Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09
WINDSOR
BETHEL.

At the residence Of Mr. and Mrs our
G. Bradley Wednesday evening OF last
week. their daughter, Bess,e Alice
Bradley, was married to John + La
Rock. the ceremony being performed by
the Rev. j. Wesley Miller Only the mem
bers of tho Bradley family and Mrs
Philippa Burger Of Roxbury Mass. vera
present. Mr.. and Mrs. LaRock will i've in
Rochester.
Leon L. Chamberlin is out after
weeks ilness.-H. E. Holbrook re-
turned Monday to Montpelier Sernin-
airy after spending q week at home
Mrs. f. l.. Field returned to NorthecId
Monday after a visit at ziba Paiee'a
The Ladies' Reading club met Mon
day evening at Eugene A. Fishers.
the subject was "Chna."--Th
Bridges, who is soon to be married.
was given an agate shower by his
young women friends at the Bethel
Inn Friday evening e. r. Bigelow, a
prominent Royalton farmer. was ar
rested in this village Friday by Con-
stables J. NJ. whitney Of South ROYAL
ton and j. d. Wheeler Of Bethel. Dr.
o. D. Greene furnished bail Of 5000
for his appearance al Woodstock next
week for hearing on the question
tendent Of the Woodbury. Granits
company. has been notified Of the
award to that company of contract
to furnish $4,000 worth of Bethel
granite for a new bank building in
Detroit. The company is now at work
on material for the State house in
Madison. wis, and cathedral in
Minneapolis, Minimize Woodbury.
granite quarry reopened Monday az
ter a months shutdown, due to deep
snow and uncertainty about the wage
settlement at the sheds.-The Bethel
Electric Light & Power company is
cutting a channel six feet wide in tho
ice on the White river The plan Is
to weaken the Ice when the shove
comes from up stream and thus pre-
vent damage by high water. At
present the channel, beginning at the
dam, extends to Bridge street and tho
plan is to extend 1t to the bridge, n
total distance Of a mile.--A. Henry
Matson lately wrote an article on lis
cutting off machine intended for
half-raee advertisement in a we'll
known trade journal He was sur
prsed to hear from the publisher.
suggesting different form Of adj
vertisement and rendering payment
for the copy sent for in his news
COMMUNICATION Emery, former
prominent resident was here from
Rand olph Monday.
Town meeting was well attended, sew
eral contests and interest in the license
, question being factors In the unusual size
OF the crowd. Officers were chosen as
! follows: Moderator, R. ]. Flint: clerk,
Guy Wilson. who received 40 to 10 for
! w. j. Gould; selectman. C. f. Durham.
, who received 1lS votes to 80 for W. r.
Briggs; treasurer, r. ]. Flint; overseer.
r. F. Burnett: first constable e. f.
! Cushman; second constable, John d.
: Wheeler: lister w. G. Whitaker; audi
: tors, Guy Wilson r. l.. Martin. W. j.
Gould. trustee Of public money, Royal
J. Flint and c. n Cushing: grand Jurors,
n II. Densmore and G. D. Cassidy;
road commissioner, Charles H Dustin.
: who received las votes to 20 for Fred
G. Dutton; agent to prosecute and defend
suits. John j wilson; school director, G.
F. Durham; appropriations, Memorial
day $50, Libraries $40 special for high
ways $3.50; taxes. town 10 cents, school
10 cents.
= son was born March to Mr.. and Mrs
: James r. Ripley and daughter to Mr..
= and Mrs David Burrelle.-Pietro Ross
ard Miss Mae " foods both OF Bethel, vera
! married by the Rev r. F. Lowe In st.
l., | Adams March "A. y. Washburn Will
. saw out half million feet Of lumber this
season 100000 for himself and the rest fof
customers. The late sleighing has been
. favorable to lunrber business-Edward
= Davis, son of the Hon. z. A. Davis, cele-
4 hrated his 10th birthday -donday evening
y by giving a party 10 number OF ms
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