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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT,
Continued from First Poge)
ESSEX JUNCTION.

The 1ith annual reports of the officers
of the village are out and a copy can be
had at the postofiice. The trustees report
orders drawn to the amount of s2.1O037
The itemized report of the superintendent
of streets, +. T.. Allen, shows orders
drawn to the amount of s2.07771. II. W
Ring, chief of the fire department, reports
no fires during the past year and the COM
panty has been called out only once when
"a chimney burned out in George Wheel
er's house and then no damage was done
The treasurer's report shows cash on hand
a year ago $5593i: receipts of s2359.l5 and
the amount now overdrawn S15R Among
the large expenditures was the payment
of an old order, No. 81, for 5000 and inter
est amounting 20 1880. The water de
partment showed receipts Of sl.94S.23; from
individual takers, sl,313S5 from c. v
Railway company for water. $3.50: from
'hydrants: $500 borrowed from Essex CO.
operative Loan association and total re-
ceipts Of s., 29S.17. There was paid 81, 29Sl7
less cash on hand s2O956. or s5,OSs.61 The
village Indebtedness Is: Water bonds, $40
loco; Essex Loan association. $500; float
ing highway debt. $500; outstanding orders
$2110; treasurer's account overN1ra wn
sl50, total OF &lSi2.l2. A tax Of only
. cents on the dollar is recommended
The seventh annual rally of the Baptist
Young Peoples union OF the Iamoille as
socia ton VIII be held at Essex Junction
Wednesday, May s. This association in
''uueS tme haPust Dung feopie socie-
tics OF Chittenden, Franklin and Lamoile
'u''''eS' among tHe SPEAKERS viii ne tue
IVY, a. - CHoru OF falr1aX, the rev D.
o. h'o"H Oh 81 AIpahs' inc Kew. Siias r.
e'IH W Hic"loru' 'he rev r. ~ rehllE
Va ""' 'pi ana tne rev "eofte ~
90" VI Mi'iuIepurE'
"iHI"'" ~ johnson q 'o'' propfietors
% Lame 'na'"lia'" creamery pau al'"4
l"i s'a"udru nlnh an" S'So TOT cream lot
'iLe hio"th oi MdrcH,
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UNDERHML.

fire, which would have proved very
disastrous had it not been checked by the
neighbors and d. W. knights mill hands.
was started Saturday afternoon by some
small boy setting fire TO the grass in Mr.,
Batohelder's meadow The wind blew
so fiercely that at one time it seemed ,ts
II II would be impossible to save the
buildings OF Batchclder. Whitcomb a.
Hale.-The many friends of the Rev. o. l..
Barnard are pleased that he will continue
his pastorate here another year-Miss
Jessie Brown OF Burlington passed Sun
day with her mother Mrs ]. ]. Monahan,
Wright Colegrove and c. q. Styles we're
In Burlington Tuesday. Mrs. Clark
Graves, who went to the Mary Fletcher
hospital last week, has undergone a very
successful operation for appendicitis
Madame jackson and Miss Stafford Of
Jericho called on friends here Tuesday,
very pleasant surprise. party was given
Wright Colegrove at the home OF his par
ents, Tuesday evening by number of the
young people.
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HINESBURGH.


Inc annual cohVocauon or I.1Plotte
ohap'er' - T. ., was held Friday after
noon ana 'he following Officers chosen:
w. A. MISS marguerite Ia lliley; W. T.
George w. ratrick, a. NJ Mrs. Louise
haroer' secretary, MISS Anna b. Patrick;
ueas"re'' MIS- Myra l. Degree conduct
p'9H' WI A|eo'tne iheech associate con-
MIS- ha'e l. fierce: warder,
M'n' h,'na ii''lsua'e' Chapiain' Mrs.
>e''ie a'rIch' marsha Mrs. Kate HUI:
Au"' Mss Mar! f. "rght' ruth, Mrs.
~, -''''eI, -HtS' Marie smith
.'e "''H pi"e' idrcher 'E!ecta' MIS-
''''ei ''e ""i''n. seh.'nel truman
t,.. i-''e' '".e II "I''
""o W." !" I'e nan at SIN
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ans '''''' "S = W. = Zion ~ Mar
49,, o..,
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,a,.,, 49,, e.., ., va .''',Le"' III 'ne
."'' Jay Ai'" - supper VIII
ees.., llOlt, nv ~ e's"' q cIock'
"il =" TO 'ailiorhia
""' " i've WIN HIS mother'-
= o'e"'.n mas taken three-year-
, ~ ''''"s anu NelHe heNnolds
nv wa Nh'S' ~ VI. rage
' - 'epaifinB ms resi-
,,a.l,, H'Ii'H .a.e or
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- w r1"S' MohtPeher passed
q. ,"''N d'''UN ana Mrs
D'"'' f"'"1 "a' sun rank chapman
'"' t'''' ~ ,N"'"i''' where ne VII! run
O. ''''s s"'l'''er'-Mr' ana MIS-
i''S'i ~ ma" are parents OF SON
~, 'o, anu .NrE. "a T. Locke are
pV''', az uie hap''s' parsonage'-The
re'' Mr. "eo"oe preaohed mis- hrst SER
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JERICHO CENTRE.

