Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-18
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS

visiting his sister. Mrs. Jason Young
Miss Elsie Young has been to ST. Johns
bury to consult a physician for deafness
Edward Holloway has moved to his farm
which he purchased of W. II. Leland. His
son Edward has moved to Stannard.-
There was a social dance at II. II. Morse's
last Friday night.It was well attende !
and all had a pleasant time.
BARTON LANDING.
Andrew Wright has gone to Mont
gomory and Henry IIoEaboom TO Morgan
to work.-The Parker and Young lumber
company are putting in the foundation
preparatory TO setting an engine for auxil-
larry power in their saw mill. The power
Will he supplied by one of the boilers that
furnished the power to the mill that was
burned three years ago. An unusual y
large number of hard wood logs are com
ing to their mill this winter.-The six
inches of snow that fell last week has
given the lumbcrmen a ChanC to com
mence drawing logs.-Mr. Dubois was
quito severely injured last week by n limb
failing on him while chopping in the
woods. Monday of this week T.. Lance
received a severe, If mo- fatal injury from
the breaking off and falling upon him of
the top of n tree hat he was cutting
own The tree struck him on the head,
INJECTING a severe wound. He was taken
w Nll' bIlo' lpNf' anu VI ltDll's 1ll'l -
Wright summoned in haste. He partially
recovered consciousness. but his reCovery
seems doubtful. The injury to his chest
seems quite as serious as that to his head.
Il. f.. II. Carpenter has moved into the
house that his son recently bought of
John Brennan, and MIR. Martins people
have moved back to the Underwood house,
S. G. Kimball has sold his dry goods
to \. u. Thurber Of Coventry, who will
move them to his store there. MI. Kimba
has bought and sold n large amount CT
wool the past fan. He made a sale of
some 90 5000 pounds in one lot two weeks
ago.
LOWELL.
oscar McGregor and wife Of Richfor1
are visiting friends ard relatives in town
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Whitman Friday aiternoon.-Mrs. Ell
bridge is very ill.-Mrs. A. Kelley is i'll
with pneumonia.-TEere will he a Mother
Goose social At the tow hall Friday even
ing, Jan. 10. Cake and coffee will be
served.
CRAFTSBURY.
Mrs. Jessie Goodwin returned with her
chlldren to her home in Hubbardston
Mass. after a six weeks stay with ner
parents.-W. A. Goodrich has closed his
labors with |. =. Titus of Hardwick aud
returned home.-Mr. O. A. Shepard from
Danforth, Me, and william Shepard OF
Albany visited friends in town last week.
Mrs. c. II. Hartman Is in town attend
ing to hcr duties as superintendent OF
sChocls.-Miss Phila Coburn and Mrs. Har-
vey returned last Tuesday from Burling-
ton, whore they went the week before on
account OF the serious illness of Miss Co
burns sister, who is there for medical
treatment.
MORGAN.
]. A. and Burncy Gray start on their
trip to Alabama about the 22d.-Mr and
Mrs. Horace Tibbitts of St. Jolnsbury ore
visiting in town. They were called 10
Island Pond by the death of Mr.. Tibbette
sister. Mrs. O. J.. Mansur, who died ON
the train coming from Boston.-S. T.. Gt;f
will look after rolling the roads in tn.
part of the town about the Corner.-M s.
George Hartlett is in Barton at her broth
ers. II. Trombly'S.-The new mill firm OF
Elliott & Burroughs have one contract tul
one hundred thousand feet of lumber
The water supply is very low and has
stopped at many places.