Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Charlotte.

Buckwheat gives large crop this year,
and corn turns out well. ... Friday even
ing, the 23d inst, there was IA ,y9ter sup
per in the congregational parsonage, to
raise funds for repairing the church.
which cleared about $50. A pleasant fea
ture of the occasion was Il present to the
pastors wife, Mrs. a. w. Wild, of pound
packages embracing almost everything
in the line of housekeeping groceries, and
numbering nearly sixty in all, Among
them was pound of silver dollars, SIC
to the ponnd....... Efforts are be
inG made for II course of lectures,
again, this fail and winter.......
Fox hunters complain of Il scarcity of
foxes. one cunning old fellow, however
near the lake makes up in activity what
Is lacking IN numbers, ana gives both
dogs and men all the hunt they want
Old hunters say the fox runways have
changed almost entirely, and they seem
to run more i'll the open lots and i'll small
pines at the base of hills. This may be ac-
counted for perhaps by the fact that in
many instances what was open land
twenty or thirty years ago IS now thick
with young pine forests, aifording first
class cOverts for game Smith Jones,
who died recently over eighty years old,
was great fancier of fowls and animals
He at one time went into the Adirondack
country and brought back il pair of deer,
built yard and took great pride in his
unusual stock.
Between fifty and sixty people, resi-
dents of Charlotte and neighbOrlng towns,
gave Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Field Il surprise
party and generous hOuse-Warming Il few
evenings ago. Many ornamental and use
full articles were left by the visitors us
mementos of the occasion.
East Charlotte.
Mrs. G.. w. Read and daughter of Addi-
son are visiting friends / II this section
The Catholics are holding a very sue
cessful church fair, There is IA fine dis
play of articles, and tempting refresh
ments are served each evening.
Richmond.
Rev. Mr. Smiley is in attendance at the
Universalist United States convention in
Brooklyn, New York. He is expected to
here next Sunday ,... Rev. Mr., Hazen is
expected home the last of this week 800.
Charles Jacobs has his new house on the
I. S. Whitcomb farm all finished
Frank Glllett of JOneSville is also build
ing a fine residence which is now well I'M
der way
Miss Hattie Kingsbury of Burlington is
| in town visiting her former pupils. Mrs.
Fletcher McGinnis and Miss Made are
visiting their parents Carl G. Stevens,
Esq, is not dead, as stated last week by
our Waterbury correspondent, but is en-
| ioying his usual good health. Mr.. Ste
yens's brother, however, at Essex juno
ton, recently died suddenly Miss Win
ME Stackpole is teaching school on Per
ry hill in Waterbury -. Miss Ellis OF
Huntington has been engaged to teach the
| village school at West Bolton, and Miss
| Annie Phillips at East Bolton the coming
winter
Huntington.
Mrs. Guy Bickford has been very sick
but she is now on the gain. The tenn
perance play entitled THE Social Glass, ~
was played to a large audience at the Cen
| ter, on the evening of the 10Th The re
ceipts of the evening amounted to some
thirty dollars Mrs. Mary Strong has