Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-19

reached, and that no further advance will be
recorded. During this month, October, the
quality of butter is high, and more apt to
bring extra prices than later on. Taking all
Into consideration, then, it may be safely be-
lieved that the market will for time remain
about stationary, certainly last years prices
will not be reached.
Mr.. $. N. Gregory Of Addison, who is a
cattle dealer of long experience, is turning
his attention TO horse buying, for variety, and
he has reversed the customary rule OF buying
horses IN the country, to market in the city,
for he is buying in the city to sell in the
country. lie has some fifteen horses, Of long
and varied street car experience In the OK.
emplary city of Boston.
Wood contracts will soon be in order. The
most of the chopping in the Winter ir The
mountain towns of this county is done by
subjects of Her Majesty, who find 1t more
profitable to winter in Vermont. at fair
wages, than to merely vesetatc the Winter
through, at home.
A splendid specimen Of Spanish merne
ram was shipped to Claiteville, Ohio, Mon
day, by Mr.. +. ID. Barton of Waltham.
Rev. John Ellsworth Goodrich of Burling.
ton, occupied the pulpit of the Congregations
al church Sunday in the absence of Rev.
Mr.. Hall at Concord, N. III.
1t is thought that three weeks more will
see the new shops of the Vermont Shade
Roller manufacturing company IN full opera.
ton.
Rev. Lyman w. Partridge, who recently
preached in the Baptist church in this place,
as candidate for the vacant pastorate has
received a call to locate near his home, West
Midway, Mass.
Frederick Devoid, gentleman who resides
in North Ferrisburgh near the Charlotte
linc, from consulting spirits gave an llustra-
ton of the fact that strong drink is raging"
Saturday, and proceeded to rage around in
the most approved manner. The exercises
were soon brought 10 Il close, however, by
Officers kimbal and Marlborough, and the
gentleman from the rural districts was escort
ed to the jail, remaining there until Monday,
when he was brought before Justice Roberts
and fined 50 and costs, amounting to 80 81,
which he paid and was released. This is
MIR. Dcvod's first experience with the law,
and he is very positive it will be his last.
Charles Carpenter, son of Henry Carpen-
ter of Fcrrisburgh, who has been i'll for some
weeks of typhoid fever, died Sunday morn
ing, aged IL years.
Wood choppers are in great demand in this
section, but the supply seems to be unusual
ly scanty.
A sudden attack of illness prevented Mr..
&. w. Mason leaving for Colorado, Saturday
night. as he intended, aud he will not go for
several weeks
The last of the Boston and New York ex-
cursionslsts from Vergenpes, returned Tues
day.
Fall goods are coming in with a rush, and
the merchants ate evidently laying in an
unusually full stick.
a slight furry Of snow was noticeable here
late Monday afternoon and the unfortunate
grapevines that were uncovered the following
night have borne their last fruit.
Lieutenant Charles A. Booth, son Of G. A.
Booth, Esq, has been detailed to serve on u
general court martial at Columbus Barracks,
Ohio, October 18th, at the conclusion of
which he hopes to pay home and friends q
long deferred visit.
Mr.. William II. Gwinn, who has been
visiting friends here for several days, re-
turned to Cleveland, Ohio, Monday.
DR.. II. A. Ingham returned from Asbury
Park, n. j., Tuesday. The doctor still has
professional cases from tina. place, where he
t'tN'iN't ipi tOillC llIDulLo, u year lNO
ago. lie WAS over fifty years of age at the
time he graduated, but that fact doesn't seem
TO impair his practice.
The splendid hunting weather is bringing
out local sp0r!smen, and they are meeting
with fair success. Just at this time the
Dead Greek marshes and Lewis creek in Ad-
olson, are the best places to find ducks,
though the lake shore, especially in the
vicinity Of Fort Cassin, 10 very good, but
hunters are not us apt to find them so plenty
there now as later. Good-sized black ducks
bring in market now about 40 cents each,
wood duck 80 cents, and teal go cents. For
The genuine wild flavor the two former are
Inc best, but the teal is preferred by some as
being the most delicate III flavor, for it is the
smallest of all. Most people, however,
would be satisfied with any Of the varieties
mentioned.
We see by the pension list as furnished by
Commissioner Dudley, that up TO Jan. LIST,
1883, Addison county has 326 pensioners.
Ihirty-one of this number are for soldiers,
Or widows Of soldiers who were in the war
Of 1912. Of these Vergcnnes has six. Md
Illebnry has G2 pensioners, Bristol SO, Yer
Icnnes 4S. Six towns in this county have
but one each. We see that Harry Hunt is
credited to Brooksvilc lie is a pensioner
IF the war of 1879. The town Of Rutland
has LOG pensioners, Brandon "a and the
county $40.
The street commissioner is looking up the
bad spots on the street. preparatory to the
coming of bad weather. The walk from the
bridge To the end of the Smith & Ketchum
manufactury is relaid the crossing
At Main and Water streets trimmed up, and
other places will no doubt lie looked after
The boat G. H. Danforth, Capt. Case, will
arrive to-day or tomorrow loaded with mer-
,handisc for Nergennes, Bristol and other
owns.
Mrs, A. c. Lamb, who returned from
Boston, Tuesday, we regret TO learn is quite
sick.
Mrs, c. A. Booth will reach Vergennes
o-day, from Fort Fred Steele, Wyoming,
where Lieut.. Booth is stationed.
The coal trade is having regular boom in
Vergennes these days, aud dealers are very
busy. One yard here this season has sent
sixty tons to Fcrrisburgh alone this season
md orders are still coming in.
Capt. Charles A. llaifnagle of this place
las Just invented an automatic safeguard for
elevators, mining buckets etc. 1t is con-
wholly Of wrought iron and Steel
md is so applied to the elevator that in case
If accident. such as breaking of the hosting
ope, an event always liable to occur, the
platform is instantly stopped and held SO
irmly in place that it is impossible to move
t, except upward, weight and pressure only
king it more firmly. 1t is, we think, des-
ined to prove invaluable tor the purpose
designed, both as life and property saving
nvention.
Rev. George Il. Hall of this place occupied
he pulpit of the Congregational church at
Dover, N. H., Sunday last.
Mrs, James L, Dexter of New York city,
$ recovering from. what has well nigh proved
| fatal attack of typhoid fever. She las
Icen the guest of Lyman Clark of Addison.
Rev. Fathers Jean Marie and Jerome
ielot of Rutland are in town, the guests of
Rev. Joseph Keridou.
Messrs T. S. Drake of Bristol and Marsh
III Smith of Bridport were in town Wednes-