The funeral Of Charles X. Bickneil.
who died at the Mary Fletcher hospital
Tuesday evening, will be held at the
church In this village Friday afternoon
Mt two o'clock. The interment will be in
the cemetery at this place. under Ma
sonic auspices
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety Will hold its regular monthly meet
ing at the parish house Thursday after
noon at two o'clock-Geo. +. Hapgood
died at his home Sunday night OF in
famation Of the bowels AFTER an Illness
OF only few days The funeral was
held ut his late home Wednesday after
noon and the interment was in the Gem
ctery at this vllage--A. p. Goodell who
has been In Massa chusetts, returned Sat
urday night--Fannie and Martha Rog-
ers Of Underhill were visitors at their
uncle's. Fro-l Fuller, the past week
The Village Improvement society and
the men Of the church will turn out
Arbor Day. May 3, and finish grading
the parsonage grounds. setting trees, etc.
Tho ladies will serve a dinner at the
pa r1sh house to the workers
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COLCHESTER.

son was born to Mr. ard Mrs. John
Hulburd last week.-The Kings Daugh-
tors will meet Saturday instead OF Fri
day at the parish house.-Miss Florence
and Mildred Mcbride of Essex are visit
ing relatives in town.-Walter LaBounty
of Charlotte is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Arthur Baker.-Mrs. Scion Bigelow and
daughter, Edith. are in town.-While
driving to the Center Tuesday with her
baby in her arms. Mrs. Vern Newton $
horse became frightened and ran up the
street at furious pace. Mrs. Newton 3
refined the horse into Mr.. Lyons yard.
where he overturned the wagon by run
ming over the wood pile Mrs. Newton
was severely bruised and the baby had a
bad bump on the forehead.
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JOHN A. sTUART's ESTATE.

STATE OF VERMONT, District of chit
The Honorable tho Probate Court. for
the district of Chitteuden.
To the heirs and all persons fnter-
GSted IN the estate of John \. Stuart.
late Of Westford, deceased. "
u,, GREETING:
20 TINS court in writing by the admin
istrator Of the estate of John 4. stuart.
iate of Westford. deceased. praying for
IlcrnSe ana authority 70 sell the whole
OF the real and personal estate of said
DECEASED. representing to said court.
that II would be beneficial to the heirs
ana az persons Interested in the es-
tate or SAID deceased. To sell the whole
OF the real ana personal estate of said
1eCsaSed' and convert the same into
And bringing into court the consor,
ng in this STATE s"' ana sst fh's tor, XIII
sitWnantion of the real estate.
ad "ne VINE, the said court appoint
1901 at the Probate Court rooms ,n
In said district. to hear and decids
upon said application d petition, and
ordered public notice thereon to bs
given to all persons Interested thereiH
by publishing said order, together yith
the time and place of hearing. three
weeks successiyely in the Burlington
weekly Free Press, newspaper
of those persons interested in said as
tate, all which publications shall be-
previous to the day assigned for hear
ing.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court, at the time
and place assigned, then and there
in said Court to make your objections
TO the granting Of such license, if you
see cause.
Given under my hand, at tho Probate
Court rooms, this 22nd day Of April,
1907. -
43w3t Imdoa
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w1LLIsToN.

Roscoe Charles Mace and Miss Alice
Ethel 1sham, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
III. S. Ishan, were married Tuesday even
Ing by the Rev G. w. Brown, y. D.,
OF Burlington at the home Of the
brides parents. The wedding cere-
mony was followed by supper and
reception, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Mace left on wedding tour in Bos-
ton and New York. The brides mother
was ettired in the dress she wore %
years ago Mt the time of her marriage
TO Mr.. fsham. Among the guests pres
"nt were DR.. W. r. Kitson of Caven-
dish. Mr. and Mrs q. w. Taft and Miss
Lillian Osborn OF Essex Junction, NJ
e. Tilley and Miss Margaret Tilley of
Burlington and the Misses Mabel. Eu-
pice and Nellie Pryor of South Bur
HnEton.
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CHARLOTTE.

