Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-17

80. There have been ninety-two dogs
registered thus far-ten more than
last year, :. Mrs. f. ID: Barnes of
and friends Avery Smith of Water
bury is clerking for +. G. Dixie g. Co...
| Col Noble Il. Dunshee, Erwin A. Hassel-
tine of Bristol, and Hon. Henry B. Will
liams of Monkton, have been appointed
by the assistant judges, commissioners
| to appraise the school houses and other
school district property in the town of
Starksburo, that town having adopted the
town system of schools at the recent
March meeting. I'D. b. Clafllin of Bos-
ton has bought of j. w. lockwood and
wife the Furman place.
| Middlebury.
Prof William H. Parker, who has been
sick nearly all winter, is recovering rapid
| ly and last Friday was able to get down
| town -. The ice in Otter Greek broke up
and commenced to pass out last Saturday
THE snow has nearly vanished from
| these parts, except from the mountains.
49,. Maple sugar is brought in quite plen-
teously and the quality is excellent. The
| sugar makers get about ten cents per pound
| for it, and 81 per gallon for syrup. Mr..
H. B. Dodge went to Burlington Tuesday,
| intending to proceed thence Thursday for
Chicago, where he has made arrange
ments to settle down in business. The
spring examination of teachers here will
=
April %, and the public is invited to at
tend the oral examination. Mr., Henry
| Hall of Rutland announces four lectures
on matters connected with the early his
tory of Vermont to be given at the town hall
on the evenings of Friday, Monday, Tues
day, and Wednesday, April II, 90, 21, %
The roads leading to the country towns
are now all in the worst possible condition
While a minstrel performance was in
progress Monday evening at the town
hall, the gasoline generator refused for
some reason to work, the lights all went
out and the hall was left in total dark
ness 1t was some time before lights
could be obtained from without and in
the meantime the gallery gods set up a
J bowling which could not have been beat
Ell by a ten acre lot full of roaring devils
At any rate that is what is said by some
who were there.
| yergennes.
Navigation has opened here. Sugar
making weather continues, and the mar
ket is filling up with IA good quality OF
maple sugar, which costs l0la to II cents
per pound. Miss Hinman retireS from
the grammar school department, and Mrs
Burge takes her place, while Miss Ter
! Brooke takes Mrs. Burgess position in the
intermediate department. Rev. Mr.
7 Wilder of Charlotte exchanged with Rev
: Mr.. Robertson of the Congregations
= church, last Sunday. -. The store former
= ly occupied by Col Henderson is being
} thoroughly papered and painted for Mrs
near the post office. Messrs. Hustet
t & Wilson have u very fine clothing
t store in Dyer's block, recently vacated b.
+ w. r. Dalrymple, who has Il snug little
: place of business in the Sherman block
Mrs a. f. Kimball has removed her la
: dies and childrens' store to Concord n
D.. IL. ..Nergennes is without jewelr.
4 store, although nearly all of the merchant
: deal in jewelry, to IL certain extent This
1 makes it very discouraging to
$ regular dealer in the business.
4 1t is an open secret that Judge Pierpont'
8 IN progress for Il Sunday school concer
$ by the scholars of the Congregations
y Sunday school. .. Mr.. Ira Tupper of Fer
i rsburgh, now over ninety-one years o
t age, is slowly sinking from cancerous af
o fection in his face Mr. Van Buren, Keel
Mr.. George NJ. Willmarth of Addison
, who has been very low, is on the gain
}, again, and his recovery is expected.
North Ferrisburgh.
n Mr.. Emerson Ball of Boston, is in tow
j. spending IA few days with his father, MI
d Stephen Ball 49,. lola Mallory, who fel
r from the piazza on to the frozen ground
/. distance of II feet, and was thought to b
e fatally injured, has so far recovered as t
> be able to walk again. The wife o
: Lieut.. Medal Martin, who has been quit
i'll for some time, is able to be out again
Rev. j. II. Bond, former pastor o
q the Methodist Episcopal church is visit
n ing few of his many friends in thi
4 place. We are to have the much needle
?, BARRIERS shop in town.. Seldom hav
:. the people here been so profoundly move
e as they were last Saturday, by the an
n nouncement that one of our most estimt
r bic young ladies, Miss Helen Stone, age
S go years, had died after few days Hines,
e Her funeral took place on Monday, tn
If church, Rev. Thomas w. Gregory, an
: presiding elder, Rev. JohnW. Bennett, of
cating. There was a large attendance q
s. the funeral, the largest gathering you
d correspondent has seen here on IL funer,
d occasion. The afflicted family has tn
IF sympathy OF large circle of friends.
IS Cornwall.
d j. B. Hamblin and son met with sever
,r loss last week, by the death of one of the
ID merino ewes considered by good judge
le to be one of the best in Addison count,
20 and sent by them to the New Orleans e.
le position. 1t recently sheared a fleece
lie % pounds, being one of the heaviest,
n not the heaviest fleece, ever shor
Id from Il merinO eve. 80. Miss LuC
d. Jones, widow of the late Rev. Ahir
lie Jones of West Cornwall, left tow
u ldot Ncch, anu is W NlSll HtE DTOIlltT, III
n McGregor of Fitchburg .SMass., before z
I'd ing to Ware, n II. . where she is to resid
s, Her daughter Agnes has gone to Jerich
ed Vt. They will be missed by their mar
IS friends and they carry with them the be
ee wishes of all. The auction at A.
lg Binghams, last Wednesday, was large
81 attended. The property sold well, consi
ry ering the hard times. II. f. Payton act'
to as auctiOneer.
at Windsor.
he
ng The seventh annual session of the Graz
al Lodge Knights of Honor was held
Windsor, April 8. The reports show Il
order to be in sound and prosperous co
dltion, with brighter prospects ahea
lly The following officers were elected for Il
ry ensuing year: Post Dictator, o, b. BoyC
ed Barre Grand Dictator, Geo. r. Crosb
ok st. Johnsbury ; Vice Grand Dictate
nd George w. Hooker, Brattleboro Graz
tie Assistant Dictator, n. A. Bailey, Rutlan
at Grand Chaplain G.. l.. Piper, Rutlant
IL. Grand Treasurer, A. l.. cease, Hartford
m Grand Reporter, w. A. Briggs, MontI
MT lier Grand Guide, J. II. Head, BelloN
1 E,,1I IL, Il ~