Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-27

he example Of the village Improvement
society Is responsible for this desire 10 brush
up and add TO the general good lDoks does
not appear, but it Is Hn important factor
without doubt. We remark the presence Df
carpenters and painters on almost every
street. Mr.. F. X. Haven is making changes
IN his house on Main street. AT tue Ameri'
can new diniUg-room Is added. MIR. Nc |
Cuen Is adding to the conveniences of li'
house on North street. Hon. Geo. w.
Grandy Is putting In bay window in his
comfortably arranged house on Elbow street |
Mr. Philo Bristol Is adding piazza to his
house, so, also, is Mr.. N. u. Norton oina-
menting his house with rear piazza Mr. |
J. N. llawey, on Water street, is making
additions to his residence, already one Of the
best on the street. Mr.. Foss, on School
street, is making great improvements.
The Village improvement society through
its active and observing agent, Mr..
Andrew Ross, cashier Of the Nergeun"s
bank, is letting In the daylight on Main
street Tie science Of tree trimming is well
understood by young Spiuldnr, aud as n re-
suit the scraggy-luoking willows and tie
neglected clms have put ON n trim and attrac
tive mir and are ready for the adornmcnts
spring is sure TO give them.
The old town hall, relieved of its sur.
rounding rubbish, has more the air Of u pub
lie building than 1t has worn for many years.
The addition of thirty feet to the rear OF the
ground story would give the public good
hall for general use, and it IS nrcdtd,
Mr.. e. +. o. KimbaI proposes taking II
trip to California, aud cNpec's 10 leave Mon
day, the Both inst. GEORGES" lat covers
the person OF our representative, one OF our
listers city sheriff, constable, etc. lie will
take with him the good will of all.
The health of Hon. Edward Seymour is
somewhat better.
Rev NJ. A. Wicker Of the NJ. Il. church
preached his farewell sermon before his
The church was filled with deeply
interested and sympathizing audience.
MIR. Wicker has cndearcd himself In
the people of hls charge, and has won IL
deservcdly high opinion for kindness of heart
and real Christian griccs from all who have
known him in his daily wall; Of life aTd clu-
vcrsltion among US Ills departure Will he
regretted by more than are lucud,d in the
church over which be has presided 50 well.
The long fight in the Weston school d.-
| trict has finally ended in the granting Of Il
certificate to Miss Kate Donnely, who taught
| in the district formerly.
Bristol.
There was Il runaway Tuesday morning.
A young Lee with his sister from Lincoln,
were driving through Eat street, wien for
some reason the horse which was young ard
headsrong, took fright md threw the &C u
pants Of the buggy ont in front Of the stores.
No serious damage WAS done.
The social event of the season is the re-
cent marriage Of Deac IN jonathan Dixie TO
Mrs. Maniana Norton, both of this village.
The deacon has but recently returned from
the West, and his marriage Vas fraud On
the gossips, Us they have no. had chance to
canvass the subject The contracting
parties are both over 90 years of age.
Many of our citizens are roplnting and re-
pairing their resilcuc $. Among those re-
pairing are W. b. Dinshec, ". a. McGcc,
). W. Hatch, j. st. George, Frank Green
ongh, Noble Munson, aud Henry Gates. Pat
tersons Il Dunshce's blocks are TO he repiiut-
ed soon.
W. b. Dun.hee has taken Fordyce Nash
into partnership with lin 10 all his business
enterprise outside Of his Bristol incrcs $.
The maple sugar season has about ol)sed,
and only very small amount has been
made.
There was sugar festival foi the Sunday
school in the NJ. +. church Tuesday even
Ing
There was rather sour booking lot Of
farmers on the street Saturday. Tho low
price OF butter and the failure OF the sugar
crops taken together made them far from
joval.
Floyd Briggs, cllorcd, who recently left
town in the dark has returned. 1t is also
rumored that he was in hiding in his house,
out from under the officers protecting wing.
Nearly all the Swcdcs in New Haven took
French leave Monday night. They probably
all got together Sunday and laid their plans
for their departure. The employers can
give no cause for their dissatisfaction.
Starasboro.
Mention was made. mt long since, Of the
fact that surprise parties seem To be the order
of the season at the VI. L. pars image, S;ariis-
boro. We now chronicle another PARTY of
the same character which occurred the 18th |
inst. Mr.. and Mrs Spoor, having been
pleasantly surprised ut the Christm,s tree
and afterwards surprised by party from
lIuntingt N, aud again by friends from
lIincsburGh Bristol aud elsewhere, and once |
inorr surprised by the little folks Of the sun
day-schoo, la doubt another surprise |
party was the last thing TO he expected by |
the pastor and his wife. Tue surpri,crs on
this occasion were the Older part Of the Sun
day school, mostly members OF Mis-. David |
Fur5uson's class Tic young ladies' known IN
the school as the "Reapers," together with
the christian Workers" of Mr.. Sidney
Bushncl's class, the latter mostly married
ladies and gentlemen u few other friends
were present, about Thirty In all. \ pleas.
ant evenln. was enjoyed. While the
in the parlor was flow
ing beautifully along, uncercmoniously
their nature two young ladies, Misses Carrie
Hilton and Agnes Smith, entered the room,
and pausiug before Mrs. Spoor, their Sunday
school superintendent, in n fw b-aptifu
words presented her in behalf o., the "ltcap-
ersn Of the school set Of line white dmask
napkins as a token of their regard. Mrs
Spoor responded in feeling and happy man
ner. MIR. 5. Bushnell then stepped forward
and in IL few choice words presented Mrs.
Spoor in hehalf of the "Cnristian
Workers" of the Sunday school q
white damask table coh to match the nap
ins. THIS was double surprise aud Mr.
Spoor was for II little unable to reply. {
Dut in moment recovered herself and re-
'ponded in u very appropriate manner. \
lew other tokens of regard were also added,
among which was II nice white six hindkcr
thief from Mis-. Strong willow of the lntc |
Judga Strong, and Il handsome col ,
ar from MIS-. Hilton. Once more t
he IS yeet bye and bye" was /,
ung by pastor and people aud then 4
IN appropriate prayer w"s Offered by ,
lie pastor. Supper was tlien announced and S
he company all adi'urned to the dining Il
Dom where bountiful repast was served by 4
he ladies of the party. At an hour rather f
ate for Sunday-sclool people the company Il
departed, leaving behind them many kind Ii
wishes for the retiring pastor and his wife. Ii
The following resolution was passed and
to Rev. A. o. Spoor by the official !,
oard of the Starksboro NJ. f. church at their :,
ist official meeting for the conference year !,
ow closing: +,