Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-08
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Essex Junction.

md with them celebrated the twenty fifth
OF their marriage. Many beau
.iful presents were brought, among them
a pair Of elegant willow rockers, and in
silver, 10 knives and half a dozen forks,
fruit knives, cake basket, pickle castors,
spoon holder, etc. d. II. Macomber made
brief presentation speech, and l.. A. Bing-
Roleau. Miss Katie Macomber and Mr. G.
Roleau of Montpelier gave some excellent
music. Cake, coffee and ice cream were serv. |
ed and a pleasant time generally enjoyed.
Wallace Bxby, who was so severely injur
ed some time since at the railroad wood shed,
is again out and his child, which has seemed
to lie ut the point of death for weeks, is also
better Mr.. Bixby's family have been very
much afflicted and they have been kindly re-
mcmbercd by ncghbors and friends.
IIincsburgh.
Our people are delighted to have the band
resume their practice under permanent or
panization with Mr.. j. S. Patrick for leader.
They will rlay at the village every Saturday
evening.
The old quartette club will have to look to
their laurcs as formidable rival has ap-
pcared. Messrs. IL. Il. Remington. Il. L.
Degree, Ebert Post and viii M. Patch have
fine combination of voices, and under the
drill of Principal butcher, sang with effect
on Decoration day The old club, consisting
of Messrs. j. H. Allen, +. o. Martin, Z. L.
Boynton and p. j. Murphy, have sung To-
gcther for years and are very popular. The
closing piece Decoration day, KelleIs Amer
lean hymn, both clubs sang together and
elected rounds of applause. DR.. A. ii.
Chesmore Of Huntington attended Memorial
day here and in response to repeated calls
l,a, al,
ly applaudcd. The veterans, sixty strong,
covered themselves with mud and glory.
The usual number of accidents occurred.
The address was excellent and altogether the
celebration was a success.
Messrs.. III. NJ. Wilson, II. NJ. Page and
&. p. Boynton have been appointed dele,
gates to the conference of Congregational
churches ut Jericho, June 9Th and 9th.
The Valley factory is making 1G cheese a
day.
in town this Spring.
Richmond.
Instead of Captain Arnold Fay of Milton
spending Decoration day in Burlington with
the veterans in a patriotic manner, the gal
liant captain came to Richmond, captured
and carried away one of our fairest maidens
Miss Jennie Williams. Before leaving
town. however, business call was made on
the Rev. Mr.. Hayford.
Capt. +. +. Gleason and family have gone
to Thousand Island park, N. Y, to spend
the Summer, II his health will permit. His
brother-in-law, Mr.. Sheldon, is superintend-
ent Of the park.
The unsightly hotel corner now owned by
Hon. j. L. Mason has been cleared up, the
aud Lot do N
enclosed by a handsome fence.
There never was finer growing time for all
vegetation than at present The grass looks
finely. 1t is u little too we. for some pieces
of ground that are not planted yet, but it
will be all right in little time. The apple
trees are in full bloom and seldom are they
blown fuller than at present.
Hon. E. B. Green has a six years old COW
that is now giving A lbs. of milk day.
Bolton.
Rev. A. j. Davis, Of Darlington, Wis,
preached very acceptably to an unusually large
audience at North Duxbury, from Matthew
xviii 6. 6 lie is not here: for he has
risen as he said." Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
left for their home Thursday, going by the
way of Boston and New York City, where
they are to stop a few days
Fruit trees all in bloom. Every prospect
of good hay crop.
Colchester.
The Spring opened quite late and has con-
tinucd cool and backward. Grass came out
| somewhat Winter killed, but the weather be-
| ing favorable, it is now looking fine, although
| it is impossible to prophcsy what the hay
| crop will be, as it depends more upon the
| I,nr hC t,tfn IF To l,
| than all the rest of tho season. Corn, pota-
toes and oats arc the principal crops in this
town, and will be cultivated to about the
| same extent us last year, except potatoes, OF
which there will be large increase, some
farmers planting from so to 100 bushels of
seed. All seeding is late, owing to the rainy
weather, and not much corn has been plant
cd yet.
| The main pursuit of the farmers il butter
and cheesc-making, and their attention is
now drawn toward the new apparatus that
has just been put 10 TO the cheese factory for
the manufacturing of butter and cheese from
the same milk. Messrs. Peck & Plat have
hired the factory and buy the farmers milk
| at certain price per quart and thus relieve
them of all risk in manufacturing, low mar
kets, etc. The new apparatus Is on trial by
Peck Il Platt and if it works satisfactorily is
to be bought by them.
The weather has been very favorable for
fruit and trees are poisoning quite full and
owing to the lateness of the season it is
hoped they are out of the way Of late frosts.
AS VIM. Mcbride was assisting in the
raising of Il barn for Steven Thompson, last
Saturday, joist gave away on which he
was standing, letting him fall and hurting
him quite seriously.
1 a. al, g.,
for $500, and reserves the use of the land
this season.
r. p. Thompson has completed the repairs
on his house and it now looks like q new
structure, except for the columns at the front
door, which he reserved for their antiquity
w. w. w. Thompson has lost one of his
Mambrino colts for which he refused $50
when foaled. 1t died when about three weeks
old.
Shelburn.
The High School has resumed session il
the regular schoolroom, the repairs having
been completed above and below.
The Baldwin Manufacturing Company
will put in three new machines next week
Ia grower, door planer and jointer
Farm help is rather scarce as part of the
Germans have left town.
A telephone line will soon be constructed
between Shelburn and Burlington for the use
OF the Manufacturing Company.
WiIlstOn-Its Crops and Industries.
The season here is little late, but the rains
have brought forward the growing crops
wonderfully in the past few days. Grass Is
looking excellent and bids fair for large
crop. The farmers have nearly or quite all
their small grain sown, and those pieces that
are already out vI the ground are looking
well. There is considerable corn yet TO be
put in, the ground having been too we: for
planting recently. Many are planting double