Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-04

DR.. and Mrs. T.. +. Preston of New Haven
were in town over thanksgiving at Mrs.
J. b. Holly's, Mrs. Preston's MOTHER.
l.. f. Wilbur attorney of Burlington, was
in town recently to take the deposition of
AlansOn Edgerton as expert in bridge
building fin a case on a petition for a bridge
in the town of Cambridge. 80. Miss Mary
Jane Alexander has been putting her
hotel property and various tenement
houses in good repair, painting, etc..
furrow, somebody was surprised by the
Thanksgiving winter. There Is to be u
special meeting before the commission
ers in the Smith, Jones estate, Friday,
Dec. 4... Mill owners depending on water
power are happy at the prospect of going
streams and ponds In all directions
farmers are drawing corn and stalks from
the field on runners. Fall work is seldom
as backward, plowing and all
AIburgh.
For the past year trains have been dis
continued over the Lamoille Valley EX-
tension railroad, and the track had been
fenced across in places with wire to serve
as cattle guards where farm crossings
were needed, but recently a train swept
over the deserted track clearing away the
wires, etc. A large number of men, sup
posed to be flom the Ogdensburg and
Lake Champlain railroad, accOmpa-
MED the train and the object was
to remove the rails and ties from the sid
ings of the road which they did in Il short
| time. 1t is to be hoped that the remainder
of the track will be taken up, or the road
put in repair and trains run over it, as in
its present condition it is Il nuisance to the
| town
Isle La Motto.
Mr. and Mrs H. A. Lyon of st. Albans
are visiting friends in town.. Mr.. and
Mrs. n. w. Fisk are in New York city,
where they expect to remain until after
the holidays. Mr. Merritt Rockwell
began his school in district NO .,
last Monday. The school opened with
fair prospects ana everything promises a
successful term. Arthur Hill spent
| Thanksgiving with his sister, Mrs. Sever
ance, in Buffalo, y. G....W We are sorry to
learn that Capt +. b. Rockwell and fam
lily have moved to Alburgh, this being
80. The friends and relatives of Hon. +.
X. Goodsell and wife met at their resi-
dence, last Saturday evening, it being the
| twenty-fifth anniversary OF their mar
riage. Appropriate remarks were made
by Hon. Ransom Hall, Hon. II. II. Hill
given to the parties, and were presented
with appropriate remarks by Hon. II.
Hall. 1t was very pleasant gathering
and enjoyed by all.
New Haven.
Miss Emily Griswold, sister of Mrs.
Geo. w. Barton, residing in Mr.. Barton s
family, was taken suddenly i'll very early
| Wednesday morning last, and died before
a physician could be had in attendance
Mrs. Barton and Miss Griswold were
reared in Illinois, and Mr.. Barton left on
| Friday for that State, accompanying the
remains of the deceased which are taken
there for burial. Mrs. Amanda Hin.
man, widow of the late Hon. f.. 5. Hin.
man, went to Cornwall a week or two
since to attend the funeral of her brother
| VIM, f.. Sampson, and while there con
sick of a bronchial ailment in that town
| Her daughter Alice is with her. The
singers of town are practising a cantata
| for Christmas entertainment. Hon
F. 5. Dana has been poorly for II few
days, but is now reported better again.
| Mr.. A. j. Mason has been extensively re
pairing his house the past season and now
Is occupying the same. There is nc
Sleighing here, although sleighs are said
to be in use in the north towns of the
county.
Tunbridge.
George Leavitt fell and broke his lee
Sunday ga series of meetings are being
held here by Rev. Mr.. Earl, an Adventist
The telephones on the Straflord line
W
cember lst. Telegraph instruments take
their place.
Post Mills.
+. b. Frost Post No. "a, Il. A. r.. was
inspected last Friday by Inspector Rolfe
who found it in good working condition
The post has arranged for two lectures by
Rev. Mr.. Richards of Manchester, \. H.
who is said to be IA very eloquent advocate
of the principles of the q. A. II.
South RoyaIton.
The snow that fell last Wednesday broke
down several private telephone lines.
Thirteen deer passed through ST. Alban'
on Monday night, en- route from the Adj
rondack region to the Boston market.
Windsor has voted an appropriation o
$4,000 to build a new school house on the
site of the present one adjacent to the
town hall.
Henry Vinton, who lost the ends of hi:
fingers in a threshing machine at Holland
last week, was taken with lOckjaw ant
his recovery is not probable.
Windsor has house built in 1902 which
was frequently used rs military store
house during the war of 1872 1t was
story and IL half building and powder wa:
stored in brick cupboard in the cellar
The building is now owned by Mrs. L. +
Damon.
Isaac Pratt of Pownal recently captured
two young bears, one of which weighed
eighty and the other 100 pounds.
During the past two weeks |. II. Nc
Clary of Greensboro has shipped los, 90,
pounds of maple sugar West,
George Leland of Barton is suflern.
from blood poison, resulting from the am
putatOn of one Of HIS toes.
State educational meetings will be hclt