Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
VERGENNES.

while a. O. Blood was blasting last
| week for pond hole on tho farm Of
T. :. Torrev, near tho ,nke in West Fer
r,shurEh Il" struck quartz containing
q mineral which resembles silver. Mt.
Torrcy will send samplcs away ia as
certain their value.-Mrs l. x. 9,vinev
returned Saturday to Burlington nfior
week with her daughter, Mrs G. L.
WYman. Miss Violet Armstrong Of
Elizabeth. X J.. passed Sunday nt the
Congregational parsonage. She and
her parents will spend their vacation
nj Long Point.-Nomination papers
have been filed for w p. woodnm as
representative on the republican tick
et.-Mlss Martha Bristol. who has been
visiting Mrs. Alexander Bennctt of West
Newton, Mass, has returned homo. -
Dr. Subale Of New York city has Join
ed his wife at j. NJ Alden's-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles II. Lee and son have re-
turned to Providence, r. I-Edmuud
Reynolds of Ludlow Is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Charles Palmer.--O. f. chill
son Of Burling gton visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Chilson, Saturday.
Miss Adcline Briggs OF Brandon Is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. s. W. IIndes
at the Grcystoncs.-Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. Durand visited In Middlebury Sat
urda y.--Mrs. A. NJ. Huntington of Wey-
bridge spent Sunday with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. {. Ferguson.-IMr. and Mrs.
Wesley Jones who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen burroughs. return
cd to Albany. n. V, Saturday.--Mrs. a
+. Martin has returned from Shoreham.
Miss Grace Il. KinBsland spent sun
day with Mrs. +. J.. Fish at the lake.
Owing to repairs to be made on the
canal, the Nergennes Electric company
Is obliged TO shut down its plant FOR
several days this week and tho city will
be without electric lights--A Burlington
man was In town recently looking over
tho Nervennes Manufacturing cornpany's
plant with the '1tention of pirchae.ng the
plant or q: becoming a stockholder. with
the idea Of removing tho works to Bur
lington or Winooski THE difference in
prices IN hides from last winter is shown
by Carter & Ciark's purchase of w. w.
Bristol of Nnltham Of % beef hides that
Mr. Bristol has been holding for six
months and on which he realized n gain
Of about six cents per pound. Miss Annie
Whitley Of Worcester. Mass, ia tho
guest OF Miss Anna JnRoeuf Joseph
I4c1}oeuf Of Rutland passed Sunday with
his father. G. l.. LeBoeuf.-Mrs George
Gaines and daughter, Beatrice are visit
ing her mother. Mrs G W Smith. OF
Burlington for a few days -Arl'e Alden
has returned from visit with relatives
I'm Boston.-George Gaines. who carries
on the Carter Knowles farm. has raised
a stalk OF corn that measured 10 feet and
9 inches.-Mrs. J. ~ Martin and son.
Needham, OF Philadelphia. Pa. ore visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Needham.-Miss Mae Jimmo of Burl!ng-
ton is visiting Miss Rhea Patno-The con-
dit,on of Miss Grace Gordon, who has
been III for several day~. is improving -
Harry Sears. who has been visiting his
ia miy Mt Monkton. returned Monday
to Boston. George DuEan las returned
10 New York city after passing hi. vaca-
ton With his mother Mrs. Alexander
| blanchard George Rivcrs Of Worcester
| Mass, is visiting c. l.. I~l}oeue. Fred
| Moore and sister NVrs Alice Moore. OF
burlington passed Sunday with the
Misses Rhea and Blanche Patno--Mnyor
John w. Ryan is on weeks vacation
visiting h!s parents and relatives IN
| Castleton md Rutland. Miss Fannie
| Manning has returned ~ Fftrhburg
| 'N'''''''c ""
Mass h''er N'S't I" "'t f'an'Ho'hc''
Mrs' LOUIS N'r"' Wa''' 0''' Hr@i"ru"
soio'st AZ the f1piNc"p"' a'heu'hi NV
AinhnN' y. y, WI" ~ N'N'''"S u'~ '""9'n
Mrs H. J. hoo'''' sa"S NJ 7'' f""' !"
fpiscopai th"rNH So'"sF'~H 'H"' parry
was heio NJ tl" 'FC'o'N R'"""o' VI
81. Peters 'hnrch ""lh"sdaN evening -
Mt and Mrs Joseph pnr'h' ot br'sto'
are WISHING re'a''Ves VI 'o"N'
republican rally ana rag raising Will
he held her" next FRIDAY evening. Tho
speakers VIII he the non Ied y stanton
of ROxhurY and Warren r Austin of
s'.Albans, The N'rsennes city band will
furnish music. tn" nomination pnpers OF
| Frank l.. Fish for representative from
Nerprnncs have been hled, and no other
nomination papers for that onicc have
been brought forward.-'F ~ Foss and
daughter Mrs George Stone. have re-
turned from visit In Noes"vill" \ Y -
Mr. and Mrs. !" q Whlt'ord ara passing
! is the guest OF Mrs. y. l.. Fish at nor