Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-13
CllITTENDEN COUNTY,
Ifincsburgh.

IIincsburgh.
Read & Patrick have made and sold owe
ilve thousand thu sap buckets this Spring.
The ice in the streams, particularly Lewii
Creek, is good three feet thick. 1t will tr,
tue bridges If 1t breaks up suddenly
Mr. John Burlcy cut bad cash in the tor
OF his foot while chupping last week.
The listers are hard at work and the in
dications are that PERSONAL property will q
into the list at its full value. Those VIII
have been through their hands look rucful
and say that stock is valued above what il
can be sold tor
Fast dIy services were held ia 1.-The Baptist
church, sernon by Rev. A. s. Gilbert. A.
is apt to be the case IN such occasions, there
was II sim congregation.
Miss Netie Patrick is engaged to teach
school No. ., and Miss Hattie Mead No 3.
Mr.. l.. p. Richard, agent for the commits
sloners OF emigration NJ Castle Garden, New
York, runs Il tramp bureau in connection
with his legitimate business In filling an
ordr for en- grants Just landed he shipped "A
Il oil confirmed trulnps 10 this town. By
Their oan story they have wandered about
this country west and south for year and
worked NJ where. They get free idc out
INTO the county and walk back to the city,
to be sent out again. Oar farmers who tried
II don't relish being swindcd out of the pas.
sage money and would caution all Interested
10 look out for tiamps.
| Butter Is 20 to % cents per pound Ma
tive help $50 to s25 per month. Hay 81 per
| ton.
No maple sugar to mention has yet been
made.
The grass is green under the snow, while
the Spring birds, ph1bes, sparrows and
| robins, are trying 10 sing above it.
The anxious farmer longs to be sowing his
grain ami the cattle low invan for the delights
oil The pasture. To all appearance Winter
mas not only wCOed, but won Spring and
decided to spend summer in the country.
Mr.. Charles H. Weed has sent for some
irish emlgranis. Np.passagc money has to
be advanced On these. They come 10 stay
and some prefer them to Germans. One en-
terlsing young man says lie will not work
unless he can Get his price and failing this
the town will b obliged to take care of HIM.
All right. They want u good hand on the
poor farm.
The mystery Of Robert Veal is as great as
ever. Notwithstanding allthe statutes, public
opinion and the power Of the press, the in.
liant bovine ye. steals away from the rural
dls'ricts never TO return. Some maintain
that H. makes his end with the great aud
god OF all ages, Others that he moves only
in the lower circles of society. However
this may he, h. Is in great demand some
where, and II is one OF the laws of nature
hat over against every demand should be set
AN adequate supply. The cid farmer in the
| innocence OF his nature land Tor a small
silver consideration c)ntrlves to make Rob
crt adequate and then cons gns him to
oblivion, Here the mystery thiCkens so fast
that The law becomes imperative aud public
opinion can not penetrate even the indcf-
at'gobc correspondent loses himself IN the
darkness.
Wagons made their appearance here after
lis days Of sleighing
The High school opened with twenty-six
pupils
family residing in town were horror
stricken by Iindlnga large snake, commonly
known as II spotted adder, in barrel from
winch they had been using cider during the
Winter. 1t was known that a snake crawl
ed out of the bung Of this barrel last Fall be-
fore it was filled, which, no doubt was the
mate to tile one that gave the flavor to the
cider.
The two Germans that were taken one
EACH by Mr. ii. NJ Page and Mr. Clark
having lett for parts to their EMPLOYERS un
known.
town VISITING friends ' 80
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VI. t t NJ, vs. u 'ie wees; one mas gone 10
NJ IT,, i"' UT H. W. iiuii ana Inc o'her Tor
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nv P'escn' iuultallohS are tnu' thcrc VIII
h.. ~ ,fI,,t lt,, 4 :.
vicinity Ills Sn,inn WHOM M d'n,h, viii ~,
Il or M Discrimination T., thoeo who nn,,au.
IN ih. business 7"7>
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,n,;i o. hn M ,,,"' WIS olc"tu SO auSplelousiY
order t. keen FAST day. and The tnacher went
y, OF, Ai'"ns intending to return by the next
VI ,h,'ay. ne now reports that he is sick
M VIII moi bc aplc To DC here until Monday,
'he ION inst
The sidewalks in the village are in a very
bal condition, and our cn,erprsing citizens
would gln much credit as well AS pleasure if
Rich n,ond.
Tbo,c is to ho = sn,or t.s,;ro, =, tho IrJ.
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Prof. Thomson. with several sofa singers with