Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.


Jndcrhiil,
John Fitzsmmons, a respected citizen OF
this town. was instantly killed by falling
tree, The 9th inst.
L. w. Hutlbult and Richard Churchill
stated for Dakota yesterday.
Rev. f. A. Whittier, Evangelist, is hold
ing II series of revival meetings. The at
tendance 50 far is only fair.
Sleighing is good and Numbering is lively.
Several hundrc men are in the woods on the
mountain getting ont logs TO supply The five
mills in town.
There will he "a meeting OF Chittcnlcn
Pomona Grange At the residence of Mr. G..
W. Whitney, on Tuesday morning and after
noon of next week. In the evening there
will be public meeting at Grange Hall.
colchester.
The Baptist society is to have donation
party mex. Friday evening, at the Town Hall,
for the benefit of the pastor, Rev. \. n.
! Davis. Rev. T. }. Parry, pastor of the Bap-
| tist church OF Burlington will deliver lee
turc on "Tnc Mirthlul Side Of Life" alter
which Suppcr will be served.
Jericho.
threatened has at last cone and is still COM
ing, with the natural consequences of good
sleighing
The village schools opened Monday with
about 100 scholars and the prospect Of
enough more coming to increase the number
to more than 100. Miss Patch has charge Of
the intermediate department and Miss Full
Ter of til. primary The district is 10 be
congratulated upon again securing such en-
cellent teachers
Prof. Cilcy formed classes for limited
number of scholars last Wcdnt slay. With
three so superior schools ii is needless for any
one to leave town for educational purposes
suincsburgh.
The friends Of Rev. T. W. Gregory will
give him donation visit Thursday evening"
the 1lth inst, al the parsonage.
About seventy attended the Congregations
al socabc at Fred Mclck's, last Wednesday.
Mr. II. o. Castle is working up his second
quality apples in irIi' dye, and finds ii is
very much more profitable than making them
| into cider.
Mr. H. f. Remington is teaching ,he Win
ter school in No q, and Mr.. e. T. Boynt1n
No. >.
Mr.. G.. u. Leonard has recently purchased
and brought into town a very fine bull of the
jersey breed, srcl by Niobc Duke, dam
LindoIa bred by Edwin Thorpc Of Millbrook
y. \.
Post Cummings, G.. A. r., held camp
fire in the Methodist church last week. al
dressed by Mr.. j. b. Watson of Toronto.
About year ago Mrs NJ. Il. France slip
ped on the doorstep and injured limb 50
that she has been Obliged 10 go on crutches
ever since. She was treated by the late DR.,
;. W. Thnycr aud is slowly recovering.
Mr.. Fred H. Call;ins was married in New
York. Nov % to Miss Susie Frcnctc. Among
the guests at the reception were d., Homer
Bo,twck, Mr.. and Mrs A. Il Cornell, Mr..
and Mrs. Gen. L. ;. Grant, Prof. X. o..
DorCmus and mauY others. The presents
were both numerous and handsome
Now is GOOD time for the country school
teacher to remove the a.h barrel from the
wood shed and cause ii to he set a least 10
rods from the school house. As ashes are
liable TO spontaneous combustion they are
unsafe around a building in any shape.
ESSEX.
The Winter Term of Essex Classical
Institute opened last week with about
sixty students, and more are coming
in this week. Prof. and Mrs. T. ID. Adam,
the principal aud picceptross are winning
their way To public favor in respect to dis
cipihr' soou oftitr ana instruction: lh'y
haNt cI'iss IN Ucrnia,i Us wen Il, IN o'h'i
i".S ""se7 uSu'nS "usn' III sue" SCHOOLS
The Sunday school of the Congregational
Church have a service Of song on Christmas
owe, under the direction OF Prof. Adams
Efforts are being made TO have an .solt
ru .hi,u. d. s.urinr school dutinr tI,c lonc
Winter evenings Mr.. shaw of tic cny nr3
) noses TO meet friends for that nllrn'st q,
Friday evening at the Methodist y.stiy
charles pico hro,hor ,f Milo pion r.o
of Eas, Boston. Mass. and of Torrcv En-
| rlc.bv Rice of Essex. died very sldI,lv
Dee q He was huriad in NJ mn Njav