Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31

PARTISAN" is to he succeeded by f. l.. |
Ioyes, an old time Democrat and a
lephew of Morillo Noyes of Burlington
&C. ). Noyes. Esq, is administrator of
he estate of the late Alonzo Colbrigh. -.
(. W. Hulburd has been engaged for
mother year as principal of our academy.
Miss Stella Waterman will be his assis-
ant. Mrs. A. l.. Noyes and son have
gone to Old Orchard beach. Others from
his place will register there during next
month. g. i. Waterman, Esq, although
II feeble health, is able to be about the
village daily. His many friends hope he
may soon be fully restored to health. ....
The Indignation against the removal of
Postmaster Kinds at North Hyde Park is
III the increase. The old soldier Is minus
both hands, and to remove him to make
place for newcomer is more than the
patrons of the Office desire. 1t is said Mr.
Villas will he made acquainted with the
full facts of the case.
The recent death of David Comstock,
aged 63, made five deaths of well known
and respected citizens, which have occur
red in Chelsea village within five months,
Dan Densmore, VIM. l.. Churchill, Jo-
seph p. Tracy, Salmon j. Moore and Mr..
Comstock. The latter was the father of
John NJ. COmstock who during the last
year has been professor of languages at
the Vermont Episcopal Institute. On
Friday evening last twenty children in
enjoyment OF the Fresh Air Fund arrived
at Chelsea for Il two weeks sOjOurn and
Were appOrtiOned among different faml-
lies. During the three last sundays the
pulpit of the Congregational church mas
been occupied by nonresident pastors
Rev. II. =. James of COrnth, Rev. Evan
Thomas of Nershire and Rev. Franklin >
Hatch of Hartford Connecticut. ... The
Drnl,uta 4 b,tu rnrnnf lN flnplurpI a 1i-
vidend of four per cent ON the estate OF
Charles Jones .. Services in memory OF
Gen. Grant were held at the Congrega-
tIOnal church, Sunday evening, ReVS. f..
+. Herrlck, Franklin ;. Hatch and j. f..
Knapp participating. much larger
crop of hay than was expected earlier III
the season, is being harvested. ... he
merchants of this place refuse to trade
with runners that do not patronize the
stage lines.
Isle La Motto.
Having is well under way. The crOr
will be Il light one ON most of the farms.
Oats and peas are looking well, and
the crop will be an average one. Mr.
Matthew Ryan and family of Boston are
the guests of Daniel Tromblv. Mrs
Sabrina Reed of Dakota is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Peter Fleury. IA sue
cessful term of school closed in district
nv. L lttSl dlSo III hioliiN' A'''
last Friday Lots of potato bugs ant
campers in town. Merritt Pike is home
from New York on visit. w. f. Hill
and his son Frank are III st. Adams.
Edward Minnie of Albany, n. Y, is th
guest of w. +. Hill, Esq. Quartet.
meeting exercises in the Methodist Epis
copal church next Saturday and sunday
Rev David Marvin of Alburgh is expect
ed to preside.
Panton.
Mrs Matthews, widow of the late Cobb
| Matthews, was found dead, Sunday morn
| ing, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs
Samuel Rogers. She retired in her usua
health, Saturday night, and was only pal
TALLY undressed when found. She was
lady over seventy years of age, and leave
large family of children and granc
children E. Timothy Wiswell has receiN
ed pension with back pay to the amoun
of about $500 Mis- Lorette Allen arriN
ed in town, to visit relatives and friend!
on Friday. She has been on the Paciti
slope teaching for several years, but a
tended the Exposition at New Orlean:
last winter, and has been visiting relative
in Michigan and Illinois since.
Tunbridge.
A special memorial service in honor
General Grant was held at the COngreg
tional church last Sunday. Whitney Pos
No 81 attended the service in body. III
church was draped in mourning. FIJI
portraits of Grant, Washington, Lincol
and Garfield were hung upon the wall
and many beautiful floral offerings wei
placed about the pulpit. The selectio
read was from lst, Cor, the last half
the 18th chapter Rev. +. f. Herricl
himself formerly of the 18th Vernon
preached an able and finished memoirs
sermon drawing from the life and achlev
ments of the illustrious dead many lessor
for the living.
West Ferrisburgh.
Miss Louise Allen started on her retur
to Sauk Centre, Minnesota, after brit
visit to relatives here. She is to stop II
a couple of weeks at her fathers, Willia
Allen, Esq, of Woodstock, Illinois. >. !
G. Barto and wife took IA saddle trip
Mineville n. Y, one day recently. 1t
: a very pleasant tip across the mountai
/ from Westport. Amos Needham keel
lot of bees, and some one with swe
tooth attempted to extract some hone
from the hive, leaving fine gold ring
J the colony. Amos no doubt would retul
the same upon the parties proving pr
perty, etc . Nelson Hayden has bee
building basement under his large bar
! ! ard otherwise improving it,
Waterbury.
! Albert H, Seleck, former resident
this place, died in Boston after sever
: weeks illness from rheumatism He WI
forty three years old and leaves wido
S and son. He was brought to this pla
5 and buried on Thursday. The new traC
r at the fair ground is being quite exte
J, sively used by turf men for trainir
= horses.
e The selectmen have let the contract
5 Guernsey of Montpelier to build woo
1 bridge across the Winooski river in pla
l of the one blown away, for S34OO, a How
l truss bridge. . There is IA good hay cr'
= bnt rather catching weather for ha
vesting.
= South Strafford.
. Very impressive memorial services
: honor of General Grant were held at I
!, Freewill Baptist church, Sunday. III
+ house was crowded. Henry Dow Post !
V tended in body. Rev. j. 5. Staples, t
S pastor of the church and commander
: Henry Dow Post No, 10, preached We
o able and interesting memorial sermo
|, in which he paid heartfelt tribute to /
II great commander and comrade now dea
e Senator Morrill, was present, and addre'
ed the congregation, teStifying of his oN
knowledge of the great worth of the
y lustrious man whom all the natl
- mournS
Montpelier.