Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
RICHMOND.

=. Gleason had two cows killed by light
ming Friday night and Mr.. Barrett of jericho
had a valuable bun killed last Saturday
night. Two young men in the employ Of
George Goodrich came to the village and
got a package from the exprcss office.
While going home two or three men at
tackled them knocking one Of them down,
ana stealing the package. II l. thought
the parties are known and will he prosccut-
ed.-Mr. and Mrs. SQuiers had tho IN sforturs
TO lose their three months old daughter
last Thursday from cholera infantum.-
Misses George Towers, Zoe Towers, Har
let Edwards and Marian Gloyed, Ford 1.
Flaeg and others were in Barre last week
attending the graduating exercises of CT d.
dard Seminary.-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pow
ers OF Waterbury. and Clark Andrews of
Barre were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
+. Andrews over Sunday.--Dr and Mrs.
B. j. Andrews and Mrs. Converse of tn.
Mary Fletcher Hospital were in town over
Sunday.-Mrs. Crosby and children and
Mrs. Casey from Burlington were visiting
friends in town last week. MIR. and Mrs.
D f. Andrews were in Montpelier last
week. Their daughter Cariotta graduated
az the Montpelier Seminary Mrs and
MISS Andrews and Dr. Clayton Andrews
OF Waterbury went to Puffalo last
Monday and returned last Saturday.
MISS Nettie Buck of Fairfax was the
guest OF Mr.. ana Mrs. +. W. Shepardson
last week.-Miss Mabel Brown of Burning
ton is visiting Miss Sadie Grcon.-Martin
Iurtal has gone to Boston with his sister
from Waterbury. They will sail Cor Ire
land to visit their aged mother. They ex-
pect to he absent about three months -
MIR. and Mrs. Clifford Hall and Ford Free
man all of Burlington were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs, l.. l.. Freeman last week
Miss Jennie Town of burlington is spend
ing a two weeks vacation with friends at
fotsdam Musical school is spending her
vacation at home-Miss Anna McGovern
of Mortified is spending n few days with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. McGovern.-
Frank GauNin, a student of st. Hyacinthe
Canada, will spend his vacation with his
parents. MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Gauvin.-
Mrs Bisscll and son from Hartford Conn.
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo
Chase last week.-Tho books of the Bar
her library are being catalogued and no
books Will he given out until the work il
done.-Miss Nellie Leonard went last week
to Albany. n Y-Mrs. j. r. Norton left
Friday to assume the duties of stewardess
on one of the Lake George steamers for
the summer. position she occupied last
summer Wesley Berry, who has been
driving for DR.. Seeley since DR.. Heath left
has gone to Middlebury to work for Prof.
Seeley during the summer.-The Catholic
fair that commenced Monday evening.
June "a continued through the week even
ings.-The condensed milk factory paid for
May milk without testing so cents pr
hundred. The Jonesville creamery paid 50
cents per hundred for standard milk with
the spit milk returned. The Towers
creamery owned by the Condensed Milk
company paid - cents for standard milk
With the split milk returned. The temper
allure last Friday afternoon was l0l in the
shade Friday night lightning struck
Ezra stones house on French street
throwing brick from the chimney both
sides Of the house, entering tn" cupboard
niled with dishes, throwing them on the
floor, breaking them in pieces, following
the water pipe and spintering the boards
on the opposite corner Of the house. Mr..
Stone had left the house few moments
before and there was no one in the house.