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


week accident insurance policy, TO console
him.
Col }. Heman is improving the appear
ance Of his residence on Main street by the
addition of a neat iron fence.
All the poultry dealers who shipped from
here realized handsomely on their ship
ments.
We regret to say that MIR. Charles b.
Strickland is very low from an aslhmalic
trouble, with which he has been afflicted for
long time past.
MIddlcbury.
Enough snow has fallen to make fair
seghing in the village, but the country roads
are bare in some directions.
Market day, Monday, was rather more dull
than usual, this week. The sales of butter
were comparatively light. 2j cents per pound
being the ruling price. Eggs ictaied at 32
cents per dozen.
A. p. Upper, Esq, has become quite I'M
well.
The sheep men are not all frightened by
the present stngnant condition oi the trade.
p. +. Chapman and Oliver and Junius Scv
crancc start this week with three carloads for
the Texas market,
The Winter term of school commences
Monday. The attendance is not quite so
large as it was during the Fall term.
The outside work at the new paper mill is
well-nigh finished. The long dam is built
across the creek, and the building is covered
in, ready for the work inside. The digging
OF the canal is rapidly going on, and every
thing will be in readiness for work early in
the Spring. 1t is estimated that, counting
in everything, the new mill Will cost its own
ers so, 900 before it produces the first pound
of pulp.
Work at the Cutter marble quarry will
probably he continued through unless the
weather should prove unwontedly severe.
The company has been kept busy with work
all through the season and their business has
already grown large and profitable. They
have employed from fifty to sixty men all
through the Summer and have paid good
wages.
The brick work on Beckwih Il Co. g new
store is about completed and the carpenters
are now at work upon the inside. 1t will
take most Of tie Winter to finish the wood
work, and the store will then be by far the
largest and han soonest in this part OF the
State.
CHARTS Wcsta'l has received from England
a newspaper which was eight years, eight
months and twenty-five Gays on the way
from London. II was AL black and discolor-
cd, aud looked as ii it had been at the bottom
OF the ocean. This reminds the writer of a
letter which arrived in Middcbury thirty
three days after it WAS mailed in Troy, n.
y, the disanc between which places is or
dinaiily irayciscd 10y mail trains in five or
| six houls.
Some of the mill, in East Middlcbury and
lipton are sadly in want of water, and the
| forge at East Mldllcbury has had to slack up
| fol the want of it,.
The descendants and family relatives of
the late Paris Fletcher Of Bridport had Il
family gathering at George c. Chapman's
residence in Middlcbury on Tuesday evening.
A large number Were present. Mr.. Fletcher
mas one OF Addison countys most successful
business men, and was president Of the Mid
dlebury National bauk from its commence
mcnt until his death His son. Col. Albert
Fletcher now occupies the same position.
| Court commences next week, and the law
ycrs are now AS busy as bees preparing their
eases The new States attorney is in town,
looking over the work which Inc colnty's
criminals have cut ont for him. Many new
cases will he added 10 the civil list this term.
The snow in our /, ais has all lhawcd out,
and buggics have taken the place of slrighs
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Work on the new h 'atding ho'iS. Tor the
college las been suspended lni the present,
and 1t is now d"lI'il"l whether or not 1t VII
he resumed ir'"rc Spring. Ihr intention
is TO push II nl'ns rapidly when The weather
will pclmi,
Miss CLARA Slowc daughter of j.. II
Stowe. ESD, was malr,cl Tuc.dly evening
at the residence q. the brides lathcr, to Mr.
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Mlddlrhury must look about no" Tor new
town hal, as the one now IN use IN the cnul
house VIII not he available much longer. !
snot yet known whether new building
/ VIII have To De erected lur TINS purpose, III
that is not unlikely TO be the final result.
5 s. d. Miner and Calvin Foot arr HON
/ again from tue West, where they have lcc
| on sheep business.
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tain, Tuesday night, but ii has not been Ills
Four mittimusas to the House of .CorrCC