Tuesday was about the first warm
day this spring, followed by a heavy
rain during the night, but Wednesday
morning brought a strong cold wind
from the northwest--A fire starting
along the railroad recently ran
through several acres of wood and
meadow land on the Thorp and c. W.
Root farms.-The Ladies' AID had n
social In the church parlors Wednes-
day evening.-A. A. Byington mas
been confined to tho house with i'll
ness for several days-Pearl r, Cook
entertained few friends Wednesday
afternoon in honor of her birthday
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Pease of Bur
lington were In town Tuesday.--H. w
Root has returned from California
w. w. Higbee's office has telephone
connections.
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sWANTON.

This community was greltly shocl
by the death Saturday morning OF ella
wife of DR.. Perry Fitch. Of acute Brlgt
disease. Mrs. Fitch was taken with CT
WILSON'S two weeks ago and was moN
from her home on Secont street 70 q
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. o.
Brown. She was o. years old and v
married last October to DR.. Fitch. I
funeral was at the residence Of F.
Brown, brother, on York street Mond
afternoon at 1870
The funeral OF Mrs. Perry Fitch Il
very largely attended at the home OF
brother Monday afternoon, the Rev. III
Ranslow officiating. The bearers wi
DR. Haff. George Dunbar Frank SHIELD
and Dayton Webster. Nearly all plaI
OF business were closed during tho funel
1ntcrmert was in Riverside cemetcrI
Frank Bushey, life long resident
Swanton, died of heart failure, Nor
evening, after an Illness OF few ho |
He was section boss on the s.. J. & l.. |
position he had held for nearly 80 We
The funeral will he held this morn
ing.-J. II. r Mcleod OF ottawa
lea sed one ~ f. NJ Proutvs houses
will move hero May VIXEN he assn
his new duties as baggage and expr
man between Swanton and Ottawa. {
ductOr Marsh, who succeeds George f
son on the same run, will also move
family here The Home and Foreign !
sionary societies OF the Congregativ
Church will meet with Mrs. a. T. c
Friday afternoon at two o'clock.-The
neral Of Mrs NJ. Banyea. who died a
An Illness Of several weeks. was hs,
the Catholic Church Tuesday.
J. II. Niles expects to have the
Swanton ferry in operation by next
day. T ice still covers the bay h
beginning to disappear. The gasd
launct, which Mr.. Niles intends
operate the ferry Is not IN readiness
and resort to tho old sail method wi
had for two or three weeks.-During
past three days big strings of pike
been taken with hook and line IN the
and from early morning until dark
ing boats aplentY can be seen.-The
d. ]. Foster IS expected TO talk a
Panama here Monday evening under
auspices Of the Taquahurga club
Lapelle is making some improvement
his house The Swanton Military
pany is drilling right along now
full ranks and makes a crelitahle a pl
ance. -Conductor Marsh, who IS n
coed Mr.. Everson on the Canada Att
pa ssenger train. has leased a house
will move here May Ward Ba
who has been seriously Ill, IS able
out.
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SHELBURNE

There will be a new maple sugar soci-
able at the Methodist Church parlors
Tuesday evening, April 80. 1t Is expect
ed that the new pastor. the Rev. NJ.
Watson and Mrs. Watson will he pres
ent and all will have an opportunity to
meet them.-Mr ana Mrs. Batise Lessor,
Jr., are the parents OF son, and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Bigclow the parents
of daughter.-Aubrey Poole has
opened wheelwright shop in the west end
of Charlie Crews blacksmith shop.-W.
A. Weed, Jr., who has been in Argentina,
S. A., for three months, Is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ". A. Weed
Shelburne cooperative creamery paid It's
patrons 81. 30 for per cent milk or 32iq
cents for butter fat, for the month Of
March.
The license commissioners hold a meet
ing In the town hall Tuesday morning -
give the applicants for license a hearing.
There were two applicants for second
class and one for first-class license. A
first class license was granted TO Edward
lawrence at a fee of s750,-Mrs. W. r.
Turner and Miss Harriet Turner, who
have been visiting relatives here, re-
turned to Montreal Monday.-The holy
communion will be celebrated at Trinity
Church today al ten o'clock in OBJ
servance of ST. Marks day.-The Forest
ers will hold n basket dance Friday even
ing. The Shelburne orchestra will furnish
music.-Arthur Gosselin Of Burlington
visited at his home here Tuesday,.
Watson Webb Is passing a few days at
Shelburne House-Mrs Percival has re-
turned from Rutland where she passed a
fortnight with relatves.-Ehzabeth and
Ellsworth Weeks entertained number OF
their young friends a. the rectory Satur-
day evening.
A small fire occurred at DR. II. II.
Reads early Wednesday morning. The
members OF the household were awakened
by flames in the stairway and had mar
row escape. Frank Po'vin. employed on
the place. was nearly suYocated The loss
Is small. The fire caught from a smould-
ering stick Of wood In the dining room.
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WEsTFoRD.

