Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-04-14

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E-sl> The sohoo. difficulty il Essex is al
over The vote ia the last town meeting TO
rrs.nl the previous vote abolisaing the districts
eas carried tu. by - OF 20 votes, the friends
o. the town system not recognizing the legality Of
any such vote, AMI not voting upon the quss-
ton The action IS regarded as entirely nugs-
tory by aU The school districts have all as
scented TO the new arrangement, and have given
up their property 70 the town, and the sohool
directors have uulsturbel auI uugues;ionei
control IF the schools. This is au as il should
poe.
IS5Hsanu FmE-Atout II O'Clock Friday
evening = brick tseIling house on Msideu Lane,
uesr North street. owned by Mr.. J. Y. Page, wss
discovered TO be 90 fire. The alsrm was given,
s1i the fremlu were On hand with surprising
rramptue-s. The Boxers got the first stream on
aui the Ethaus the second, drawing from the
nearest hylriuts. The fire was at cnce checked
and iu a few moments subiuel The interior Of
the building was pretty much burnt out. though
The lsfters are standing The walls .re still
cool There can be DO doubt that it wal the
work Of sn iuceuliary. The building was unoc-
cupiel It was purchased few days since Of
Mr. William Powers. by Mr. Page, who was
having some repairs made We understand thst
an insurance wss placed upoa IT, ten days since,
t1t we have uot learned the amount
Attae annual parish meeting Of st. Pau,s
church the following gentlemen were elected
vestrymen for the ensuing year Willism H
Nas.nf, ARENAS Pr3uiy, Vernon P Noyes,
Daniel O. I.usley, Amos G. Spear, William Z.
Strong. George L. Liusiey. At subsequent
leeung Of The Vesuy Messrs W. H. wilkins
sui A. Proaty were appointed wariens
The report Of the Treasurer, Mr.. V. p. Noyes,
gave the very gratifying information that the
Parish il now entirely out Of debt, the iniebt-
eluess Of the church, Sl0,liS.32 last year,
having been psiL The meeting voted to in
.rease the s4isry OF the Rector, Rev E r. At
wuto 5000. and the use Of the parsonage.
Cuularr Tile Charlotte Good Temri.rs
nos number one hundred and fifty.
The Young Mems Christian Association have
Cited up room in the seminary building az
Wee, Charlotte, where they now hold meetings
every Friday evening Vim. Yale Is President,
H. Carpenter IIce-PresIeut. C.. McNiel Treasu-
Ter, E. Fields Secretary Of the Association.
Mr. Z Mills, the former landlord Of the Char
.tte Hotel, has moved 90 Sherburn, Macs.
The hotel, after some repairs. will soon be open
Cd by %. H. Alexander
Two ferry boats now run between Essex, Y.
s., snl Charlotte, SO that passengers can croH
st..most any hour Of the day
WIlusros-D. B. Fsy has sold his farm Of
I'll acres in the outsSirts Of the yillAge with the
stock snl tools 20 Truman C. Nsrrsno7e, for
$4,000 Tas is she fifth purchase Of real
estate by Mr. Nsrramore within the year past.
al Of them but one. were purchases % ,and al
joining bis home farm. which IS the one formerly
svuel by Hiram Murray. The success Of Mr.
Narrsuore is worth noticing. lie is young man,
who after three years and bali Of faithful ser
wee IN the srmy and seven months in Anderson
vile prison, came back to Vermont, in the full
'elei hrst- that farming can be made to pay in
GU erA-ut. and second that home here, amid
Inc ''ess'1ss of cur New England institutions
anu sooi society is better worth having than
anywhere ese on the globe lie now owns
four hundred ani sixty sores Of land. includ-
ing two Of the lest farms ia willis.on. AID hires
200 acres more, al Of which he has stocked with
COWS, and keeps then up in cool order We
understand that he intends to make the Fay
farm hs residence.
EIcuvoSD.-At the snuud March s,bo,,
meetings in Richmond, Hon j. L. Mason. Cant
Gleason and John BostWick we're elected Pru-
iential Committee for the village and GRADED
school district, which was formed by the uniting
of the two village districts last March meeting
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