Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-14
ADDISON COUNTY.
.Middlcbtlry

l. ID. Twitchcl has sent a car load of
merno sheep to Topeka, Kansas They are
all rams, and are designed for exhibition at
the Kansas State fair. Eugene Twtchell
has them in charge.
The two men who have been boring for
water on the College hill during the last two
months or so, have given up IN despair and
have gone elsewhere. In the fourth opening
made by them they drilled down more than
one hundred feet through the solid rock
without discovering any trace of water, by
falling to find which they have lost about
$500
Mr. j. b. Huntley died suddenly Tues
day evening OF neuralgia of the heart. He
was one OF our oldest residents.
Farmers are preparing the ground for SOW
ing Winter wheat. There will be no doubt
an Increase In acreage, for the crop was good
This year.
The funeral services of the late J. b.
Huntley were held at the Congreg ational
chufcn FRIDAY afternoon and were largely at
tended.
The Sunday-school concert held at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday evening,
was another complete success. The house
was packed to OVERLOOKING. More than 40
members of the school, took part In the exer-
cises.
RiptOn.
We have had two hard frosts here this
week, which injured the corn and bean crop
considerably in low places.
John Hager met with qnite an accident
| Thursday morning. He left his team at
the door of his brother. leav ing his boy, six
or seven years old, in the wagon. He went
into the house moment and while there the
horse became frightc ned and ran down
steep hill against some rocks, ovcrturnng the
wagon and throwing the horses into q ditch.
The horses were somewhat bruised, the wa
gon was badly smashed, and the little boy
was taken from the ruins badly scared but
only slightly bruised
Vcrgcnnes.
On the completion of the bulkhead, at
| the entrance to the canal, Friday, the
temporary draw was removed aud the water
lie. on. The spell is broken, an d the pullies
are again iu motion.
Mr. 5. W. lIndes, one of our veteran
cyclists, made the trip from Brandon to
Nergcnnes on his machine" Friday, a
distance OF thirty miles, in less than four
hours.
President Hamlin of Middcbury college
occupied Mr. Halls desk in the Congrcga
tioual church last Sunday. The discourse in
the morning was based upon the 14th verse
OF the 4th chapter of Esther. The leading
point in the sermon was the sovereignty OF
God; mans rule is not the secret will, but
the revealed will Of God. 1t is quite super.
fiuous to say that it was strong and search.
ing sermon, full of practical suggestions. la
the evening he gave an exhaustive lecture on
the providence OF q ID as revealed IN the
final establishment Of the Robert college on
the Bosphorus after seven years OF faithful
toll.
Rev. David Foster Estes, pastor of the
Baptist church, tergennes left Tuesday
morning for his new home in Atlanta, Ga.
| The morning was cloudless and pleasant,
emblematic, as all hoped, who babe the little
group. father, mother and baby boy-of
the future of each individual member. They
intend making brief stop with friends in
Massachusetts, before proceeding directly to
Atlanta
Sunday mig ATS FROST" said Ferrisburg
: farmer, liked my corn" Monday nights
. frost was very severe and general in this
vicinity.
Seven hundred bushels of oats, the pro.
duct of twelve acres, in the town of Ferris.
burgh, were thrashed from one stack, by
James Clark the owner, and |. w. Murray,
in three days, recently. The oat crop, this
year, is large. and the above yield is good
for this season.
&. w. Aliens new ferry boat, fifty feet
long and well proportloned, intended for the
ferry between Bacher's Point, N. y, anc
the old Adams ferry on the Vermont side, i:
approaching completion at the latter point
The bills for the annual fair Of the Cham.
plain Valley Agricultural society, are out
The fair occurs thelSth, 10Th and 20,i
inst. and will no doubt be a highly sue.
ccssful one, with favorable weather. Thu.
far September has been the phenomena
month for successful outdoor exhibitions
The friends Of DR.. ii. j. Parker of Lenox
Mass, were pleased to meet him on oul
streets, Sunday. lie makes few weeks
visit here before returning to New York
city.
Mrs. f. X. Haven and Miss Nellie IIaver
are expected home, this week, from theil
heightened sojourn in the forests of the Adj
rondack region. The health of both, W,
learn, has been benefited by the visit
At the trif ing cost of three cents for
postal note, a lady in Pierre, Dakota, ORDER
, her Luby, Richardson Il Co. S elegant CATER
from the store of +. X. Haven, in this place
Pierre is only four days ride from here,
The State fair is drawing largely on thi
place for visitors this year. With continuet
good weather the fair will prove wonderf u
success.
North Ferrisburgh.
The citizens of this place who are interest
ed in building sidewalk fror he cemeter,
to the school house will meet in the Wcct
school house Wednesday at Up. m.
Mr. Amos G. Fonda, who has been her,
| m a VI sit I'm rntn N tn biab in 90
go, Ill.
Mr. Philo d. Percival Is making extensive
repairs at the srist mill.
J Bristol.
Tue Bristol aqueduct people are going L
, lay iron pipes and have large body of mel
busy at work digging the ditch for the same
The frost Sunday night was quite severe
and did some damage to the crops on the low
. lands.
The fall term of the graded school opened
, last Tuesday, with an attendance of LOT.
} large number are from out of the district ant
; more are expected,
Of typhoid fever after an illness of week
He was in his 23d year, and was hard
working young man, liked by all.
Extensive preparations are being made by
the Comstock Post, g. A. r., for the county
meeting which is to be held here the I'll
and 10Th of October.
VIM. Taft has bought the East end of thu
O'Neil block.
G. l.. Eaton has sold building to q. p
Colby on Spring street.
, Work on the new town house is soon TO bt
begun.
The Bristol railroad commissioners still re