Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-02

FRIDAY afternoon, was run over by the cars
and one leg crushed above the knee. The
. leg Is TO be amputated
Mrs. Hildreth was run away with, thrown
& out and quite severely injured, recently.
Mr. Amos Hobart has sold his mountain
! farm In Cambridge to Vim. Prentiss of Mil
|, ton for $500.
, Albert Spaulding has rented his farm to a
man from st. George, while +. Douglass
moves on the farm he purchased last Spring,
known as the Davis farm.
viii Chaplin is making ninety pounds of
butter week from II cows-and not Jerseys
! either.
Mrs Williams, who died last week, had
lived in town n years.
MIR. l.. T. Richardson and wife started
last Tuesday for Grand Rapids. Michigan,
where Mr. Richardson intends going into
business.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles w. Vaughn of
Plattsburgh, n Y, are in town for few
days
The Jericho Chair company are running
night and day in order to keep ahead Of Or
ders.
MIR. f. L. ellison of South Woodstock has
purchased of G.. n. Percival his interest in
the Beach House" Mr.. Gibson will probably
take possession March LIST.
Mr. ii. A. Perciva who has been spend
ing his winter vacation here, left for
Plattsburgh, last week. Mr.. Percival is in
the employ OF the wcll.known clothing house
OF VIM. Cain X Sons of Pittsburgh and for
the past few years has represented the house
throughout this State.
The village schools will close next Friday,
March 81.
Richmond.
The funeral of Thomas G. Cutler was held
in the Universalist church, Sunday Rev
Mr.. Hayford officiating
The concert given under the auspices of
Cummings post, e. AR, in the Congrega-
lional church. Monday evening, by the Phil |
harmonic male chorus, and the Unitarian
church choir of Burlington proved to be
complete Success The selections were beau |
lliul and appreciated by a large audience. |
The songs and even the choruses were en-
| cored. After the coucert the company and |
some of the singers of this place repaired to |
flanagau's hotel for refreshments.
The venerable Nahum Peck is still con-
fined to his bed, and in feeble condition.
Hincsburgh.
some oil The f. y. NJ, OF this town, with |
others OF StarksO2ro, called upon Rev. o. |
a. Spoor OF the latter place, last Thursday |
evening, and in addition to having good |
social time left him "A liberal share of their
ready cash.
Mr. Frank Flag, a workman in the shop |
OF Degree Il Martin, caught his hand in the |
shears used for cutting iron bars, MASKING the |
thumb and some of the fingers in n shocking |
manner.
The farmers are making preparations for
tue sugar season. To this end n. L. Clifford
is building several tanks for holding sap.
The regular monthly lecture under the
auspices Of the W. {. I. L., was delivered
in the Methodist Episcopal church sun
day evening BY Rev. 7. W. Gregory.
Mr.. butcher has secured the requisite
numbered pupils and will begin his school
April ..
The llinesburgh Choral Union had pleas
and and profitable gathering at the residence
OF ii. NJ. Hull, Tuesday evening the eth
INST Aftcl the usual programme was duly
rendered, refreshments were served, which
proved 10 be Il bountiiul rcpast. This being
the last formal meeting of the choral for the
season, it was natural that the appreciation
of services rendered by Mr.. L. o. Martin us
conductor should lie manifested This was
chain. The presentation was made by Mr.. l..
II. Allen with appropriate remarks The re-
cipicnt expressed thanks very kindly Tor the
esteem shown him on the pant of the G. L.,
being called upon to speak, Messrs L. ii.
butcher and VI. X. Fiapcis responded
briefly. a vote of thanks was extended to
families who have So kindly opened their
doors, and helped 10 make these weekly en-
tertainmcnts II mutual benefit. The II. c.
L., will no doubt he on hand again in the
early Autumn
WiIIiston.
AT the Unlvelsalist church, Sunday even
ing, Mrcll 4th, subject for conference
Prayer. text, Mark. xiv. 80. Collateral
readings Tim. ii. Is. Luke xiii. "a
Luke ri lib; Matt. vi, 5S Daniel vi,
10.
A house and barn, with some twenty tons
OF hay in West Bolton was burned Sunday
night. There was no one living in the house
at the time and it must have been struck
with lightning or set atire.
Charlotte.
While digging for the line of telephone
poles TO the depot, very little frost was
found in tue ground under the large snow
drifts.
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and nearly vii the ice houses are filled
Geo L. Edgerton will not go West this
Spring, but will continue his grocery trade
here.
AS the first of April approaches it will he
remembered that the Legislature fixed the
tax on dogs al : and 81 according to the
variety, and yet sheep men are not entirely
happy.
Charles Collins of North Ferrisburgh, who
was entirely cleaned out by the recent fire is
up and ut il again, and has lumber on the
ground TO build another shop. The new
building will partly occupy the site of the
old one, running back further east and will
not be quite so high. Collins intends 10
stock up again with wheelwiight and black
smith tools. So much for pluck.
While chopping in the woods recently
PhilIls Stebblns brother of Peter Stebbrs
was sruo'; on the hea by n falling tree and
the scalp was cut about four inches and turn
cd downabovc and back OF the left car. DIR. |
Collins, Ferrlsburgh dressed the wound.
George Whalley will carry on James b. |
NlcNeil's farm this year in addition to his
own.
1t is proposed to have an Easter concert by |
the Congregational Sunday school.
The singing school will commence prac-
tice in the new books spiritual Songs," re-
Gently procured for Congregational service. |
The entire series is now in use in church and |
Sunday school.
Will some one who has the matter in hand |
send the session laws fol the town OF Char
lote. There is plenty of inquiry for them.
John Lewis proposes carrying on Mrs.
Deacon Stebblns's farm.
WINOOSKI.
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