Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-09-29
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.


CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Essex junction..
L. NJ Brigham has bought of MIR. James
Parsons his farm for S110O. Mrs Parsons
has bought Mr.. Brigham's residence on Lin
coin street for $1,000. Mr.. Brigham has
bought Wolcott Beach's residence for So
500.
Wolcott Beach has gone to Minnesota.
IIincsburah.
Sunday morning, as Mr. Timothy Degree
was crossing the street at the north end OF
the village where therei is awcll-known mud
dy place, he slipped and fell fracturing the
left knee-pan. lie will be laid up for some
time.
Tuesday evening, the 10Th, gave us the
hardest thunder storm of the season, and ii
has rained more or less nearly every day up
to the 23d.
Apples in most orchards will sort badly
this year, owing largely TO the dry weather
when the fruit was about half grown.
The following were elected Justices of the
Peace at the September election ID. &. Gil
llette, j. NJ. Dean, A. w. Sherman, A. A.
Byington, w. w. lligbcc, ID. W. Hazard,
Dean llosford.
Frost has held off unusually thus far aud
corn is caring better than was expected one
time, and will be fair crop.
Apple buyers are looking around consider
ably, but prices are not much named yet.
Emma Leavenworlh is visiting friends in
Syracuse, n. Y. Burke Leavcnworth is at
tending school at Saxtons River.
An unusual thing was the rust on winter
wheat the last harvest. Late spring crops
are often rusled but winter grain generally
escapes as it ripens before the muggy wealth
or about dog days.
Grain is turning out nicely and threshiug
machine men fluid plenty to do
Mrs. II. w. Priudle gave birth to daugh-
ter the 10Th.
Sheriff elect Joseph Barton will move to
Burlington when he enters on the discharge
of Official duties in December.
Representative elect John II. Thorp will
occupy rooms at the Pavilion during the
session of the Legislature.
Peasc hill with its mixture of hard and
soft and evergreen wood presents one of the
most beautiful scenes Imaginable when the
autumn tints are abroad, the crimson and
gold Of the maple and sumac with the brown
of the beech and the silver OF the poplar
against the dark hued pine make the steep
hill an immense bouquet arranged with COM
bination of tints and outlines no human hand
could attain. There is quiet and wonder
full beauty about New England Autumns
HInesburgh.
There was temperance lecture in the
Baptist church, Sunday evening, by the Rev.
G. A. Notey. 1t was under the auspices OF
hp . hris ti Tam
The onion of this place finds plenty of work
to do. Through its influence the temperance
catechism has been taught the past year in
all but two of the common schools. y month
" lecture has been provided and semi-annual
meetings held They have the full sympathy
and cooperation of the ministers aud school
teachers and large part OF this community
wish them God-speed in their goodwork.
The equinoctial storm has been very severe
in this section, lasting six days. a great
deal of rain has fallen, attended by heavy
thunder and lightning. A barn belonging TO
Orrin TuTrill was struck and destroyed in II
few minutes. The loss is about 40 tons Of
hay, all his grain and corn, but is partly
covered by insurance.
Ira Smith of Monkton has lost one COW
and another is not expected to live from
eating green corn.
There Is some talk of a musical convention
here this Fall. If the talk takes practical
shape let us have good one.
This is the or year for butternuts and
| walnu,s.
Neuralgia is coming to be quite fashion
able, especially among elderly people, but
it is generally regarded as II very hurtfull
fashion.
Th..I Of
elected at the last election: j. II. Allen, C..
G. Peck, NJ. +. Remington, Chas. Mussay,
n. l.. Partch, f. II. Russell, }. $. Barker.
Huntington.
Beautiful Autumn weather here after the
| drenching rains.
There will be much smaller harvest OF
fruit here than last year. The latencss Of
the season will prevent much further dcvcl-
opment, and the fall apples will be small
and poorer in quality than last season.
G. w. Sayles our enterprising merchant
and butter dealer, is making needed improve.
men,s on the inside of his store.
L. T. Collins aud wife are visiting rela.
tives in Maine.
Martha l.. Bickford has been quite sick,
but is now on the gain.
| A. f. Bates's new barn has nearly reached
completion and presents fine appearance
on the main road between the two villages
| Jericho.
Service and Holy Communion, in Calvary
church, Jericho (village of CnderhilD OF
Sunday next, Oct. LIST, at four y. IN.
| Essex.
Rev. Geo. S. Guernsey will preach in Is
sex next Sunday, October Isl, forenoon ant
afternoon
The friends of DR.. Butler, Representative
elect, point to the fact that he was selected
by common consent, in 1866, to write til,
history of the part taken by the town o
Essex. in the war--as pretty distinct indi
cation that he could not have been copper
head during the war, as charged by some o
his opponents. DIR. Butler prepared tn
Town History of Essex in the war, and di,
il well and the history certainly indicate
no want of patriotism on the part Of its au
thor
UnderhIII.
L, W. Hurburt has been appointed post
master in place Of d. G. French, resigned.
, The wedding, Wednesday, at the residenc
of DIR. A. F. Burdick, of his only daugh,c'
Miss Medora TO +. q. Schweig, Esq attoi
ney, New York city, is the social event G
the season here.
NORTHERN VERMONT.
The premises of Daniel w. Pope of Kirb
were entered Sunday night, his harness c.
to pieces, wagon thllls broken, boot stole
and 40 young apple trees cut down. Tn