Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-10
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Essex junction.

j. IL. ' ellie VINO mas lately occupied /
rooms over Russell e. Drury's store on
Railroad street, has rented the house re-
Gently vacated by Rev j. Cowen. Mr.. |
Gale, the genial Central Vermont freight |
agent, is moving into the Hill house lately |
occupied by Homer Wetherby, who has |
removed to Cambridge. -. Rev. G. NJ.
Seaton's condition is not improved, and |
grave fears are entertained of his recovery. |
....Twenty-fo cars of oranges passed
through this station, Monday, consigned |
to parties in Chicago. VIM. Dougan,
lately in the employ of NJ. Doyle. has
formed a copartnership, with H. Hans
come, and will conduct business at Mr. |
Hanscome's old stand. ...C has. Seaton,
late superintendent of the Census Bureau
at Washington, ID. c., is at present stop |
ping at his fathers home. 80. h. o. Joslyn, |
for the past two years proprietor of the
at Poultney, and removes at once to that
place. 80. No effort has yet been made to
replace the broken bell in the tower of the
Union church. Something of that ma
ture ought to be done at once, rs it does
not reflect credit upon the village to have
its only bell incapable of uttering a sim
gle harmonious sound. ....F. y. Sawyer,
who has been confined to his house for
the past few days, is, we are glad to note,
able to be out There is prospect that
work upon the contemplated RomanCath
olic church, will he commenced this spring
completed the addition to the Central
house, and has placed two fine billiard ia
bles therein. T. Ladeau h as purchased
"a portion of l.. NJ. Brigham's farm near
big Hollow" and intends to start there
on a poultry farm. ,.. Born-Aprl 4, to
twins, both girls.
The young ladies of the Congregational
society will hold a sugar festival, literary
and musical entertainment in the vestry
of the Union church next Friday evening.
A pleasant time is anticipated and all are
cordially invited. Two citizens from
school district No. 9, held a spirited dis
cussion in one of the village stores con-
corning some unfinished business of the
last annual meeting. Words not being
convincing enough. the dsputants resort
ed to blows, and some striking arguments
-. The paper mill of Hunter d Shiland
has shut down, owing to the large guam
tity of water and ice about the dam and
sluice Edwin Whitney, lately from
Washington; ID. c., is stopping in the, vii
the first Of May. Preparations are being
made for large business the coming sea-
son.
AT our school meeting D. j. Hunter was
reelected one of the prudential COM
mittee and a tax of 40 cents was voted.
-. Rollin Smiths family have moved to
Underhin.
There will be services in Calvary Epis-
copal church. Underhill Flat, next Sun
day April II, at 1890 a. m, and 4 p. m.
The Easter communion will be celebrated
at the first service.
Richmond.
Augustus Clark is held for trial at the
next May term of cour,t for having more
wiz ha iG a1lti lad to Inv 1np In
1876 he was married to the daughter of a
well-tOdo farmer in Richmond. He left
for parts unknown, a few years after, re-
turned temporarily, again disappeared,
and ON the twenty-third of August last
was married to Lizzie ID. Tabor of Wor-
vernber last he was indicted for polygamy.
Considerable interest is manifested in the
approaching trial. Charles Wordsworth
and wife returned from their wedding
trip Thursday night. They spent several
days in Washington, but did not see the
has brought to town a young lady from
New Bedford, Mass, formerly Ida
Thomas. The funeral of Hon. j.. h.
Green was largely attended, Rev. Mr..
Hazen officiating. He had been a mem
Der of the Congregational church nearly
fifty years and deacon of the church over
forty. He had represented his town in the
legislature, also the county in the senate,
and was two years assistant Judge of the
county, besides holding many import ant
positions of trust. He leaves wife and
daughter His age was seventy-nine
years and five months. -. Many farmers
will not make sugar this spring. 1t is
getting late, with snow nearly two feet
deep i'll the woods. -. Ezra EA't is stop
ping for a while with the heN. Austin
Hazen. His health is at present rather
poor. Clark Andrews is visiting his
trin lie fnI "a fnNkr IDv 10
back to Moriah y. y, where he is en-
! gagged in the mercantile business.
Fast day services were held at the vestry
of the Congregational church with a bet
ter attendance that is usual on such oc-
casons. Rev. Austin HaZen preached an
appropriate discourse. Easter services
We're held at the Congregational and Uni
versal churches. A prOtusion of flowers
and plants decorated the church.
Hinesburgh.
At the school board meeting Rev. A. C.
Field was chosen superintendent and
j. IL. Allen clerk Thirty weeks of school
was voted to be divided into three terms,
beginning May 4, September Z, and No
velnber 81 respectively. The schools were
assigned as follows l and 2 to II. NJ.
Wilson 3 and to II. NJ. Page 5, II and
~ to A. G. Field Z and 10 to NJ. j. Fin
ney s and to G. q. Peck 8 and 10 to E.
| b. Whitaker.
Fast Day services were held in the Meth
odist Episcopal church. A little daugh-
ter of DR.. c. j. Russell was buried Friday.
She died from congestion of the lungs.
The w. &. Il. L. met Thursday, at the
residence of Dr. j. +. Miles. Milo Law
rence's boys, while at work in the woods
felled a tree on one of his best horses, and
killed it instantly
Milton.
Frank Rogers has moved into the
Clark house, corner Main and Railroad
streets. -. Mrs. Giles Jackson, one of Mil
toms oldest residents, died on Tuesday
morning after short illness with cholera
mOrbus. Mrs. Jackson was in her SSth
year. Rev. Mr.. Blake of Ticonderoga
n. Y, will supply the pulpit of the Con
gregational church on next Sabbath. d. .
few small lots of new maple sugar are of
fered at Is cents per pound
The aggregate attendance of the Mil
ton graded school this year was 1851
against 12,6l4 last year, In the grammar
. school department 1t was 1878 against 400;
last year, making an increase in the Who'll,
attendance of 5442, and an increase IN the
grammar school department of 1878. The