Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-26
ADDISON COUNTY.
N1iddlebury.

Fall good deal Of work has been done In
the cemetery southwest Of the village. The
ground has been practically cleared of weeds
and creeping nulsances, many of the older
grave stones have been cleaned up, and the
ground 10 some places has been levclied of.
Men are still employed on the work, but ii is
not expected that 1t will be finished this sea-
son. The cemetery was getting somewhat
crowded, but additional room has been made
by the removal of many bodies to the new
Catholic cemetery near by.
| A memorial tablet has been erected to the
last Il. A. Sturtcvant Esq, in the yard Of
the house which he formerly occupied. His
remains are buried there, and the graund
about his grave has been very tastcfully fix
ed up.
| Three more deaths occurred on Sunday.
Old Mr.. Norton. father of George Norton,
died more of old age than anything else. lie
was &c. Miss Mary Hulse and Edward
Brousso, both younglsh persons, succumbed
to the typhoid fever after only a riet sickness
in each case. Brouss1 leaves young wife
and two children.
The marriage of Miss Ida L. Briggs of Mid
dlebury to Mr.. James i. Douglass Of Corn
wall, which took place at the residence Of the
brides mother last Thursday evening, was
lattendcd by large number of friends from
and other towns. The marriage ceremony
was performed by the Rev. 5. l.. b. Speare,
and the newly welded pair took the night
train, going to Connecticut on their wedding
trip. A large quantity of beautiful and vaiu-
able presents was received by the BRIDE
The latest shipment of sheep from this
station was made nearly two weeks ago, 90
head going from Mr.. b. Williamson to Ii.
G. Landcrs, Colorado City, Texas There
seems to be considerable of lull in the trade
in fine wool sheep just now and it is quite
probable that the trade will he dull for some
time to come. Some attribute the trouble to
the Ohio election. and to "A sort of underlined
fear that the tariff on wool may be lowered
still more instead of b.ing restored to the old
figures at the coming session of Congress.
AT any rate the dealers seem to have made
up their minds to hold off and wait for future
developments.
The town meeting called to see what the
town would do about furnishing the new
town house properly and providing it with
the necessary fire and lights, was held Tues.
day afternoon in the hall of the q AIDED school
building. a good many persons have carried
the idea that the 5000 originally voted
was intended to cover the whole expense of
erecting and cquipping the building. aud
hence there has been good deal OF grum-
bling and growing going on ever SINCE it
became known that there would be some
necessary additional expense. The meeting
was quite largely attended, the grumblers
and GROWERS were out in full force, and n
lively and interesting meeting was the re-
suit. A motion was made TO raise and ex-
pend $4,000 for the purpose of properly fit
ting up the town house in the needed direc-
lions, and this motion met with considerable
vigorous opposition, some hard blows, meta
phorically speaking, being administered dur
ing the debate all of which, however, were
taken by the victims in grea, good humor.
The motion was iina.ly carried. hen sar-
castle motion was made TO raise $1,000
more for fixing up tho grounds about
the building. This was promptly met
by motion made by George Ham,
and as amended the motion was carried
although it seems probable that nothing III
the call for the special meeting warranted
the raising of money for this purpose. 1t
was voted to raise the money thus approprlat-
cd for furnishing the building and arranging
the grounds by bonding the town, the bonds
to be five percents and two-sevens re-
deemablc after two years and payable in
seven.
Charles Chapman, son of Albert Chapman,
who has been of on a trip TO Kansas and
Nebraska, returned home Wednesday. morn
ing.
A number of rather juvenile persons here
are intending to bring cut at an carly day
the play called Fanchon--the Cricket.
Walnuts and buttcrnu,s are very much
thicker throughout this part Of the county
this season than they usually are and are
lcorrospondingly cheap. Wanuts sell for 81
per bushel and buttcrnuts for % cents. Po-
| totn Fnr el;
bringing only % cents per bushel at the
cars.
| vcrGcnncs.
The elevator afegnard invented by Capt.
Charles A. lloifnaglc, to which reference
has been made, is being put in the shop of
the Vermont Shade Roller manufacturing
company.
We regret to learn of tie recent death at
Galveston, Texas, of Richard Bryan. There
are many here who remember Mr.. Bryan, as
he spent several years in Vergenncs with his
sister LieueZ, at the home Of Mrs. p. G.
Tucker, whose son was his stcpfather, leav-
ing for Texas about ten years ago. The
deceased leaves wife and several children
Mr.. Fred +. Scovel OF this place made a
bicycle trip Wednesday to Burlington aud
return, covering about 80 miles in all. The
distance to Burlington, 90 mile was made
in three hours.
There wac a very enjoyable gathering of
the immediate relatives at Mr.. llerIick S'e,-
ems, Thursday evening Fifteen participant
cd and all will cherish with pleasure their
remembrauces of Oct. 18th. 1883.
Extensive circulation has been given to
rumor that lady well-known in this place,
and for time resident here, had died sud.
denly at the Pierce House, Middlebury,
under suspicious" circumstances. A
thorough investigation has proved the falsity
OF the story in every particular, except the
fact of her sudden DEATH which resulted
from deep seated disease that had been
months eliminating. The story, we are in-
formed upon the best authority, emanated
originally from enemies of the deceased
| whose resentment even death would not
satisfy. II is the general opinion that the
criminal laws OF the state cannot mete out
punishment severe enough for such scandal
mongers as those referred to.
The year has been beautiful one to the
tller of the soil. Three hundred acres of
improved land, in the town of New Haven,
makes the following showing. 1t should be
understood that the owner is careful farm
err. Twenty-Five cows have made thirty-tve
hundred pounds of butter, ranging in price
24a cents per pounds, total, $S57 Four hogs
S68, twelve calves $1GO three acres of
wheat 90 bushels three of peas and oats,
70 bushels; seventeen of oats, $50 bushels
1--WE acres Of corn, CAS- baskets, probably half
that amount in shelled comb bushels
grass seed; $50 bushels potatoes; $50 tons
hay, $780, 25 tons oat straw, $75. Sixty
nine head of stock will be wiutered on this
farm, of which Mr.. l. NJ. Knowles is pro-
prietor.
Mondays market attendance was on par
with that OF Saturday, and no change for the |
better was noticeable in butter. The general |
impression, both among dealers and produc- |
ers, is that the drop" has commenced.
DR.. and Mrs. S. L. Evans of Asbury Park,