Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-13

cri nd niece, Mrs NJ. w. Smith, both of
| Milton. those present numbering in all Il.
! After an hours cheerful visiting, Il hymn
! was sung and Rev. Mr.. Roberts read II
! chapter from the old family Bible and of
| tercd prayer The guests were then seat
ed at bountifully spread table, whose
| good things were thoroughly enjoyed.
Tuibridge.
| While John f. Bennett, prominent
| farmer, was attending y meeting last
| evening, some scoundrclS cut of the name
and tail of his horse. The horse was a
valuable one and II strong effort will be
| made to bring the guilty party to justice
/ ....L. ID. MaNlcy has lost valuable
! horse. Thr item going the rounds of the
papers stating that Braitlehoro and 81.
| Adams are connected by telephone is in
correct. West Randolph IS connected
with the lines running from Montpelier
| and some weeks since wire was hung,
| to poles, from West Randolph to near
South RoyaIton /; but it has not been run
| between South Ruyalton and White River
Junction. This leaves gap of eighteen
miles to be covered before BrattlebOrO's
| "bells' can he heard by St Albans.
North Ferrisb urgh.
Madison j. Ball has met with what
| may prove Il serious accident. He was
using his knife when his hand slipped. the
| point Of the blade striking the cyclid. cut
| ting through to the CScball DR.. Narncy
is attending him. Ills mother, Mrs. Eliza
| Ball. who fell down stairs short time
ago ANA wa, supposed to Ur fatally injured,
| is now recovering. Mrs. Lieut.. Vi. {.
| Martin, who has been quite ill., is now CON
| VdICSClng.
sheldon.
\ St. Albans correspondent Of the Bos-
ton HcrG|d tries to revive the old boom
for the sheldon spring water as a remedy
for cancer. He recalls the fact that &.
Bainbridge smith, II New York lawyer
who is still living in New York, attributed
ms cure of cancer in the mouth to the
water,-haviny been induced (as the story
now goes to try by his landlady, who had
mad II impressed on her that it would dO
him good, by Il dream. The rise ana fall
of SheldOn as Il Watrr-Cure is narrated,
and it is stated that at the end of the long
chanccry suit between Mr.. Smith and the
trustees of the mort gHGe about two years
laGO, the spring and property were sold at
lauCtlOn and purchased 10y Mrs. Siuith.
The correspondent says that though the
"AliSSissquOiSprin has passed wholly out
of public notice, in this country, there is
still demand and inquiry for the water
from Great Britain and other countries on
the other side, and there Is said to be Il
movement on foot 10y some Eng
lish druggists, looking othe purchase and
| resurrection ot the property There is no
doubt that it is Il spring of nice pure water,
and it probably never hurt anybody that
did lot drink TOO much Of it.
New Haven.
Judge Henry Lane and Franklin Hook
er, Esq, of Cornwall were III town on Fri
day last, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. f.. :.
Dana. The winter term uf Beeman
academy closed on Friday. March G. In
the evening the students gave an interest
ing dramatic entertainment in the town
hall. The drama, "Ihe school Maam'
and farce entitled, "llans Won smash
We're presented, and the acting was cred
ltably done. The farce created much Dler-
rimcnt y good audience was in
attcmdance. ihc proceeds Will 20
To enlarge the academy library.
MIR, ana Mrs. l.. l.. Jordan of Boston, who
have been visiting friends in town have
returned to the city.
Mrs. julia (Wheelcrl iloyt, widow of
the late Col. j. NJ. ilOyt and daughter Of
Royal Wheeler, formerly of New Haven,
died few days since III Buffalo, y. "
land the remains We're brought to New
Haven and Inferred by the sic of her
husband, IN Evergreen cemetery. Mrs.
HOyt was Il lady whose high character ana
genial temperament had eudeared her to
many friends. For many years she had
been nearly blind aud of late her mind
waa seriously b"clouded. Col Iiovt s"rV-
ed, a. adi iutant of the Second Vermont Vol
| UUtterS in the late war was colonel upon
Gov. Peck's stalf in lS,4-1G and was town
clerk at the time of his death in lN1G....
Shirley LunGdOu, only son of f. \, Lang
don, was taken seriously i'll on Friday
might. He is now more comfortable. 49,.
Roy Russell, son of George :. Russell, Is
suffering from severe bilious attack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Lane of Corn
wall were i'll town visiting friends on sat
urday last -. Gen stephen r, Atwood OF
M0nkton was in town on Monday OF this
week, and left for OTTAWA, ILL.,, with his
daughteIln-aW III the afternoon Mr..
l.. Sa1tuu DOud, became the fortunate
owner of full set Of Dickens works re
Gently by guessing more correctly the
number of beans in II bottle at Mar
shall ; store, Middlebury, than any OF his
competitors .GeurGe ". burton has
gone to Boston, Mass, to spend few daNs.
This is his third visit To the "!lub' Within
a few months. II. &. Roscoe and family
VIII soon move into and occupy the rooms
t III the roscoe store VIM. W. Warren
J OF Wcstpurt, y. y, is again in town
e and stopping at Mrs y. NJ Roscoe s....
} Mr. II. w. Comstock has leased and NOV
| ed upon the farm near I}rOOksVille, owned
by w. j, Thompson OF Nergenues.
1 StarksbOro is the only town in Addison
county which adopted the town school
| system, at the recent March meeting.
Goshen had previously voted for it,.
Collector Caldwell has brought trustee
= suit against Mrs Sibil Greene for unpaid
sheep broker, and his daughter Miss May
I Wright, who has been a student of Bee
! man academy for about two years leave
/, town the last OF the week for Toledo, o.,
their former home. Mr.. John G.. Wilder
of Charlotte, was in town over the Sab
! The spring term Of Bccman acad-
emy opens March II.
Chelsea.
' 1t having been discovered that f. b.
: Stanley, who was elected third stlectman
Is ineligible to the Office because he was
Y not listed here last April, IL special town
e meeting Will be called To ill the vacancy.
2 1.-The March term of Orange county
y supreme Court was not held Tuesday, the
1 10th inst, but continued to general term
. at Montpelier in October next Only three
c of the four judges assigned could attend,
as Judge NeaHey had to begin his Rutland
' county court the same day, hence it was
, thought better to continue the whole term
e at once instead of coming here to have
the cases continued one by one ON either
r. Counsels suggestion While Perley
/, Fogg's horse and sleigh were standing un