Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-07
CUITTENDEN COUNTY.
Richmond,

richmond,
In the death of Jonas Barker, which oc
Cured on Thursday morning, the town
loses one of its most estimable men and
useful citizens. Strictly honest and up
right in all his dealings, and exceedingly
generous and sympathetic, he leaves a
host of friends to mourn his departure.
He was always greatly interested in the
Universalist organization in this town,
and when the society built its new church
a few years ago, he was one of the largest
contributors, and has ever since been a
generous supporter of the church. The
funeral services will be held ut the Uni
versalist church next Sunday at half past
twelve, the pastor, Rev. f. Smiley, Off
ciating.
The funeral of Jonas Barber was very
largely attended last Sunday at the Uni
versalist church, Rev. Mr.. Smiley olliciat-
ing. The desk and singers gallery were
beautifully trimmed with flowers and
running vines On the coffin was wreath
of flowers and a sheaf of wheat. Mr.. Bar
Der had no relations nearer than cousins.
In his will he made provision quite largely
for the benefit of the Universalist society
in Richmond. He also gave $4,000 to the
Goddard seminary at Barre, VT, and $500
for a town library in Richmond. He gave
to his distant relatives sums from 500 to
$500. He gave for the benefit of the Uni
versallst society his homestead, consisting
of buildings and two and II half acres of
land, and $500 for the UniVersalist Sab
bath school. After all other requests are
paid, the residue Is to be divided between
Goddard seminary, the town of Richmond,
library and the Universalist society,".
The hay crop will be an average
one The late rains kept farmers
out of the grass for several days
and hence the favorable resuts...
More corn was sowed for fodder than ever
before. Crops of all kinds look well, oats
nm, IL ,.ir1nN l,at 4 1Gt
wind Monday night did some damage.
Heavy fields of corn are laid fiat large
quantities of apples are blown from the
trees and shade trees blown down. y.
John, ;. Towers and wife are spending the
warm season ut their old home in Rich
mond. So The Republican flag il draped in
mourning and flying at halt-mast in honor
of Gen. Grant
Charlotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Thorp are enter
tanning at ThompsOn's Point, Mr.. and
Mrs. Irish and daughter of Montreal -.
7. p. Fuller and family of Burlington, 5.
Labake and family of New York and w.
f.. Green and family of Rutland are occu-
pying the cottage of o. +. Stone at Thomp-
sons Point
Shelburn.
Mrs. Y. r. Andrews and her two child
rem and Mrs. j. Lewis of Attica, y. Y,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Will
son.. Miss Carrie Bowling of Haverlock,
Canada is visiting her aunt Mrs Mary
| Martin.
On Wednesday the little son of II. A..
! Brush, while playing at school, fell from
| the stove and broke his arm very badly.
| The arm was set 10y DR.. Sanderson who
happened to be passing at the time.
Memorial services in honor Of General
Grant will be held at the Congregational
church next Saturday at 2 O'Clock p. m,
under the auspices of Post Reynolds e..
A. X. Addresses will be made by Chap
lain John II. Woodward and Revs John
! f.. Bowen and John l.. SeWall. The sing
ing will be under the direction of G. l.,
WolcOtt.
East Charlotte.
Mr.. &. a. Foote proposes to attend Gen.
Grants funeral. Miss Cherbino leaves
this quiet retreat for her home i'll Lincoln,
much to the regret of the many friends
she has made during her stay here. Mr..
! f.. II. Converse has succeeded in saving a
, hlghly-prized horse that broke one of its
| hind legs in the stable last winter. Every
body advised shooting the animal that
being considered the only sure cure for
broken leg in horse. But Mr.. Converse
thought and acted differently, and the
prospect now is that he will soon be work
in the animal to show that it was ever So
seriously hurt =. Mr.. Fred II. Hosford
has just returned from novel business
trip into the wilds of the Province of Que
bcc,-namely; fern gathering and ship
ping to Europe. He reports excellent
success in finding the particular kinds of
ferns he was after, and good time gener-
ally. barring the black flies, every one OF
which he thinks equal To at lcI>, II dozen
civilized Vermont mosquitoes. On the
whole, he believes he would rather bota
nize and engage in other congenial occu-
and his capable assistant. Mr.. Welcome
are off again to Mexico. Mr.. A. b. Stearns
is associated with Messrs. Bingie d Hos
ford in their business. -. Mrs. j. A. Harris
has been seriously i'll, but is now better
Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Taggart lately Wis
tied friends in Bristol, and Mr.. Taggart
treated himself toa little trouting eXpe-
ditlon in the streams that abound neal
that lovely village. AS he is a man OF
general reticence and withal of truth and
veracity, he tells none of the regulation
fish stories" leaving speculation to just
kind of success he had &C.. Many farmers
complain of the habit hired help have OF
mp and leaving" without mo-
ments warning, and invariably just
at the times when they are most needed
and in many cases without any apparent
just TcdSOI. L HIS WOull SttIl 10 Dt one
OF the matters that employers and EN-
ployes might regulate satisfactorily by Il
well defined understanding when engage
ments are entered into.
WilIistOn.
The Rev. NJ, Kingsbury spends her va
cation in New Hampshire, starting from
here Aug. 4th. Weirs, n. H., will be her
address for a week or ten days No ser
vices will be held in the Universalist
church during the remaining Sundays in
the month.
Jericho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +. Vaughn of
Plattsburgh, n. Y, are visiting her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Beach. -. Mrs H
&. Howe, son and daughter, of Hartford,
Conn, are in town for "A few weeks visit.
stopping with DR.. Howes father, l.. b.
Howe, Esq. Rev. David +. Estes and
family of Atlanta, Ga, are spending the
summer with Mrs. Estes father II. c.