n. W. Belden paid SIPS per hundred for
March milk.-Richard Norton has gone to
Burlington to work at painting and paper
hanging. The Rev. Mr.. Kdder will hold
a prayer meeting in the Congregational
Church Sunday morning at 1890. Ed wa rd
Macia has bargancd for the farm former
ly owned by Sabn Sholdon.-The Wednes-
day evening praper meeting was held
at Mrs. Heman Learned's Farmers are
generally gathering their buckets and an
average crop Of marle sugar ia reDorted
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HUNTINGTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Benway went to
New Haven the last OF the week to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Briggs.-James
Durand, Jr., was in Vergennes Friday and
Saturday.-MIss Hazel Bates opened her
school on East street Monday morning. -
Mrs. Sarah Phillips Of Burlington is visit
Ing her sons, Alton and Gerald.-School
opened Monday morning with Miss Laura
Sweet as teacher. Pupils are conveyed
from the Pierce district by A. r. Sherman
and from the north end of the town by
George Sheperd. Miss Kathleen Sayles is
visiting at Il. r. wymans in starksboro
this week.. W. johnson and Mr.. Cliff
ford of Bristol were IN town Monday
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MILTON.

The condition of Cyrus HolCombe, who
has been critically i'll of pneumonia the
past week, Is owing to complications and
his advanced age considered hopeless 49,
Frank Benham has returned to Boston
after few days with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs j, S. Benham.-Mrs. Julia Hall
Of South Hero Is visiting her brother, H.
II. F'uller-Miss Bertha Hewey has re-
turned from visit in Fairfax accompan-
led by her little nephew. Eden Hewev-
The many friends Of the Rev. NJ. II. Ryan
are pleased that he is to return to this
charge for another year.--GeorFe Mnckler
was called to Grand Isle Tuesday by the
serious Illness Of his nephew, Willis
Minckler.-Wlliam Flynn of Albany
passed Tuesday with his mother Mrs
Jane FLYNN
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GEORGIA.

Pearl Gabarec and Lillian Cumn
both Of Georgia. We're married April
the Rev. c. w. Clark The renal
Mrs. Emily PosD Hi of, Chicago al
last Wednesday and a burial serviee
Quoted by the Rev. c. w. Clark. wal
at the East Plain cemetery Thurs|
Mrs. Hill was the daughter of thi
Henry Post The aged mother, Mrs,
Post, survives her, though in feeble ID
Extensive repairs are to be madeI
the Congregational parsonage a
Churchill who has heen two weed
Bakersfield returned Tuesday I'd
Pike =. Henry Lafountain of St. a
and Lucy Pelkey of the Province Of
bee were married by the Rev. c. W.
Tucsday.-Floyd Brooks is about
house.-Mrs. Deforest Judd Is very
pncumonia.-The town schools
opened for the spring term. At the
ter Miss Parmlee of St Adams ha
small pupils in the brick school hous
Miss Macomber the older ones in the
amv-Nrs Minerva Pike has recov@
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ST. GEORGE.

c. s. Allen is in a critical condition from
a throat trouble.-George Ruel has moved
with his family to the Gilman block IN
Hinesburgh 80 as to be near his work
Ben H. Forbes is slowly gaining. and is
about the house most Of the time-Mss
Carrie Small has returned from Essex,
whore she passed \ few days with her sis
ter.-Mr and Mrs. S. r. Fiinsdale and son.
Mitchell, have returned from Waterbury,
whore they visited relatives the past two
weeks.-The Rev. J. Hall Long Of Bethel
has been engaged as speaker IN Hines-
burgh on Memorial day.-Mr and Mrs.
George Smith OF Huntington were at A. ].
Downer's Sunday.
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Tive Und0ub'ed Facts

