Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-15

tr, while in Royalton.- Miss Marion Hunt
lngton of Randolph was a guest of Hon.
and Mrs Willard Il. King Sunday. Whit
ncv post holds its next regular meeting
Saturday evening of this week.
wILLIAMsTOwN.
Nearly 100 couples were present at the
Odd Fellows bail at the new hotel at the
Gulf Springs, on the evening of the 9th,
inst Music was furnished by Wildcr's
orchestra of pelicr.--The funeral Of
the daughter of William Recor. who has
been sick for several years, was held at
the house on Thursday, the Sth, inst. -
Tho auditors of the town began their
work adjusting the accounts of the town
for the past year last Saturday. George
w. Lyndc takes the place Of cyrus l..
Lathrop. resigned, instead of Jason +.
Martin, as before noted.-Pau Whore
has rented a house at Randolph and in
tends to move their at once. He and his
wife have been offered work in the Rcd
Lion Inn, by J. w. Brown. lately moved
from this plNcc.-Nearly all the schools
in town closed last week. The C!ogston,
Scaver and Toad Hollow schools have one,
two and three weeks more respectively to
make up for short terms earlier in the
eyear-Nlrs. Ralph Whitney, OElecta Full
leO, who lately returned from Mary
Fletcher hospital at Burlington. died the
Itn, INST, at ner nome ana the funeral
was attended there on the 10th Rev.
Frances Kimball officiating Two brothers.
three sisters, ana large number of other
relatives were present.--Luther Bailey
who has been teaching in the grammar
school room at East Barre. is now at
home.-The bylaws of the fire district
adopted at late meeting are in thee
hands of George Beckett. clerk, and may
DC seen by an voter in the district who
wishes to do so.--rhe South Barre Drama
tic club are 20 give THE Soldiers Vow"
at the town hall on thursday evening"
Feb. 18th, under the spices of the
Ladies' Circle Also band promenade on
Saturday evening, under the same
auspices.
CHELSEA
During the month of January Orange
County Creamery had the greatest cash
receipts of any month in its history and
the amount of butter made exceeded that
of the preceding month of December by
1875 pounds. Thus faC in February the
amount made eXcels that made during the
same length Of time in Jdnuary.-The
public installation of officials of George
Washington Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons, No. 81, occurred on February Sth,
Curtis s. Emery being the installing Off
Ger and lcCnest A. Corwin the marshal.
1he new officers for the year ensuing are
Worthy Master Herbert o. Bixby; SEN
ior Warden, Wills Scales; Junior Warden,
Il. II. Adams. Jr,; Treasurer, Elgn
D. farnes; Secretary. Willard S. Hatch
Senior Deacon, Walter H. Emery; Junior
Deacon, George A. Tracy; SCI or Steward,
Ernest A. Corwin; Junior Steward, Fred
T. Allen; Chaplain. Lyman r. Denison:
Marshal Curtis S. Emery; Tyler, Henry
o. Bryant Excellent refreshments were
provided by the wives of members of the
Lodge and served to the company of 10
preeent.-Dr. and Mrs. A. b. Smith
went to Merden. n. H., on Wednesday
last, returning Thursday and there visited
their daughter, Fila, who IL a student at
Kimhall Union Acadomy.--Dr. and Mrs.
Story n. Goss went to Barnet last week
Thursday to attend the funeral of his
sister. Mrs. Cyrus j. Hoyt.-Charlcs =.
Dickinson has sold his four and feed store
to J. A. X, Corwin and Son, who have
hired c. q. Slack. the former proprietor,
TO run the feed department and draw the
freight from South Royalton depot.-Mrs.
William +. Hood is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Geo. j. Helmer of New York city
About forty attended the S. o. V. sociable
at William T.. Reeds Feb. 12th.