Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-21

replelion al express entire satisfaction
with the entertainment.
a storm Of wind commenced at 10 o'clock
on Wednesday night and continued for four
hours, the most violent ever experienced |
here.
joseph Lapagc returned from Lyndonvie |
on Friday noon, where he had been to visit |
his sick son Napoleon, and reports that the |
doctors say he has only one chance in hun |
dred of recovering, and that he eau not prob |
ably survive many days. Mrs. Chids re- |
mains In about the same condition rs ct lest |
report
NIajo G, S. Page returned from his s)uth-
ern trip on Saturday last.
DR.. w. G. Bliss has decided to leave town
and go West. aud is busy closing up his
affairs.
s b. Clark continues 10 car potatoes, but
pays only 20 coats per bushel tor the best.
Our amateur dramatic clnb have received
pressing invitat ms to repeat CLOUDS" at
MOrrlsvlllc and Walcott, but several of the
club being pupils in echCol their parents are
no! willing.
Norrisviilc.
The warning for the annual school district
meeting to lie held at the Academy on Tues
day evening, March Goth, has been posted by
the district clerk. AS was the case with the
annual town meeting, the matter of taxes
will cause considerable interest. Last year
the district voted tax of 81. 10 on a dollar
of the grand list, to apply on the academy
| debt and pay the rurring e*rcnres. The
| officers of the school district are TO meet at
town clerk Office on Friday for the purpose
of abating taxes.
The costume party, joined in by the cii-
zcns in general, and held for the benefit of
the Town Hall repairing fund on Friday
evening was n pleasant and enjoyable occa-
sion in every respect and In the end will
probably add net Increase of about one
hundred dollars to the fund. Tho details Of
the affair were NooFcd tc by thc various COM
miitees appointed and everything passed off
successfully. The evenings programme
commenced with grand march of the cos
TUNED ladies and gentlemen, being lead Ivy
Mr.. C. w. Fitch aud Mrs. +. b. Living
stone, and the Morrisvllo Ccrnet Pend.
! The new crrhes.a, Mr.. Whpplc with vio-
ia aud Mrs. A. NJ. Churchill and Mrs. E.
II. Stone as piano accompanies, furnish
ed music for promenadIng aud general
amusement. The number in costume, was
much larger than was expected, many very
handsome costumes being noted especially
emonS the ladies. The larger number OF
gentlemen appeared in fun evening dress and
ancient dress, several articles CT clothing be
iug worn that were known to be over one
hundred years Old. Below are few of the
many characters represented: Gen. Put
nam by G.. w. Clarke, army officers by G..
w. DotY, w. $. Cheney aud A. a. Niles,
English barrster Ivy E II. Cady, gentlemen
in noticeable ANTIQUARIAN cGsti.me Mcssrs.
nrrfl'l Clomcnt, Abbot, Thomas, Bryant,
WOODS anl trch, IN tuIl dress, Mtssrs
SNe, warden, Livingstone ana Pow
ers. n larger variety OF characters
were represented by the ladies Mrs. q. w.
prltrn B,rrows onJ m1env n,Ea's onuenr"j
in fancy crslumes -I-nilri yt,tes nv NJ.
Winnie Cnrnrv. Vermont no Mis- Ann,
pell 2,ilnr chi Miss Nav Nnvos -, I'm,
30 Peep, Misses Ruhl,e ant Woodward
Red Riding Hpol, Misses Rchl Fiske and
LivlngstO Ic Cupid, Miss L Inn Ruhlee ;
Gypsy Girls, Mrs. T. p. Roberts, Mis-,
Dubuy NiIhr, Miss Nellie Flrcn NJ rring,
Miss Minnie Fitch. Thr literary AMI mus,
caI programme was pronounced excellent by
al, many cncores b.ing given III. huss soil
and ylo.in solos by Mr.. W. f. Whip.
pie The vocal solos by Mrs p p. II b
erts and Miss Bell Hall, the reci-
iauons by Miss.s Lillian Cutting,
Hattie Bnndy and Alice E1ty wc,e all well
received bY the large audience. The pieces
rendered by the orchestra and cornet band
fully sustained the reputation Of zach organi.
cation. During the entertainment a letter
was received aud read by Mr.. DJty, char
man of the several Committees, from Mai. d.
j. S4fTurd a former resident. now Of Aurus
tn, NIaine the letter contained five dollars to
be added to the ball fund.
M;ss Ahlie Waltz who has boor c,rfrcd
to The h9rcn f,r nrnrIv :. vrar At hrr f,,hnr'c
firm in Uyde Park wae moved ,n thr rcsi.
drnr. "t Dr. : Shh,, IL, t,is n,,cc las, ,cei,
aud is rcnr,rd q. Taining in Eo,ltb