Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08

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day.-Mr A. G. Merriam. who has been
/ Under the doctors care for some time is
/ able to be out again.--Mrs. Edward Bul-
! lard visited at her fathers last week.
! Miss Rosamond Doty. who Is well known
! by many here died at her home in Nor
I risville Jan. - of Catarfh of the stomach.
! Miss Rocepha Rivers was given II sur.
prise party on Thursday evening IL be-
ing her brthday.--H. D. Cook made $ll63 10
worth of butter from seventeen cows from
Jan. 1st, 20 to Jan LIST, l90o--Mr and Mrs.
G.. a. Sayton and Mrs. a. =. Slayton of
/ Hyde Park, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Slayton
| OF Calais and Mrs. Herbert Barker of
| Chippewa Falls. Wis, visited at f. l..
! Slayton's last week.-Mrs.. Elinwood is Ill.
JOHNSON.
]. :. Bioknelrs house caught fire last
Saturday and in 40 minutes from the time
tho alarm was given the fire was e.
ting1Iished, but considerable damage vas
done by water. This is tho tirct time tho
fire company have been called out during
the five years they have been organized.
The force of the stream was O great that
1t tore the shingles from the roof. 1t is
thought the fire caught from a defective
chimney.
|. L. Pearl started for Boston on Mon
day last.-Mrs. II. T. Miner has gone to
| TCpsfield Mass, to work for Grant
/ Fancher.-Nirs. Msrgetts and daughter.
Jennie, have gone to West Rumney \. II.
Mrs. r. J. Baker was called to Burlins-
ton last week by the serious illness Of
Mrs. Carrie Written The Little Minis
err was the third entertainment Of the
lecture course, last Saturday night and
drew a full housc.-The rural free delivery
took effect on Monday the 5th, with snow
banks from to 10 feet deep. As a conse-
quence the carriers were some what late
at night
! The land known the Waterman
/ meadow is to be sold at public auction
next Saturday.-By the will left by Mrs
Lucy Case of North Cambridge. C. 5. Ken
field was named as executor of the same.
}. .. Landon and wife from Norwich,
Conn, are visiting his brother, o. b. Lam
don, of this place.
JEFFERSONVILLE.
The Bay State Quartctte club, directed
by Prof. c. S. Cornell of Hoiyoke, Mass,
will give a concert In the new hall al Ho-
tel Mclendy Saturday evening, February
g, 1900, under the auspices of the Crcs-
cerdo club and the proceeds are for moro
books for the library. 1t will be hrst
class entertainment and all are invited.
The library has been moved to the resi-
dence Of 5, e. Steinhour and will be open
to the public every Saturday afternoon. 1t
now contains 10 Vols.--The Crcsccndo
club Wi! meet with Miss Pearl Morse at
the ItSlNGllCe OF X Morse, fTlulN evening.
Feb. 9Th. Mrs. w. ID. Buchanan will lead
the meeting.
STOWE.
About forty from stowe went to Mont
pelier Feb. 2d to hear Bryau.-Dr. ii. Il.
Esmond has removed to town in the
eastern part of the State. His practice
/ here will be carried on by DR. Bradbury.
| The death of Mrs. Harriet Straw oc-
| Cured Feb. ID after n short illness. Flu
| neral services were held Sunday after
noon at her late home. Had Mrs. Straw
! lived TIL the first OF March. she would
have attained the age of four score and
ten years.-Mr. and Mrs. f. s. Boardman
are rejoicing over the birth of a SON
Nettie Brush was home from Montpelier
over Sunday.-A. J. Chaflee has purchas d
of C. 4. Churchill the Cary place 1T the
lower vllaEe.-'rhe Ladies Circle of the
NJ II. church met with Mrs. t. w. Dill
lingham at Moscow on Wednesday after
noon, ana the same day the circle of the
Congregational church met with Mrs. w.
a. Aldrich.-Stowe Choral Union will give
an entertainment at the Unity church for
the benefit of the church on Friday even
ing Feb g. a fine programme consistlng
of both vocal and Instrumental music will
he rendered, closing with Il cake walk.
Each person presert will be entitled 10 a
piece of the cake as a souvenir. Opening
chorus will be at 7:45 O'Clock. Rehearsas
have been in progress for several weeks.
HYDE PARK.
Miss Isadore Noyes finished her term of
teaching school in Hartland this week and
will return home soon.
Charles Taggert of Topsham gave his
second entertainment here Tuesday even
ing under the auspices of the hyde Parl,
orchestra. Mr.. Taggert shows marked
talent in his representations, in his vocal
and instrumental music, as we'll AS in the