Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
CHITTENDES COUNTY.
WestfOrd,


AM the furniture of one room all the rest,
with clothing and provisions, was burned |
NO insurance. A subscription paper for
Swctney's benefit is being circulated. The |
buildings were partially insured. Last Spring
the owners lost heavily by fire which orig
mated on neighboring farm and devastated
forest OF choice hemlock and spruce Tim.
Der.
The vacancy on the south side of West
ford common, caused by the burning of II.
Is. Gray's building in which was his black
smith shop and boot and shoe shop, is be-
Ing filed by the erection Of new building
under the charge Of w. s. Cook e Son, who
drew the plan OF the structure before the
runs of the burned building had ceased to
smoke. The walls are already raised and the
bare raitcrs arc placed thereon. Soon the
forgcs will be built within and The clink of
the hammer will again bc heard.
Jericho.
There is considerable sickness at and in the
vicinity of the Centre, typhoid fever the prln-
cpal ciusc.
Mr. and Mrs. Faycttc Balch have returned
from their Summer sojourn at Masscna
Springs, both materially improved in health
Mrs. l.. NJ. Stevens, in response to lcle-
gram announcing the sickness of her little
granddaughter, Miss Fannie G. Howe, left
for Hartford, Conn, last Saturday.
AT the administrators sale of the property
belonging to the late IIubbcl Smith, last
| week, Messrs. Henry Smith and George Eos
ter bid of the farm, which they are to &C.
| cupy.
John Betty, Esq, former resident of
this place died Sunday at the residence of his
son in Williston.
The assigncrs final sale of property be
longing to the estate of the Jericho chair
company aud II. NJ. Fields, Esq, was hold
en- on Thursday, Nov. LIST. The attendance
was small and the property went low. 1t is
understood that arrangements have been
made whereby the chair shop will again
start up, probably about the middle of this
month with ii. NJ. Fields as manager.
| For the past week workmen have been at
work upon the "Galusha" lot in the village
cemetery, preparing the lot for the erection
OF family monument next Spring. The
| foundation for The monument has been laid,
the old marble slabs removed, the heavy iron
fence surrounding the lot has been taken
away and the lot regarded.
| Charlotte.
worth of potatoes, mostly for seed and con-
heavily in roots and cereals.
Apples have been sold to New York parties
mostly and will BE loaded on boats at Nc
Neil's ferry.
f. F. Brady bought nearly ton of poul-
try, Monday the 29th, in addition to large
amount of butter
II And now the farmer who raised immense
crops and sslI mountains of butter comes to
hn rnpt rts.,,a Stata l,,h
be said of a Charlotte agriculturist who on
less than 200 acres raised 400 bushels of
cats, 500 bushels of wheat, 1900 bushels OF
barley, 1402 bushels of potatoes, nine bushels
. of peas, two bushels of apples and from &c
COWS sells 5000 pounds of butter, besides fat.
tening 16 tons of pork in addition incubat
ing 1902 chickens, aud from 81 hens selling
GOA dozen eggs.
Foxes are plenty enough to make lively
hunting, and local sportsmcn are alive to the
demands of the hour.
The survey of this town was made by
. David Ferris and Benjamin Ferris, Jr., il
1863, between the eth day of June and tie
9th day of ADJUST. The starting point wa!
the southeast corner, 1.-TWO miles and hal
east of great beech tree which Is the north
east corner of Ferrisburgh," and ION til,
, northerly side line of Monkton." Benjamin
Ferris Jr., was the proprietors' clerk, thu
5 same in effect as town clerk now, keeping
: record of proprietors' meetings, deeds etc
e The first deed On record was from Dobsol
a Wheeler to Elijah Gillt, dated Septombe
/ eth, 1868, and the first proprietors mee,in!
was held at the house of David Merit
: Dutchcss county,.. New York, July 80, 1862
i Ilinesburgh.
The first snow of the season came Friday
Il Nov. 2. The hills in the east part Of tn
town remained white over Sunday.
The musical part of our community hav
held several meetings lately and have decid
j., cd to have musical convention here, TO be
. gin Nov 18th. and continue four days. Tn
10 arrangements will be made by L. IL. Toby O
Burlington, who expects to secure the sci
conductor. The book used will be til
|, "Chora Choir" by Prof. Perkins. The Coz
J. grcgaiional church has been secured for tn
d convention and many of our citizens hav
9 kindly offered to entertain guests from out q
l. town. Everything will be done to make it
;. pleasant and profitable occasion.
@ hIr. Alexander Frasicr has built nel
J. house at Merchanicsvillc. 1t is in moder
style and will be an ornament TO that ulrcad
l. reat little village. Mr.. Iasiah Dow & Son hav
% been making further Improvements abot
/. their wooden mill and have put on sla,
roof with n great dormcr window on the we'
81 side.
t. Mr.. Albert Ray, his wife aud Mrs Fullt
T. start to-day for Lincoln, Ncb with the il
he 'eu.ion OF spending the winter in California
le Mr.. II. A. Corey has built new dam all
of llunic TO his grist mill by which he secures
r. fall of 22 feet, giving greater increase {
i power. lie has repaired his MIL in first ca
shape throughout.
If Rev. A. q. Field gave temperance lie
t. turc last Sunday evening, which was We
RS attended.
st The sociuble of the Ladies' aid society,
TX Daniel Patrck's, I'd, last Wednesday eve
ok ing, drew very pleasant party together.
ms The gray squirrels arc coming around al
lie tbs hunters are lively. One PARTY killed nil
one day last week. Iartlidges arc vel
ed scarce and there has bccn but little sport
L. hunting.
8, Allie Halls gun blew to pieces as he sh
III at squirrel and came very near inilictil
serious injury. 1t may be mentioned that
of killed the squirrel.
a School No. o, Miss Anna Dow, tcacht
O. closed Friday evening, with an exhibit
IL which was quite elaborate and n plcusa
sh success.
~ On Sunday, Nov. 18th, Rev. A. A. Da,
~ of Burlington will preach aud administer
nc ordinance of baptism in West Bolton, VIII,
lts he was for two Yeas pastor of the Bapt
ne church. His theme will be, in the norm
es service, "rhe Holy Ordinances lin the eve
ing "The Great Conqueror :" text, Sa
tin sons riddle
on ------
IT, buried In Gazing Sewer.
ELMIRA, N. Y, Nov. 7.-Deuuis Bu
al and Thomas Puberty, workmcn, w
'he buried in the caving of sewer on RailrC
30 avenue this afternoon aud killed. OH