Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS
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pr u. a. Bsbce has returned to Bristol
after a short business trip i'm town.
Dr, W. H. sheldon accompanied Mir.
Thomas Grace to New York Tuesday
night whore he viii make it his future
home with his daughter ANA son.
Frank Bisscttc and wife have returned
FROM short honeymoon.
Tho sociab,e at the ST. stephen church
Tu' sday evening was well attended and
quite a good sum was realized out of it
Tho officers of the Arrowania lodge of r
daughters Of Rchckah were installed
Tuesday evening at their han in the Dyer
block by District Deputy Mrs. A. H. Lang
worthy. The officers wcra as follows: Mrs.
Langwor'hY. y. g.; Mrs. Cora Sears, V.
G.; Mrs. Serena Sand r'on secretary; NJ :.
james calhoun, trctHu. er. The ap. ntive
officers vii not be installed until II, Nt
meeting. This was followed by an elabo-
rate banquet in their banquet hal, which
was gotten up by the ladies of the society.
BRISTOL.
David Whittemore, an aged and much
re- poctcd resident of Bristol Flats, died
Friday after long illness. lie leaves a
widow ana a large family OF children, all
grown up. The funeral was held from
his late home Sunday afternoon. Tile w.
c. r. L. met with Mrs. W. w. Rider
Tuesday. Jan. 23.--'Thc sleighiug is a thing
Of the past and all are respondingly
gloomY-A large delegation from here at
tended the donation at {. l.. Beers in
Monkton Friday niEht.-Thc exhibition of
moving pictures advertised to appear here
Thursday night failed to mateiid ize.--
Mrs. Maria Shcdrick. wife Of JOHN She'd
rick. died at her home on River street
Saturday morning. She has been a great
suffered from dropSy ana heart trouble. No
ticc of funeral later.-Royal Bostwick for
merry & resident of this town, was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. u. j. Clark Satur-
day.
District Deputy L. II. LOWS and NJ Il.
Whitney of Hyde Park. G. f. North of
Rutland, J. T. Beach Of the Queen City
were in town last Thursday evening and
installed the officers of Bristol lodge. l. O.
-. "a. - Nahum has received bar
ilcl of apples grown on the farm formerly
owned by Thomas jefferson in Charlotte
vile, Na.-Munsill Hose company will hold
their annual ball and concert in Holly hal
Wednesday evening, February 14.-Tnc
lecture by Rev. Thomas Dixon at Holly
hail saturday evening drew large audi
cnCc, notwithstanding the bad weather.
rho speaker hold the attention of his
hearers for nearly two hours. 1t was one
of the best of tho kind ever given here
X. f. Hatch is now taking sulphur baths
FOR rheumatism at Noun; Clemens. Mic II.
I-IrrutY High chief Ranger John w. llY
an of Ncrgennes, insta led the officers Of
the Catholic order of FCrostcrs here last
Thursday oVcninG.-Thc Misses Anna and
Grace Russell who have been attending
school here have been called home to
Monkton by the dangerous illness of their
sister Mrs Harry Pottcr.-Therc were
Two in;erments in the village cemetery
Sunday. David WhittemoTe and Mis-. John
Shcdrick-The death of Edison Tart by
drowning last Saturday night came as
shock to this community. Mr. Tart was
Il member of 6. a, Il. post over the lake
aUd the Bristol lodge |. -. O. i. His Wild
CIV and four children have the heartfelt
sympathy Of all. Mr. Tart with William
hughes had been in charge Of the electric
light plant at Rocky Dale for a year
past. II was a veteran Of tn" civil war
in CO. a, 9Th Vermont. His age was -
ycars.-G. II. Brooks is in receipt of a
lettcr from mis- son Vernon with Co. -.
18th regiment, dated December >. He is in
good health. and is enjoying soldiers life
as well as he can under the circums tanCeS.
Miss Nottio Russell will lead the Chris
tan EndcaVor meeting ncNt Sunday even
ing The funeral Of David Whittemorc
was held from his late home on Brist oil
FLATS Sunday afternoon, RcV. w. A. Kin
zie oflicidting.-The town clock frozc up
Saturday niSht' caused ny ire RAIN ana
u,;tua ala AT his homo on West street
sunday NIGHT after a long and painful i'll
ns,,s Nr 'ritus was formerly business
roan,rnr for tho Condensed ME- COMPANY
and later bonll,cercr for Dunshcc AZ cha
hin. He was a Young man much respect