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

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For few weeks past it has looked as
though the affairs of the Cutter marble com
pany had got into a tangle. The quarry and
mill arc shut down for the Winter and moth
ipg is At work now except the finishing shop
In the village, which, however, is now run
ming at full capacity. Some of the men did |
not receive their full pay for the month OF |
November until last Saturday, and the con-
ncclion with the company of Hon. L. ID. |
Eldredgc, who has been their general super
intendcnt here for nearly two years, has |
ceased, The company is believed to have |
ample resources and that it Is not likely to |
90 under seems evident from the fact it has
recently been making some expensive
changs and improvements and is still en-
gagged in the work Of putting in new machin-
cry, etc, in their finishing shops.
Vcrgennes,
Mr.. David Smith Of Fcrrsburgh left for
| St. Augustine, Florida, Tuesday, in company
with the family Of Hon. Columbus Smith Of
West Salisbury. Mr.. Smiths many friends
trust his journey MAJ restore his health.
The weather has been the principal topic
| Of conversation here since Saturday, and the
street corners have been noticeably neglected
| The thermometer took a drop Sunday morn
| ing to 80 degrees below zero and when that
Temperature was noticed the mercury was
frozen solid, so no one knows how cold we
have had it, Certainly the proverbial 'oldest
lnhabltant' fals TO remember such weather,
or else the recollection 10 so paloful he
docsn care TO. tuesday morning the tner-
mometer got up as high as ~ degrees below
1eap auu WIN 'slls su.li'iler-llke le,nperaVu'c
Jul pe0Lio "'o io'0c" " "o ConteH''
Miss Philomenc Miner, whose death occur
reu laSt week, was ouiieu Monuay'
MIR. +. A Woodbridge OF this place, oc-
companicd ny william Hart, sailed Tor
France, from New YORK, wednesday, on
tic line. The object OF Mr.. Woodbridge's
journey we understand is the purchase OF
some hist-cIass horses, particularly OF the
Norman PcrCheron strain, which are to be
placed on the woodbridge iarin IN this place.
IL Deihg the intentlon TO NJ TINS up as SUI
perior stock farm IN every respect, some
thing WINCH ms section has previously
iackea. mr.; woodbridge IS to return TO
America III april
studies in Yale College.
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Lieut.. charles A. BOOM and family lett
LOT fori freu o'cclc, wyoming territory,
wednesday evening
The graded school has started the Winter
term with excellent auspices, decided in
, crease of pupils over last term being appar-
ent.
Mr. John Norton is home arain from
,Jonesvillc Minnesota whittier he has been
for some months With Mr. A " Jennison.
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rendered it necessary for Addison County
farmers 70 turn their attention 10 some means
for providinr apains, what has become 3
: vcariv drouo6t End to ,hcir cnd an Eacle
drilling machino has been purchased Inv
Mcssrs, f. G.. Starr. !. II. Converse anG
William II Curlpr nj panton which is design
, ed Ia bore ont lqrrc sized wells ItIs 70 bf
tested this week on the farm of Mr. Aaron
J Curlcr of Panton. situn,ed ore mile from
! Lake Champlain. and if if answers the pur
! Sc will probably inaururate systen
which is destined to he lorgclv odontcd If
S this section of Vermont at least.
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.
Inc concerts gwen by The Amphlons o.
Burlln ston and The Bristol plartette clu) o
q lhls P'aIei /, III tnc i'ap.ist church. iast huis
u"S ria uy Lie I hs, a9,; Su
l. by their fine singing. Mr. Davis OF Burling
@ ana J' III, oaincio ~ W. dra si., rrnSau
d on,Iausn Tho I,r;S,,l n,,ar,ottn hall ,bo;,
g ap,,, a,,d r,o,i,-oi tilai sb ,,,,,an
d Thn singing hv Miss P.rmalen and Mis-
f Vinton The first evening. aud by Miss Par
II melee and Mrs. Hancht, the second evening
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laEalD,
IT The outlook for busy season, in tn
n building line the coming summer, is vel
/, good. Besides the building of an $500
II town hall, Mr. A. E. Nahum will build
l. steam mill 30xG0, two stories high, with say
y mill and dry-hous. attached; Mr.. E. w
II Smith is to make extensive repairs to hi
grlst mill and it is rumored that the BristC
&c Manufacturing company are to build larg
g addition to their works; Geo. w. Parmeec
D, of Philadelphia, former resident, is t
n build residence at the corn,r of North an
IS Pleasant streets. Besides the above, sewers
d parties are talking OF building.
III The subject for discussion at the Farmer
club. Wednesday evening is, Butter NAL
S. ing" An invitation is extended to all farm
W ers and their wives To be present.
is The pa,h.masters hayc had lively time
\ It. the mast three DAYS.
in North Ferrisbursh.
fc Mira G. w. James, while going into Il
I'd cellar, caught the heel of her shoe on the flr
d.. step and fell head first TO the bottom of Il
ce stairs, breaking her collar bone.
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- West Ferrispurah.
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be known citizen of West FerrIsbupb di,
y Sunday night, aged 1s years, He leaves
wife and two children, Mrs Sarah Peck
nu Gardner, Iowa, and Mr. George W. Kellol