Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-30
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The Christian Endeavor topic at the
Baptist Church next Sunday evening will
be. Spiritual Blindness" leader Miss
Maud Wright. AT the Methodist Church
the topic for the Epwor League will be
"Christian Testimony snd Conversion"
leader, Mrs. y. NJ. Dun nee. The probate
court has appointed w. y. bingham guar
dian over Mrs. Sarah y ales.-Mrs. +. r.
Nichols sold her houset Id goods at auc-
ition last Saturday was Il large at
tendance from here at :, ring Grove camp
injecting this year.--Go'. lscll Greenough
was arrested Saturday nght by officer
George Burritt and plac, in the locll-up
for iutoXication. Mondo.s morning he was
brought before Justice "a. T. Sher0n and
pleaded guilty and palC fine of SIS, Sec
lond offense, and costs ~ $12Q.--The Con-
lgregational Church anc Sunday school
will hold their annual basket picnic in
n J. lIll's grove saturday September |.
Teams will leave the church at nine
o'clock. If stormy the picnic will be post
lponed to September S.--The closing repub-
lican rally will be held Monday evening.
September 3. The speakers Will be the
Hon. F. y. Proctor and G. II. Darling.
The Bristol Military bard will furnish
Imusic.-The village trustees have APP
pointed George Burrtt special policeman
for night work.-A fair sized audience met
the fusion speakers, I. V. Clement and
&c. II. Davenport N Holley hall Monday
afternoon. Mr. Clement TOOK up about
the same line of argument he uses In all
his speeches. Mr.. Davenport advanced
nothing new. The coon quartette and the
Bristol Military band furnished music.
The worst rain storm for many years
visited this section Monday. Thousands
of dollars damage has been done to mills
bridges and highways. The village was
without lights Monday night. owing to
the flooding of the electric light plant.
A. G. Summer had his garden washed
away, the water running around his
housc.-The four inch mains of the village
water works where II crosses the river at
Rocky Dale. was broken by the high
water Monday. 1t is being repaired
About 200 feet of the penstock at the
electric light plant was carried away
Prof Frank Iiathorne and son of Pots
dam, Bristol, n. Y, are visiting here
and In New Haven.-E. ID. blackwell of
Brandon, Is in town. Mr.. Blackwell has
nearly recovered from the severe injur-
les received at the electric light plant
several weeks aGo.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert
J. Anderson and daughter of Princeton.
~ j., are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. +. ].
Ward-The Addison Co, Unity Sunday
School convention, will he held Septem-
ber & and 1T is estimated by good
Judges that three quarters OF the voters
present at the fusion rally Monday were
Proctor men. There were a large number
of ladies present.
The sclectmen and village trustees
are busy repairing the damage to the
highways and streets by the rain Mon
day.. S. Flint and r. c. Martin of
Burlington were In town Tuesday
w W. Rider is improving steadily
j. h. Donoway of Mddlebury was in
town Tuesday and Wednesday on legal
business.--H. B. Allen received a call
from n cousin, Miss Ellen Jackman of
Omaha. 1t was their hrst meeting in
27 years.-Ira Norton of Rutland Wis
tied his parents and other relatives
Wednesday.--Miss Belle Noyes of Rut-
land is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs II. h. Allen.--W. f. Dana of
-n"id was in town Wednesday and
Thursday.-Misses Lulu Jarvis and
Mabel Ferguson of Burlington have
returned home after visit of a week
with friends-P. s. Grow passed his
oath mile stone Wednesday. He is the
oldest person in town, and Is smart and
active for one so old.-The board of
civil authority will meet in the town
clerks Office next Saturday evening to
revise the check list,