Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29

Jumped from a car in motion and received |
compound fracture of his leg. The chr wos
Standing on n side track with sterp rrnde
MIR. Church Of ST. Adams was under The car
repairing il when it started but he CAUGHT
hold OF the break beam and was taken along
10 tue bunter, about four roads and was moi
hurt.
Cornelius Whalcn, ESQ, had a valuable
cow Killed by falling on the ice.
James, the young son of Station Agent
of louisville, is very low With
Mrs. Lyman Clough is very sick, and not
expected to live
Monroe Lewis Of North Duxbury. has
rented his house and lot to Ezra Clark, and
is going to move to Waterbury.
Miss Emma Gotta of Essex Junction closed
a successful term Of school at North Duxbury
last Friday. The pupils showed their ap
preclatlon by presenting her with handsome
iy bound volume OF poems.
J. A, DurkCo e. Co. have their new Steam
mill running on full time They employ
some fifteen or twenty men.
w. r. Elliott is doing an extensive husi.
ness at North Duxbury The mill is well
stocked, having about 10000 feet Of
logs
tiuntington
The great moral drama of "Ten Niphts in
Bar Room was played here last Wcdnes.
DAY evening IN the presence of a crowded
mouse, under the management of A. w.
Poet. and gave such general satisfaction to
The public that it has been decided to play
1t over again Friday evening, Feb. Goth.
Mrs. William Ross fell down stairs one
day last week and badly fractured her arm.
Our auditors report is IN the hands of
the voters for inspection.
A box festival will be held here IN the near
future, the proceeds to 90 for the benefit of
the church.
IIincsburgh.
Ernest Bissoncltc, a boy working in
Dows wooden factory, had his thumb cut
OH IN the gearing to the picker Thursday.
Mr.. John Edwin and Miss Jessie McGhie
have committed matrmony
MIR. Patrick McDonough has bought of the
savings bank the farm occupied by Geo. II.
Kay together with 80 cows and all the farm
tools, for $4,000.
Inc town reports will show about $500 in
toe treasury above the years expenses, while
the school b ard have paid off their debt and
thc current expenses and have margin left
Mr. James Frasier has rented his farm to
a Mr. smith aad taken up his residence ia
MechauiCsvillc.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Ray have returned
from Their western tour in go I'd health, anC
alter spending some time in Nebraska, Colo
RADIO and California, declare that Vermont /!
preferable to anything they have seen.
At the campfire Friday night, General
h'lpatrcks scout, Mr.. II. A. Bo0mhowcr
better known TO the Vermont cavalry boy,
AS "Beaurc4 guard" gave short talk on III,
army hummer. Rev. \. S. Gilbert read 4
selected poem, and Mr.. a. W. Peet of Hun
tington an original poem The stories told
brought out Comrades Orange Baldwin. j.
ii. Allen and others, who gave some ivel,
"reminiscences of army life The exercises
were In the Advent chapel srd were attended,
by good audience.
Willie Dean, son of our townsman, Rev
W. l.. Dean, s'Gnds second in his class al
uaverIo'd college, besides d jing a god dea
OF special work in the laboratory.
The sacrament of the Lords supper vii
be observed at the Congregational churcl
next Sunday.
In The warning fer the town meeting The
=. a. II. N)ys ask for an appropriation o.
nifty dollars for the proper observance o
Decoration Day.
Milton.
James Fuller aged "a years and on,
month, died on the 22d. He was Twin.
with his son, II. II. Fuller. In carly life II,
came here from Canada. He was a good
quiet, industrious and respected man. Iii
funeral was largely attended on Sunday
ltev' j. II. Woodwork officiating.
charlotte.
Rev. Mr.. Sargent OF New Haven preached
IN the Congrcg Itional church Sunday tn,
24'h, in exchange with Rev. Mr.. Wild.
As town meeting approaches, we have til,
usual amount Of mild excitement
Mrs Charles b. Cook broke her hip Satur
day hy slip aGd fail on the ice.
Potatoes are beng shipped from railroad
stations at 80 cents for snowflakes. Who
says potato raising hasn't paid the past year
Our land records embrace II volumes, thc
last DOCK about one quarter full. Vol 10 il
The largest with over 7GO pages, the other
ranging from $50 to 600. There arr
on record between six and sever
thousand dc DIS and mortgages. Il
making general index of all conveyances
each deed and mortgage had to be indexeC
vice, ]. e., John Smlrh.to John Doe anC
John Doe from John Smith. In this way n
conveyance can lie traced if the name OF
either party is known.
In 1885 Charlotte was in Rutland county,
in 1856 II is described by deeds of record a.
in Addison county and in 1857 in Chttcn
den county.
Essex Junction.
Loren Whitcomb had 80 sheep killed and
several more wounded, Wednesday night
by dogs.
A collection for the Ohio sufferers was
taken in the Union church Sunday.
North UiIiis,on
The school in ID strict No. Q closed It's
third term Fen. 90 Number of pupils IN,
first term, 20; average attendance, 81
Scholars having no absences, Abbie Fay,
Amy King, Hattie Brown, Anna Brow, Ida
Como, Julm Mcmahon, Lewis Brown, Reed
Brown, Rollil Brown, Willie Sisters and
Patrick McMahon. The second term there
were "a scholars; average attendance, 10.
Abbe Fay and Ida Como had no absences.
-'"''i"S' ~ SCh''nl 'He laNt term, ~ aver
age Attendance, 23. Ida Como, Willie Sis
tiers and Reed Brown had no absences.
Charlotte.
Mr.. Charles Fnote, aged IS years, died
SUD ienly yesterday morning while sitting IN
his chair,
ADDISON COUNTY.
MIddicbury.