Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-13

LIN. NEW SERIES VOL. NNN1.
New Haven.

New Haven.
Mrs. Helen Byington of Constable !
Franklin county, New York, is in town /
for Il few days. She is on her way home .
from the burial of her brother-in-law Mr.. !
Levi White of Granville, New York, Il
former resident here. Mrs. White and
Mrs. ByngtOn are daughters OF JaDez W. !
Langdon, Esq, late of this town, de-
ceased aud sisters of Emerson A. Lang
don now residing here upon the old home
stead. The young ladies' working club
gave Il Sociable and entertainment com
bncd on Friday evening last, at the town
hall. The literary part consisted mainly
in the rendering ol Lougie!oW's Miles
StandiSh' in pantomimc, the actors being
in costume. Refreshments were served.
80. Messrs. Walkers Booth have had their
barn and press formerly at the camp
ground demolished and moved to their
new site near the depot, and will proceed
at once to its rc-erectiOn. lnforma-
ton has been received of the arrest at
Malone, y. Y, of the thief who stole Mr..
llinman's horse. The wagon was found
Il few miles this side, but the horse had
been sold and taken to market. Mr.. Hin
man has received notice from the police
department of Boston of the arrival of
the horse there, and that it awaits his
identiticatiOn... The report is current
here that Henry g.. Roscoe has become
the proprietor of the store and stock of
goods belonging to the estate of Alfred NJ
Roscoe his brother, deceased. Father and
sons have sold goods in town almost with
out interruption between forty and fifty
years.
Alburgh.
The heavy rain for the past two weeks,
and 1t has rained nearly every dav during
' that time, has soaked the ground so full
| of water that but very little fall plOwing
, will be done. 1t Is impossible to plow
stubble land. This will naturally affect
the farmers next spring, not only on ac-
count of the extra amount of work they
y will have to do, but considerable of the
laud is II stiff clay soil and unless plowed
in the fall is generally lumpy in the spring
and if plOwed wet wOrGs bad. ...Ihe
lake is higher than usual at this time Of
the year and some think this is caused by
I the new breakwater being put i'll at
Rouses Point.....H j.. Sowles has
= raised this year on ten acres of
l land 12j bushels of oats of the Russian
.. white variety and 81 bushels of peas and
Z oats This is an average of almost -
, bushels per acre. He has raised this week
/ over 1900 bushels of this variety of oats
t ....P. Nantne selected from his large
crop of potatoes raised this year twenty
that tipped the scales at sixty pounds.
! One of the largest weighed four and one
/ half pounds. He also claims to have
raised from one hill the enormous number
of two hundred ana twenty nine potatoes
of different sizes, nearly half of them be-
Il ing large enough to eat. Several other
n persons We're present When they We're dug
O and corroborate the story.
e Isle La Motto.
:. Flowing on low land is entirely out of
u the question The water in the lake
t has not been so high for years in the fall
II as at the present time Rev. Mr.. Tup-
per of Alburgh, preached at the Methodist
church, last Sabbath evening, on the Sab
:. bath question, to large and appreciative
; of the weather. The sermon deserves
? more than passing notice, and the subject
II was handled To the editication OF all pres
IS Miss Ida Montgomery left last
Monday morning, for wyoming Terri
tory E. DR.. +. B. Lengfeld has been APP
- pointed town superintendent of common
schools, to fill the vacancy occasiOncd by
>, Miss Ida Montgomery leaving toWn.....
y Mr.. and Mrs William Thomas, Jr,, Of
Il Plattsburgh, y. y, are visiting in town.
" ....The AdVcutS are still with rs.
st. Johnsbury.
H. w. Blanchard was in town IL short
* time this week, on his way to Burlington,
+ where he goes to attend the preliminary
4 term of medical lectures. W. j. lngra-
Il ham has gone to Winter Park, Fla, to
,, work in ii new hotel in which st. Johns
= bury parties are Interested. -. Frank d.
q Merriam left town, this week, for Kansas
~ City Miss Anna ;. Morse is visiting
= friends in town.
h Bethel.
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is ~, "a cpi,t$e w 9IN % i"9
e lsir" ~ VII 'to @ :
z Ioi ~ ,,l1 p'Ir ,ot edrn he "' r. e.
= i,,ra =, IN I,n ,i,,,, ~ ,La / I;nivars,Iis, -,
church next Monday evening, the 10Th
inst, by W. j. Marshall, subject "An
( Evening in Wonderland" -. Two Of the
= State cases in the December docket for
IS this county are closed by death, one under
- indictment for forging Il will, the other
IN for liquor selling.
~ Messrs Brooks & WaShburn are just
s. completing their brick block, making one
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