Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-04
ADDISON COUNTY.


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Wednesday. This commandery includes all
the Knights Temp!ars in mos, Of the towns In
Addison. besides those of Brar1 IN in Rutland
county. The meeting, WedHesdgy afternoon,
WAS quite fully attended, aud the following
list OF officer, was eict,d C)mmhndir, Hiram
Roberts, of Brandon General, Cpl. Albert
A. fetch +. ct Mdd ebury: Captain Gen
eral, Geor.e kimball of Orwell Treasurer,
Thad. NJ Chapman. Of Middcbury; liccor-
der, p. f. Goodrich. of Mddlebuty Prelate,
W. II. Goodnow, Of Middlebury Senior
Warden +. n. Bissel, Of Shoicham; Junior
Warden, f. NJ Manchester Of Brandon
Standard Bearer, W. b. Wright, of Orwell
Sword Bearer, DIN A. Smith, of Addison
Warder, Loren II. Stowe, Of Middleblry.
These officers will be installed at the annual
conclsve of the Conmande'y in May.
A special agent of HE pension Office is here
from Washington, and is looking into pen
sion matters in Addison county in the inter
es,s of the Government. This gentleman
says that there is work enough of this kind
to be done in Addison county to occupy a
mans whole time for year or more. lie
has been sent to look into twelve or fifteen
particular cases which are all that he will in
vesigatc this trip.
Dr. Eddy dos not intend to leave town TO
become the superintendent of n city hospital,
as has been reported. He will continue in
the practice Of his profession in Middle
bury.
Professor Scion Albec and wife have re-
turned to Langdon, N Y, where they will
spend the summer On their farm.
1t is beginning to look AS though mcst of
our farmers are getting sick of their recently
imported help from tue north of Europe.
The help get sick of their jobs, even ii the
farmers don't, SO that it amounts TO about the
same thing. The Scandinaving work well
enough as long Us hey work at all, but they
soon lire of their Jobs and leave without
notice.
Some OF the gentlemen interested in the
Gutter Marble Company had meeting at
the Comrany's quarry on Thursday. NJ. ID.
Brooks Il mcmbcr of the Company and man
agcr of its Boston Office, was present. The
Company is getting out some very fine
marble, is doing large aud steadily incrCas-
ing business aud lis prospects for the future
are gralifyingly bright.
Nineteen cmgrants from the north Of Flu
rope, including fourteen men and five WON
en-. arrived in town Saturday afternoon. One
OF the men came very near to being killed at
the depot, but Just escaped uninjutcd. They
were apportioned out among several far
mers.
Bristol.
Mrs. Rev. l.. 4. Dibbc Of Benson is in
town. spending few days with her friends.
Abbie Sherman is to teach in the depot
district in New Haven, the coming sum
mer.
The sclcc,men have in consideration the
purchase of more land adjoining the Gene
terry at the foot Of Stony Hill. This is need
cd very much rs the pr sent lot is irsuiiic'
lent.
NJ, p Varney is binding a house on
Church street, and w ID. Battles on Spring
street.
The graded school is no longer an expert
meni. but is u decided success under the
efficient management Of Professor |. Boris,
ass sted by Miss H.. VI. Allen, a
graduate Of the u. V. NJ. Miss
Nellie Taylor, a graduate of one Of the Nor
nal schools of Massachusetts. and Miss Ollie
Bostwick of this place. Friday afternoon
the school gave reception, which was well
attended by the friends and patrons Of the
school. The exercises consisted of essays,
ora,ions, declarations, fecitalions and sing
ing, including several well rendered solos.
The school-rOOm was oruimented with flow
ers and several cauaries, with their sweet
songs, by no means dutracted from the pleas
ures OF the reception.
Snow fell here Wclnt sday OF last week to
the depth of six inches.
Frank Miner, Esq, has moved to the vii
lagc and will occupy the Daniel Duriill resi-
dencc on North street until he purchases
else where.
p. O'Ncl has purchased The farm former
L. II lot, n 4
Grafton $4,000.
George Dixie has moved into Mrs. Riders
house Tn the Monkton ron !.
Patton.
On The last night Of Mrs. Ballons stay
with us fourteen persons Noro Spriui,led and
joined tho NJ. Il. church an prof alton and
scvcn new seekers were ed 10 the anxious
scat. Saturday evening next She is TO hold
Il meeting at the church especially for her
new converts and Sunday evcnin, Il regular
service.
Ira Brady has sold his linr four years old
gel1ng 10 buyers at Ncrgcnnes for $500.
The ice went on, OF the lake here on Sat
urday last.
Rev. l.. o. Hathaway preached his fare
well sermon On Sunday last.
Dogs arc bloodthirsty pack this Spring,
it seems. Mr.. Norman Bristol lost several
sheep and Mike Sullivan one The dogs be-
long to Richard Ryan aud r. Simon. James
Gregory of fcIrisburgh had a heifer badly
mangled about the face and head by his own
and Hiram Cuiltr's dog, which were also
driven from herd OF yearings belonging to
Henry Allen.
Henry Allen who has been confined to the
IA,
but had SO far recovered % to be about ugain
somewhat, had a severe attack of stomach
trouble on Saturday last. lie is slightly i'm.
proved.
West Ferrisburgh.
One of our most exemplary young men,
Amos Needham, was 50 quietly married to a
widow OF Bristol that it was nearly "a
week before the public got the news. Con-
CALCULATIONS are TO less hearty.
Miss Lucy Warner does not improve much
although the "faculty" attic her continu-
ally, and Miss Cora Brady is constantly fail
Ing,
RiptOn.
On April cath the barn occupied by W.
Wbit,cmorc was consumed by fire. with wag-
ons and s,eiyhs aud thrcshing machine,
nearly new. Partly Insured.
Farmers have been blowing and fitting
their laud for sowing their grain, but owing
to the continued cold weather have not sown
much.
The raid on the law-breskcrs still csniin
ues. j. Duffany was brought before Justice
Damon on the a3rd, pleaded guilty to one first
offence and was fined the usua sum. On the
2S,h David Hale and Gonyea were brought
before Justice Damon for drunkenness and
fined the usual sum. Hale would not tell
where he bought his fire water and was clm-
mitted to the county jail
On the 2Sth while d. llier of Ripton and
j. Hunt Of East Middlcbury were returning
from Mijdcbury, while passing through East