Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-03
ORANGE COUNTY
--~ $780,
RANDOLPH.

col. \. r. Chandler has offered
gift of a lecture or music hall to the
trustees of bethany Church. not to
exceed the sum Of $1,000. BY the union
Of the Congregational and Christian
bodies in the Bethany church the So
ciety is possessed of two church
buildings and two very desira bic sites.
| cot Chandler proposes TO take one Of
| these sites. remodel or remove the
building upon it and have a handsome
| building in its place containing II
| music hall The hall would be the pro-
! perty of tho church and under it's con-
| troll The building would also contain
| rooms for parish use and provide for
| the social and working interests OF the
| church. which would bear the expense
| Of this part Of the plan. colonel Chand-
! lcr's offer was laid before the church
| committee tn" night of April - and
| unanimously accepted. The matter will
| be brought before a fun meeting OF the
! society as soon as possible for a final
| decision.
Mrs Emma G. Knowlton has sold her
| farm south of this village, known as
! the Hodges place, 10 Newell BYam Of
art hf"''l. f"T the Considera ton OF
| sl70o Mr.. Byam has already taken
| possession.
Mrs. Roy Smaley Of Wilmington, Del.
arrived in town saturday accompanied by
| her TWO small children, and called upon
| her mother-m-law, Mrs. Ella Snalley. in
| hopes that sh. might get Information le-
| gardng the whereabouts of her husband,
| but left sunday without gaining her point.
Mr. and Mrs. Smalley have lived in Mont
peier hut for the past few months Mrs.
Smalley has been with her parents IN VIII
miueton, Del. About a month ago Mr..
| Smallcy was employed Oh the Central Ner-
| mont railway as brakeman and the last
| known OF him lc was in Hartford, Conn,
| Mr.. Smaley has failed to provide for his
| family for some little time.
| The marriage Of Miss Eunce, daughter
of the Hon. aud Mrs. X. j. Flint OF
| Bethel. to Robert H. COY Of New York
will take place saturday. the 18th OF May,
nj the home of the brides uncle, the Hon.
W. T.. Wall. in the presence of the mme-
! date relatives.
Al the meeting of West Randolph
Grange. NO. 80. held in the Grange hall
Saturday evening. a class of 20 candidates
were instructed in the third and fourth
| degrees There was Il very large attend
ancc and the leatur. uf tho evening was
the harvest march given in the third de-
gree under tho leadership of Roy Holman
and Mrs. Lizzie Booth. Tho Initiation work
was followed by banquet in honor Of
thc new members, and over 200 members
partook of the feast. The next meeting
will he held Saturday evening, May T.
and an interesting programme has been
prepared.
| There WAS a large stock shipment
! form this station Monday. consisting OF
hogs. calves and sheep. The prices paid
for hogs were from : to 5a4c calves 3 &c
i.c and sheep . to 10 per pound. Orlh
Greene and Charles Written took from
Montague plac" three fine Jersey COWS
and accompanied them to New York city
There was Llrge attendance at the vii
laee meeting held in the high school build
ing Tuesday evening. The Hon. j. d.
Denison was elected moderator and the
! hon. V. 7, Spear clerk. The reports OF
tho various village officers were accept cd
and adopted and then the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year
Trustees ". G. Emerson, a. +. Bass
Allen Chadwick, A. II, Bcedlo and Harry
NJ Totman; treasurer, Hon. William II
Dubois collector. 4. NJ. hubbard chief
engineer. Ned G. Buck; first assistant
John Fisk: second assistant, Fred Dunn
nrt Wardens' ~ l. ffo'nl"'l, - - ho"tl
and w. w. Morton; water comm ssionel
for five years Hon. w. Il. Wall. The vii
lage voted that s255 he added to tho $40
rental for fire hydrants making the sun
of $50 to be used for the building and re-
pairing the sidewalks. The article i'm the
warning in regard TO the estab shment oil
| a sewer system was handled by rcsolu'
ton presented by Or. J. p. Clifford which
! | WAS in effect that the village trustees sub
nit plans of the system 10 two or mor'
reliab contractors for bids for the con
struction of the system and then call q
special village meeting at the earliest pos
sibe date for consideration of the bids
= and 10 appropriate money To carry out Tho
proposition. The property hear the 1o
bart bridge on Central street owned bS