Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27

phone company, Is home from Boston
visiting his father, Frank Gilman
oscar n. Royce, farmer, aged 81, died
Tuesday morning of pneumonia at his
brothers on East Hill.
RANDOLPH.
At the regular meeting of the West
Randolph Grange. No. 229, held In the
Grange hall Saturday evening, there
was II very good attendance and the
following officers were elected for the
year ensuing: Worthy Master. John
Hutchinson; ovcrsecr, Arthur NJ. Naug-
han; lecturer, George G. Flint: chap
lain. ID. ID. Howe: steward. Daniel Il.
Bass assistant steward. Martin Con-
molly: lady assistant steward, Mrs. II.
f. Manchester; treasurer, Lyman Hut
crimson; secretary, John M. Connolly;
Ceres, Mrs. J. L. Flint; Flora, MIS-
George Pinncy; choir director, Glenn G.
Bailey: organist, Miss Alettha Bailey,
gateltccpcr Glenn Webster. Lyman
Hutchinso has served as treasurer OF
the Grange since It's organization and
was unanimously elected for the 1Tth
consecutive time. State Grange Deputy
H. w. Sargent and wife of Brattleboro
have been invited 60 act as installing
officers at the annual installation to be
held at the next regular meeting jan
uary 10, 1907.
There was large stock shipment from
this station Monday. The prices paid
were. for hogs, s.. cents, and calves, from
8 to cents per pound. Il. F. Kicker
shipped "a hogs. purchased from one
q
the above lot Is probably the larges,
hog ever shipped from this station. 1t
was perfect animal and tipped the
scales at $50 pounds. At 5% cents pound
the value Of this hog vas $4LS5, and the
shipment OF "A was worth s52I.
Miss Eva Howard. who left here two
years ago for Ellcnburg, Washington, and
who. for the past year, has made her
home in Bulb, North Dakota, has re-
turned and will remain for an indcfn-
lite stay at the homo OF her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. s. w. Howard.
w. G. Hodgkins of Rochester has pur-
chased Of John B. Hutchinson. the Rufus
Hutchinson place on Elm street. Mr.
Hodgkins will take immediate possession
and will move his family here as soor
as possible.
and Mrs. Z. j. Adams. Mrs. Adams ant
child are at the Randolph Sanatorium.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. 7
Salisbury, Tuesday, December %, tool
place the marriage Of Miss Erie Mae
Campbell Of this place and William Ieor
Wheaton of Barre. The house was lastly
decorated for the occasion with holly apc
evergreen. The ceremony which was per
9 Nf,+1
witnessed by only the relatives and i'm
mediate friends Of the contracting parties
The bride was attended by Miss Line
Miller who acted as bridesmaid anC
Frank Wheaton. a brother of the groom
acted as best mn. The bride who has
! lived in Randolph for several years wa.
a popular young lady. The young coupl'
left Immediately after the ceremony fol
short wedding trip before going t'
Barre, where they will make their HON,
after January 10. Among those from Out
OF town who attended were Mr.. and Mrs
/ J. b. Wheaton. Charles Wheaton. Miss
Olive LaBelle. Miss Nora Howe and Mrs
Emma Taplin, all OF Barre.
There was a ba sket ball game In Grange
hall Tuesday night between the hgt
school and the x. II. s. alumni which wa.
won by the former by a score of 26 to 2
After the game social dance vas enjoy
ed. Richard Grant and George ChatfielC
furnishing music.
Miss Lillian knOWlton. a teacher in thu
Randolph graded school, left Wodnesda!
for an extended trip, visiting Boston
Cambridge and Franklin, =. II.
Ex-Governor c. J. Bell and wife ar
the guests Of u. II. Morse.
Haden Bowen Of Lincoln is visiting
friends In town.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Snult of Esse,
Junction spent Christmas with Mrs. Mar!
Sault
Miss Della Burke of Montpelier is visit
ing at Thomas Connolly's.
Martin Washburn OF San Francisco i
in town for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ficlders of Soutl
Royalton, and Bert Hood of Woodstocl
were at O. p. Hood for Christmas.
Miss Hannah Aidrich went to Rocheste
Wednesday for a weeks visit witt
friends
Mrs. Fred Wright Of South Royaltol
was In town Wednesday.
William Mcintosh spent Christmas witt
his sister In Mortified.
John Drew, who has a position as in
structor in surgery a. Cornell University
is in town visiting friends.
Z. G. Noble and Miss Gertrude Treise
who for the past three months have bee
at the McGiN Union club house In Mon
treal, arrived home Wednesday, and Mrs
Clarence Booth, who was head table gil
there. will remain a week longer. Tn
club has closed indefinitely.
Thomas Adams of Woodstock is at tn
home OF his father, Adna Adams, 70
a few days.
Mrs. Fred Thompson and daughter
Evelyn, of Swompscolt Mass, arrive
Saturday for weeks stay at the Ran
dolph Inn, the guest of Mrs. c. w. Hay
ward.
The Sunday school of Bethany Churc
held a Christmas festival in Dubois
Gays hall Monday evening. The hall wa
tastefully decorated for the occasion wit
five hundred people assembled with tn
children and.spent a very delightful even
ing Songs We're sung by the children an
a solo was sung by Miss Blanch
Sparhawk. Mr.. Metzgor gave a short I'D
dress of welcome and r.. T. S. Salisbur
filled in the lnterm.ssions with hi
pianola, Santa Claus appeared with HI
bag of toys and read some intercstin
correspondence that he had had wit
members of one school after which he lie
lchldrcn in Il march. The children the
, played games for half an hour afte
which everyone was served with iC