Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-07
CiIITTENDEN COUNTY,


little, but many farmers ale suffering for
water now.
f. M. Hull shipped three tons of Thanks.
giving poultry and l.. Andrews forty-two
hundred pounds.
Mr.. s. Pierce and Mr.. Chas. Putnam have
each had sheep killed by dogs lately, but
have so far failed to identify the dog.
Rev. Lyman d. Boyntop. a Hinesburob
boy who has been pastor of a church In
Llgin, ILL.,, for the past five years has re.
ceived and accepted a call from large
church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Mr. Smith N. Brownson will teach the
village school this Winter. lie has a good
record as a teacher, and the school promises
to be very large. Miss Il. s. Boynton will
teach in No. Z. She Is an excellent teach, r
aud will draw in a number Of scholars who
do not ordinarily attend that school,
Charlotte.
The union services in the Congregational
church Thanksgiving were largely attended
and passed of well. But glance over the aud
fence, and little mental arithmetic showed
that there were many good citizens who
were conspicuous by their absence. The res.
iuent ministers conducted the exercises, and
the sermon by Rev. Mr.. Wicker of the Meth.
odlst society, was able, timely ard remarka-
Diy well received. The choir did excellent
service, MIR. y. IL. Alexander presiding at
the instrument with his well.known grace
and ability.
bolton.
AT about o'clock Tuesday morning the
steam mill Of j. A. Durkee & Son at North
Dux1ury was burned. Loss. $500; in-
snred or $1,000. AS there had been no fire
in the mill Monday night, the cause OF The
fire can not be accounted for.
A son of Henry Walker of Duxbury had
one arm broken last week while getting out
logs
L. Wa'd of Broalhcad, Wis, is visiting
MS sister, Mis-. L. l.. White, and intends to
remain till Spring
The school al North Duxbury opened
Monday with Miss Emma Gotta of Essex
junction as teacher.
Mis- Anna Phillips teaches the B Station
school. 1t numbers about 40 pupils
CoIchostcr
About two weeks ago Charles Crockett of
this place was suddenly taken insane while
IN apparent good health. lie became so bad
That last week he was taken to Bra,tleboro
anu tuesday of this week his family rccciy-
cd word that he was dead His remains
vii be brought home for burial. 1t is a
sad affair for his wife and children and thew
have the sympathy of their many friends.
=. Not long since Peter Grenio and Thomas
Mccall went to Canada for load
OF poultry, etc. Shortly after they
returned without any team and said
IN u II had been stolen from them while stop.
ping at hotel In few days an officer
from over tie liuc appeared and explained
The matter. The boys thought to obtain n
load cheaper than buying it and had been
quite successful, when they called upon IN,
wrong man. He happened to be awake ,la,
night, and with the aid of his revolver saved
his turkeys and captured the young mems
outflt. They had on board several tubs of
butter. geese, turkeys, chickens, etc, that
they had stolen that night. The officers are
now looking for Pete and Tom, but lhey
have not come home from Thankspiyinr vel
IL Is hoped by the community here thai thew
Will be caught. as it will be blessing to hen
roosts IN this vicinity.
East Charlotte.
A new kind of barley, originated by Mr..
FRED IL. Hosford, has yielded very hand.
sonely me past season, producing over six
hundre1 bushels from fifteen bushels of seed.
various persons among our best farmers have
grown 1t for MIR. Hosford under different
me.hoaS OF sowing, culture, etc, and the
most notable results were obtained by Mr..
Ii. Y. Leavenworth, who, by careful drill
the drills being far enough apart
TO admit of hoeing, obtained upwards of
ninety bushels from twcnty-seven quarts of
seed. Nr. Hosford has opened up lively
branch OF Industry for our juvenile popula.
ZION In acorn-ga,hering The other day he
shipped to seed firms u large twa.horse way
on load Of the beautiful brown nuts, that in
the course of time will be transformed into
noble forests on now trcelcss lands.
Inc lYccum reorganizcd for the season
last Friday evening, Nov. 3olh, DR.. Var
ney, as usual, taking commeDdabe interest
IN Inc reorganization. lie and other mem
Ders OF the association are anxious to make
the meetings this winter more interesting
and profitable than ever The mem nv Of
me oldest inhabitant scarcely runneth back
10 me Tine when this lyceum was first
started, and It's meetings have lcen held with
Underwriting regularity ever since. The asso- |
;'ailoh now owns comfortable attractive
ha'l' WIN Il fine organ, and its membership |
Is niaue up Oh The best ciizons of the town |
, Inc Baptist minister and his family were
.ne Victims OF very agreeable surprise party |
IN The evening of Dec. 4,h, when members
u the congregalijn with other friends, |
sathered at The parsonage in good round
numbers, ana ielt many expressions OF their |
hearty good will all OF which are well an. |
'recated by the recipients. The Young neo. |
pie OF the church aul society have thus in
'ttuted for the coming'winter weeks A series
d social gatherings that will no doubt prove /
7ery entertaining The next is to be at Mr., |
5eorsc .. Brindle's, on Tuesday evening,
Oec' lin, and others on succeeding Tuesday |
evenings, from place to place.
Jericho.
James Carroll. formerly of this place, now
II California, is visiting friends here.
There was skating on TIowe's pond for
he hrSt time this seas IN, Thank giving day.
Union services were held in the Baptist
,hurch Thanksgiving day, Rev. Mr.. Stafford
preaching the discourse.
-, News was received last week by Mrs.
lartin Mattamore. OF the death of her
'rother, James E, Ka!c of New Mexico, by
tabbing. -
Only few inches of snow are required TO
make good sleighing here. With the Inch or
o on tue ground now, farmers and lumber
men arc enabled to bring their sleds in for
eeded repairs.
n force OF twenty men, OK and horse
cams, camp equipagc, etc. left for the
mountain last Tuesday, where they are to be
ngeged in numbering for A. Fields, Jr, this
Winter, making their headquarters at The
'Half-way-house.' Mr.. Fields owns an OK.
ensve tract of wood land in the Mt. Mans.
eld basin from which he supplies his mill
nd pump works at this place.
Nathan Bepham, Esq, has sold for $4,000
. Fletcher McGinnis his farm on Mill
,rook, known as the " Haskins" farm. of
W acres, together with a3 cows ono mir