Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-24

guest of Rev. Mr.. Estes has gone to East
Wallingford, Vt.
Rev. d. z. Estes will leave Nergenncs for
his new field of labor at AtIanti, Ga, in
about four weeks
Mr.. M. ID. Ormes, of Port Huron, Mich,
is the guest of his class-mate, j. Ii. Booth, of
Vergennes.
Mr.. Thomas Donnelly lost valuable Al
derney yearling by miring latelyo on the farm
of Mr. q. A. Smith, of Panton.
"A party of 90 ladies and gentlemen from
Burlington enjoyed ride on the Mariquita
to this place Tuesday evening. The follow
ing is list Of those who participated Ed
ward Wells and wife, Henry Wells and wife,
MIR. Levi Underwood, Mr.. ami Mrs. ID. w.
Robinson, Major j. A. Gillespie, Miss Jessie
A. Robinson, Mr.. $. b. Whitney, Boston,
Mrs. Geo. l. LOOMS, MIR. c. X. Hayward and
wife. Mr.. E. w. Peck aud wife, Mr..
H. W. Allen and wife, L. A. Drew and wife,
Mr. Balch and wife, Mr.. l.. II. Turk, Miss
Griswold, Miss Baxter, Mrs. o. A. Burton,
Mrs. Catln, Miss Nellie Catlin, Mrs i. Il.
Abbott. The party took supper at the Stew
ems House, attended the festival in the park,
and steamed down the river, homeward
about o'clock, leaving very agreeable i'm
pressions with us of their evening call.
Tha festival in the park Tuesday evening
was well attended, very agreeable, and was a
success financially, about fifty dollars being
realized.
Coal continues to arrive at this market,
and is selling at SO for chestnut, the same for
stove, egg S515, Cumberland So per ton.
The steamer Lily, being monarch of all she
surveys here now in the excursion business,
is having a regular boom. Wednesday she
lowed barge containing something like 10,
all told, to Basin HarbOr, to spend the day,
Weybridge furnished most of the party, but
there were some from adjoining towns.
Mrs. f. K Haven is being benefited by
the health-giving air of Lake Placid.
The funeral of Mr.. Geo. W. Spear was at
tended Tuesday afternoon by large number
of friends. Ethan Allen Post, G. A. Il
turned out in force. Rev. G. w. Wicker o.
. Charlotte OBLIGATED.
) Noah Lathrop had on exhibition on th,
streets Saturday fine pair of oxen tina
J weighed 1915 pounds
At the special meeting of Comstock Post
No. 30, G. A. r., held last Thursday even
) ing delegates were elected to attend the an
nual State organization at st. Johnsbury
Comrades from the Lincoln and Weybrdg
s Posts were present at the meeting to consul
8 in regard 10 establishing a county associa
;. ton.
The following are the teachers of iii
" graded school for 1884: Isaac Boris
Il principal, who is a graduate of Lafayett
) college, Easton, Pa. Miss Matte Parker
:, graduate of Randolph Normal school; Mis-
Lizzie Morrison, graduate OF Oswego MOI
NAL school; Miss Ella j. Taylor, gradual
:: of Randolph Normal school.
"a Several Of our towns people are campin
out on the lake shore this week.
I. w. d. Battles has sold his house O
v Spring street to his brother, Albert Battle
S. A very pleasant surprise party was give
T. Forest Sherwin, Tuesday evening, by sever
4. of the young folks at the residence Of h
is father, Ii. p. Sherwn.
ID There will be preaching at the NJ !
l. church Sunday morning as usual.
Panton.
If A lad named Sexton, living with Jot
Ia Broderick, was seriously injured on Satu
n day last. AT 10 o'clock a. m, Mr.. ERODE
hi lex started for Vergennes. instructing Il
a boy to take horse, and rake after certa
patch of grass. In going to the field Il
horse fell in such manner as to crush Il
Il lad to the ground, where he remained un
VI about the head, but seems to be improvin
W Quite an amount of stock seems to
w changing hands for winteriug, as hay al
r.. grain are an extra crop.
wi StarksbOrO.
d. F. j. James, proprietor of the villa
ss lnn," Starksboro, was brought before JUST
c. Hill, of that town, Friday, for selling liqu,
is States Attorney Hawkins appearing for /
's- state. James pleaded guilty, as he suppose
ed it is said, to one offence, as of the first CO
p viction, but really to $50 offences. lie to
st. an appeal to the county court, and in defa
IA of 81 800 bail he was taken to Middlcbu
he Jail Saturday afternoon.