Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-11
CUITTENDEN D,iAr,.
jericho.

l.. Il. Howe, Esq is still conlincd to his
house.
f. Beach ESD, who has been afflicted with
an attack of cryslpelas of the head is able to
be out again.
Mr. and Mrs. John +. Pratt are better
having nearly recovered from their recent
I sickness
Fast day services will be held iu the Con.
gfegati0nal church at L o'clock a. m, Rev
d. Is. Bradford officiating.
The village school will open On Monday,
April l4th, Tor term OF twelve weeks
Misses Patch aud Ford have been re-engaged
as the teachers.
There were shipped from this station last
week seven carloads OF potatoes. The
prices paid were from 19 to 90 cents per
| bushel.
The eleghs which reappeared upon our
streets last week have again given way TO
wagons winch it is to be hoped have come
| to stay.
The Republican Town committee have
Issued their call for caucus to be held at
inc town room Saturday, April 10Th at 7
O'CLOCK, p NJ, for the election Of four dele
gates, each to the State and District conven-
lions.
For the past few days remarkable large
run OF sap has gladdencd the hearts of our
sugar makers. In many intances the supply
has been more than could be cared for, even
by running the works day and night The
Indications are, however, that 'the run"
will be short lived.
MIR. Horaio b. Barney, father of ot1r
townsman Edgar Barney, Esq, aud Mrs.
Ihos. s. McGinnis OF Bolton, died at his
residence here Wednesday morning, April
9th, aged "a years. MIR. Barney was a ma
tive OF this town and the second son of the
late Truman Barney, Esq, who left large
family, nearly all of whom are now living
| The funeral will be from the Congregational
church next Friday st 1 o'clock p. m.
| Rev. De Forest Stafford of the Baptist
church will preach his farewell sermon on
Sunday next. He will move to Jamaica,
VT, next week where he has accepted the
care of parish.
Colchester.
| Snow has fallen to the depth of six or
| e'ght inches and sleighing is quite good
again.
A. w. Howard has bought the E. V. n,
Fisher farm and expects to mix IN a little
farming with his mercantile business
| Pickerel have made their appearance on
the marsh, and the sale of powder and shot
| has been big.
Mrs. j. F. Day, the superintendent Of The
Congregational Sunday school, has invited
the other denominations TO join with them
in concert to be he'd on the evening of
Easter Sunday.
Mr. Ira Robinson was taken very severely
SICK on Saturday with an attack of kidi ey
disease.
Mr. Lyman Cay has removed to Iowa
| from his late home in Bristol.
Jericho Centre,
Miss Eva Ford has been engaged to teach
in district No. l, this summer.
DR.. A. B. Somers has sold his place here
o DR.. F. II. Cilley for $4,000
t The Good Templars lodge is increasing in
numbers and interest every week.
DR.. F. II. Clley has stwo-years. old Jersey
heifer, granddaughter OF the Jersey
Queen" now owned by A. b Dar-
ling OF New York City, which
dropped calf the 29th of March.
She ls making one and oue-half pounds of
butter day now. This is the only one of the
"Queen's" family in this part of the State.
Very good sleighing for the past three
days. Over two feet Of snow fell here Fri
Richmond.
Outside OF the river valley the seghing
Monday was as good as any time the past
winter. The snow is foot deep on level.
Very little sugar was made last week
r. A. Jones has leased his shoe store for
term of years to G. II. Pine OF Georgia.
Father Ceaver, who has SO long and faith
fully labored in Richmond, has sailed fer
France on account of impaired health
Mr.. j. f. Cushman has been engaged to
teach the graded school for another term.
Charles Howe started a new cheese factory
Monday with 200 cows.
sheiburn.
Mr.. w. II. Whiteside is lust recovering
from an accident which came very near
proving fatal While chopping 10 the
woods, recently, he fell from rock twenty
two and half feet high, striking on his
hands and face, and very nearly disocating
his neck His scalp was deeply cut, be was
terribly bruised about the face one rib was
broken, and he sustained severe iniurie, in
the knee and arm. His wounds were dress
ed by DR.. E. l.. Walker of Hlnesburgh, and
there is now good prospect Of his complete
recovery.
Essex Junction.
Mr.. E. F. Leet Of Boston, formerly pro-
prietor OF the Belmont hotel, Claremont, N.
H., has leased the Central House at this
place and will take possession May 1st.
Und ,rhin.
The funeral OF Mrs. Joseph Kirby,
Sunday, was attended by large circle OF
alafi nd frin
was of short duration, and her death is an
additional sorrow, since her husband was
buried only January last. Mr. Kirby was
OF English descent and came to this country
when young man. Mr. VIM. Thorp and
Mr. George Metcalf, both lately deceased
sailed at or near the same time with Mr.
Kirby. Arriving in this country they settled
as neghbors, and after years of the
most frugal industry, each mad succeeded IN
amassng respectable fortune. The dates
Of these three mems deaths, were within the
short range of three months, and each leaves
a large family of children, who are our most
substantial farmers. Many interesting ex-
periences OF these pioneer Eugishmen are
current among their descendants; of clear
ing their own lands of timber, and deliver
ing cordwood in our village for 81 per cord
In general their early life was marked with
hardshlps, unknown to our present age
The want OF this creative force, the promise
OF industry, in the young men Of to-day IS a
matter Of serious regret
Services III Calvary Episcopal church. IN
derhill, on Good Friday April 1ltb, at 10: 30
a. M, also IN Easter, April 18Th, at 4 p. M,
with the Holy Communion.
East Charlotte.
The countenanCe Of the sugar maker
weareth more cheerful aspect, now that
the weather seems to have taken n turn in
his favor. Per contra, the face of our veter-
an mail carrier, and of every one else who
has to founder through the treacherous mud
and mire of our highways, is often Otherwise
than cheerful.
1t OF course goes without saying, that the