Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

NORTH FERRIsBURCH.-The " Friends Of
ferriSburgh, have been holding at their
church some very Interesting meetings in
connection with their quarterly meeting,
which occurred on Sunday, 27th.
Tie potato beetle has put in a numerous
! appearance in this vicinity.
Two eat nails were taken from the stom-
ach OF a COW butchered by Is. Thompson. 4
few weeks since. They were very sharp
pointed, with smooth heads, having pierced
the covering of the stomach, and caused 4
considerable irritation upon the mdriti.
Hon. n. j. Allen has been repairing his
store, also building an addition 20 his stock
barn.
lion. {. W Wicker. also e. II. Mallory
| have been putting new coat Of paint upon
each Of their stores.
Ransom Beers at the Centre IS repairing
| his barn.
Mrs. Ptreisal and Mrs. Daniels are just
row quite sick, though it Is thought not
seriously.
The attendance at the NJ. f. Sunday
school. on Sunday, vas liz; collection. -
cents u.
" ~ flsN IL LIZ 49, .NttlttH iAtutlNiN HIS
raised the frame Of his new house and has it
partially boarded. His brother Stephen L.
licmcnway has the cellar of his house com
pleted. The buildings are about thirty rods
apart.
James II. Fletcher, Of Bolyilere, has
taken the contract TO saw all the logs at the
mill OF Thomas Shattuck, at the Junction.
Miss Quimby's class OF scholars in instru-
mental music are improving finely and she
+ proving herself an eiG.:eat teacher
Royal F. Leach, former resident OF this
town, has lately moved here with his family
and Is living in his sons house on the
Bakersfield road.
The family of Charles ". Rcly hlyc lcft
our village and gone to Els. Hi in the
huE-c vacated By Cyrus Wells and firmly.
George Mann continues to make improve
mcnts ab1u. his buildlngs. lie mas iajciy
taken uil ten feet from the east end Il the
sash and blind shop. In she lower r)om Of
the binding he has pat ~ @ lathe i-r turn
ing hoe handles with which oac .H-H can
make sixty IN an hUus. Inc saOp hands aru
now making SNAIL garden hoes, which are
a uIca thing and must meet with q ready
sale. They maEu!aeturc al kinds Of edge
tools !rHu an az ~ luup aug,r down 90
. quartz ,lcd calscl. I.
ALuuRcu.-Mrs. NJ. I. Mott ha- a cactus
that has over two hundred buds and bios
saE.s on 1t. There are over ty Of them
IN iui! bloom.
Mr.. Smita delivered Temperate, lee.
tusC ~ thc Spring, Wednesday evening
ard u the Centre. I Hur-iay tytuir.. lhc
attendance va not very large.
That "coupr,iiion IS thc ,;.c of TRADE /
was fully illustrated Il lev days ago. by - /.
couple OF merchants Just over the Canada /.
Inc. one 81 tl,m had he,u selling straw /
bats at seven ctat, each. and the other |
stuck Out his single, >.N cents 10. /
rcwlmtrd by oierlnE ms Tor iuur crnt-. /
ami they kopt falling unu. they went /
two ior Il cent. Straw hats are very last /
ionabic here nav. The poor men are try
lns To induce them 10 make q "guL' on
ilour.
The vile OF one ct car Ntil 70 do farmers
entered uac 90 our stores short time since.
and after examining every piece ct calico
in the store, and hantcrluE the merchant
down one cent per yard, in price. bought
one half yard and had IT charged
Potato bugs have made their appearance,
but cur merchants have a supply Of Paris
green, and We are in hopes ct giving Them
IN unhappy welcome.
Gospel WORKERS. from 81. Ailaus. Far
held and Bakersfield. Will bold series OF
meetings 1T the springs, beginning next
Friday s..