Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-10
WILLIAMSBURG.

Alfred Carnos has sold his farm stock
and tools to Vernon Slayton of Montpelier,
possession to hc given in a few days
Thomas -. Poland is painting for Edward
House, and Frank Godfrey has a similar
Job on Willie Briggs new baru.-lra
Kowell has finished work in the meat mar
kot and his place is to be filed by c. f..
Ingalls, who will move here from Barre
to the house soon t. be vacated by Thomas
MatSon.-The Ladies' Reading club is to
meet on Saturday with Miss Emma
Adams Lessen. The Era of George III
charles NJ Seaver is away on a vacation,
and Mrs. II. l.. Cheney is at work in the
store during nis absence. William c.
White decides to open an office here for
the practice of law and mas located in the
Beckett block MIR. White is to be out of
town the 18th aud 5th. attending to his du-
ties as superintendent of schools of the
town of MiddoscX and some pension bust
ness IN Montpclior-Dr. T.. T.. Watson and
wife returned from their vacation AMI
George l.. Edison from business trip to
Boston and New York the 3rd.--George y.
colby has lately done Job Of ensiage
cutting for John Farnham The power
used was a slA-horsc power gasolene en-
gnc.--MelNillC T.. Smart of the American
Book Co.. has lately been in town, and the
result is that our pupils are to be furnish
ed with new and up-to-date text books in
history for the winter term. The book Sc
lessor of history in one of the leading col
l"ges.-The South Barre Dramatic club
played Josh Winchester" at the town
hail Thursday to rather small audience.
The parts were we'll taken as whole, but
the play is little lacking in snap, though
it has some good features.
Advertised letters October list: w. |.
Edwards. Frank +. Page, I a. Perkins.
Rev. q. O. Stryker Mrs Olive A. Stone,
George l.. Edison. postmaster.
The Ladies Social Circle are to hold a
vegetable sale. promenade and hash sup
per at the town hail on the evening of
Thursday the 10th inst. Promenade be-
gins at o'clock sale at O. Admission -
cents.
MI. ]. Harvey Cheney Of Milwaukee, Wis,
who has been visiting his brother, James
NJ. Cheney for the past month, started for
his home the. eth. Mr.. Cheney was accom-
panied on his Eastern trip by his wife's
sister, Mrs Bennett amelia Sanborn) NV
living in Iowa, but formerly of Cornth.
Horny Camp of Plainiield is to be in
town this week pressing hay for F. c.
Little, who has about 40 tons to dispose of.
Mr.. Little was awarded first premium on
apples and second on honey at Northfeld
fair,
Thomas j. Matson and wife are at the
Commercial House, Concord, n. H.
The Wiliamstown Monument company
who recently bought the granite cutting
and polishing sheds of Elliott Bros, met
with an accident last Saturday that causes
them quite a loss in both time and money.
\ short time ago the firm bought a spruce
stick for a mast to their new derrick. and
while raising 1t to its place it fell across
a block of granite that was on car on
the track, breaking tha mast in two and
completely running it.
The teachers meeting held on the even-
Ing If the 4th was well attended all of the
directors superintendent and nearly all
the teachers in town being present as we'll
as a goOdlY number of citizens. Miss LOra
Martin of the Wolcott school read paper
on How to conduct a recitation that
contained many good points and showed
much care in it's preparation. The chair
man Of the directors spoke on THE teach
! ing of morals in our public schools. ~
| number of questions had been prepared
| hN the leader Of the meeting, Miss Emma
| Adams of the David Gale school, and
| these were distrhut ed and discussed. Re
marks were made by Rev. d. H. Strong,
| Mrs Franklin, Mrs. Lynde and others on
topics connect ed with school work 1t was
announced that Superintendent of Educn-
ton Walter T. Ranger of Montpelier had
sign.hod his willingness to address the
teachers and citizens of the town some
time during the present term. the exact
/ date 10 he announced later. Supernten-
| dent Frankum invited those present to at
/ tend "a similar meeting to be held at
! South Barre on the evening of the 9Th inst.
! Adjourned for two weeks.