Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-17
CuITTENDEN COUNTY.


Superintendent T. W. Oakc, OF Wind
~Or was IN town last week.-mrs.. ii. Clark
OF Essen hd. rented rooms in i'crC, ;
block To he used 10y MIN for a shoe shop.
.... Fred y. PerCiNHl j. at home for 4 short
visit from Windsor where he Is employed
in the state prison. ...Mr- Charles Miles,
with her two daughters from Chicago Is
visiting her sister Mrs. +. ID. ellison OF
the Beach hOu~e.... The tre,tlc ON the
burlington and Iamoille railroad at this
place Is to be thoroughly rrtimbcred. it
is estimated that 1t Will require about
$1,000 feet Of lumber to do it,. The Chit-
tcHdcH R,pUrtCr office has been moved
into the building owned 10y :. y. Wright,
near his residence. Mr.. Bradford con
templates an enlargement of the RCpOH T.,
in view of which he has added II larger
size press. Evidently the ChthcHdcH Re
pOrtcr is Il success and has come to stay.
Charlotte.
As time brings details of Thursday :
storm they show it to have been one OF
the most destructive in Terrific ever
known In thiS section. The iierccst
of the wind did not last over ten
minutes, but in that time, trees
were torn up chlmnies blown down and
buildings unroOted or moved from their
foundations. q. +. stone had barn part
ly unrOOted James Is. Mcneil one barn
unrOu!ed, another blown down and the
chimnies torn off his house: Miles W.
Newton out of an old and fine Gar or
Chard. has not over II dozen trees left
standing. On the farm of Sheriff Barton
Il large barn was moved several feet from
its foundation and SO badly twisted and
wrecked rs t. need taking down if indeed
it does not fail of Itself, and in his west
pasture between twenty and thirty majes-
tic clms We're torn MP by the roots The
stone school house in District No. |, was
partly unroufcd. y barn on the w. H.
lbOariman's farm was entirely unrOOted
and one blown down for Myron y. Will
liams, standing Il little north OF the Wilbur
FOOlc place and doubtless similar casual
lies remain to be heard from. In adj
ditiou shade trees and fruit trees
were blown clown and broken of by
the hundreds. and miles of fence We're
scattered in every direction. The wind
vas 50 terrific IL To hold the water back
ON roofs slupiug to the west and force it
under shingles or slate, completely flood
lng rooms below. The west half of the
congregational church was all atluat
from this cause, and \. y. ByinGton re
ports similar phenomena i'll his house,
though having Il new slate roof. The
weather Tor il few days previous had been
favorable for haying, and 1t Is doubtful
If there was ever 80 much cured hay more
thoroughly dreuchcd. Altogether ii was
the most terrific tempest ever seen 10y the
majority, ana came near enough Il Cy-
. ..
llubbell and family recently returned
from visiting friends in Minneapolis, Min
nesOta.
East Charlotte.
Our farmers are having lively times
trying to make hay between the showers.
.... Mr.. c. q. pringle is home for Il while
from his botanical researches in Mexico.
His visit East was rather enforced by ma
larlal fever and exposure to other diseases
incident to the far southwest. He is inn
proving his home stay by making some
new hybridiZatOns IN grain and other ar
ticeS for the business firm here lPriagle
and llOrSlOrdJ of which lac Is the senior
member. The singing class in the Bap-
fist church, under the conduct of Mr.. VI.
ID. Fuller of burlington, increases steadi-
~ in interest, Commencing with this
week, July II, rehearSalS viii he given
Friday evening, instead of Monday, as
heretofore The MethOdistS held Il social
gathering ut Mr. j. \. llarrIs's on a re
cent evening to raise money To pay for
preaching 90. Miss Mnkler closed IA very
successful term of school i'll district No
10, last week. She spends her vacation
at her home on Grand Isle and with
friends at Saratoga Springs. Her
pupils here and their parents
will be glad to welcome her
back to her duties in September. The
village school has made most marked and
satisfactory progress under her ADMINS
tration during the past term. p. Miss +.
Lawrence, Il returned missionary from
India, is expected to speak in the Baptist
church next Sunday evening, July 18th,
on the Mature, Needs and Claims of
Women's Mission Work in Burmah."
Collection ut the close of the meeting.
Shelburn.
The seVerest thunderstorm of the sea
son passed over this point between and
, O'Clock Thursday afternoon. 1t is re
ported that lightning struck the residence
of +. \. Weed, ESD, doing slight damage
to the furniture in one room. Shade trees
NnIn blown down In NnrnuS nnrIs of the