Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07
THE BURLINGTON. VT. PRESS, FRIDAY MO

NORM FERRlsBU u.-Thanksgiviue day
among US, passed of very quietly. There
were no special religious services at the
church.
On Wednesday evening, 2Sth ult, Hon.
p. f.. Havens, of Essex, n Y, delivered
/ the first lecture of the course AT the Nj. +.
church-tOpic. Lilies blessings" 1t was
very happy and instructive fort. Ii was
also a very satisfactory and well chosen
subject 4 full house were in attendance,
though the evening was very dark and the
roads were very muddy. The honored
| gentleman and his wife (who accompanied
him) were the guests OF our most enterprls-
| ing and successful merchant, NJ. +. Allen.
President C. b. Hubert, d. D., OF
Mlddlebury college. IL expected to deliver
the next lecture on the course on Friday
evening nth inst, at NJ. T.. church, sub
eet ''Self-cnture the Condition of Personal
Enjoyment. We hespeak for him II crowd
ed house and an apprecIat:yc audience.
Mrs Wells. OF Charlotte, has been making
some improvements on her bGildings, put
ting up new shed, etc, during the past
few weeks
Ii. A. Hyde has also during the past
week, been putting up n new fence in front
of his buildings.
Miss Louise nigbee has been engaged
to teach the Winter school AT District No. ),
in MOnktOn.
Willard Miller has remoy ed from the
old g Peek" place to the - Stearns" place
in MOnkton.
Miss Anna Allen and Mrs. Rufus Hazard
are Just now lying quite sick, at their res
pective homes in tins village.
There is Just now also considerable sick
ness at Charlotte, several eases OF dlph-
iberia. The academy school at West Char
lotte has been closed on that account.
Very interesting revival meetings are in
progress at Monkton Ridge and East Monk
ton Quite number OF conversions have
been acknowledged.
Attendance at the NJ f. Sunday schoOl,
on Sunday. End inst. was Ill; penny col
lection at the same, 81 %.
WArERvILLE Rev ID. II. Watkins is
chosen grand uror and &. +. Bragg and
Henry kidder, petit jurors tor the Deoem-
Der county court
Our selectmen are now repairing the
bridge across the branch near the church.
They have engaged Mes-rs. Mackie and
Cheesman, OF Jacksonville. with their
derrick to assist in doing the heavy stone
work. Ii will take some four weeks 10
complete the job.
Henry Smile, of Cambridge, il now re-
pairing the factory building in our village
for the purpose of letting the same to Mr..
Noyes, of WolcOtt, to be used in the manu-
iacture of fork handles. The machinery
will soon be put in the building.
Roger W. llulburd is engaged to teach
the school in the village of East Franklin.
Mr.. Hunt, of johnson, teaches our upper
village school the coming Winter, and Alice
j. Page teaches the lower school.
Services were held here on Thanksgiving
Day, and a small congregation ATTENDED.
Revs. Mr.. Lang ford and Garland both had
a short address.
George II. Mann has nearly received from
his severe attack OF typhoid lever and will |
soon take his place as foreman in the shop. |
Their orders for axes are more than ever be- |
fore, and they are making preparations to |
do larger Winters work than they have |
done since they came TO our village. They |
make first best axes and they sell readily.
Over one year ago the store of John B. |
McCuin. at Belyidere, was broken into and |
a quantity of boots and other goods taken. |
One day last week. Deputy Sheriff Baker. |
of johnson. accompanied by States Attor- |
ney Thorp and Lawyer Heath, arrested By |
ron Locke, of Waterville. lie waived the |
before II Justice. and Tor want |
of bail was taken to Hyde Park jail. where |
be will have a hearing before the grand |
Jury at the present term of county court.
Sllas Wiley, ED. one of our prominent
farmers and townsmen. died at MS residence, |
on Monday morning last alter severe ILL.,
ness of five days. Mr.. Wiley was Il man
highly esteemed by all who knew him. and
our town has losta good and kind man.
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