Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-20
ADDISON COUNTY.


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having the leaves raked up in the park, and
will use them to ill up the lower ground on
the north side.
The street commissioners are doing good
work in cleaning the ice banks lining the
cutters in front Of the business blocks. Asa
result our main streets will soon be clean and
dry.
Mrs Ahira (Gwinn) Scovel died OF pneu-
monia, elily Monday morning Mrs. Scovel
WIS the mother of Mr. William ii. Gwinn
If Cleveland, Ohio
Mr.. John Forkey of the firm of Forkcy "
Co, butchers, is lying very i'll at the Frank
lin House.
There was fire alarm at two o'clock p.
M, Sunday, which was occasioned by a lire
breaking out on the roof Of n building in the
rear Of j. n. IIawlcy's stove store on Green
street. Damage slight building occupied
by Prosper Taboo. The department prompt
~ responded, and worked bravcly, They sue
cccdcd In preventing the spread OF the fire,
watch would have been disastrous, with the
high south wind blowing at the time, II it
had not been checked. Both hose companies
and the hook and ladders were on hand
Mrs. Frank Ross of Franklin Falls, N. Y,
we regret 10 hear is quite i'll with pneu-
monia. At last accounts she was improv-
y
the Hon. Philip c. Tucker.
Mr. +, A. Morse of Rutland spent Sun
day with Col. J. Human Of this place.
Thos. Mclaughlin Of Rutland, who las
been at the Normal School, Castleton, will
take clerkship in the store of N. j. Nc
Cuen.
Mrs. Leslie Butler and mother. of this
city, have removed to Bristol, Vt.
III. al,
from his horse on Main street, and his foot
He is improving.
Napoleon Rivers, formerly in the employ
of Powers & klmball, has removed to Sche-
neciady, n. y.
Sidney Seymour, Esq, of Hudson, N. L.,
and his nephew, are visiting lion. Edwin
seymour of this place.
Miss Harriet Gee has bought the dwelling
housc with half AN acre of land adjoining,
belonging 10 j. Bristol. 1t is on Elbow St,
opposite the Catholic church.
Mr.. n. G. Morton, Elbow St, is putting
down new side walk in front Of his
house.
The purchase OF the Benjamin Sherman
property has been effected, and it now be-
longs to MI. Peter Lovcrn.
A son of Levi Beach narrowly escaped
serious injury from the capsizing of a double
wagon near the watering trough corner
Main ard Water streets, Tuesday Il. m.
Timely assistance rescued the lad under the
wagon, whose clothes suffered come from the
soft bed Of mud into which he was precipi-
tated.
Among the changes incident to Spring
business, we remark that Mr.. L. G.. Scott,
removes his meat market into the store here
loforc occupied by j. j. Wright. while Mr..
w. takes the store recently occupied
by Mr. Bingham. Mr.. SCOTS business has
steadily increased during the four years he
has been in the basement from which he is
about to remove, and his continued success
is good evidence of his business and his strict
attention TO IT.
The Hon. Edward Seymour, who his been
in falling health for the past three months is
we aic sorry 10 learn. now quite low,
Mr.. William f. llindes, who has been on
the road, several weeks for the National
Horse Nail company, reports lively times in
the horse nail trade.
! The friends Of the late George F. Skiff of
( Monkton, will be pleased to hear that his
widow is " .cceivc 5000 81 on his life insur-
ance policy, which wa- supposed TO be OF no
| value.
Mr. n. G. Norton is arranging for the
building CT substantial new barn, near his
house on Elbow street.
Mr.. L. G. Everett has canyasscl Franklin
| aud 81. Lawrence counties, n. u, in the IN
tGrCst % tie Little Giant road machine manu-
featured by Messis. Strong u Parker of this
place and has planted IA Little Giants in
| those counties.
MiddicburY.
| We have already chronicled the suicide of
! Scion NJ. Lynch. The arsenic was purchas
cd on ipc.iay not on Wednesday, and the
source from wh.cL The blue vitriol was OBJ
tanned is unknown. Nhcn lypcl vas found
his clothes were quite wet, showing LohClu-
sively that he had lain out during the rain of
Thursday and Thursday night. The lady
with whom he boarded in Mlddlebury states
That Lynch very frequently spoke of commit
| ting de in her presence Word was re-
ccived from his reia,,yes in Fort Ann that
they didn't want anything 10 60 with ..he re-
maiua and they were accordingly buried here
| Saturday afternoon
a one-ycar-old son of Mr.. G. c. Peck was
buried Saturday afternoon. The remains
were inferred in Cornwall.
A couple of collisions, resulting in one
4 case in quite bad smash.up to a wagon
I
stance, carelessness supe, induced by whiskey,
was the cause of the collision.
| Considerable amusement, as well a. no
| little Indignation has baeh occasi0ned by the
strenuous Efforts Of certain parties here to
escape taxation aud their utter refusal to
make out any list, on the ground that they
! are residents of other States. They will
pr1bui.J discover that they have lived in
| MiddlcbuIy ioLs c,Jrgh TO have their lists
most beautifully doubled
William lIaney, who had one OF his lee,
| cut of nj the inslcp by the cars in Burling-
ton on the fourth Of July last, started for
| Roche cter, n. Y, Saturday night to get
an artificial ioot a:tcd1 and made for him
| there.
Much difficulty has been encountered an
| tie e!iogts making to remove the old cour.
house Several strong chains have been
broken, and still the building las n9t budged
an inch. The reason of tho buildings In
usual obstinacy is not known.
The work of rebuilding the axe factory re.
Gently burned at Brooksvile is progressing
rapidly. 1t is expected that the frame of the
new buiIdiug v:!l he raised this week We'd
nesday.
For several weeks past but very little an
toycuton has been noticed in town. This Is
noteworthy Improvement The exceptions
have been for tie moSt part people from
other towns, who came to MiddlSb.ry either
already "loadcd" or well prepared to load VI
as soon US they arrived.
Among ,ill notable sheep shorn at the re-
cent public shearing hc.e was 2 yearling eve
belonging to William McCauley Of Cornwall
This eve is II half-sister of Mr.. McCauley's
famous yearling ram Fortune" and her
owner has refused an offer of $500 made for
Ter recently.
Almost tie last veslige of snow has left