Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30

Collins and daughter of Boston are in
wn.-William Baldwin, Jr.. and Law
renee Abbey have gone to Lake Dunmore
for n week.-Mrs.. John Halnon has sold to
Augustine Muller a tract Of land i'm Salis-
bury.-Nlrs. NJ. a. Hahar and two chill
drrn have gone to Rutland for two weeks
vERGENNES.
James I|enson, employed by r. J. La
vonche on the farm of Homer ~ Bail
was riding on load OF hay Thursday
when It tipped over and in jumping he
struck his head on a stone. cutting a cash
| 10 Inches long over the top Of the head.
Dr. T. c. Phelps was called ana dressed
the wound and the patient was then taken
| by George Ecll to the ! amy Alien hospi-
tai. Winooski
The administrators OF the Josephine NJ
Gaines estate, Mayor John a. Harring-
ton of this city and Caspar Leach of
Pawlet have sold the stevens House to
| George T. Daniels of Springfield. Mass
| The Stevens House Is an old. historic
hostelry. For many years previous to
| 1926 Thomas Rich Kept what had then
gained a reputation as Painters Tavern
and since a. the Stevens House, taking
its name from two brothers, Carleton
| and Charles Stevens, who were pro-
prictors of it for many years. The hotel
has been owned for the past A. years
by the late s. :. Gaines, ana his widow
Mrs Josephine VI. Gaines, made for it
an envlable reputation as Il we'll kept
house. In the early days 1t was the
stopping place of the stage coach. The
late Judge John n Smith, who wrote
a history of NcrEonnes, speaks of the
Stevens House as follows: "Thc arrival
Of two stages a day at the hotel was an
| event OF great intcrost--onc from Bos-
ton and one from Montreal The mail
route with the mail carried in stages
was established in 1893 and kept up until
the railroad was completed in 1A9. TO
see handsome coaches and four good
horses driving up to the hotel for the
passengers to get out, while the mail
was being changed and the coach driven
back to the barns, where the horses
which had been driven u miles were
taken off and fresh ones put in their
places. was n mild excitement, coming
every day hut ever new. The average
mall for Nergennes in $50 might all be
carried in n common hat" John Brown,
of lIarper's Ferry fame. made this
hotel his headquarters when coming here
|
lpllos Just before his departure for
; IIarper's Ferry he was a Pucst of the
house Mr.. Daniels. the purchaser. had
n large experience in the hotel business
having been manager of the United
States Hotel at Hartford, Conn. and for
a number of years has been proprietor
Of hotel in IIardwick The now
proprietor has expressed desire to re-
tain the present manager. Bart Casey
who has held that position for six year,
and also eli of the old help. Mr.. Daniels
will take possession about August G.
In Saturdays market eggs sold for o
cents per dozen and butter from % t.
g % cents per pound.--Miss Florence
= LeBoeuf has gone to Worcester, Mass.
( to pass the remainder OF the summc
with her brother Joseph I.eBoeuf.--Pau
= Adams. Jr.. has been appointed aseistnn
road commissoner-Mrs John Stronl
and son, Donaldson, of New Rochelle
! n. Y, are visiting her sister, Mrs. w, ]
t Strong-State Senator r.. w. McCuci
r made a business trip to Mlddl bury Sat
= urday.-G a. Colburn of burlington
1 called on friends here SaturdaY.-M!s
/ Helen Liberty returned Saturday t.
Jersey city, n j.. after a visit to he
= cousin Miss Marie Norton.--ALss Iliz;
g Liberty Of Worcester, Mass who ha
been visiting her niec"s Mrs, w II
\ Norton and Miss Anna L'Boeuf. ha
, gone to New York city to visit he
, brother, Emory LibertY.-Ms4 Ann
LeI3oeuf has returned from Elizabeth
, town. ~ Y, where she went to atten
the funeral of Mrs Arthur smith
Marston iiaviland returned Saturda
r from an automobile trip and visit t
his parents In New York city
The Ladies' Aid societies of the Meth
: odist Episcopal Churches of Nergennes an
:. Ferrisburg will meet Friday afternoo
O with Mrs. Frank Burroughs.-Mrs Nor
r gan Of Bristol Is visiting her daughter
I, Mrs Frank NJ. Rogers.-Miss Elizahot
s Field has returned to North FcrriShur
a after visit to her sister, Mrs. Stanle
Rider MIR and Mrs. walter Middlehroo
Z of Northneld are passing two week
d with his brother. George -. Middlcbrn"l
q at Rushmore cottage. Long Point.-Di
! w. g. Watt, camp physician at Cam
o Dudley. Wcstport, y. Y, is passing
II few days with his mother, Mrs. W. Wat
= The Rev. and Mrs John Keep of Az
y sable Forks, y. V, ore spending tW
a weeks mt the Lodge. Basin IIarbor-f
u n Hale of Brooklyn, n. Y, has toine
y his Wife at the home of her parents tn
Rev and Mrs. Richard c. Woodbridge
. Carl Neander Of New York city,
former resident Is visiting his brother
- in-law, Amos ROndeau.--Bert Ross
Rutland and sister, Miss Grace Ross {
=, Washington, y. c.. visited their unc
" and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs, Frank A. Ros
;, Sunday 'rank ChattertOn and two chi
= dren Of Ballston Springs. y. Y" al
:, pa ssing the remainder of the summit
q with his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mr.
u Ernest J. Bristol--Mr. and Mrs Abr'
- ham Cohen and children visited h
a brother-n-law. Myron Fishman, of Brl
1t toll Sunday.-Mr and Mrs, Robert Hof
- magic OF Buffalo n, Y, are visiting h
l. parents, Capt and Mrs, Charles a. Hof
n naglc-Joseph Montenay visited frienC
n In burlington Saturday nlght,-Mrs. J'
ir seph Gainyea has returned from q
- Fanny Allen hospital, Winooski, whc
10 she recently underwent n surgical oper'
H. tion.--A. G. Stafford OF burlington was
IF guest Of Mr., and Mrs, Frank Nj. Wa
IT, ner Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs, Harold Ro'
~ inson of Burlington visited Mr., and Mr.
" Thomas N, Snyder Sunday-Miss Midr'
u Wyman has returned from visit
friends In Nashua, y, Holm w, Ryn
:, visited In orwell Sunday.-The Re
:, John Keep, pastor of the Method
- Episcopal Church Of Ausable Forks,
or Y. assisted the Rev, Thomas steve