Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-29
BRISTOL.

A new water meter has been placed
on the main pipe line of the village
water system. 1t registered 3o2,5s7 gal
Ions in "a hours the first day. and BOG, 225
the second.-Mrs. Edgar Ring of Boston
and Mrs Fred Sergeant of Randolph
visited Mr.. and Mrs Charles Dupry last
week.A progressive club was formed
here Friday night with Al members. w.
c. Bingham was chosen president, f.. ~.
Guindon, secretary, f. y. Palmer. treas
urer, b. Il. Bosworth. DIR. W. Il. Morgan
and r. r. Palmer, executive committee.
Meetings will be held once Il weelt.--Cove
& Estey have sold the Barton cottage
at Thompson's Point to Fred Landon and
son in exchange for their Fitch avenue
property. They have also sold the Staple
lodge at Long Point to K. a. Roleau
and the Miner place at West Lincoln
to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Colby,-H. r.
Bates, +. r. Dickerman, u. c.. Fuller,
w. N. Cove, c. L. Lathrop, c. w. Nor
ton and I. n. Roseman. republicans, G..
a. Durham, James Dillon and r. S.
Smith IRE nominated as justices OF the
peace.-The night telephone service will
begin September Mrs. Lizzie Bisbie and
son, Frank. have been visiting in Goshen
the past week.--Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kill
burn are at Queen City Park.
The will of the late Thomas S. Drake
gives $1,000 to the Baptist Church and
900 to Greenwood cemetery Mr.. Drake
had been a member of the Baptist Church
60 years.-The Rev. and Mrs. Sturtevant
and children of Freeport Me-, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Currier
,,o,, nv, I,,J1
Irish and children, who have been visit
ing her parents. Mr. and Mrs. c. w
Norton, went to Enosburg Falls Friday
A petition will be presented to the
Legislature this fall to have a part Of
Ripton annexed to Bristol. Four farms
are included, comprising about 500 acres
There was union service Sunday even
ing at the Conversational Church. The
singing was by the Tuskegee Institute
quartette.-F. J. Brady and F. S. Math-
| ewson returned from Mount Clemens
Michigan, sunday night. Mr.. Brady IS
| improved in health.Miss Gertrude Drake
of burlington is visiting relatives here
Misses Ava l.. IIawley of Floral Park, n
| Y, and Anna e. Wooster of Cornwall
| and W. A. Bristol of Nereennes were
ever Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. II
c. +. Bristol.-Clement Varney has gone
| to Rutland, where he has position as g
| clerk in the Berwick House.
| republican rally will be held in
Holley hall next Saturday evening
! En- Governor Yates and F. c. Archi-
bald will be the speakers.-Miss Abbie
Cove has returned from Burlington
a Taft and sherman flag has been sus.
| nenGal Moi bn Fol
ing ballot clerks and assistants have
been appointed: Republican, r. c. Mar.
tin. w. b. Daggett: assistants A. c
Sumner, o. j. McShane; democratic
r. 5. Smith, John Tyler; assistants
Patrick WEIGH, ellison Martin
The New Haven Mills Manufacture
ing company will move their busines.
to Bristol and occupy the plant for
morly known as the Novelty Works
If the town will assume a mortgage o
$4,000 now on the property. A sps
c!al town meeting is warned for mex
Monday evening to vote on the prop
osition.-E. l. Garrow has been ap
pointed janitor of the graded schoc
huTlding.-Letter unclaimed in tn
postoffice August 26, George Bergeron
In some localities the farmers ar,
| worried over the prospect of tleir pc
tatoes rotting, owing to the we
weather. Rust has struck fields II
some localities--M. I. Thomas has ar
rived from Monterey, Cal. Mr.. Thorn
as was called home by the fire thu
destroyed the plant of the New Have.
Mills company reccntlY.-1homas f
| the senior member of the company
y. ]. Markham, the noted campaign
I singer, will he one of tho attraction
at the republican rally next Saturda.
nieht-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dyke am
daughter Ruth, of Northheld. ar
guests Of DIR. and Mrs G. T. F1munds