Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11
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.ocal Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State
THE NEWS '7E ,''''''
The winooski Valley % liges up North,
From the Island il 5. Lake to the
Passumpsic, AlonsS Otter Creek
and by the Shores of White
River Covered by Special
Correspondents.
ADDISON COUNTY.

"A ~ OlSOIN wv " L..
vERGENNEs.
St John Baptist society held their an
nual meeting for the election Of officers at
their rooms in the Stevens block Tuesday
Jan . at which the following officers Were
elected Augustus Richards, presidents
l.. Rock, FIRST ViCe-r resident; Jubie Dan
iclS, second Vico-prcsident, George r.
Young secretary. :. u. Miner, treasurer;
John NJ. Alden. corr spending scrre,aIY'
Louis Rcndud, collectors Louis Rock, hr1t
officer of the day, and Henry Morris, Sec
und officer, Peter Field and +. Miner. di-
rectors.
II. ". Spooncr of the Rural delivery.
has made "A canvass of his route. There
nre 800 families. and ont of Them the
rural delivery have 436.
civil Engineer T., y. Sanctuary has re-
ccivcd an appointment to the United
States Engineer corps and went TO New
Orleans on Tuesday, where his mead
quarters will be for the present. The posi-
ton will ply at first $500 year. MI
Sanctuary al one time played on the base
bah team and was well liked. His friends
here will ba pleased at his good fortune.
Vergennes is to have "A new local weekly
called The Nersenncs Enterprise puu-
lished by j. w. ketCham. The IirHt num-
ber Will appear to-day.
Now York city where she will reside with
her uncle and aunt. DR. Edward Sc tao.u
and wifc. She goes to study music ana
French and viii also learn millinc<N.
George Edgcrton VINO is in the employ
OF n j. McCucn was accidentally shot
with an air rifle, the shot lodging in the
chin which neccSsitated his going to
doctor for the removal of the same.
4 letter received hese from T.. IL. Tay-
ior of Rialto, Cal, speaks of the late
earthquake which did so much damage at
Hcmct and San Jacinto. Mr.. Taylor says
that it was the hardest shock ever felt On
,he coast. No damage was done at iialto
hut the shock was very severe. Itialto is
about ~ miles from Hemct. in describing
the scene he says: "rhink of street as
long as fcom your Methodist church to
tho baptist church with al its bui dinSS
laid low in loss than two minutes and You
can form a little idea of the effects of an
earthquake and yet no one can form any
idea of the feeling of one until they nave
passed through it."
st the annual election OF officers at the
Farmers National Bank the following Of
Ulcers were elected ~ +. Dunshce. preSi-
dent: NJ. +. Allen, vice-presldent; II. y.
Lewis cashier; and II. j. itill. teller; ID.
L. Dunshor. NJ T. Alien y. II. Lewis
Walter Scranton, H. W. lie Roy and ii.
". Tracy, directors.
At the annual meeting for election of
officers at the National Bank. the follow
ing officers were elected. Thomas ~
Drake. president; =. =. Bristol, Vice-Drcsi-
dent. and l.. G. Seogar. L. II. FdrrinG-
ton, T. A. Goss Andrew Ross and VIII
liam Fl. Dean, directors; Andrew Ross,
cashier; {. II. Strong, telle:. a three per
cent dividend was declared
Mr.. and Mrs benjamin Hdzen are the
happy parents of l0-pound boy
Edward Gee, who works in the machine
shop, had thumb nail pulled off by be-
ing caught in the machinery.
The funeral of Madam Slower, who died
at her sons. +. Slower, was held from
the house Wednesday, IeN. d. Long, pas
tor, officiating.
The fourth quarterly conference of Pam
ton and West Addison was held at Pam
ton church Wednesday at II a. m Presld-
ing Elder Rev. Or. Brown Of RutiAhd
1resding. The usual routin" of business,
annual election OF officers ana appoint
nents of committees. The rcporI show a
rcod condition of affairs The pastor WAS
Invited to return for the third year.
ON Wednesday. Jan. l7th, donation
supper for the benefit Of the pastor ot
Panton NJ. +. church will be heid at the
residence of Allie Newton.
Mrs Robert Hudson went to Brandon
"Wednesday to visit her mother-ln-law,
Mrs. Eliza Hudson.
Peter Blair mas moved into the b.
Rivers house on the west side of tie
river
The Milo sisters have broken up house
keeping.
paper is being circulated for tire bene-
NJ Ol Harry W llS. WIN SIlAH'u ~"
ankle a short time ago
AT the annual election OF Champlain
Lodge No. IS of the |, O. .. r., the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the com
Ing year: y. G., II. b. sack; V. O., w.
II. Adams; secretary, ". II. barnard;
corresponding secretary, f. NJ. MoHltoh'
treasurer, c. II. Haven
MIDDLEBURY.
Arthur V. Sanford, son Of Mr. and Mrs.
hi l4r,F Fl.4- loo
been sick with the typhoid fever Tor me
past three weeks died Wednesday night,
AGED - years. He is survived by d father
and mother three sisters, Mrs. Arthur
Lone of Cornwall, Mrs Nash of Clarendon
and Mrs. Abbey of Middlebury, and two
brothers, Mr. William .. Sanford of Bos-
ton and Noble Sanford Of this village, who
j. very !ow with the fever The funeral
was held Friday alternooa at O'Clock at
the house and was private owing
to the very critical coalition which the
brother was In. The interment was in
the West cemetery. The funeral wa, i.l
charge Of Mr., A }. Backmer
The warning tor the annua. village meet
ing is out. The meeting is call
ei for "Wednesday, Jan. II at > u. m. at
the opera house.
Two weddings were celebrated at Roy.
Father Shannon's residence Monday morn
ing, by him, one OF, the parties in each
case not being member Of the Catholic
chulcn. ncteSSltdtlHS a SPECIAL dlSbtn5a-
tion and the performance Of the ceremony
in private and not in the church The FIRST
contracting parties were Charles White
more and Elizabeth Sgnor of Brook, VILE
with Alonzo 81, Peters as best man and
Alice Niblet as bridesmaid. The other
couple We're Wm. f. Richardson OF
New Haven and Carrie n. Liberty of
Brooksvile. as groom and bride, with
Felix Liberty and Lulu Liberty as grooms-
man ana bridesmaid.
At the regular meeting of William =.
Russell Post, No 50, g. A. r., the follow
ing officers were installed; Commander
Dr, f. p, RUSSELL S. V. c., Walter j.
Rose; j. V. C., p. G. Potter; .. NJ.
Charles E. Youtt; chaplain, j. ". Woost-
er; surgeon, John Murphy; o. D.. T., Gou-
lett, adj, W l., Cady.
Col. Joseph Bat,ell mas gone 10 Wash
ington, u. C., where he will remain for
two months.
MIR. Charles Collins is quite sick at his