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

II machine that separates the mix from
the cream the cream coming out in
small stream through one pipe, and the
milk through another pipe down into the
pig pen. In thirty minutes the work is
done and the cream put into large ven
tiated can to "ripen." After three days
the cream is put into large revolving
churn that goes by horse power. The ma
chine that separates the cream from the
milk is run by n small steam engine at Il
speed that is beyond our comprehension,
eight thousand revolutions minute,
making IA distance of two hundred miles
in thirty minutes. This is hard to believe,
but that is the figuring of the motion from
the crank of the tugging engine to the
buZzing of the little separator whose 60
ings can be hcarH but cannot be seen.
Panton.
Good highways are blessing, which
every town may or may not elect to have.
| AS soon as the frost is out of the ground,
| is the proper time to set the road machine
| at work. We have some good roads in
our town and there is no reason why all
| should not be- How the citizens of Pan
| ton can, week after week, drag their way
over such a road aS the one leading from
near the farm of G. A. Smith to Nergennes
town line is an uneXplainable mystery.
| Laying aside the discomforts and danger
| of travelling over such a road, it would
seem that town pride would lead to the
needed improvement, when good roads
are such a compliment to Il town, and poor
| highways reflect 50 sharply on public oli-
cials and the people.
| Isle la Motto.
| The cold backward spring has delayed
| grain sowing somewhat and the outlook
| for an abundant harvest is not promising
at present. Ira Hall shipped a car load
of potatoes to Boston one day last week
-. Two boat loads of stone have been
| t.,l- 4 I,1, AT..tt. 4
| pair the damage done by the late hard
winds Adds Hall has recovered from
| his sickness and returned to Burlington
school again. "A few of the friends and
relatives of Mrs. Mercy Hill of this place
| assembled at her home Nay 18th to Cele
brate her eighty birthday. She is
remarkably smart and Industrious and
retains her mental faculties wonderfully
| for one of her age. She has been widow
| fifty-four years, probably rs long Il
a time as any lady has lived in
| widowhood in this State. and many Il one
will long remember the many deeds of
| Kindness she has shown them. Our new
minister has moved into town, but on ac-
| count of sickness was unable to preach
last sabbath. -. Capt. +. b. Rockwell has
returned from his western trip. II. H.
Hill lost two year old colt by breaking
| through the stable floor.
Montpelier.
Petitions in behalf of f. H. Bascom and
A. a. Mead, respectively, for postmaster
here are in circulation. The way in which
our citizens are haunted is rather SuggeS-
tive of ghost-otlice Meanwhile, Mr..
Wing, r. NJ, continues TO please every
body. Charles McDermott has closed
his clerkship at Lane Brothers Mr.. and
Mrs. j. q. Smith were given a pleasant
surprise by their many friends Tuesday
evening, the eighteenth anniversary of
their marriage
Morrisville
Miss Bell Hall and Miss Minnie Fitch
have gone to Boston to spend the summer.
80. Hon. p. X. Gleed was married to Mis-.
Laura Fleetwood of St ,Johnsbury, Thurs
day. They have started for Montreal on
their bridal tour Miss Anna Stevens
of Bradford, a former school-mate of Miss
Lucy Page and Miss Carrie Powers, is ar
ranging for class in painting ... Those
boys who have been out lately nights,
pulling up posts, changing signs and tear
ing around in general had better he a lit
tie careful in the future Homer Brews-
ster is at work training horses for the Ut
ton Brothers.
South Royalton.
1t is now reported that the Vermont
colony for Dakota will leave here Thurs
day. 1t will not be as large as was first
expected Many soldiers are getting in
terested in the California colony and Il
large number of Vermont men are likely
to join some one of the parties proposing
to settle in the Golden State. Some OF
our people have been summoned to testify
in the case of the United States versus
some pOstotfice robbers supposed to have
broken into this postotice last August. ..
Farmers in the White River Valley are
now pushing their work and have their
planting well along,
Vergennes.
We are now favored with fine spring
weather and plowing, narrowing, sowing
and planting are i'll active progress Low
land is still quite wet, but upland is in
: good condition to work. Everything looks
of promise, The Lily made trip tC
,, Westport, n. Y, Thursday and reports
the water in the Lake unusually high,
The little steamer, Gazelle, Capt. Ives
, towed up from the lake, Wednesday q
barge load of bark, for G. ID. keeerS tan
merry r.. .Consignments of coal will soor
q make lively work at the coal yards Mr.
a j. Mack $ first boat load is expected next
: week. Mr.. Peter Austin, who has woot
\ yard is reapng the benefit of the coal fam
: inc. The Island Mills on the falls is the
scene of constant activity. There hai
: been a grist mill on the Nergennes falls
= since the days of Ethan Allen not always
where it is now, but on the falls, 1t rules
, as grist mill over wide territory, reach
: ing from Weybridge on the South tC
!, North Ferrisburgh Hollow and from
4 the lake to the mountains Mr.. n. &
Norton the proprietor, employs five men
operates three run of stone, and grind,
over 100000 bushels of grain per year
He also runs wellappointed lumber yarC
and has good line of trade in Nova Scotia
: plaster and salt of all grades. An out
growth of this establishment is the grair
q and feed store in the Franklin houst
!; block run by Mr. f. &. Norton, son o
i Mr.. n &. Norton. -. Mr.. c. II. S. Pierc,
i of this place is rehearsing with promis
p ing chorus of singers, the cantata of Ruth
i at North Ferrsburgh which he will bt
= ready to present early in June He is ex
perenced and will give a good entertain
ment, Reports from Mr.. Winans o
+ Basin lIarbOr, victim of Bright's disease
: give no hopes of Improvement. .. Mr.
/, Henry Wilmarth of Addison is very low
: with inilammatory rheumatism -. Hon
$ c. w. Read is able to be up and around
Il greatly to the qualification of his man!
e friends Mr.. f. f.. Aiken of Yale Col