Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16
NORTHERN VERMONT.



commenced here IN saturday, the 10Th in
slant, about 3 u. m, and continued all night
and all day Sunday, leaving an estimated
depth Of about Is inches on level. The
Missisquoi railroad run snow plough over
their road Sunday and also again Monday
morning. The public roads were blocked
with snow, Sunday, 50 that there were no
services in our churches.
Scho, in district No I, taught by Miss
Grace Hardy Of North Troy, closed last
Thur,dly. At the close OF the exercises in
the afternoon tn scholns presented Miss
Hardy with a fine photograph album.
Mr. II. d. Lovern has just returned from
Mississippi whore he las large tract Of
land some 1900 acres
New Vermont postomce.
A new postohce las been established at
Branch, Orleans county, Vermont George
Merrill is postmaster.
A pyolractcd meeting is being held in the
VI. E. church at Georgia. 1t commenced
Tues lay evening, Feb. y, with an audience
of about 80. The attendance has more than
| doubled and five have started in the service
of God. The religious interest is rapidly in
croasing and the meetings will continue over
Sunday, March Is, and perhaps longer.
Revs. G.. W. Ross and VIM. Roberts are con-
Quoting the meetings.
A party of ST Adams people called on II.
G.. llocomb OF Isle La Note on Friday and
were treated to apples which were raised in
| 1881 and had been kept in splendid condition
ever since.
At Lyme, n. H. Friday, Deputy Sheriff
| Isaac Vi. Smith and Chauncy l.. Brown OF
Peacham arrested jeremiah Frost. who broke
Jail at ST Adams in May last. He was found
at work for a farmer. Frost was in jail
awaiting trial on \ charge for an assault with
iutent to kill aud highway robbery. He was
taken to st Adams.
The creditors of b. b. Blake Of Swantor
held a meeting at st Adams on Friday fol
the election of nssignees and c. II. Rry
Mods and I. b. Kennedy were appointed
Some forty odd claims were proved aggrega
ting between S25, 900 and $4,000
a lad at the graded schools here the othe
Gay gave a translation of The scripture:
which might meet the views of the average
hoy of the period but would hardly suit thu
genuine student Of theology. His teacher
correctly that David accomplished that feat
The teacher then asked "What did he xii
him with and the boy replied promptly
"With a pea-shDotor. st .llJdHS We@en
ger
Town meeting passed quietly in Fairfield
. The old board of officers were elected will
only a few changes S,lectmcu are JOIN
Rooney, J b. Webster and Perry Chase
Constable and collector, Peter McGinn til,
remainder of the officers were the sam,
elected last year.
Mr. and Mrs. t. B. Warren of East Fair
field Lave Just returned from a visit II
friends in New HAMPSHIRE and Dame Ru
NOR says they intend to remove thcr'
soon.
II. NJ. Wells has bought the building 10
adjoining his store, of John McLaren f.
$40, and will build an adj ltion to his stoi
soon in the Spring.
Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ. Tabor, Sr., of Yves
Swanton, recently celebrated their tlftict
wedding anniversary.
Whislicy in bottle that had containc
bed-bug poison has killed North Tro
farmer, Nicholas Courser, 80 years old. Tn
people talk Of Pr, scouting the man who sol,
the whiskcy,
At Luncnhurg jerome johnson, his wifi
and their infant child all died inside of fiji
teen hours-the former from malignant cry
spela7 and the latter from rheumatic foyer
They left two small children.
Highgatc got twelve inches of snow IN tn
recent storm and Newport twenty-five
inches