Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-25
EASTERN VERMONT.


Joseph p. Tracy was appointed assignee of
the insolvent estate OF Walter NJ. Ordway at
the creditors meeting Thursday, the 18th.
John c. Clark, cashier of Chelsea National
Bank, is TO be absent on four or six weeks
trip to California lightning Monday the
21st.
Many strangers have been Summarizing here
during vacation, among them many former
was here fortnight in July His brother
Mark Hatch, now OF Brockton, Mass, but
formerly in company with j. A. X. Corwn,
| came Monday, the 14th. Mr.. VIM. Vcazey
and his daughters of Somerville, Mass, who
| came July LIST, remained ut Orange County
Hotel till "Wednesday Aug. 10Th. Ephraim
latch with wife and two children Of Mo
desta, California, who left Chelsea thirty
three years ago IS revi-iting his father, Amos
Hatch. Mrs. b. X. Wheeler of Salem, N
H., and Mrs. Goddard Of Someivlle, Mass,
formerly well known in Burlington, and
Miss Louise Vincent, the sister Of DR.. Wal
Nincents. A cousin and her nephew are ut
Fernando Pcrkns's. Carroll c. Churchill of
Dedham, Mass, an! treasurer OF Norfolk
county, is visiting his brother William l..
Churchill. Rev Alonzo Webster with his
son DR.. Daniel =. Webster OF Pu.ncy, are
visiting the formers brother, Rev. Harvey
Webster, pastor of the NJ. L. church. Mr..
Webster was fortnight since summoned
from bis home III OrlingsbSrg, s. c., by his
sons severe sickness, induced by ovcrwork
and hard drives over rough, hilly roads, both
aggravating spinal trouble caused by an ac
cident ten years ago.
Saturday, the 10Th, Archibald T.. Mills Of
St. Louis with his wife and child returned
II ts. n ..,l.- 4
fortnight since,
Hon. l.. G.. Ilinckiy, Is. +. Dickinson and
John ID. Atwood returned from Saratoga, Sat
urday, after fortnishts absence.
Some thiity-thrce ycarsago, when not II and
after a misspent boyhood, Ephraim Hatch
told his father that if ho would give him
money enough to get to Lowell, Mass, he
would never trouble his father till he was
turned from his home with wife, said to he
OF Indian extraction, and two children, their
eldest, who would now be- nineteen, if alive,
having died some years ago. Mr. Hatch
owns twcnty-six hundred acres Of land and
many large warehouses raises several thous-
and bushels of wheat and rockous bis income
ut twenty dollars u day
Charles Slach ran away Monday, the It'll
INST, leaving wife and three small children
to shift for themselves without food or
money.
The ". &. T. [. held an ice cream festival
at the grounds OF the old academy, on We'd
nesday evening, the 10th, and took over TWEEN
ty dollars.
Nathan A. {. Smith of Washington, ID.
u, Tor many years connected with the Post
office Department, was in town with his wife
Thursday and Friday last. lie was grand
son OF Nathan Hall, once a prominent citizen
OF Chelsea, and lived in town till he was
eight years old. He revisited the place of
his birth, which is now the handsome resi-.
dence of Capt. w. II. H. Hall.
The weather of Friday and Saturday was
very cool, there being frost in some places
the latter morning, but not enough to do seri-
Gus damage.
Key. f. f. llerrlck returned Wednesday
from his vacation, fortnight Of which he
spent in Chicago, aud week ut his fathers
in West Randolph.
w. =. Townsend, OF the firm OF j. b.
Bacon X Co., accompanied by his wife.
started on n trip to Waterbury, Saturday
morning.
liira l.. Bxby, photographer, and WIN. ii.
Cummings returned Friday from their Adj
rondack excursion.
Jumbo took his third American bath in
the river at st. Johnsbury, while the grand
aggregation was stopping ut that burg
The temperance element of Caledonia
county have called another County Conven-
ton, to be held at st. Johnsbury, on Mon.
day, Aug. 2Sth.
The woodshcd and dcpo, of the Passump-
sic railroad at Thetford were DESTROYED by
fire on Monday. One thousand cords OF wood
were burned.
G. ID. Sargent of North Tunbrdge has in
vented spectrum or water telescope with
which he claims he can sec y five cent piece
in forty feet Of water
John +. Brown, shoddy manufacturer,
who was burned out at Bellows Falls last July,
has made an assignment of his personal prop
erty. His liabilities are estimated st $4,000
and his assets ut $4,000.