Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
WILlIAMST0WN.

A son was born the Sd inst. to Mr.. ana
Mrs. Eugene II. Call.
Miss Susie Durham Of B5rre is visiting
her cousin Mrs Harley 7. Martin.
Edgar T.. Martin, Il former citizen but
for several years a resident of Brookheld,
has purchased an interest In H. j. Lasell )
meat market and has commenced work
there. The cart Is to run in the village and
vicinity every morning, during the remain
der of the summer.
Miss Mile Drury has finished her labors
for the Williamstown Drug company and
is engaged by Mrs A. r. Martin.
Deor Poland has moved to q. T.. WILDER 8
tenement on Pleasant street formerly
owned by James T. Murphy.
Lewis NJ. Seaver and daughter have re-
turned from a visit to Chicago, ILL.,
Fred Martin is home on a vacation from
his work as night clerk in the freight sta
ton at Bristol Conn.
Jesse Aubin sold a. luantitY of household
goods at auction the ID. The real estate
was not sold and is to be rented for a
time. Mr.. Aubin remains here at work as
stone cutter and his wife goes to her for
mer home in Canada.
Or. Charles A. Gale of Rutland, owner
of the land adjacent to the school grounds
in No. u, has lately made a proposition to
the town that If accepted will result in a
great Improvement to the appearance and
sanitary conditions of that school Though
the yard is considerably above the level 81
the road n spring near the southwest cor
ncr of the building makes 1t wet and even
muddy for quite part of the year. DIR.
Gale offers to sell a piece of land. some tW o
to three acres in extent lying on three side
of the present very small yard for so, the
only condition being that the school shall
hereafter be called the David Gale school,
in memory of his father. As an induce
mont to the town to move the school house
4 "a Ia 10 NJ
the present site, to higher lands and away
from the spring, which coull then he dug
out and used as water supply. Dr. Gale
WIN, in case the town will move the build
ing as suggested, convey the same piece Of
land to the town for s25. The title to be
gwen is that of absolute ownership, in
Place of the lease under which the town
now uses the land for school purposes re-
Vcrting to the heirs OF the original owners
WHOM not so used.
b." Grange now has a MEMBERSHIP Of
IS with six candidates to be initiated in Sep
tcinnor, The meeting August eth was
LARGELY attended, there being II present in
Guiding visitors. The entire program Of
this meeting was by the unmarried mem
hers, as that Of two weeks before was by
/ the married. The palm was awarded "a
! the unmarried by Judges Mrs. W. n
! Grearson, Miss Helen Kimball ana Char
/ les a. Brigs. Under the topic, 'Sympo-
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. iour factors in American history" Ed
ward button spoke on The Indian" Bert
Norris on The friedman" Theron VIII
lams on The Mormon" and Ernest Rau-
/ croft on THE Natives Of our New Posses,
| sions.' The music furnished by the
"GreenNillc Band" was plentiful and eacl
man seemed to do his best to Guido hi.
neiFhbor
Miss Gertrude Stoddard Is visiting thu
| Pan-Apcrican EXPOSITION at Buffalo. Shs
| is re-enGaged to teach on the South HI
for the fall term.
The now clerk in the drugstore is Nol
son Lewis of East MONTPELIER, a brorhol
| of Miss Cora Lewis Of the village primary
| school. Miss Lewis has lately ATTENDED
the Chautauqua Assembly and Summer
school at Queen City Park, Burlington.
! IitV. Carlos l.. Adams, wife and children
of Detroit, Mich, are spending part of hi.
D., vacation hese and at a. d. Reeds. Eus
llrooktcld. His brother, George T.. Adam,
Of Fair Haven is also in town for a shor
visit.
TIE band are to DO at Chelsea the 1911
and 10TH and at Montpelier the 18th attend
| Ing Old Home Week celebrations.
| John Clifford and wife of East Bethc
stopped with George. y, Colby the night o
the 9th, on their way to visit Oliver Bacol
at fillmore
The school directors do not think It ad
! Nisablc to call a special town meeting Il
act on the proposition latefy made by DR.
Galc Of Rutland, concerning the improve
! rcnt of the scnOol proI erty in the DaVi(
! Gale district and It will probably b.
brought up at next March meeting.
David c. Gale has finished work n
Barre and Is in town Tor time.