Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16
tHITTENDEN COUNTY.


fell from the top of the middle pier Thurs
dav forenoon. He struck on top of the
upright timbers of the cOtf rdam between
the old and new pier. lie was able, with
the assistance of two men, to walk to II
team, but is quite badly bruised.
Essex junction.
Job Bates of the Junction and Clark
Bates from the Centre started for Il two
weeks trip to the Ear Vest last Tues
day night. ...M Mrs. Oakcs has moved from
the Croker place into the Dan GiddOns
house near the Baptist church. -. William
Fletcher, Jr., moves into his new house
next week. 1t is all finished except few
ment to the village, being u good substat-
tial dwelling house. ...S. A. Brownell is
putting upan addition to his sawmill.
a very pleasant affair was the presenta-
ton of II hall, fitted and furnished by the
citizens of Essex Junction to the old sol
evening of last week. When it became
known that IA G. A. r.. post had been
formed here a subscription was started to
furnish Il suitable hall and the citizens
subscribed very literally. The rooms
over the meat market owned by ;. \.
Brownell were chosen by the Post and the
entire expense of moving partitions, re
pairing, papering, painting and fur
nishng was borne by the citizens
1t is very neat and pleasant hall.
The exercises of the evening were as fol
lows Hon. Byron Stevens being one of
the oldest citizens, as also one who has
always been one of the nrst to bcfriend
the soldier, was chosen chairman OF the
meeting. An address was delivered by
NJ. G. Bingham, after which the speech of
presentation was made by Mr., >. y.
BrOwueil, and acceptance by Comrade
George Bushce. Remarks were also made
by Mr.. Macomber and Rev. Mr.. GOodall
.,,,I Il / bn ,rln In,
rendered some good music, with
Miss Smcad as organist...ln the
absence of Rev. Mr.. English, Rev.
Mr. Goodall supplied the desk ut the
Union church, last sabbath, very accepta-
bly,. . Rev. Mr.. Green has broken ground
for new house near the Pine Grove, i'll
the street leading to North Williston....
A game of base ball was played at the
Centre, Saturday afternoon, between the
Essex Classical Institute club and the club
from Jericho. The score stood, Jericho II,
Essex Classical Institute %.
Richmond.
Last spring Rev Mr.. and Mrs. Hazcn
distributed garden seeds to all the mem
bers of the sabbath school of the COngle-
gational church, requesting them to plant
them for harvest festival this fall when
they could bring the avals of the seeds
and have them sold to replenish the Sab
bath-schOOl library. The festival was
held last Friday night The Congrega-
tioual church was beautifully decorated
with autumn leaves, ferns, strings of
crab and thorn apples, etc. Literary eX-
ercises. two anthems by the choir, the
browning of the "AutUmn Queen" and
other interesting exercises were rendered
to the satisfaction of all. Ice cream, cake
and honey were provided i'll the NeStry
below. Some $40 We're raised for the pur-
chase of Sunday-school books. Rev.
y Il .I,- ! ia *
week to attend the American Board of
Missions. They are expected to be absent
some two weeks The Congregational
desk will be supplied during Mr.. Hazen's
vacation. Two tiocks of wild geese were
seen Saturday, lying south. MIR. and
Mrs. sylvester Towers of Kalamazoo, Mich
igan, are visiting friends in Richmond.
Huntington.
Denis Ring, the blind ballad singer
from New York State, gave an entertain
ment ut the school honse last Thursday
evening in district y o. S.. Mrs. Mar
tina Bicl<ford went to visit her daughter
Mary in SWanton last week. A tramp re
Gently passed through tOwn,and on his way
called at one of our farmers for supper
and lodging, stating that he had plenty OF
money. The next morning he skipped
before the family knew it, and stole fifty
cents in money. The officers pursued him
and captured him in Warren and brought
him back tor trial before Justice Ryron
Brewster. He received IL sentence of 10
days in the Work House at Rutland and
was taken there last Wednesday by the
ollicir.
Jericho.
Rev MI Bradford of the Cunyrcgution
al church exchanged pulpits lust sunday
with Rev. Mr.. Hazen of Richmond.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Stevens aud Mrs. f. Beach are
attending the meetings of the Woman 5
ID 1
sor this week. While there they will be the
Post Custer Sons of Veterans had
their annual supper last Saturday
evening. The supper was at the expense
of the defeated side at ii game of base ball. ..
a monument has been placed i'll the vii
lage cemetery upon the burial lot of the
late Judge David Fish by his son-in-law,
Mr. o. H. Bullock of Springfield, Mass.
The monument is Il plain granite one, the
work of j. w. GoOdcll X o. Burlington
.... W hlle prominent citizen ana hit-
long Democrat, WAS somewhat severely
crticsng the removals and appointments
made by the present administration it was
suggested to him that this was a reform
administration. He replied, that the APP
pointments made would tend to show
that, those appointed We're the Jnes Of
all others, in the community from which
they were appointed, that most needed
Il reform. Another equally prom
town said that he had SAID some pretty Sc
we're and bitter things about the RepuD
iicaus, BAT that he was through that the
present administration OF governmental
affairs was by Tar the worst he ever knew,
while he deplOred the change OF the post
Office here the appointment was the best
of any thus far in this section. The
change of the pOstOtlice was made Oct /,
+. y. PcrclVal, Democrat, having received
the appointment, vice f.. b. Williams, Re-
publican, removed without cause and
against the earnest protest of some of the
leading Democrats, AS well as a large ma
iority of the patrons of the office. 1t has
been suggested that the change might
have been made by the way of retrench-
ment, as it is believed that the Office as
now located will come within the limits
OF the distance from the railroad station,
whereby the railroad corporation are
obliged to deliver the mails 10 and from the
office. The public have never been better
served than during the lncumbency of
Mr.. Williams, who was most courteous
and obliging, while the location was by
far the most desirable in every way Of
any in the village.
Charlotte.