Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-22
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Winooski.

river Sunday afternoon. 1t measured five
and one half feet in length and weighed
about 100 pounds. Large quantities of
fish are caught every day in the river,
among them being a good many pike. 1t
strikes us that this is rather lame
Patrick McGreevy and Charles Shipman,
the latter of the firm of Johnson e. Ship
man, have formed partnership, and will
| soon open hardware store in Winooski
block.
st. George.
Harris r. Isham has moved into the
house that he recently purchased of Mrs.
Mobbs Mrs. Mobbs and her son, Tom j.
Provn has gone to Burlington to live. -.
f.. Hinsdill has commenced the founda
ton for his new horse barn. The stone
work is being done by Russell Tilley and
the carpenter work by Dan Harvey OF
Hinesburgh Hill. Mrs. Abigail Tilley is
no better from her recent attack of rheu-
matism Loomis Allen and family eX
pect to start for California in few weeks.
49,. Miss Jane Whiteside, who has been
very sick for several weeks, is now con-
valescent DR.. f.. b. Whitaker is her ply
stefan.
Charlotte,
The Woman's Christian Temperance
/ Union of Chittenden county will hold an
Institute at Charlotte Friday and Satur
day, May % and 30. Mrs. f.. G. Greene,
state President, and Mrs. J. l.. Perkins of
st. .Iohnsbury, State Secretary, are eX-
pected to help i'll this meeting.
East Charlotte.
The Methodists have begun holding
stated services, Sabbath afternoons, in
Lyceum hall 80. The Roman Catholics are
adding IA tower and belfry to their house
of worship. The work is under the super
intendence of Mr.. Alanson Edgerton, and
is being pushed rapidly forward, so that
the bell, a fine new one, may be placed in
position next Tuesday, the 26th, with APP
propriate ceremonies. During the past
fortnight student from Montreal has
been in attendance at the church and par
sonage, holding daily catechetical services
for the children and youth of the par
ish and many are to receive confirmation
at an early date. Mr.. G. A. Foote is fix
ing over, in II very handsome way, the
old homestead occupied by himself and
wife, and the newly welded couple,
Mr.. and Mrs ID. o. Foote. Mr.. j.
X. Taggart, our popular merchant,
is putting in IA set of hay scales OPP
, posite his stOre,-a convenience that has
long been needed. -. Seeding is now about
, over and planting well under way, both
, years. Many of our farmers appear to
take extra pains, every spring, to get their
crops in not only seasonably, but also in a
, superior workmanlike way, preparing
! seed beds thoroughly, using the best of
! seed stock, etc. This is one of the surest
ways for securing the best results in
= farming There is a good deal of well
grounded complaint against the practice,
: so common with seed dealers, putting up
: the price of grass seed as the season
article becomes gradually more ur-
: gent. 1t looks too much like an I'M
, worthy effort to take advantage of the
= farmer when in peculiarly needful circum-
> stances. Grubs and drought and other
causes he cannot control, destroy his
e meadows year by, year, and every season
: he has to restock largely, and the seed fol
doing this ought to be furnished him by
the dealer at the lowest reasonable profit
> 1t is quite possible for dealers to buy grass
;, seed of all kinds and grades, so as to sell
, at prices considerably lower than those
! current every season and still realize q
I fair profit.
Hinesburgh.
: Rev Dwight Spencer of Salt Lake City
e gave an interesting lecture on Norman
e ism, Sunday evening, in the Baptist church
. .... George Prince broke his ankle while
D., wrestling, on Sunday. Mr.. Clark f
: Mead lost valuable four year old colt
4 Tuesday, from lockjaw. 1t was the result
e of Il small silver, run downward into the
d foot from the top of the hoof. After
4 three days competitive trial of road ma
Il chimes. our Selectmen have bought Vic
!, tor. -. The wet weather has set back plant
5 ing and sowing, and about everything
l. connected with farming is very back
II ward.
e Mrs. A. C. Field has gone 10 BELOW,
y Falls to spend several weeks with hel
It daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell of Bird
port are spending some weeks with theil
!, son DR., G. j. Russell, who is building NJ
f. an excellent practice in this town. Miss
;, Hattie Bell is teaching the village school
A
e Pelton is teaching No 10. Miss Mary +
n Coleman No. 3, and Miss Emma Leaven
e worth No. Next Sunday there will be-
Il memorial services at the Congregations
y church at p. m. Hon. George w. Gran
g dey of Nergennes will give the addres.
o Decoration Day at this place. The day
e will be celebrated as usual with gooC
r deal of interest. The town voted fifty
l. dollars at March meeting to assist Pos,
a Cummings, G. A. r., in making prepare
It tons for its observance. The Ladies' Ait
Society will meet Wednesday afternoon
|. this week at Mrs. G. d. Boynton's, Mr.
II and Mrs. j ohm Rollins of Bridgeport, Conn
o are visiting here, the guests of Mr. Isaiah
}, Dow Hereafter the mail will leave al
h I q. m. instead of as formerly. The
n damage done by the white grub in thi.
e town is incalculable, pastures and mead
y ows have suffered alike and where the pest
:: has worked are utterly destitute of any
e green thing. The farmers are at theil
+ wits end how to repair the damage.
> Shelburn.
II Our esteemed townsman, the venerabl,
q Levi Comstock, died May 49, at the ad
=, vanced age of ninety-one years, ten month,
and eight days, he being at the time of hi
death the Oldest resident of the town Mr.
Comstock was born in Fletcher, VT, OF
! the Sth day of July, 1893, and moved her,
l. with his parents when only four years old
a After attaining his majority he kept hote
a in this village for nearly twenty years
l. after which he moved on to the fin,
~ farm in the west part of the tow
=, !, where he has lived for the last forty-sevel
q years and where he died. He was a pen
u sioner of the war of 1872 For fifty years
, he has been "A prominent and Jealous
!, member of the Methodist Episcopalchurch
q always taking lively interest in its wei
e fare and prosperity and contributing liber
/, ally to its support. Although public
e spirited man and one who was ever read,
:, to encourage any public enterprise, he wa
. man of extreme modesty and repeated,
l, declined public Office with which his
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