Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-21

goods and gone to South Royalton, where
she will assist in the care of Mrs. Rob-
ert Fielders. who has been very serious
ly Ill Mt her home there for the past two
months. Mrs Fielders will be rcmcm-
bered In this town us Miss Alice Hood.
The greatest event in the entertainment
line this season was the presentation OF
H. NJ. $. Pinafore' in Dubois & Gays
hall Thursday and Friday evenings by
local talent, under the direction of the
Randolph Musical association. Charles G.
Bcedle of Kecnc. n. H.. was conductor.
DR.. W. NJ Kelly exempliiicd his talent
MS successful stage marager. The
members of the cast and chorus appeared
in costumes designed especially for this
opera and special mention could be made
Of each member of the cast. which was
as follows: Sir Joseph Porter, ~. III.
l5eedle: Capt. Corcoran. Dr. A. G.. Bailey:
Ralph Rackstraw, DIR. W. NJ. Kelly: Dick
Dcadeye, +. +. Salisbury; Bill Bobstay.
II. G. Woodward: Boatswain, c. A. Lang;
Josephine. Miss Grace Lamson; Hebe.
Miss G. Kate Howard; Little Buttercup,
Miss Gail Lamsor. Especial mention
shorld be made of John l.. Hutchinson.
n member of the chorus. who on account
OF the unavoidable absence of G. a. Lnng
took the part of Boatswain, after one
rehearsal and carried it through without
a fault. Thursday evening pleasing
speciality. duet. Deed ] Do" with
cake walk accompaniment, was intro
duced between the acts by DIR. w. NJ.
Kelly and Miss Iettie Bailey. Friday
evening the speciality was n song Tell
Me Duslty Maiden by a double sextettc.
The proceeds of these entertainments will
he placed in the treasury of the Randolph
Musical association and will he used next
year to conduct a musical festival.
The funeral of Leroy j. Sargent. who
died Thursday morning after long ILL.,
ness due to valvular disease of the heart.
was held at his late home on Elm
street Friday afternoon. The serviceswcre
held al his late home on Elm street con-
Quoted by the members of the L. s.
Grant Post. G. A. r., and the Rev.
fraser Metzser, pastor Of the Christian
Church, OBLIGATED. Mr.. Sargent, who
was 90 years of age. was born in Mendon
but passed the greater part of his life in
Randolph where he was an esteemed and
respected citizen. He was veteran Of
the Civil War; In which he served Is
years. enlisting in the eth ard re-enlst-
ing in the 18th Vermont regiment. He was
in the battle of Gettysburg and remained
I'm service until tho close OF the war. In
1877 he married Miss Abbie A. Flint Of
Braintree and to them two children were
horn, Mrs. Charles Stevens and a son,
Henry, who died ~ years ago Besides a
wife, and his daughter Mrs. Charles
Stevens. he leaves two half brothers.
Pearl and Charles Sargent and n half
sister, Mrs. Wright Of Walham, Mass.
Charles Briggs has finished work at the
Central Vermont freight office and his
place there has been taken by Onman
Terry, who has been assisting C. A. Lang
in the express business here for several
months, and Ferda Fish has succeeded
Mir. Terry as assistant in the express
business. Mr.. Briggs has been freight
agent here for over twenty years.
+. w. Tewksbury & Co, shipped a car
load of 500 bushels of potatoes from this
station to Connecticut this week The
price paid was so cents per bushel.
The Randolph, Brookfeld and Brain
tree Fish and Game League received
Tuesday from the government hatchery
a consignment of 1900 trout fry which
will be placed in the streams north of
this village toward Brookficld.
Martin Mcdonald. who has been in
partnership for the past year with r. A.
George in the blacksmith business has
settled with Mr.. George and will 20 soon
70 Bethel. where he will DO blacksmith
for the Ellis Granite company
Franklin M. Dana, secretary Of the
Vermont Tract and Missionary society.
has been in town for the past week.
making arrangements to locate here and
ns soon as the arrangements can be made
Mr.. Dana will move his family to this
town,