appeal and p eaded
guilty of one offence of furnishing cider to
Jud Richardson and was fined with costs
slHo2-Ten couples from Rochester at
tended the dance here last week.-The
farmers of East Warren have subscribed
500 for creamery. 1t is now
sure thing as there will be no trouble in
raising money enough in that part of the
town.-Mrs. George Camp is still suffer-
ing very much from sore thumb.--Rov
Mr. AXtwell has gone to Maine to be or
daned.-Leon Thayer is gaining.-Mrs
VIII Ferno is no better.
ROXBURY.
Rev. ]. r. Henderson has but two more
sundays during his pastorate here and
already the question arises with church
goers as TO who will be his successor Mr.
Henderson has been Justly popular not only
with his own church people but with
others.-Mrs. DR.. Fisk is in town.-Foster
Tracy was in Barre last weeks. D. Al.
len was here Saturday.-W. o. Grain FELL
and hurt himself recently.
NORTHFlEID.
The directors of the Dog River Valley
Fair Association held a meeting Friday
afterno a at which time it was decided to
hold the annual fair september Is, ID and
20. James Morse was elected director and
w. W. Holden clerk. to fill the vacancies
caused by the death of George II. Fisher
These officers were then elected: Super
intendent of the floral hall, Chaupcey VIII
ley, Barre; supernteUdent cattle, sheep
swine and poultry, Luther Blanchard; su.
perintedent horses, f. w. Gold; superin.
tendent of trotting, Dana II. Morse; mar
shals, W. c. Clark and Il. II. McAllister;
chief of police W. w. Holden. The meet
ing WAS adjourned to meet the second
Tuesday in May when final arrangements
for the fair will be competed. Floral hall
will probably be repaired this year, ard
lIlSi III tOIllltttIOtl W TN the mp
that have previously been made will give
Northiicld one of the best equipped grounds
in the State.
While William Hoton and wife Were
driving to the village Saturday morning
their sleigh was overturned ami they were
spilled out. Mr.. Holton was driving q
colt which became frightened at the tip
over and ran. Mr.. Holton pluckiy held
TO the rens and was dragged several rods
through the slush and mud, but he final
ly succeeded in stopping the animal. Aside
from a bad shaking up of the feminine
portion of the party ana Mr.. Holton 5
badly scratched face no damage was done
WAITSFIELD.
George Howe was at home from We St
Lebanon, n. H, on Sunday.-HoraCe Hill,
a former resident of This pace, died at
South Fayston Thursday night, Jan. is.
The funeral services were held at his late
homo Sunday afternoon, attended by Rev.
w. r Miller, and burial was al lrasVillc
Cemetery.-Joseph Neil, who has been
sick for some time, continues Very i'll, with
little or no imprcvcment.-The next lee
ture in the course" win be given at the
Congrega tional church on Tuesday even
ing Jan. Goth, by the Hon. w. F. Stafford
of st. Johnsbury one OF the numerous
candidates for member of Congress in this
district His subject viii be Wendell
phillips The Ladies' Home Circle'
met with Mrs. X. n. Bushnell on We'd
nesday afternoon and evening of last