Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-23

Newport and Newport Centre; H. F. Austin; 81.
Johnsbury, E. s Locke; wolcot, TO he supplied.
Montpelier District-C. Tabor. presiding elder.
Barre, II. Webster; Berlin II. a. Webster; Bethel
| Gilead, &. bingham; Bethel Iympus, ID. WILLIS
Cabot, r. Sanderson: Chelsea {. =. Taplin Chel-
sea West Hill, ID. kilburn; Middlesex, t. Trevil-
Duxbury, S. b. Currier; Northneld, H. w worthen;
Plainned. E. Snow; Randolph II. +. Forest
Rochester. J. o; sherburn; Stowe, R. W. Smith
Waitsfeld and Warren, G. L. Wells: Waterbury,
A. Il. Cooper: Waterbury Centre. Peter Merrill.
Springfield District IL. 4. Spencer, presiding
elder. Bellows Falls, l.. l.. Beeman; Bradford, \.
j. lIough: Royalton SOUTH W. A. BRYANT; Spring
Held, y. F. Perry; White River Junction, l.. u.
Sherburne; Woodstock, 7. T. Frost.
RIcnMoxD.-The long talked-of reduction
of passenger rates on the Central Vermont
Road went into effect last Monday. All
through imitation times the fare from Rich
mond to Burlington was 65 cents or Al cents
per mile and from Richmond 10 Montpelier,
IS cents or some cents per mile. Now the
reduction is 10 cents to Montpelier and 5
cents to Burlington. Had the reduction TO
Burlington been what the public expected,
and had right TO expect, instead of driving
their own teams to Burlington, as a great
majority now do, they would so by rail.
Quite an exodus has taken place here this
spring. Two sons of Robert Towers, two
daughters of Deacon L. S. Whitcomb and
their husbands, and half dozen other young
people have already started and there are
more TO follow.
The sugar season up to Fast Day was
decidedly unpromsing. The sap commenced
running in earnest on that afternoon and every
sugar camp has been kept busy day and
night boiling sap since. The sap, however,
is but little more than half as sweet as usual.
The farmers have started their plows, there.
being very little frost in the ground.
ALBUIGH.-Farmers are anxiously waiting
for the ground to settle, TO begin their spring
work. There is considerable complaint OF
the open winter injuring winter grain and
newly seeded meadows.
Sugar makers in this vicinity claim last
week the best run of the season.
A paper is being circulated at the Springs
to start circulating library there. The libra
ny at the centre will soon be increased by a
new supply Of books
The school house Al the centre, which was |
blown down last winter, is being thoroughly |
repaired.
Teachers for district schools are uncom-
monty scarce this spring ard they command
good wages Most of the schools have been |
supllltu, nave itcu W pay
quite an advance on last years prices.
WATEEvILLE-Judge Shattuck and S. II.
Miller were our delegates to the district |
convention al Hydepark, April 2lst.
H. II. Thomas and S. G. Taylor are
summoned as jurymen from the town to the
coming term Of court at Hydepark.
G. II. Gilmore has made this season some
of the finest sugar ever made in town. He
has an evaporator and all other modern I'M
provements.
Mrs. Betsey W. Fletcher left town on
Friday last for Boston, where she is soon 10
open boarding house and eating saloon.
Just as Simeon Hemenway began 10 get
better from his severe illness of typhoid
pneumonia, his wife was taken with the same
disease and now lies in very critical con-
dition, with but little hopes of her recovery.