Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16
CIiITTENDEN COUNTY.


Service in Cavalry Episcopal church, Jeri.
cho, (vllage Of UnderhlD on Sunday next,
March 18th, at half-past three p. m.
Mrs DR.. A. G. Welch, formerly of Will
liston, who died at the asylum in Concord
N. H., was buried at Jericho Centre on
Tuesday, March 9th.
f. S. Sinclair returned to Moberly, Mle-
souii, Wednesday March eth.
L. NJ. Stevens Esq, started for Boston ard
vicinity Friday. March OH on his annual
visit TO relations and friends.
Mrs. Milo Douglass is improving and
hopes are entertained of her ultimate rocov-
cry.
Burke Brown, Esq, has bought The farm
known as the Flanagan" farm in Essex of
Mary A. Tracy, for about $4,000
Mrs. Fred Il. Simonds is visiting friends in
the vicinity of Palmer, Mass.
Richmond.
Wiggins's (?) storm came 10 time. Some
fifteen inches Ut snow fell Saturday night and
Sunday, beng the larg, ST snow tall Of any
one time the past Winner.
Thirty persons united with the Congregl-
iionul chuch last Sundoy-largely the result
of the labOrs Of Mr.. Whittier The evangelist
the past Winter. The Rev. Mr. Elliott, OF
keesevillc, n. u, assisted the Rev. MIR. lla.
zen in bis duties.
Mrs. Place, an old lady living with Newton
TomlinsOn, fell down the chamber stairs n
few days ago, breaking her arm and several
RIBS. She is doing as well as could he en-
pected.
Mr. c. L Green, who recently moved to
Essex, has been superintendent of the Con-
gtesatoual Sunday school and his wife Il
teacher + several Years. Last Sunday, they
being at home, were presented with silver
gold liued creamer, spoon holder and sugar
bowl, as n token of regard for lhcr services.
Mr. b. j. Andrews presented them in behalf
of the school.
During the last year there were fifteen
marriages, twenty births and nineteen deaths
in Richmond.
Ralph E. Jones, who was elected overseer
of the poor at the March meeting, has de-
cned, and the selectmcn have appointed
Albert Town 10 fill the vacancy.
westford.
Loren Tomlnson of Westford was awak-
ened about midnight, the 9th lust, by the
barking of his dog. Arising he found the
corn barn aud hog house on fire. The neigh.
bors were alarmed, and by hard work saved
the dwelling house, the wind blowing the
fire away from it. Mr.. Tomlinson had re-
Gently moved on to the Stevens farm. His
loss was seven good hogs, and more than n
hundred bushels of gram The cause OF the
fire is unK nown.
Rev. George S. Guernsey will preach in
Essex next Sunday March IS, forenoon and
afternoon.
Essex Junction.
Dwight Bellows has bought of S. Pratt his
house and lot at Buffers Corner for four
hundred dollars.
William Page has rented Mrs. Frcnch's
farm and will reside there the coming year.
Ira Joyncr is acting station agent.
A. +. Chapin is making two pounds and
five ounces of butter per day from one half
grade jersey COW.
The wife of Rev. Mr.. Gussman is very
sick and fears are cntcrtaiAed that she will
not recover.
Mis< Carrie Chaplin has bought OH: the
millinery store at Jericho Corner, taking pos
session the fist of April.
WiIIiston.
Subject for conference at the Universalist
church, Sunday evening, March 18th,
"Gethscmanc's Loneliness, Horror and Til
umph." Text, Matt. NXNI., 3G-4G. Col
lateral Readings, Psalm MIL, II to end :;
Luke MIL, 37-4G Matt. XX., 1928.
Iiinesburgh.
A few days ago Mr.. Orran Murray aged
SO, slipped and tell, striking his forehead on
Il brick which was frozen in the ice. A BAD
cash was the result, which was dressed by
DIR. +. b. Whitaker. No serious cjnse-
quences are apprehcnded
Cuburn Pierce has left his farm where so
many horses have died this winter, and
moved to his fathers Mr. Seymour Pierce s
health is very poor and CQburn will cary ON
the home farm on shares.
Mr. Frank Baisner will work Mrs Hutch
inson's farm on shares.
The past year there have been twenty
three deaths aud nineteen births in town
Mr. Charles Nash is running his new saw
mill and is overrun with work. Over
one thousand five hundred logs are piled al
the mill.
a party of hunters from the village went
up in the highlands and killed nine hare,
one day aud seven another.
A great many crows have put in IN ap-
Ninety days of sleighing and NOR "a
follow.
Wiggnss man-kiler turned cut to be II
mild sugar-snow.
The pine gros btaks from the arctic regions
have been seen here in numbers this win
Ter. Some have taken them for rohius from
the rosy appearance of the male. The
female is ash ooloicd. They are seldom
seen in this latitude
Soho No. 6, taught by Miss Anna NJ.
Dean, the past year, has made good record.
1t is the oh'y school in town which has
finished the temperance cat chism. Miss
d. an was educated at the Oswego Normal
School and is fine teacher.
The town expenditures the past year have
been For highways and bridges, S5sS 50
for the poor, SilT.2S: for incdcutals,
S962. g. for schools, e24l0.00, The taxes
altogether aggregated 90 per cent Of the
grand list.
There will be meeting of Chittenden
County Pomona Grange at Grange Hall in
Milton on Tuesday, March 20. Ii is to open
at 10 m. and Il fun and punctwl attend
ance Is requested.