Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-20
CuiITTENDBN COUNTY.


Richmond.
/ The ice las gone out of the Winooski will
: out any damage, disappointing all the propl
cts OF evil. The roads are quite passabl
Tor wagons, 1t is the poorest sugar seaso
10 dale known by the oldest inhabitant. 1t
= an Old saying that we always get two goo
sup runs after the frogs come out. AS thei
music is now heard at night we shall se
whether the old saw proves correct.
There Is TO be considerable building, tn
coming season. M. NJ. Bates, Esq, is max
log arrangements 10 build large barn will
L'odern improvements. Considerable repair
are being made on the high school building
among them new slate roof. II. A. Hodge.
mas raised the roof of bis store some two fee
ana is making other improvements.
we regret to say that Ira W. Sayles, Esq,
OF J0nesvllle is sick. DR.. Powers of Rich
mond and Spsrhawk of Burlington are at.
tending him.
Some 200 packages of butter were on the
market Monday, Butter sold from IS to %
cents. One year ago butter sold from 80 to
4)cents Very little cheese on the market.
wiiIiston.
| Subject for conference at Unversalist
| church, evening Of April 90 "The Disci.
plnc of Sorrow Text, Ecclesiastes vii,
s3: Collateral readings, Romans ", s.
Cor. l., 3-5, John xiv, 10; John xvi,
- and ~ Psalm xiii, entire.
Colchester.
Ono of L. V. n. Fishers horses was stolen
from his barn few nights ago, and there is
no trace of the thief as yet. 1t is supposed
That young Frenchman who worked for Mr..
Fisher this Winter is the culprt, as he was
seen near by the day before the horse was
stolen. lie has probably gone Canada way
where his relatives live.
The Baptist society are improving the looks
of their church with a new coat of white
paint with the addition of some new
steps their house will present II tidy appear
auce
The railroad folks are putting iu new
water tank at the depot.
Tho snow has all disappeared, leaving the
ground quite free from frost, and some are
ploughing their gardens.
Hincsburgh.
The sugar season ia this section is almost
total failure. One of the best orchards of
SIX hundred trees has produced only three
hundred ana nifty pounds of sugar.
Mr.. +. w. Perry has bought eicbty.tiye
acres OF land in Charlotte for two thousand
and thityelght dollars 1t is situated in
That part OF town known as Guinea and is
all clear and
The sociable last Wednesday at the parson.
age OF Rev. a. c. Field was attended by over
forty.
The outlook for gooi hay crop could not
ne better AMI Winter grain is in excellent
condition.
Miss Anna Dow has engaged to teach
school No. aud Miss Lotto Webb No. 4.
Rev. Mr.. Field, Congregational, and Rev.
Mr. Gregory, Methodist, exchanged pulpits
last Sunday.
MIR. CHARLES Nash has now engaged suffi-
Gent help TO run his saw mill without cessa-
ton night and day,
The Valley cheese factory will open about
May l.
Charlotte.
The ground is drying up fast and farmers
Will soon be sowing grain
William X. Peasc, who has been for some
tlhle III the employ of the Vermont Life In
surance company, has taken Western
agency for the National Life Of Montpelier.
ana VIII locate in either st. Paul or Mime
apols, Mimi.
Plenty OF water in the cove this Spring,
and so look for Immense catches OF pickerel
and bullpouts
ms has been bal year for maple sugar.
making, very few runs and light ones at
that.
unheilthy weather, this Spring, and
everyone has averaged a cold apiece.
Again has the fire department given evi.
F.,,- "A
the owner Of the hay harm near the station.
saw fit Ia Pile and burn The hay that had
accumulated about the loading platform.
HE hay was damp and consequently an i'm
mense smoke ascendel toward the zenith.
There was not the least hanger of conhagra
ton, but II would do you good to have seen
the manner in which the department gather
ed up It's skirts 50 TO speak in view of a DOS |
sblc contingency. Fircmcn of every grade
from the pail men to the chef engineer wait |
ed but the sound of the tocsin to swarm
down the depot hill and shout the death hello |
over the yanqulshed flames. Again and again
the department has been tried and each oc-
caslon but inspires greater confidence in their |
lndomitablc courage. Good judges are ready
TO aver that had the barn boon on fire |
the corners would never have witnessed |
a grandcr display than the department would |
have made on that occasion, with the entire
population assembled on the hill AMI the de-
partmcnt doing its brave work under the eyes
OF applhllGlng relatives aud friends How |
ever, as there was nothing but a moderate
slzcd smuigc, 1t would hardly be in order to |
speak OF what the department might have
done, but only those similarly circumstauced |
can realize the feeling of security that creeps
over our population with such brave men 10 |
40 aad dare all for life, liberty and the pur-
SUIT OF happiness. 1t may DO well to men,
lion that our firemcn will soon have their |
new uniforms.
IL may not be generally known that So |
clety is about being formed for the purpose
oil discussing and applying science to the
wants oil every day lite, with a view also of
absrusc theories and simplifying
mysterious laws so that wisdom and knOwl. |
edge may take the place of ignorance. 1t is |
|, wonder that such simple thing has never
been done before
a. NJ. Baldwin and family intend starting
Tor Minnesota soon. Mr.. Baldwin proposes
gong into the commission business in ST. |
Paul or Minneapolis.
j.. a. Washburn will carry on the farm of |
L' llubbell this year.
Miss Carrie l.. Yale of the deaf and dumb |
ins'lt''tc, northampton, Mass, will sail for !
England Saturday the ?lst. She intends re
abroad until Septcmter,
Dr. l.. w. lIisbce of northampton, Mass,
leaves New York Tor Harvard the 18th. He |
VIII remain in Paris some weeks, and then |
make the tour of Germany, Italy and Swift |
zerland.
JcrichG.
The failure IS snn0uncod of the Jericho |
chair company, ii, NJ. Field, principal pro- |
protor. Some iilty men are thrown out of |
employment, and many of these had not |
been paid their wages for months. The La |
billties are about SO, 200 aud assets $40 900. |
L. W. lIur,buIt Of Crccls Civ. Dakota. |