Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
ADDISON COUNTY.
m iddIcbury.


Shcaring association will be published and
ready for delivery to those who are entitled
to copies in very short time.
Subscription papers are in circulation for
the purpose of raising funds for the use of
the village improvement society which was
organized here last winter.
George Huntington, who was seriously
burned here two weeks ago by falling on a
stove is not recovering his general health
ana the chances are that he can not live
long, The buns are curing well, but he
was, in very feeble health before the acct
dent.
The old Frost house and lot near the col
lcgc has been sold 10 the college corporation.
the price paid being 5000. The house will
ne torn down and removed and L. ID.
lwl'chell VIII build tenement house out
OF the lumber on his lot across the road.
Mr.. &. ID. Miner and family are going to
reside at Cape May this summer an Sir.
Miner viii manage a summer hotel through
the season.
Mrs. Elmer Comstock OF Cedar Rapds
Iowa, arrived In town Thursday night for a
visit to her relatives here, after an absence
OF several years.
The race track on the fair grounds is to he
fixed up aud greatly improved this season.
funds for that purpose having been raised by
subscription.
Tie only prizes which will be given for
she,p at the next Addison county fair will be
these: Twenty dollars for the largest and
best flock of merino ewes not exceeding
twenty in number, $40 to the second so
Tor The best stock ram and ten of his lambs,
% TO The second These premiums are open
TO the competition of all the world.
There is no organized base ball nine in
Ml!dlebury college this year and the nine
with which the Burlington students are to
play here contains only two students OF the
college.
Randall Hammond got home from Cali
fornia sunday morning. His father expects
to return in three or four weeks.
The drug store Of II. Birchard, Agent, is
closed, having been put under attachment
Saturday afternoon.
The village improvement society have
| gone to work in earnest to slick up things
about the village. A large number of young
trees have ECen purchased, and they are now
htlng set out in bare places along the road
SIDES. we were already better provided
win trees than most towns are.
Prof. L, IL. lIigley is in town settling up
| j
Worcester, Mass.
| A Democratic caucus will be held Sa,ur-
| day evening May "a to choose delegates to
the State ana District conventions to be held
| at Montpelier on June 5.h
F. A. Bonds big new lkating rink is rap
ldlY nearing completion and Will be flushed
| this week.
The marble quarry on the farm of Mr..
Shcdrick at BrJOksvile is to b. opened this
season by Is 1ston company, and it is un.
ugrstQod that If the quarry pans out well
MIR. Slelrick is to receive ST, 900 for the
property with share in the company, If
1t proves gooi q1trry he is to he paid for
All damage done
Barna 5. Snow, the principal partner in the
Olg lsh firm which f4ledin b jst0p, Saturday,
Is the president Of the Gutter Marble com
pany and for several years past has backed
the company up win II good deal of his
money. 1t Is not thought that the i JstOn
i.l'ule VIII have any evil elects Oh Gutter
MiDlc company, or in any way involve the
company in loss or trouble.
John Thompson has received notice from
Congressman Stewart that the commissioner
OF pensions La allowed his claim for a pen
sion.
"Cnclc" John Martin remembers lust fif,y
years ago on the Is Ii d,y of NAV, 1884
there was great snow storm throughout this
section, nov falling, to the depth of foot
storm rn,s:d ''''''7 '-''S oo'''c 'he
p,li,;a.,
io''.'o"l Hl'''ots III tHe county are begin
n,uG W gl?" Interesting, the growing
1870 1,',"e' uN.us slH'tcu sultll army OF can
uu'ita 10 suroltlug. For states attorney,
twenty vrors nrn AMI iha' U,;i'T Ni uJa'I3
Nid,llrhnry ara u'n",,,~n i',I' 'h, !" III. vi
nrrsort inc,,",To,, ~ ~ r, WIN 'nc
Sarkshorp would doubtless be willing to
hold The office another term. j. p. Bail of
Granville and +. A. DDwd of New Haven
want to he assistant judges Of the county
court. They are Lotu good men and both
Will probably be nominated. For county
and N,ban Canin ~ VI 9,'2teuulii
in the Snuih.tn NOR, If tLa o,,',,,' ~
,Jud,e II r Nilli,ms ~ Wn,L,nn 1,i,,''
scranton, nomiGa'ly OF Vergcnnes and
,ii',,l A.cn - Noith ferrlSnur1h are can
-, - tlS "oii,..''lol i'o'h Itic Nor'ucrn
", Je',n lo y, tne Iouu'y' some OF these are
I.a,,, 'uI Pu''i ilicI au" st,?h@ senatorial
~ r"o CUu' w CHe'' nu. ol inns ist' Inc
c,n%Ia,os ina ~ onanyc " eIcct lhclr
,u''e 10 ~ S'''o o'cr D-LlocIaIc
west ierrissursh'
A son OF Ed.ar Torey. about 81. vcors
OLD, was recently severely kicked upon the
Oack 81 the head and neck by horse that