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

usual, and it is probable that a large num-
ber of criminal cases, most OF them cases
growing out of the liquor law, will be
heard. =. The Murray lectures next week
for the benefit of the Grand Army post
charity fund promise to be well attended
and to yield gratifying pecunary results.
.... Butter brought from 3 to lS cents in
the Middlebury market Monday, although
as high as 90 cents was paid for some fine
lots.
H. A. Bailey has purchased the J. NJ.
| Hill house consideration Sll00. Hiram
Goss member of q. l.. Waterman's fam
! lily, was found dead in bed last Sunday
morning heart disease was the cause.
Mr. Goss was an uncle of Mr.. Waterman
80. Thanksgiving services We're held in
Union church, the sermon being preached
by Rev. +. j. Ware. Hon. r. s. Page,
Judge of Probate, has generously offered
to give the town, town clock. About
six inches of snow fell Wednesday max
ing good Sleighing A large number of
families in town had reunion Thanksgiv-
ing, IA number of relatives from dis
tant places coming home on their annual
VISIT. Deacon Sherwin was given par
ty last Saturday in honor of his Goth birth
day. The deacon is one of the oldest citi-
zens having lived in this town and on the
same farm fortysiX years
Enosburgh Falls.
Quarterly meeting services were held at
the Methodist church Sunday, Presiding
Elder Morgan officiating. Eight persons
We're baptized A Sunday-school concert
was held in the Methodist church Sunday
evening. The exercises consisted of sing
| ing and recitations by the children, after
which Rev. John Fassett spoke of Sunday
school work in the west. Thanksgiving
services were held in st. Matthew's Epis
copal church, which was about all the
observance the day received here. The
snow storm of Wednesday gave us fine
Sleghing, which is being well improved
.... Thirty couples attended the dance at
the Quincy house Thanksgiving
weybridge.
The extra union services held at the
Methodist church, have resulted in much
good; over forty young people have con
fessed new faith in Christ. Eleven
young ladies were baptised last Sabbath
and taken into full communion with the
| church and four were received by letter.
The meetings. continue this week.
| Quarterly services were held ut the Metho-
dist church, last Sabbath Elder Bennett
delivered an excellent address on "Spir
itual fruit bearing" ... Albert Sneeden
who has been gradually sinking for some
time is very low, his physicians have Civ
en- up all hope of his recovery Lizzie
Stewart and Mrs G.. l.. Sprigg are slowly
company is running to its full capacity
night and day. They contemplate
building paper mill in connection
with the pulp mill next SUMMER.
The creamery at the village has closed,
after a most successful seasons run, Civ
ing good satisfaction in every respect...,
Mr.. Grant Sprague of Albany, spent
Thanksgiving with his parents in this
place also Mrs. Lillian Sprague Gilmore
of Swanton.. g. l.. Sprigg has bought
bred sheep for the Boston market paying
from 81 to 81 per head for the same. Mr..
Dan Twitchell is back from Montana,
where he went with Il load of rams this
fall. He reports sales dull having left
some of his sheep there unsold.
Montpelier.
The pleasant news comes that our for
mer townsman Henry X. Field, now So
journing on the Sandwich Islands, is fast
regaining his health. Henry Ward
Beecher is booked to lecture here
on the 10th inst .... Duprez Il Benedct's
minstrels gave fair show Monday night.
Their music was excellent. The Apollo
club has disbanded and a new OrganZu-
tion formed on its ruins. Rooms have
been engaged in postofiice block and
programme for an entertainment has been
arranged for rehearsal. L. X. Merrill,
Jr., conducts the business. Numerous
tokens of mourning were noticed Tuesday
in memory of NicePresident Hendricks.
The postotlice was appropriately draped
Bristol.
The Bristol lecture association have Sc
cured Rev. Henry Ward Beecher to deliv-
er his lecture on the "Reign of the Com
mon People" in IIolley hall Monday
evening, December 7th. Curtis Bates
and family have been visiting friends in
Waterbury, the past week.. Peter Stone
and family have moved to Obern, Mass,
The fall term of the Graded school closed
last Wednesday. The winter term begins
Tuesday, December S....A. +. Nahum
has his new shop nearly completed, and
intends to dedicate it with a hop. ... The
lumbermen are taking advantage of what
little snow there is and are hauling in logs
to the Bristol Manufacturing company.
West Randolph.
The old fashioned Vermont winter is
upon us. We have eleven inches of snow
Last Friday morning the mercury regis
tered degrees, and Saturday morning |
degrees below zero Over forty couples
were in attendance at the Thanksgiving
ball given by the Mechanics band. Sixty
, five took supper at McBrides cafe. .. The
large Dubois x Gays hall was filled with
people at the concert given by the
Weber quartet of Boston, assisted
by eleven pieces of the Mechanics band
f -. The new block in the "burned dis
trlct IS 2S' feet long and is said TO he the
longest block in the State. -. VIII Carleton
will lecture in Dubois & Gays hall the
18th of this month Rev :. A. Parker
Universalst, holds meeting every sunday,
in Mechanics hall, for the present.
= Nearly seventy tons Of poultry were ship
: ped from this station 10 Boston for
Thanksgiving.
1t. Johnsbury.
, Col. NJ. Spencer and wife of Barre. spent
a few days, last week with Mr. Spcnccr's
p parents who reside in this place. AIR
! h. II. Wolcutt, assistant cditor Of the
! CUitduuiuu. has returned from Il brief