First. STOPPING over books
and papers that lie in HORI-
ZONTAL position on a desk or
table, is one CAUSE of ROUND
SHOULDERS and NEAR SIGHT
EDNESS.
Second. ROUND SHOULDERS
are Strengthened by use of the
BARLEY Copy Holder and Book
Rest
1t supports books and papers
BEFORE the eyes, as on music
rack, giving DIRECT instead of
OBLIQUE vision.
$1,o0, $500, $500 each, accord
ing to size.
N. Book Opener free with
each.
FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
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DANIEL j. WALsTON's ESTATE.

STATE OF VERMONT. District Of
Chittenden.
The Honorable the Probate Court.
for the District of Chittenden
To the heirs and all persons inter-
ested In the estate of Daniel j. Walls
ton late of Hinesburgh, licensed,
GREETING:
Whereas, application hath been made
mnistrator of the estate of Dam
icl j. Walston, late of Hines
e cHrsn o neceosed' Praying for IL,
whole Of" Of the D' real estate S of SAID sfid
deceased. representing to said Court
that IT would be beneficial to the heirs
and all persons interested in the estate
OF said deceased to sell the whole OF
the real estate of said deceased, ana
convert the same into money.
And bringing into Court the consent
heirs 10 said estate residing in this
state and set in" forth the situation
of the real estate.
Whereupon, the said Court appointed
1907, at the Probate Court rooms, in
said application and petition. and or
given to all persons interested therein.
by publishing said order together with
the time and place of hearing, three
Weekly Free Press a newspaper Which
circulates In the nelghborhood OF those
persons interested in said estate, all
which publications shall be previous
TO the day assigned for hearing.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to
and place assigned, then and there in
said Court to make your objection 10
the granting OF such license, IL you
see cause.
Given under my hand. at the Probate
1907. '''
MARCELLUs A. BINGHAM
ls.wst Judge.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
ACCOUNTED FOR.

Baltimore man was one afternoon
seated in a dentists anteroom, waiting
his turn when a young woman, evinc-
ing every evidence of Utmost agitation
at the thought of submitting to an or
deal entered and took seat beside him.
Very shortly thereafter Il series of pierre
ing shrieks came from the operating
room, whereupon the timd young woman
spranE from her seat in terror and, grasp
ing the arm OF the colored attendant,
gasped
ooh. what is that? oh. what Is that?'
1T amt nothin. miss" the darkcy
FASTENED to assure her ITS only a
patient that's bein' treated free OF
charge. "-Harper's Weekly.
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of George Wiley against Harry Hanley.-
Miss Sadie Underhill was at home over
Sunday Edmund kilpeck. who receptly
returned from Taunton Mass is work
Ing for Charles Osborn.-Mrs. Sarah
Sanders has gone to Essex Junction to
remain with her daughter for some time.
The Rev. c. Il. Atwood attended the
meeting Of the Congregational CLUB in
burlington Monday Arthur Casey Is at
home from North ,Underhill where he
has been working for c. G. Curtis. -The
receipts from the pledges made by the
members OF the Ladies' Aid society have
been increa sed To Sin
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In Franklin county court the taking
evidence In this case of Swanton villas
VS.. the town OF Highgate to recov,
taxes upon the electric light plant
Swanton located in HRhEate. was close
yesterday afternoon and is now with II
court for decision Tho case Of q.
Holmes VS.. Henry t,ampman and Q. v
Steele will be resumed this morning
the divorce case OF Annie s. Huckins y
Ernest T.. Huckins the petition was di,
missed mainly because Of the pendenc
In Washington county of a petitio
brought by the husband
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HUNTINGTON CENTER.

Leslie Taft of Bristol visited relatives
in town over Sunday.-Mrs Jane Fuller
of Starksboro has been visiting here the
past week.-Mitchel Remington of Hines
burgh visited his sister, Mrs. S. j..
Randall the first Of the week.-School
commenced Monday with Mrs. Georgia
Pierce as teacher
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bagley visited at
Bristol the first OF the week.-Joshua
Brown sawed off part of his thumb while
jointing slaves at Bartlett & Co.'S mill
Monday-G W. Brewster was in Burling-
ton Monday Sargent has gone to
Jonesville to work for Bartlett & Co
The whist club met with Mr. and Mrs,
Henry Russell Wednesday evening