Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-26
BRISTOL

eide on Mr.. Bingham's part.
BRIsToY.
Judgment WIS rendered Friday bv
Justice II. y. Shcrwin FOR the plaintiff to re-
in the case Of +. q. LaNarn VS.. the
I,ichmond Light & Power company.-Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence lIazon of Shclburnc
wcrc in town Saturday. Mr.. Hazcn is the
of the Shelburne schools and
has been engaged TO take charge of the
Bristol graded school at the opening of
the fall term in lH05 They were looking
for a tcnemont.--tdward Garrow of Eur
liugtou is in town for short stay
Fifteen now books OF the city of Wash
ington have been ad'icd to the Bristol
Nellie Garland has been
visiting friends in Cambridge the past
week Mr.. and Mr.. Jerry Jenny move
this week 10 Rutland, where Mr.. jenny
has work a. II curpcnte".-'rhc new water
system cost SJ3 l91 IS up TO April 10. There
is an unoxpcndod balance or 2,liO53, and
fittings on hand are worth s16il.3o-M Mrs.
Lois Clark has returned to her home i'll
Lincoln after spending the winter here.
Home Missions among Foreigners
IN America" Will he the topic at the
Christian Endcavor meeting at the
BAPTIST church next Sunday evening:
leader. Miss Ana Coolcy.--W. r. Ken
dan severed his connection with the
store Of T.. y. Patterson Saturday
night and has entered the employ of
Od"ll Estes. Tia, creamery man.--'rho
first ball game of the season was
played Saturday afternoon between the
Bristol Juniors ana tho Middlcbury
high school, resulting in a victory for
the home team, : TO John p. Ripley
died at his home on Pine street SatIr
day night after an Illness Of several
weeks. Comrade Ripley enlisted in
Company C. second Vermont regiment,
May I. 1861, aud was discharged June
%. 1864. He leaves "a widow, several
brothers and other rclattves.--J. u.
Gdudctt returned Saturday night from
Montreal. where he went last week to
attend the funeral OF his brothcr.---Tho
water comn;ttcc are putting the SER
vice pipes into tho houses on Spring
street ana Mountain aveuuc.--The F,p-
worth League topic At tho Methodist
Church next sunday evening will be
city EVangclization, Pcrils Of Pros
pcrity and civic Cnrigutcousncss. -
There are several cases of scarlet fever
in the family OF Joseph Jimmo in the
Little Notch. and one child has appcn-
dictS.-A. \. Dunn received d dis
patch from his Orothc, Ransom. in san
Francisco Monday morning saying he
was safe.---W II. Botsford. who has
been principal o. the graded school
for four years, viii sever his connec-
ton with the school at The close of the
school year and will enter the law
Office of T., H. O'Bricn iu Rutland.--Thc
selcctmcn granted hftl- class licenses
Ia the South Sid. AM Bristol Drug
company's drug stores last Saturday.
Fourteen trout fry ltve been ship
ped here from Brando
Judgment was re0derS UN Justice II. -
Shcrwin Monday for the plsintiff for s2t 20
damages and costs Of ss.Sl in the case of
Ira T.. Stewart vs. James Ripley Mrs. J.
+. Blanvclt OF Providence, Il. J., is visit
ing here and IN Lncoln.J W. Ilaskins
has sold his real estate on West street to
Mrs. Mary y. Johnson for s. pco. The re-
mains of tho late John =. Ripley were
taken Wednesday to Ncrgcunes, where
the funeral and burial took place. There
was u short service at the house The
Rov. Frank Fletcher of Raccvilc. \. Y,
is the now pastor of the local Methodist
Church. William Hines, living in the east
part Of thc town. fell down tho cellar
stairs Sunday night and broke ono leg
and badly injured the other. Mr.. Hines
is about 20 and has been badly crippled
with rheumatism for several yearS.-E. a.
Rogers has been granted a pension OF S.
a month.
Mir. aud Mrs. +, w. Blackburn, who
have been in Shushan. y. y, for soy
eral months are in town for "A few days
vsit.--Mrs. r.. u. BOyntcn is spending
a few weeks with friends in Burlington.
AT tho annual village meeting Tuesday
evening the following officers were elect
cd: President, W. II. Bos worth: clerk,
W. W. Wilson: collector, =. T. iIanchctt;
auditors. q; A. Danforth, r. g. Norton, c.
'E. Munslll: trustee for three years, W.
r. Nash; fire ward"ns. @. w. Small, G.
\. Hanks, c. W. Corey: voted Il tax of
80 cents on the grand list Of 1906 voted
to pay the members Of the Munsill Hose
co. 80 cents an hour while ON duty at
fires. Mrs. Julia B Ellis is a, homo from
New York and Lebanon, y. H., where
she spent tho winter.--The SpraGue family
ON Bristol fats are now afflicted with
the measlcs-E. X. Nichols the photog-
rapher, starts for Texas in about two
weeks. His family will remain here.