Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-28

we're respectively 10 years Of ago. and fine
check has been received Mrs. Bilnpy was
allowed a pension up to about year ago.
whe1 she was married third time, and il is
now claimed that that marriage too is null.
as the third hush md, as well as the second,
was already married when he married her.
Maple syrup is already beginning to be
brought into the village AMI sells for one
dollar per gallon. Maple sugar has not vet
appeared In our market
The many friends of Professor W. H.
Parker will he pleased to learn that he is
recovering from his illness, although hi,
recovery is not 80 rapid as could be wished
for
Next Friday evening a maple sugar party
VIII DC held Ii Good Tcmplars' hail in East
Middlebury and it is expected that an unusu-
ally merry time will be the result.
DIR. Daniel Rust, who has been absent in
| the West for several months has returned To
town. lie intends to sell his house, the old
Garck place on Seymour street, and re-
move finally from MddIcbury.
The creek has been rising very rapidly
since Saturday aud has now reached the
highest point for some months. The ice
commenced to go out in earn ST Tuesday
and large quantities continue 10 20 down
| stream. There has not bucn any iCs block
ade between here and Vergcnncs, as repDrt-
cd in some of the papers,
| Charles Withcrell has sold 10 Hiram Walk.
err millionaire of Detroit Wis, his pair of
black horses, aged respectively five and six
years, for $4,000.
The session OF the Supreme court for this
county adjourned more than two months
ago, and yet the lawyers engaged in the
| cases the papers in which the Judges took
away with them, have not yet found out
how majority of those cases were decided
| The office of the judge of probate is soon
| TO be moved into the suite of rooms prepared
for 1t in the new court house building. John
g. Stapleton, who has been register of pro-
| ba:e Tor The past three years, will continue
in that Office.
| The annual school meeting of District No
4, which is the village district, was held in
School House hall on Tuesday afternoon
Hon. l.. D. EIdredgc was elected moder-
ator and Henry L. Sheldon clerk. The old
prudential committee Of last year were
reelected as follows A j. Marshall, Frank
A. Bond, John G.. Stipleton, Dr. L. w.
Halsey aud Hon. L. E. Knapp. Mr.. Staple
ton resigned from the board, d. c.ining
to serve longer, and Rev. E. r. MaDoney,
pastor OF the Catholic church was chos n in
his place. The usua reports were submitted,
accepted and adopted. The estimate of the
expense Of running The school for the en-
Sung year placed the amount necessary at
10000. The asses and ordinary revenues of
me district were estimated a. $1,000, LEAVING
$50 - 10 be raised by taxation, aud it wa
Voted to raise that sum. There are still Out-
1t ndng $1,000 of the school bonds on wh CHI
money was raised to build the school house.
| These fall due on May 10 h, aud the prudcn-
| llal committee was instructed 90 arrange, If
pnssbIe, Tor their continuance for live yeats
| longer, at A. per Int interest, the muuring
| bonds being At 5. 4 proposition 10 turn liz.
hall into "A roller TX ting rink during the
summer vacation was brought up aud dis
| cu>sed, aud the Who,e matter was Laid on the
| table.
| Bristol.
The Holiness convention will be continued
an 'thrr week, from NrSn % to the 30rh
| inclusive, conducted by Rev. b. :. FAVOR,
| pastor, assisted by u full "salvaripl army
| OF workers from every quart +. They had
AN oil night meeinG Thusd night, listing
| I'll o'clock in the morning Anlui G:3O
the savaion army marched through Inc
street, singing Gospel songs The house was
crowded.
| The following officers were elected at the
annual school meeting OF the grade school
district Tues lay evening Moderator f. NJ.
Kent: clerk, W. w. Medium; committee
j. j. Ridley, S. r. Cain, L. c. Dixie col