Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-14
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Charlotte.

Between four and five thousand barrels
of apples have been loaded frem McNeil's
dock this season for New York parties
The ruling price has been $3.50 per barrel.
Messrs. James f. White of Shelburn and
George \. Foote of Charlotte have done
the bulk of the buying. In addition there
have been CARED at the station for Boston
parties about two thousand barrels.
There is considerable complaint of pota-
toes rotting after being pat into the cellar,
no rot being noticed when digging. -.
Mitchell Poulin is building new black
smith shop at the Corners. He intends ar
ranging for IL wheelwrignt shopin connec-
tiOn with it.....Cider mills are run
ming overfull this fall and every
body can treat himself to a drink
of sweet cider Thanksgiving. ~ Rev
Mr. Robertson of NergenncS preach
ed in the Congregational church Sunday,
the 9Th, in exchange with Rev. Mr.. Wild
on the "harmuny of geological science with
the Bible account of CreatiOn.' The ser
mon was very able and made Il marked
impression on the congregation. The
fall term at the Seminary is taught 10y f..
t., CoWlcS of New Haven. Middle
bury parties are buying poplar wood in
this vicinity, to be used in paper max
ing, paying $3.50 per cord delivered at
the station.... Wool Is to % cents pound
ana woollen yarn $l.40 per pound. Some
body is making good thing evdcntly....
Last year, apples brought = per barrel, s.
for seconds, and about this time all over
the country you could see the industrious
granger with coat off turning and digging
around apple trees, Il thing he never did
twice before i'll all his born days. His or
chard was good as an oil well and it must be
tended to, you know This year apples are
$50 Il barrel and YOU can't sell the sec
onds for anything but cider, and you will
need IL magnifying glass to detect the work
! that the average granger will put into his
orchard this fall Most everybody likes
| to fish when fish bite well 900 Lots of ducks,
/ but the trouble is nine times i'll ten they
are just out of gun Shot, and it's solemn
! business to crawl snake fashion - rods
principally over cobble stones and pre-
MUM thistes to find it out.
st. George.
Mrs. f. Isham has just received IA letter
from her brother, Lebious Lockwood, who
has been gone 30 years. For the last ii
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him and his friends long since gave him
up us dead. Mr.. Lockwood is now a resi-
dent of Santa Anna, California. Rev
Mr.. Walker of Ellnesburgh, is holding re-
ligous services once in two weeks at our
town house, with a very good attendance
Mr.. Walker proposes giving us free lee
ture some evening in the near future.
Our winter term of school begins on the
10th inst, to continue four months, with
Miss Ida Patten of Willston, teacher,
which is Il sufficient guarantee of a sue
cessful term. Several choppers are at
work on Mr. 5. Brownell's lumber job.
With little sleighing our street will again
be lively.
Richmond.
The Sth Of November was the roth birth
day of Hon. +. Is. Green. Quite IA number
of neighbors and friends met at his resi-
dence and presented him with Il gold
headed cane and Mrs. Green silver
pickle dish. Rev. Austin Hazen made the
presentation in his usual felictous man
ner Judge Green said that the remcm-
brance of him at his advanced age, was a
great pleasure to him, and thanked them
for their useful presents. The camp fire
: meeting last Friday night, was success,
considering the dark, rainy night. Capt.
Lulle gave an interesting account of prs-
on life, and remarks were made by Revs.
J Mr., Hazen and Mr. Smile. The Rich
mond Glee club rendered good service in
singing old war songs. The club consists
r of six young men....Mr. Aplebee of Bos-
ton, will deliver lecture at the Univer-
, salist church next Saturday night Subject
, "Our Boys" The avails of the lecture
go to the Richmond free library.
James Kay Applebee will give his sec