Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-11
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS


and Frances Bilado, counscors. A com
mittce of five was chosen to select an
agent and report at the next meeting,
which will be held at the Standard office,
Thursday evening, June 1S.-Carl w.
Harvey has purchased j. T.. Chamber
lain's house on Maple Park; considera
tion, S,SOO.--NIrs. Harriet Noble has sold
her house on South Nam street to Mrs.
Davis of Newport for $500.
Henry Eldred has bought house on
South Main street of II. Il. Farrar, pay
ing $500. Mr.. E.ldrcd will not take posses
sion until November 20.--James Kemp re
Gently purchased the Dummy house in the
tenth ward; consideration, sol5-Willia1n
Bcaupre has gone to Danvcrs, Mass,
where he has secured employ mcnt.-Rc-
port of weather for May as given by
the local observers Mean temperature,
5i.5: maximum, Sc the 18th: minimum, 10
the 1st total rainfall, .45 inches. The
temperature was below 50 on eight days
"A game of base bali was played in
bakersfield Thursday between the town
teams of that town and Enosburgh Falls
The score was IL to II in favor of Bakers
neld.-Mrs. C. l.. Marsh, Mrs j. H.
Mears, Mrs. f. S. Hutchinson and Mrs.
G.. II. Stratton attended the annual dis
trict meeting of the Womun's Auxiliary
held in Swanton this week.-Mrs.. Kelsey
Tracy died Wednesday, June 5, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. l.. T. Fitch.
The funeral was held in South Franklin
Iriday.-The marriage of David w.
Ames and Lucy Eliza Cramp-
ton, was sclemnized at st.
st. Matthew's Episcopal Church at
three o'clock Wednesday, June 3. The
ceremony was performed by the rector,
the Rev. W. j. NJ. Bcattie. The bride,
accompanied by her father, entered the
church to the strains of Ashford's nuptial
march and was met at the altar by tn"
groom and clergyman. The ushcrs were
Harold r. RaWson, a cousin of the bride,
and John ". Mears. j. NJ Jorrom acted as
Organst. At the close of the ceremony
HYMN was sung and then the bridal party
left the church while the ,rEaniSt render
ed Mendelssohn'S wedding march. After
n trip to Montreal Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
will reside at their home on Maple Park.
Among those present from out of town
were Mrs Homer White of Randolph.
Mrs. I.ottie Cramton of St JohnSburN,
Mr.. and Mrs o. il. Rawson of Newport.
pr c. s. l.. Leach of Swanton. Mir and
Mrs s. r.. Ames of Franklin, Que. Mrs.
William Gibson of Rocllburn, n y. Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Cramton and daughter,
Miss Kate Cramton of East Berkshire.
f. Young has returned from the Mary
Fletcher hospital, where he has been for
the removal of a cancer from his chin
THE corporation is without electric lights.
owing to the scarcity of water in the
river.-Angus campbell has been engaged
as night Waterman by the village trus-
tees as a prccaution against tires PEE
haCca laurate sermon was delivered he
fore the graduating class in opera hail
Sunday p IN. 10y the Rev. j. w. NJ. Seat
tic taking as his topic the class motto
Not Finished l2ut Begun" Music was
furnished by II mixed chorus choir under
the direction of j. NJ. Jcrrom with G. Full
Ter Rawson as pianist.--J. George Gaines
was in Cambridge last Friday carrying
his mother to assist in caring for her
grandson, Donald LcaVcns, who is i'll
with scarlet fever.--Thc condition of
Miss Anna Giddings. who is i'll with fever
is still critical W hlc that of her sister,
Grace. is much imrrovcd-E. r. Pratt.
who has been in Massachusetts and New
Hampshire the past year returned Mon
day.-Conroy I.eaVcns of Cambridge was
in town MondaY.-The Roy. G. w. Hunt
IS in Burlington attending the annual
convention of the CongreGa tiOnal
Churches of Vermont. Mr. Hunt is fra
teral delegate from the Vermont Meth
odst conference.-the Junior class of the
high school gave a reception to the
seniors Tuesday evening at j. W. Pom
eroy'S.