Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-29
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ENOsBURG FALLS.

ENOSBURG FALLS.
Carleton Smith left Saturday for
Northampton, Mass. where he has a
position with a large banking house,
W. NJ Towle and sister. Miss Phoebe
Towle. returned Friday from visit Of
several weeks In Connecticut John H.
Mears, an underwriters agent of Phila-
delpha, Is visiting his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Mears.-NIiss Jassamine Blair
Of North Troy is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. NJ. p. Chaffee.-Louis
Fountain of Farnham, Que. has been
visiting friends here.-Frank Newton of
Nashua, n. H.. Is visiting relatives in
this vcinity.-Miss Ellen Champion of
Rutland is a guest at the home OF G. H.
Mcleod
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wiley Of Taun-
ton, Mass. are visiting in town.-A
series of electrical storms of unusual
severity passed over this place Sunday
morning doing considerable damage The
hog pen on the farm of r. A. Lailey oc-
cupied by Nelson Ducharm was struck
about four o'clock and all the buildings,
with the exception of the COW barn, were
entirely consumed The family lost most
tenement of Mrs. Linnie S. Darrah.
known as the Green place" and occu-
pied by the family of A. NJ. Goodhue,
was struck and very badly damaged be-
fore the fire department could subdue it.
The family were away at the time.
Most of their belongings were saved
The iiarce Of Miss Lucy Towle is not
John Dunton. as reported in these
notes. but Charles Dunton of White
River Observation-Disclosures and Mrs T..
V. Perkins and children OF Woodstock
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Ladd
Miss Ardel Fanton of Fairfield has
been visitor in the home of II. w
! Towle for the past week.-Mrs.. r. II
Sweeney and daughter, Helen. have been
visiting at the home Of Mrs. Sweeney's
father, T. f. Smith, in Franklin.
A. NJ. Goodhue, who was turned out Of
doors when lightning struck Mrs Oar
rah's tenement. has moved into a tene
| ment of w. V. Phelps on School street
Nelson Ducharm, who lost everything
| In the burning of +. A. Lafleys farm
house. is getting ready to start anew II
rooms in Mrs. Jeffords's farmhouse
MIR. and Mrs. John lie Clair were IN Mon
treal Monday.--The Misses F. p. HOPPE
and Kirley Ferguson OF Columbus, Miss.
have been guests Of Miss Joanna d. Crof
few days, leaving on their return hons
| Tuesday night.--Mr. and Mrs. G.. w. Nc
Gill and two sons of Rockland. Mass
left Tuesday on their return home. Mrs
McGill and the children have been at tn
Cotton farm about four weeks.-H. r
| Armstrong and daughter. Ella Of Man
| chester, y. H., were guests in the HON
of his cousin a. S. Armstrong. a few day
recently.--The family of A. J. Croft re
turned Monday from Riverside. wher
they have been for several weeks.-C. NJ
Whitcomb left Monday FOR n weeks visi
among relatives in Rupert and othe
down-State TOWNSHIP. and Mrs. c. H
Stafford of Keeno. y. H.. are visitin
their sons, Z. W. and w. O. Safford.-Nl,
and Mrs. b. H. Alden of Brandon hav
been recent guests of DR.. and Mrs. r I
. | Thomas.
The trustees have contracted with y
A. Bundy OF Burlington to lay from So
to 81 900 worth of cement walks and cross
, ings in the village. the work to begi
: not later than September 9.-Melvin Hate
of New York city. a former resident
, this town, has purchased the D. T.. WOOD
8 ward farm and will move here within
lmonth. Mr.. Woodward intends TO mai
his future home in California.-Mrs.
p III. Caldwell returned Monday from ~
. weeks stay with Mr. Caldwell in Por
r land. Me.-Mrs. W. F. Perley and h
, daughter. Miss Margaret Perley. return
v ed to Cambridge Tuesday after a Nv
= weeks stay at Riverside camp.-AIrs
c. Gaines and two sons went to Can
a bridge Tuesday to visit her parents, NJ
p and Mrs. w n. Lang. b. Croch
v went Tuesday on a business trip in
: Canada for a few weeks,--U. NJ. Broa
n head left Tuesday for Middletown. \,
= where he will pass the winter. w.
+ McAllister accompanied him as far as S
:. Alnans-Mr. and Mrs. ]. II. Dunlap
|. Iowa City. Ia, were in town Tuosda
G. Mrs, Dunlap was formerly Miss Fam
= Gates of Bakersfield. Mr.. Dunlap Is
=, Instructor in Iowa State University. Tn
k are visiting in Bakersfield and Frank!
II Mr. and Mrs. c. +. Weld return
d Tuesday to their home in ProvidcnC
10 r. l., after a two weeks visit am
I friends near here Henry Marsha d;
. OF acute indigestion very suddenly Tue
= day evening after eating a hearty su
N per-Mrs c. w. Lanclot left Wednesd
"a morning for Boston