Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

on "Wednesday at the residence OF Mr.. H.
A. Clark Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler will re- .
main in the North until after the holt
days, when they will take their departure
for their Southern home, where the good
wishes Of thcir many friends will follow
them.
Essex Junction.
William Folsom has sold his farm to
Zcph IIapgood. The first lecture in the
course Monday evening was fairly attend
cd, considering the untavOrable weather.
The next will be poem entitled "Ihe
Country parsun,' by Rev. A. j. liou0h OF
White River Junctiou....W. f. Chaplin
has been seriously i'll for several days and
is still conlincd to his bed Stanley
Brownell is running rs mail agent for
two weeks in place Of Archie Beach,.
W. +. Chaplin has sent 1000 pounds of
butter and 2uoo of cheese to the exposition
Mt New Orleans.
IIincsburgh.
The mercury ranged from 10 10 l. below
: zero with n sharp northeast wind. Dec. 10
aud 4n SUNDAY it showed. There has
been 10 siei-.hin-. So far this wiutrr.....
\ large stock Of cattle is being Wintcred,
hut hay is sc..ccc and BRINGS II? per ton at
b the barn.... Henry Fra~ior has buught Il
half interest In II. Vi. !Iuil'a store.
Colchester.
", aYc cNpericuc;h@ ;'tc coolest 'yr.,th.
or Of the season. The thermometer reg
sfcrcd rs lew as IL uelow zero Friday
. evening Scarcely u person has escaped
the sudden changes In the weather during
: the pas, two weeks without a severe cold.
" go. fhc school is district NO. IL has been
y closed the PAST week, owing to the illness
Il of the teacher, Miss Edna Bcliowa...
il Mrs. William Severance died on Thursday
y after Il long and severe illness The
L Baptist and Ms;hUGist sunday schools
u have accepted an invitation from the Con-
' grcQational school to Join them in cele-
!, boating Christmas. They are to have Il
II tree and concert exercises. Talent is eX-
pectcd from abroad.
Jnderhill.
Thr thermometer ranged from ,? t. 2S
~, degrees Saturday morning. Charlie
" Williams is home for the Christmas va
" cation from Williams college. ... Whit
comb < Day have stopped their choppers,
awaiting; proceeding, at Washington and
the lumber wOrkiuc;Ucn. some OF them
begin to wonder il on the whole the Dem
Ocr:ttic administration is goinI to be the
best after all for their interests ON
vicinity bids fair to become II training field
for missionaries us the Methodist minis
ter leaves in a few weeks for South Amer
lea. Samuel Mead and wife with al
adopted child, also William Mead ant
wife with six children, start in about three
= weeks for Africa M William Mead ha,
Il had Il coriet and violin sent him from New
:! York. which are to form II pars OF his
st weapons Of warfare with the natives whC
ut are proverbially fond Of music.
~ Richmond.
:, Twenty four below zero last Saturda
# moruin. and change to Sunday moruin!
: to Is The wind blew a gale sunday iron
T., the east. Sunday ui.yh: = foot OF snow lei
~ and on Monday SlclGh~ were seen ON tn
!, streets for the first time this scason...
Il; The haIar at the UHiVcr~uist church las
Is "Wednesday ami Thursday nights was wei
N attended, and Il handsome >Hm realize
e. for the society. There will I've an Annuu
IT, sOciabic at the Conversational church mex
:" Friday evening. the .Gth inst. The room
IN will lee titstelully trimmed with evergreen
M and notices suitable for Christmas.
.r Henry Green, who has for several year
y. past been in the employ of the Thurhcr'
~ of New York, is mt home for lrv day.
1T vacation. More idle men in t,,,.. thi
winter than have been known Tor man
years. People are curtailinE expenses i
every way.
he Shelburn.
ga The coming attraction at the skatin
NJ rink is a grand masquerade next Satrlrda
ne evening, Dec. ., Miss Belle Edison
III C,Arli,,t, bri ,t-i. har uiu. IT,
$50 George White. -. The lyccum at the Fall
oil has adjourned for the present.
East Charlotte.
mn Mr.. c. L. NanVlict is treating him~e
of to Il brief holiday in Boston and Waverl,
,tis Mass &C.,. The lecture 10y Prof Perkins @
"prehistOrc Vermont" was much appr
''u cinted by those who heard it....O one ordC
ips OF the week is IL midnight Christina. ev
rG- mass at the Catholic church, the first I,
several years Special religious NEE
Der lnga are being held i'll the Baptist churc
Of with preaching by Rev. a. :. Gilbert
" Hincsbursh, Rev. d. +. Post Of Braudo
NV and others. The sermon on Salurda
er. eteuing, the 4ith. will be by Rev. VI
ye. Wild Of the Congregational church q
ny Monday evening following probably !
" Rev. T, VI. Gregory Of North Ferrisbuisl
rt and on Tuesday evening, the both, !
di- Rev. +. j. Parry Of Burlington. There
ich a steadily growing interest, aud good +
laI suits are already apparent. and still be
NJ ter hoped for and expected. The me
curry settled down to 20 below zero with l
during the cold snap of IL few days az
and then suddenly jumped to 80 above
-, Milton.
the There is an unusually large attendant
de At 'hc Sr"ueu Scnooi INNS tcIlil' '.r S'"'i'
arv room being completely filled Miss Iia
~ tic Farchild has been appointed aSsi-tal
in principal. The school will close for
at week during the holidays ... The C9ngr
or- gational Sunday-school will present II
nj Christmas cantata "lmmanucl' next 81
aS- day evening. 90. Mr. Eben Wood lost II va
7'f' liable horse recently Rev Mr.. Elliott