Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-11
CuIrTENDEN COUNTY
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II. G,cr. E,u., VIII has been spending
some lime in Highgatc, VT, is now in
Buffalo, N. Y, on short vlsit.
The many friends of Mr. Oliver Lemoris,
formerly of this town, now Of Newark, N
j.. will lie pleased to know that Inc is IN
town on visit.
In The thunder storm on Saturday the
house OF N. :. Wood in the village was
struck by lightning, but little damage was
done.
The school in district No. 2, Miss Jessie
Blown, closed vtry successful term Fri
day. The examinations were well sustained
and the rhetorical tXrcscs goo1.
Homer Gas we'll, one of our oldest and best
farmers, stil remains in very critical con
ditiop, but little hopes being entertained OF
his recovery.
Nearly every farmer 10 town has begun
having. They report the crop less in quan
,ity, but heavier and OF better quality.
Essex Junction.
Bishop De Goeshriand has bought OF Ezra
| II Ru sci, two lots on Lincoln st. which he
recently purchased Of ID. IL. MaComber Mi.
Russell having reserved enough Tor Il street
leading to his residence.
| Mrs. Thompson, wife of the late Josiah
Thomp,on had a shock OF paralysis, Thurs
day, and cannot survive.
Richmond.
The Fourth was celebrated 10y company
of hoIrbIes from the CheCkered house dis
rc paradiug the street, in the afternoon by
several games at George GOOdrlch's and Il
supper of which over hundred partnok, ans
| in the evening fireworks for which sumt
thing like, hundred dollars were expended
G. X. Brown fell cfT a load OF hay The
Fourth, striking on his shoulder and severcll
iniuring him.
OniIe lively runaway Monday at tb'
market. A double team OF MIR. Ross o
Huntington was standing near the depot WIT
a train of cars started them and they raj
something over mile up Bryants hill. NJ
damage was done.
JonesviIIe
The school in district No. 4, Taught b,
Miss Edg rlOn, closed July 3rd The who'll
number of pupils enrolled WIS 33. or these
Frank Balcb, Frank Chcs9more, John Stew
ems, John Rich, DAISY Jacobs and CARR
Crandall had no absences or tardnesses
East Charlotte.
The copious rain # the past few hour
has greatly refreshed and beauuhed nature
Prolonged drought had done much Injury t
growing crops.
Having is well along on many farms, BIT
the cut is light, fully on third less than la.
year
' Many East Charlotters treated themsclvC
to an old-fashioned picnic ut Thompson
Point on the glorious Fourth.
MIR. Arthur Hosford, who has bee
, spending the summer here from Lowell
Mass, did very generous thing by oil
community in providing fifty dollar di
play of fireworks on the evening OF Il
! Fourth. From early candlc-light until me-
midnight Chinese lanterns, rockets, ROMA
candles, shooting STARE, electric lights, fl
fountains, whirIigigs, etc., etc, made
scene Of brllaLcy that will long be remcn
bcred by the scores who witnessed it. ID
Varney's remarks at the close thanking Nj
= lIosfOld, and bis uncle, Dean lIosfUr
G Esq, for the treat afforded, were hearli
q endorsed by the company.
Hincsburgh.
, The Fourth was celebrated in ga
lant style, young America was OF
, from midnight till morning waking up Il
y hlsHusttd Farmers. AV CLOCK inc hori
a bles, ninety strong, We'e ont ana created
l emu VI ilie' ,i'ilen' ny .lc' sioltsquc tahe',
4 %, 81, ioca' all NrS' AZ ~ OG'ocN .itn'y \
e "'i II, ma. o,'"i !, y, tn0 WY, s"t :,
} H. W. nun anu I. W. t'f lo' ilcu u
e PROCESSION "s lo'io"s; ~ oata,iIon ~ pun,
q u'ui1 corps, C o1r Su '''I psas;d
= "a: t -.
d the public school children Win their tcac
; rrs cit,znns Mr. lanes Frasier WAS ma
shai nj tnr children ami each school carr,
q a handsome banner with appropriate INC
Toes the nrnyramme NJ me grove coos,,
" cd of music. rhetorical exercises by d
i clildren. an address hy Mrs. ChamDerhi
OF Burlington An ampe ai"ne err la,u OUT