Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-11
CnITTENDEN COUNTY.

Mrs. Nancy Thompson, wife of Hosea
Wight, died last week from dose of corro-
sve sublimatc. She had been in poor health,
and was possibly temporarily inslre.
The week of prayer is being observed by
union meetings held in the Union church.
Mr.. Byron Stevens is seriously sick and
fears are entertained that he may rot re-
cover.
Mrs. Carlos Teachout has just been grant
ed pension amounting to about 1880.
The ice crop from the river is being gath
cred in fine condition.
Iincsburgh.
Probably the lowest temperature ever exss
pcrlenced in this section occurred the night
of Jan. 9th, when 40 below zero was indi-
Gated in several localities. The night of
Jan. 9th was nearly as cold, $40 below zero
being reported
The Congregational sociable last Thursday
evening was at Deacon Partch's. 1t was
raw night, but fifty five attended and had q
very social time.
Mr.. James Mix has sold the farm which he
recently purchased to Coburn w. Pierce for
$500.
Mr.. Will X. Patrick is about to move with
his family to Bridgeport, Conn.
Flanagan's New Years ball was attended
by eighty couples and was very successful
and pleasant party.
Jericho.
The ladies will give au oyster supper at
the Congregational church a. jericho Centre,
Tuesday evening, January 18th All are
cordially invited.
Mrs. Sarah A. Domal,, aged 81 years, died
o. -
her son-in law, Thomas Buxton. She had
blind for over two years. The funeral will
be Thursday, at o'clock, from the house
Mrs. l.. NJ. Stevens has again been called
sickness in her daughters Mrs II. G. IIowe)
family. Lucia L. an infant daughter Of
Mrs. Howe who died last Monday of diph-
liberia was brought here for burial Tuesday,
Mr. Lucius c, Howe coming with the body.
The other two children VIII have been quite
sick with the same disease are at last accounts
no worse.
Mr. David A. Shaw has begun cutting aud
and delivering from Howes pond. The ice
is of superior quality and 10 inches thick
Huntington.
A donation visit will BE- held for the ben
eft of Rev. Z. b. Fuller a. the Huntington
hotel on Jan. 18th.
The students debating society meet every
Monday evening at the North village.
The mercury went down to 3S below zero
here last Sunday with good depth o snow
on the ground.
AT our annual March meeting it was voted
to have the auditors report printed this
coming spring all officers who have any,
thing to do about making up the report
should hand in their figures at an early day.
The large snow storm of the "a Eerc was
accompanied with heavy gale, which
badly drlted the roads in some places, nd
made lively business for the pahmasters
Charlotte.
The great snow storm gave us from IL to
| IL inches of snow.
And now comes the digging of well with
cap auger, Henry j, Carpenter had the
stem OF common cap anger spllced out, and
bored with it iity-eight feet through solid
blue clay. lie commenced operating in the
bottom If a dry well. the last four feet of
which were dug in clay, making 81 feet OF
solid blue clay in this vein 1nd the bottom not
yet. The work was left over night, and the
next morning found the clay the bottom
of the hole too damp for the anger to work
well. Carpenter proposes to take another
day for II, and will bore until he strikes
gravel II he brings up in the Chinese wall.
The hrst death in 1884 was that Of Mrs
Hcman Carpenter, the aged mother of II. J.
Carpenter, caused by paralysis
Levi Scotirld, the only son Of the late He.
man a. Scofeld, has returned recently from
Il long absence in the West.
w. II. Dodge, station agent, who has beer
hndered from duty by illness, is feeling bet,
ter of late and hopes to b. ready for w1ll
again 5000.
The selcctmen were authorized last sprln.
TO arrange with land owners along east auC
west roads in substituting wire for ohe
, fences. A sufficient amount was put at thei
. disposal to test the practicabllty of III,
!, thing, and we shall soon see how it works
1t took good deal Of money, besides The r.
, serve highway tax, last winter, to keep tn
road and mail route from here to he Bnpls
Corners in decent coalition, and it seem
, that 1t would be cheaper for the town I,
help in removing the stump fences along thi
Inc and replacing wire, than to have 81
much plowing ana digging after ever
storm. Or course the highways must b
i, kept open, and this may be The cheapest a
well as the best way to do IT,
The population OF Charlotte in 1910 wa
! 1920, three colpred OF the population, "a
3 were employed In agriCull ure 3 commerce
, 20 manufacturing and trades 10 naviEalln
lakes aud lives; II primary ami clmmo
Schools with 226 sch lars.
] At the annual meeting of the CoDgrega