Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-11
RICHFORD.

| W. r. Grice was operated on Thursday
| evening for the relief from strangulated
| hernia which he suffered Tuesday while
, lifting q can Of cream Dr. Elder of Mon
treal performed the operation. assisted
by DR.. II. A. Bogue and DR.. r. NJ Pelton.
The condition Of Mr. Grice Is very much
more favorable. He Is II years old.-A re-
ception for Charles e. Hurlbut was held
Thursday evening and about 80 invited
guests were present. Mr.. Hurlbut was
married to Mrs Mary Miller OF STAN
bridge, Que, Thursday morning, the cere
mony being performed at the home of the
groom. by the Rev W. f. Douglass. In
the presence Of few immediate relatives
and friends.-E. b. Read has bought the
Harlan +. Burnap place and expects to
move his family there about December I.
The members of Richford Lodge. No.
%, X. p. gave a reception to their lady
friends in Pythian hall Friday evening,
followed by a banquet at the American
House. About co sat down to the ban
quet. At the post prandial exercises
Vice Grand Chancellor S. r. Boright In
troduced the postmaster. G. ". Coan.
Toasts We're responded to by DR.. r. NJ.
/ Pelton, the Rev. S. p. Perry a. H. King,
the Rev. F. Barnby Leach and II. \.
cauley's orchestra of Newport.-A pub
lie teachers examination will be con-
Quoted by =. r. Greene. county examiner.
in the high school building Thursday and
F'rday.-Mr and Mrs. l.. j. Elliot of
Coventry visited relatives here over Sat
urday and Sunday.-The chicken pie sup
per and sale to be given in Aver opera
hall by the Ladies' Benevolent and Mis-
sionary society of the Baptist Church
has been postponed from Friday evening
Of this week to Thursday even
ing of next week.-Mr. and Mrs.
r. C. Crawford have moved TO
Farnham. Que, where he is employed as
car reparer for the Canadian Pact-
flee Railway company.-The ladies Of All
Saints parish will give their annual sup
per in Aver opera hall Thursday eve
ing from to 7 o'clock.
A. Watson and Miss Lillian Watson
of Pike River, Que. are visiting their
daughter and sister, Mrs Homer r.
Thomas.-Thc condition of w. p. Grice,
who underwent an operation for the
relief Of stranguated hernia Thursday
night is comfortable and there are
strong hopes of his recovery.-Jethro o.
Gross has bought the John r. Cassidy
| farm near Enosburgh Center and will
move there this week. He gave his place
! in this village in exchange and 1t is re-
ported that he received $1,000 for his
place and gave $500 for the farm.
F. W. Newcomb, colporteur for the
Vermont Bible society, recently complet-
ed canvass of the town and village Of
Rlchford for the purpose of scripture dis
tribution. and he gives the following to-
tails of the canvass Families visited, g.;
persons in the families, 2,7ll; Roman
Catholic population. 767; persons attend
ing Protestant church. l,226; Protestants
attending Sunday school, 500; Protestants
between and IS years old attending Sun
day school, 343 Protestants under years
old. li9; Protestant families destitute Of
Bible, 81; destitute Protestant families
having New Testament, I; destitute Prot
estant families supplied. 49, supplied with
| New Testament only 3; illterate families.
8; individuals found destitute, 4; inc .vid-
uals supplied by gift, 3; number Of books
sotd, 1874; value of books sold, S4956; num-
her of books dona ted. 76; value Of books
donated. 1913; days engaged in canvas,
90 1-2: expenses incurred $27.55; collected
for the Bible society, $l4