Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

Bolton school 1t numbers nearly forty
pupils. Mrs Sylvanus StockwcIl after
visiting relatives in this vicinity for six
months past has returned to California
sad feature OF her visit to Vermont was
to find that her aged mother had died two
hours previous to her arrival nj the old
homestead. Mrs. StOckwell is the eldest
daughter of Daniel Preston of Duxbury
.,.. Miss Winifred StackpUlc. who for the
past six months has been attending schoo,
AZ Natlck, Mass, has returned home.
Miss Rissa, daughter of II. II. Bishop, is
attending the Villa Barlow boarding
school at st. Adams. Only for the time
~ discovery of the fire, one of VIM. X,
ElliotCs best tenement houses at North
Duxbury would have been destroyed "A
few days since; and several other build
ings would have been endangered. Mrs
James Whallen has been on u visit to New
York. Mr.. AFRO Davis died at his home
in Jericho last Friday of dropsy and
heart disease. Mr.. Davis was about sixty
eight years old and the greater part of
funeral was held in the Preston school
house in Duxbury, Sunday afternoon, and
was largely attended. Rev. NJ. Tenney of
Waterbury OBLIGATED. Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Duffus, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Griggs of
Waterbury were the singers. Mr.. Davis
George Hunter of Waterbury Centre,
Mrs. q. Hapgood and one son in Jericho
UnderhiiI.
At the annual meeting of Cavalry (Epis-
copaD church, village of Underhill, and
town of Jericho, r. Brown was chosen
senior warden and treasurer, and S. B.
Bliss, junior warden and secretary. c. r.
Brown was elected delegate to the dioceS-
an convention to be held in June at Mont
peler. The prospects are encouraging
for an increased attendance at church the
I "a = left
pected at this delightful resort.
Williston.
The latest sensation in town is the sup
posed ASCENDING of George Reynolds.
! lie has left the place and so far there is no
clue to his whereabouts. Reynolds spent
n year in California, but returned last
winter, borrowing the money to come
with. He engaged some time since to
work for Mr.. Metcalf as farm hand at
$40 per month Metcalf advanced him
money TO pay his fare from California and
Reynolds agreed to draw but five dollars
per month of his earnings until the debt
should be paid He has always been con
sdered an honest man and as he was in
dustrious his employer had confidence in
his integrity and ability to pay. He went
to Burlington last week to deliver a calf
that his employer had sold, going in a
farm wagon. He collected ten dollars for
the animal, left the team at a livery stable
and left Burlington on Il westward bound
train. Mr.. Metcalf has recovered his
team, but is minus his man and his mon
ey. Reynolds's wife is in state bordering
on distraction, and says she has felt evel
since his return, that he had not come to stay
.... Haskell Phelps is clerking for Peast
and boarding with Jason Clark, Esq
The usual number of city boarders are
expected to spend the summer months il
the families of several of our farmers
Mr.. and Mrs A. Casteler have finished
their visit here, and started for Nebraska
last Saturday, by way of New York
Mrs Morse of Burlington has been en-
gagged as nurse for Mrs. Rosa Hefflin whC
continues so i'll that Der recovery is despair
ed of. Lee Walstoh, i'll of pulmonary dis
ease, is failing gradually. Ferguson
Brothers lease of the Douglass farm ex
PRED this spring and the farm is again II
the hands of its proprietors. Miss Lizzi
Burnett has been very successful this las
winter, with poultry. A part of the farm
house was turned into breeding plac,
, for fowls and before the frost was out o
the ground she had the satisfaction o
owning a promising flock of nearly tw
hundred chicks,