Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-09

lie INlu5 lltlHDtIS Ol lnc leBlSlaIure
from this town, are senators: DR. Elmer
Beecher and Cicero G. Peck, Represen-
tativeS, James Miner, DR.. j. +. Miles,
Myron H. Baldwin, DR., J. w. Miles, No.
bic l.. Partch, Andrew Curry, Guy ID.
Boynton, Fred Mack, J. H. Alien 5. c.
Ray, Daniel Patrick. Jr.
Winooski.
The old log house on the Shipman farm
on the Malletts Bay road was burned to
the ground Wednesday afternoon. The oc-
cupants of the house, Antoine Godette and
family were away visiting, and their
household effects were all destroyed
Charlotte.
Two equinoctial storms in one month
is pretty fair allowance 49,. The Congre-
gational church has been newly slated,
and it is proposed to make further i'm
provements on the inside ceiling overhead,
etc. Apple picking is in order. This is
an off year, but fruit will sort we'll.
Fall blowing has commenced There has
been considerable winter grain sown,
and it is looking finely Foxes are catch
ing 1t these days hunters being numerous.
The corn crop is turning out we'll but
was unusually SLOW in ripening, owing to
the cold season. If the frost had not held
off later than usual most pieces would
have been badly injured 49,. The rot is
making sad havoc with the potato crop.
are left in the field, and several farmers
will not dig at all The Gariiells seem "a
rot the worst Buyers are slow about
shipping rs there has been great loss by
rot after being put into cars.
Essex junction.
Daniel Gotta has purchased the Croker
place in the village, and is to occupy it
the first of December. Our postotice
was moved, last Wednesday night, into
ha lN.,,,l >, 81 :;
II good deal of grumbling about gong to
the hotel for mail, also because it is away
from the business part of the village,
where it has always been kept ... \ force
OF men are at work changing the tCle-
graph wire and poles about the Junction.
We have only one telephone now in the
village. Three kicked on the increased
rates, and their intruments were taken
| out.
George w. Stevens and wife went to
New York, Wednesday, on the excursion.
....George Eddy is earring potatoes, pay
ing twenty-five cents per bushel at the
car Miss Eta Hayden is teaching a Sc
lect school in district No. g. She has
twenty-five scholars -. Israel Tracy saw
large bear, one day last week, on j. f.
/ Whalen's mountain lot w. G. Whalen
has had charge of the depot during the
past two weeks
Richmond.
There was very pleasant surprise ar
ranged for Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford Fay, last
Thursday, it being the fortieth anuiver-
sary of their marriage. Mr.. Fay was in
vited TO his brothers, Capt. Arnold Fay of
Milton, and returned with his wife, about
1 p. IN. Thursday. They found, to their
surprise, more than a hundred relatives
and friends assembled to greet them
They were escorted into the house, where
everything necessary for the wants
of the inner man was provided.
A beautiful arch of flowers with
the date 1915 and one of autumn
leaves with the date 1855 were provided.
a large number of presents We're present
ed by Harry Fay, editor of the National
Eagle, New Hampshire Remarks We're
made by Eliot Fay, editor of the courier
and Freeman, Potsdam, y. Y, and Capt.
Arnold Fay of Milton. Mr.. Fay respond
ed in Il handsome manner. There is to
be Il harvest festival at the Congregational
church, Friday night. Rhetorical eX-
ercises and music will be furnished for the
occasion C. p. Rhodes, Esq, had a val
liable COW killed, one day last week, by
the cars. Win Ryan has been appointed
agent for the town Of Richmond for the
sale of the Memoirs of Gen. Grant.