Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02
ENOSBURGH FALLS.

With suspicious skies large crowd
gathered TO witness the ceremony of lay
ing the corner stone of the church of St
John the Baptist here Sunday. The trains
and teams brought about 400 people from
outside the parish. The floor timbers had
been laid and covered and there were some
decorations in evergreen to add TO the
picturesqueness of the scene. Promptly
at three o'clock the following programme
was carried out: Miss Roberts of St. AL
bans sang the Ave Maria; Miss Sheenan,
assisted by the full choir, rendered the
"Vena Creator; sermon in English by
the Rev. d. ]. OSullivan of ST. Adams;
followed by the Offering, during which the
choir rendered an offertory hymn; sermon
in French by the Rev. l.. a. Desrochers of
st. Adams, formerly the resident priest
here. Blessing and laying of the corner
stone by the Rev. J. II. O'Sullivan Of ST..
Marys Church in ST. Adams. acting un-
der special dispensation granted by Bishop
Michaud. who was obliged to be in an
other part Of the State on business. The
exercises closed by singing holy God, We
Praise Thy Name" in which the whole
people Joined. Announcement was made
that the Rev. j. d. Shannon of Middle
bury was to give the main altar In men,
DRY OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Mathew
Shannon, who are buried here The visit
ing clergymen present included, besides
those mentioned above the Revs. n. o, II.
Doron of Richford j. Brassard of SUIT
ton, Que, r. Dewey of ST. Adams bay, r.
]. Cahil OF Waterbury and f. n. Paquet
of Milton. There We're placed in the box
within the corner stone coins OF 1906 up to
and including 81. a copy of the last Enos-
burgh Standard clippings from daily pa
pers and a few other minor relics. The
amount of the Offering will be announced
next Sunday.-There was no service in the
Free Baptist Church Sunday owing to the
| absence Of the pastor on his vacation
The Rev. W. j. NJ. Beatty is passing a
few days in the family of j. NJ. Ruiter. re-
covering from the injury received a week
ago. He expects to join his family in
| Franklin. Que, within a day or two
Mrs, S. A, Mitchell and son OF ST. Adams
| were in town Monday on their way to visit
her brother, j. *. Montague, in Bakers
| tleld.-Mrs Harry Kendall and child of
/ Newport passed. Sunday with her mother,
! Mrs. II. Mofatt.-Mrs. George Touch
cite. who is In the Mary Fletcher hospital,
| IS recovering as Rapidly as could be de-
sired from the operation recently per-
| formed Mr., Touchette and daughter Wis
tied her Monday.-Mr and Mrs. II. b.
| Sperry and son who have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Bell, returned to
their home in North Bangor, n. Y, Mon
day.-John f. Chamberln Of Worcester,
Mass, is passing a few weeks with his
sister, Mrs. A. j. IIaskin. Mrs. Haskin,
who suffered a severe hemorrhage from
the nose some weeks ago. is somewhat
improved, though still very weak. Mr. and
Mrs. John Preston OF Waterbury accom-
panied Mr., and Mrs o. A. Stevens on
their return home Friday from Stowe and
Waterbury, where they had passed sew
eral days. Mr. Preston returned to his
home Saturday but Mrs. Preston will
remain In town a few days George Chap
lin passed Sunday in Essex.-Lloyd Gal
brath returned Saturday from two
weeks stay In Derby and Sherbrooke, Que.
DIR. G. A. Pratt went to Burlington Sun
day night to be present Monday morning
when Miss Sadie Mitchell was operated
upon at the Mary Fletcher hospital.-Mr.
and Mrs Chester Wheeler of North Troy
are visiting their niece, Mrs. A. ]. Croft,