Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-09
WlNOOSK
News Dnd Notes from our Neighbor.

Christopher Gordon has been appointed
town liquor agent in place OF @. p. Fren-
year, by Commissioner Wright.
st. Joseph's school had holiday Friday.
Several large parties OF our young people
have been after May flowers, and with good
results.
II. N. Deavitt Esq, nov OF Richmond,
will open II law Office in this village, over
Plat Il Aliens store, about May Z.
E. r.. Crandal is sick, and has been con-
fined to his house for several days.
Francis LeClair, accompanied by his
granddaughter, spent several days In Man
chester, N. H., last week.
J. w. Celley picked rhubarb large enough
for cooking in has garden the first day of May.
How will that do for cold and bleak Yer
mont
James Costello is receiving the congratn-
latons Of his friends over the arrival OF a
fourteen pound daughter.
Some of the sports OF this village and Bur-
lii gton got together on the sly, Thursday,
ana fought dogs, but stopped before the
finish was reached.
Charles II. Shpman has moved into his
new house on Plat street. When he tln-
plcnsantost places in the village.
Col. w. L. Greenleaf has purchased of
CHARLES Lafountain lot OF forty feet front
on the south side Of his place. This will
make great improvement to his already
desirable property.
Nicholas Smith, who suddenly left town
last winter, when he was wanted by the
officers for breaking the windows In the
school house on the Burlington side of the
river, ami otherwise disturbing the school,
has returned to Winooski. Whether he will
succeed in avoiding the officers this time
remains to be seen.
Francis lie Clair has finished his new
shed and has resumed operations in his
brick YARDS He has now orders for AGO.
coo more brick than he has on hard. lie
will employ about forty-tlve men this sea-
son.
Mr. Chase, formerly with Plat 4 Allen,
but recently travelling for a Boston firm in
the South, is again in town and is attending
medical lectures.
Daniel Sullivan, one of Winooskis ANA
tour runners, proposes to go on the track
this season. His friends claim that be hes
made 100 yards dash in less than eleven
seconds. If such is the case he will make 1t
decidedly sultry for some one this summer
A son of Robert Stoddard, about sixteen
years of age, while at work in the mill, cut
off the ends of two of his fingers. He Is
getting along all right.
The proncrty of Miss Annie Coon, situated
On Main street, is being converted into a
store, ard will be occupied by Mossie Bros.
in company with J. g. Platt, as grocery.
The highway surveyors have been busy
laying several much needed crossings on
NJ ain street and repairing the sewers in sew
cral places.
The village trustees have laid out new
street from Mallets Bay avenue to llickok
street. This will be great convenience TO
the people living in the vicinity and will
also open some new building lots fer use.
Some of the women are not satisfied with
allowing the men to carry off all the honors
of the prize ring, so Thursday, down in
"COrk Alley" rs a result of dispute four or
five went at it, clawing hair, scratching
faces and shoulder-hitung. One bnxom fe-
male easily TOOK the whole bakery and made
all the others fit subjects for the hospital.