Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-21
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Milton.

A. N. Austin, having been ordered off the
present ste OF his hotel, has purchased the
store site of DR.. Fairchild, directly east, and
will move his hotel buildings in the Spring.
Ann Raymond, native of North ireland,
oieu at the poor farm recently. She was an
OLD time resident. Her funeral was largely
attended
Henry w. Crown is the newly elected
commander of Reynolds Post, G. A. Il.
The Catholic fair, lasting three days, was
a SUI cess, the net pr fit amounting to over
three hundred dollars.
II. G; Clark and family arc in town to
spend the holidays.
There are to be Christmas trees Ia both
the Methodist and Congregational churches.
J. L. Wheeler has singing school in Nc.
l, in connection with his day school. There
seems to be an unusual degree of interest in
the school in that district.
Undcrhiii.
A G.. A. r. Post, of 81 members, was or.
ganized and mustered at this place on the
eth inst, by Col. &. D. Gates. assisted by
several comrades from Post No. 10. Cam.
bridge. The following officers were elected
and duly installed; Commander, l.. F. Ter
ri; ). Y. Commander, j. j. Monahan; j.
", w. w. Wheeler; Adjutant, A. G. Hum
phrey Surgeon, A. +. Burdick; Chaplain,
A. d. Gilsoni Quarlermaster, A. w. Torrill.
wiilIston.
MIR. Starr gave his entertainment exposing
the fraud and trickcry of "AIodcrn Spirit
ism, on four successive evenings of last
week, to large houses. Mr.. Starr carries out
TO the satisfaction of every candid mind lust
what he advcrlises. Naturally, at the close
OF ihese exposures there is no little writing
ana iuttering on the part of Spiritists and
their sYmpathizers, who have been MORALLY
wounded. Mr. Starr is used to this, and
seems little moved by it, only utterinr in
bencdiction MAY the wounded die easy and
die SOON These exhibitions furnish a resi-
antldotc TO the poison of Modern Spirit
ISM
Service with the Holy Communion nj,
Calvary (Episcopal) church, Underhill. on
Sunday next, Dec 23d, 1888, at three p. m.
Huntington.
). II. Norton has leased his hill farm of
5oO acres to b. +. Barnes for ono year.
Last Saturday was the coolest day of the
season In this vicinity.
Spencer Bickford recently dressed porker
that weighed five hundred and ten pounds
DR.. Grin Ross Of Boston has leased his
iathei's farm for one year, and will soon
take possession of the same.
Potatoes were moving to the cars last
week At 30 cents per tushcl
New mich cows are selling hero at $40
per head.
Orin Atwood Of Hinesburgh is moving into
town.
The proceeds of The masquerade held at
Harvey Williams's amounted to sos.
Mrs George Morrill, recently sold turkey
that weighed S5pounds, live weight.
Charlotte.
a sudden turn about in the weather Sat-
urday, with cold night and cold Sunday
gave us the first real taste of Winter for a
change.
The donation at the Methodist church for
lev. NJ. a. Wicker was success and a net
gain OF Sl5o was the result. A pleasant
TEXTURE OF the occasion was the marriage of
Mrs. Nancy c. Pope to Mr. Samuel G. Bash
a very pleasant and worthy gentleman from
Soa'lcooN, l.. q The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Mr.. Wicker.
A good many poultry raisers and dealers
held their turkeys until now rather than ship
during the warm Thanksgiving week, and
are finding satisfactory weather to FAY the
least. Lots of money was lost on Thanks
giving poultry.
Charles Collins of North Ferrisburgh, who
was badly burned out less than a year ago
has the foundation built for a new and
larger shop on the site of the old one, and
intends putting up the building in the
Spring
The Congregational Sunday-scho,l will
nave Christmas concert Sunday evening,
the Both. s'
Last year at this time VIC had some two or
three weeks of splendid slelghng.
School lands in town, if you will inves,i.
gate the matter are paying altogether an
undue amount of taxes. Twenty-Five cents
an acre and then per cont tax on all better
mcnts is MT the equitable adjustment Of
public burdens as cIntcmpla,ed in the con.
slituti -. For Instance, piece of school
land OF 40 acres, pays IN annual tax Of 500
ana an additional tax on bcttermcnts on
grand list OF S42O. The tax on be,,crments
Tor an purposes would be about $500,
making total each veor of S27.GO.
~, u i"'r a r''.ai tbs po,r ity would go
~. 'hc l9I Nv apou' SsouJ pr grand list of
70; a town tax Of 10 per cent, 1910
= schSol lax o! ID rcr cent, SO 10 highway
TAX ci ~ per cent, : 90 State tax of 1Ol
per cent, 81 80. Total, $1,000. The above
IS lair estimate, but understand, il leaves
margin for higher per cent of over S12I
actually paid out each year. OF the above
ne highway tax can be paid In labor, as every
'hc KNOWS, while the S26 must be paid in
ASH each year. Now is this n fair thing ? |
| hdcr Tue law il seems the selectmen are the |
proper persons to lease school lands, and il |
seems no more than just for school land
lwntrs TO be placed on an equitable basis
With their nelghbors If nothing more is |
lone, let the rate per acre be ad usted accord. |
ns 70 the value and situation of the land n,
''hef real estate is appraised.
Hincsburgh.
The farm of the late Horace Lad, con-
alaing one hundred acres Of very choice
anu has been sci TO james Mix for 5000
dollars,
Kew A. &; Field exchanged with Rev. Mr..
'atcs OF Williston last Sunday.
The Congregational s0ciable a, Mrs. C. F.
'irnn last Wednesday, brought together
Houl sixty pcopl: and was very pleasant
altering.
Inc disirosi among the farmers for water
nnahated. Cistcrns are empty AMI wells
nj springs arc lower than ever b f r.. Tn,
ulook is serious
lew years ago pair OF English spa,rows
anne to town and took up their al,o!c, at the
ia red mill. They liked the couu,rG cyi.
cntly, for now the are numbered by thous.
mus ard are spread over this whole township,
nIir presence does not seem to Interfere
,l,h oll'er pirds. as has been claimed. The
lumber aud variety of birds which sncnt
nofcor less time with us the past wear never
vas larger. These little foreigners are busy.
heeriIl, and have come to stay. Here
ummer and Winter they will win their way
sainst prejudice and into the affections Of
be people.
By the action Of frost and ice a section ls
ke TO split oil from the well known hirb
1ck which overhangs the road north Of The