Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-08
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.


Mr. Leonard, the young man who ran the
portable steam mill in the woods up Joiner
Creek, sold out his interest in that mill and
has leased the Beers mil near the railroad
station, aud the Beers mill has been running
about two weeks. Last week Mr. Leonard
had severe attack of pleurisy which caused
the mil to stop few days.
Essex Junction.
Thanksgiving services were held, conduct
cd by Rev. j. Cowen.
The graded school commenced Monday,
with Miss Flora Prouty of Jericho as prisci-
pal, Miss Emily Cozzens, Intermediate and
Miss Cora Tarboy, primary.
Mr.. Harry Humphrey has gone to Jones'
vile TO Keep the public house.
Mr.. l.. Place has formed n partnership
with Mr.. lIanscombc in his blacksmith bust
ness and removed his family to Browncll's
block, Main street.
Mrs. lIoughton, from Rochester, n. Y,
who was injured recently by the railroad
accident, near St. Johnsbury, has so far
recovered as to be able to come from st.
Johnsbury TO Essex Junction, and is with
friends.
l.. G. Freeman is spending his vacation
a, home, but returns to Montpelier next
term.
Miss Lottio Williams has returned to
Morrisyillc, US assistant of Prof. Wilson.
Mr.. Newton has been experimenting with
a silo of uncut corn fodder packed in straw
lie would not advise any one else TO try it.
Miss Moddi Smith goes to Jericho to re-
sumo the school she has taught the past
Summer.
Charlotte.
Hon. I. ID. Chapman has sold his farm to
Henry Mcneil.
George A. Footc bought for New York
parties over 5000 barrels of apples of
these about $500 were shipped at McNeis
ferry, and the balance from Balls dock and
Nergcnnes. About 3400 barrels including
Fall and Winter fruit were bought by him
in this town and he paid out over $4,000.
The fruit bought by Mr.. Foote does not rep
resent the entire product OF the town, as
probably about six or eight hundred barrels
were handled by S. L. Russell and other
buyers, or have been put in store by produc-
ers. This is fair showing for an off year.
As a general rule apples serted badly, and
great care was needed by both buyer and
seller TO keep fruit to the proper standard.
And now sulky plows, seeders and drills,
seli-binding reapers, and kindred improve.
ments are urged as necessities by the pcrsua-
sivc agent, who sagely AYERS that each one
twill ray for itself the first year you know,
until the bewildcrcd granger is iain to mort
gage his farm for tools to carry it on.
Have you noticed the multitude of little
pines spriugng up IN the hill pastures Is
it because so few sheep are kept TO browse
them down, or gradual return TO the fore ST.
primeval
1t is reported that either saw or pulp mil
is to be built on the site of the burned factory
North Fcrrlsburgh.
This bids fair to be a remarkable year fol
weddings but of course it wouldn't 90 fol
one TO tell everything that the little birds say
on tia, subject
Union services Thanksgiving Day, in Tho
Baptist church, Eas, Charlotte.
| There is great deal of complaint abou
the way people are landed from the south
en- seven o'clock train at this station, ant
il true, the public is not getting VIVA, it pays
| Tor.
And now that lynx or Catnmount is scat
tered all over these parts, and ev,rybod,
almost has heard 1t. Wont some brave hun
ter kill it or at lcas, scare it into an aiioin
ing town.
People are drawing water from the like a
long distance and if this weather continue
there will he an almost unparalleled scarcity
| o. L. Stone has returned from Montani
where hc has IN lntcrcs; in a sheep ranch.
Eighteen cents was the ruling price fo
| Thanksgiving turkeys. Michael Coync soil
about Sl20 worth OF his own raising.
There has been less Fall ploughing iha
usual, especially in green sward.
There is good demand for fat cattle,
seems rather better than the supply.
Dressed pork has been selling for min
cents. II brought eight cents live weight
carly in the season.
The ancient and honorable lyccum at Eas
Charlotte commenced its Winter meeting.
Friday evening, the lst inst
Anon. recent deaths are recorded those {
tho venerable John Naramorc, and the vii
of Dean lio5tord, East Charlotte
Mr.. Loren Pcnse, deceased, n form,
resident of Charlotte, hut living in She
burn at the time OF his death, W;
buried rcccntly in the old cemetery
Charlotte and Friday, the LIST, his deccasc
widow was buried beside him. Mrs. Pea!
was sister TO Mrs. Ira b. Wicker and Mrs. !
{. Luke.