Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-08

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be ordained at this place previous to his
departure and Deacon r. a. Dowd, f.. b,
Hickok and Deacon f. r. Nash were APP
pointed committee to confer with Mr.
Barton in regard to the time and make
up of the council for that purpose One
person united by letter with the church ON
Sunday. Mrs. G. 5. Sargent has been
quite i'll for few days. .Selectman
Squier is devoting considerable attention
to closing up highway matters under the
old law, preparatory to commencing oper-
tons under the new. The potato trade
has been booming here for few days
no less than four cars having been sent
out in a single day Price forty to fifty
cents. The season is cold and backward
considerable ice having been formed on
man Academy all turned out Maying
Think the poor shivering flowers must
-have rejoiced this year in being taken in
out of the cold"
| North Hero.
EX-Judge Charles b. Russell is in Ken
lucky, having been sent there by several
gentlemen in Grand Isle county, who have
formed an organization to purchase
stock horse of royal blood, and if the
three years old stallion "Almontell' now
at the Fairhaven stock farm, Lexington,
Ky, suits him he will be purchased and
brought to Vermont at a cost of $500.
Very little grain has been sown on the Is
land, although the ground is in good con-
dition, except very low clay land, but the
cold weather is causing many to hold Off
DIR. Hill of Isle La Mott, has settled in
town for the practice OF his profession.
The North Hero bridge was begun the
2sth ult. Representative G. II. Hawrican
and several other gentlemen are drawing
in stone III the presence of several specta-
tors, among the lot being a school
"marm' .... Burton G. Blanchard has
just returned from New York with a five
years-old stallion, "Stargard,' registered
1881, standard that will be kept this sea-
son on the Blanchard farm and will be
limited to thirty approved mares at S25
each to warrant. This highly bred horse
is sired by "Strathmore' son of Rys-
dyk's Hambletonian .... All the schools in
town have begun Mr. David Dodds,
our local dealer i'll farm produce, is buy
ing oats at 3S cents and hand picked pea
beans at Sl.4O. Hay of which there are
several tons all pressed and ready for ship
ment. commands from SIP to Sl4, accord
ing to quality and unless grass grows
faster than it has for the past week some
of it will he needed at home The CON
tract for building the bridge, complete,
has not been let yet by our seectmen.
The first town meeting in Alburgh which
voted $1,000 to aid in its construction has
been declared illegal and another one was
called for the 9Th inst Probably Us soon
as the Alburgh muSs is settled and it is
known whether they will give or not
some one will be awarded the contract,
the r. f. Hawkins company at Spring
field, Mass, being the lowest bidders at
, present. 1t is said that j. Il. Saunders
. and Mr.. Blackall of Albany, n. Y, have
. subscribed 500 for the former and $50
for the latter. This gives the town just
S3O0 one-half coming from the State
The steamer Maquam was expected to
, commence running Monday, the 4th inst.
Northield.
! At the annual village meeting Tuesday
evening, the following officers were chos-
en-; Moderator, Hon. j. H. Orcutt clerk,
Z. ID. Edgerton; treasurer, J. c. b. Thay-
G.. Chase, w. b. Mayo, +. w. Dutton col
lector, f. A. Preston; auditor, Z. Dewey.
The sum of $500 was voted to inclose Il
, park on the common around the Soldiers
! monument and the trustees were instruct
ed to have 1t completed by Decoration
Day, if possible. The village is out of
debt, has $3.50 on hand and voted tax of
ten cents on the dollar.
Randolph Center.
, The school social held at Normal hall
last Friday evening, was in every way Il
= success. An excellent programme con
E sisting of vocal and instrumental music
tableaus, charades, readings, and recita-
} tions, was successfully carried out AR
Dor" Day was observed by the people
, of this town. School was suspend
, ed, and number of trees We're set out
along the street in front of Miss Hayes s.
A May day party planned for the whole
school, was suspended, the day being
such Il dubious one.
Rochester.
John Scott, "A union soldier and brother
, otthe young soldier whom President Lin
coin pardoncd on the point of being shot
for falling asleep while on picket duty.
received notice last Monday of pen
sion having been granted him of
two dollars per month and back
, pay amounting to nearly five hun
dred dollars Capt. Henry l.. Terry, for
many years a resident and business man
of the town, a leader of the church choirs.
and prominent active member of the
masonic fraternity, died suddenly last
week, in Galesburg, H., where he was
Living with son, aged 10 years His re-
mains were brought here and buried last
, Sunday beside the remains of his wife,
, Julia Trask, who died some twenty years
ago. He was the second son of Laren
, Terry, late of Stockbridge, and captain of
Company +, 4th regiment of Vermont Vol
unteerS.
st, Johnsbury.
DR.. G. b. Bullard, Capt. +. F. Gmswold
: and Postmaster G. p. Carpenter, left Thurs
day to attend the reunion at Gettysburg
on the 5th and 9th of May.
Invitations are out for the marriage of
Mrs. Laura j. Fleetwood of st. Johns
bury to Hon. Phillip X. Gleed of Morris
vile. The wedding occurs on the 14th of
! this month. -. The game of ball between
the village nine and the academy nine, on
i, Saturday resulted in favor of the acade-
: my boys by a score of 81 to 20. The
freight business over the st. Johnsbury
! and Lake Champlain, under the new man
agement is very brisk, at least Judging by
the number of trains running over the
road on Sunday there being no less than
five or six trains every Sabbath :. The
first trout of the season We're brought in
on Friday and Saturday by Il. NJ. Howard
and A. b. Noyes
While Major Geo. W. Barrett was en-
gagged in cleaning off a horse this morning
the animal suddenly kicked him, break
ing his leg badly, below the knee How
ard & Powell have just put in large new
! burglar proof safe, manufactured by the
Hall Safe and Lock Co., of Cincinnati.
This is the only burglar proof safe in
town outside of the banks. Joseph
Morrison has been appointed liquor
agent in plnpp nf Dnintnp ('pnly