Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-04


one week before this Spring. or course it j
Is not the first quality.
6 Miss Josie Hutchinson, who for the pas
u lew weeks has been confined to the nous
It with sickness has so far improved as TO b,
d able to ride out
n by the stumbling of horse while goin.
!. down the hill just outside of the village, Mrs
a. e. Sraulding and little boy. together witt
trcd douglass, who was driving, wer,
it thrown from the wagon. Aside from slph
9 bruises sustained by Mrs. Spaulding no on,
/ was injured. 1t was Il very narrow escap,
n rom what might have been a most seIiou,
;. accident.
t Hon. Stephen Dow, who some years acc
i was Judge of probate in Lamoillc county
;, died quite suddenly in johnson, where he
i ilau gone to attend 10 some business. Of heart
! trouble. MIR. Dow was II respected citizen
= oil our town, who will be greatly missed by
| large circle OF acquaintance He was II
G years old
Sugarlng is about over. Only about ono.
fourth OF the usual amount has been made.
Our farmers arc busy with farming opera.
ions and are only waiting for warmer weat H.
or before putting in their seed
| a. Fields, Jr., has been appointed assignee
OF the Jericho Chair company
John W. Somcrs, who entered the L. V.
NJ. with the present senior class, is stopping
with his brother, DR.. A. b. Somcrs. Mr.,
,, Somcls, who is in poor health; has been
spending the Winter in Massachusetts, with
MS sister, previous TO which time he had
spent two years in the South.
AT the annual communication of Nc
DOnough Lodge No. 90, +. and A. NJ. AT
jericho, Thursday afternoon, April 90, the
following officers were elected and appoint.
cd; w 5. Nay, w. NJ. ; +. w. Thorn, s.
w.; NJ. II, Packard, J, W. A. L. Bis,
treasurer; George L. Tcrril, secretary; j.
T.. Girard 5. d.. c. Giddings, j. D.; w.
\. Peircc and Z. c. Abbott stewards Peter
Jero tyler; Frank Howe, marshal :. W
Mead, chaplain. Most Excellent Grand
Master l.. G. Butler was present to install
the officers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey York celebrated their
golden wedding, last week, at the residence
OF their soa-in law, Mr. +. c, Whitney.
About three score of their friends and mel GIL
b)rs were pres Ht number of handsome
CUTS were made 10 the aged couple, and the
occasion was very pleasant one in all res
poets.
Shciburn.
An accident which might have terminated
seriously occurred here Friday afternoon. As
George n. Roberts was driving down the hill
from j. b. Barlclis with double team and
light caring, part Of the neck yoke gave
way, letting the waIon on the horses, and
they ran down the hi a, terrific speed One
Oh the hu'sCs, however, soon became cntan
gltd IN the harness and WAS thrown down.
Mr. RoJurls was not injured The horses
were lady cut.
Miss Mary a. Wins low of Johnson who
taught the village school year ago has been
secured ms teacher for district No. 9.
The numerous friends of Miss Jennie l..
Tracy Will be panied to learn of her death.
which occurred in Syracuse, n. Y. April "a,
The remains reached Shelburn Thursday
morning. The funeral was attended a,
the house Saturday at . p. IN. Miss Tracy
lind been under medical treatment the Iast
Winter in New York. Some time ago, how.
ever, she so far recovered as to he able to 10
to her friends in Syracuse she was taken
worse soon and quick consumption FASTENED
| her death.
One change has occurred in business. ID.
quinn goes out If his general store, having
exchanged his sock for II farm in Westford
with p. +. Marr.. Mr. Quinn still retains
|
y few cases # pneumonia in town, some
| very severe
| Charlotte.
Saturday night, the 2Sth. was remarkably
col! for that time Of year, aud ice formed
nearly half an inch thick.
School N District NJ. q, taught by Miss
Emma L.avcnwuith, commenced Monday
the 30th.
y. a. Boynton has brought the Lee Tracy
farm on Mutton hill, of 200 acres more or
| less.
The season for sowing grain is unusually
backward, the grruud being wet and COM
paralivcly little seeding has been done.
Of the mating Of agricultural implements
there IS no end. Each season behods the
introduction of something altogether ahead
of anything yet, you know" and it would
take $1,000 for an ordinary farmer 10 keep
up with the times, aud then some of his tools
would be antiqrated.
| The swallows, the hand organ man and
The bear men have put in an appearance, SO
Summer can not be far oil.
Winter grain is generally looking well, and
| quite breadth WIS put in las, fall.
There is lack of good farm tenant houses,
ana thls Is main reason for scarcity Of
hclp. One farmer who owns a good
| house hal six applications for it in one
DAY. but could accommodate only one
lamily. II there were 40 new tcnemeuts in
town they would stand II chance of being
well filed within the year And another
thing ii you build one make it warm and
| convenient 50 that man feels like paving
rent Tor 1t. Too many tenant houses are far
rom comfortable in winter, taking good
snare OF the occupants wages to furnish fuel.
mere Is practicabi,ity in this as well as in
sending 10 Castle GARDEN for immigrants.
IL may lie well TO announce that the chief
engineer is about sending to Manchester,
England, Tor half dozen extra heavy three |
liooped pals for the use of the fire depart
ment.
The demand for good horses exceeds the
supply, and good many are buying street
car horsts brought from New York
ii poor sugar season means good corn |
year, according to the old adage we shall be |
all right this time. But what will the aver. |
age grocery man do next Spring for some |
lLlns 10 melt over into nice fresh map,e |
sugar"
l.. NJ. Macomher Of Ferrsburgh nursery is |
dong rushing business this Spring lie is |
thoroughly Ieliahle dealer, and fills orders |
for all kinds of trees or plants.
Colchester.
Last week farmer named Severance, liy- |
ing IN Colchester, had Il horse stolen froi.l |
nm. Tie thief ami his stolen property were
traced 10 Bedford, Canada, where il was
found the thief had sold the horse to one |
Morgan The latter refused to give up the |
horse wien the owner demanded its return. |
An acIion was brough; for the recovery of |
The holse, which somewhat alarmed Mr.. |
morgan, who at once surrendered the horse |
TO It's rlEhtlnl owner without waiting the |
operation OF the law.