Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-04

knee-pan while getting out lumber in the
woods &C. g. Pringle, the botanist has
just arrived home from Mexico Sleigh
ing is good between Vergennes and Bur
Nellie Edgerton was. married to Mr.,
Fred. Mills of Haverhill, Mass.
last Saturday. They will make their
home near Boston, at present go.
Mrs Edgar Edgerton has closed up her
house and will spend the winter with her
daughter at Jonesville Farmers will be
very busy this week killing hogs They
hope to get a reasonable price for their
pork this season...O. H. Alexander
thinks he has originated the earliest and
most prolific variety OF potatoes yet
known. 1t will be introduced next sea-
son.
Rev. Jos. Cook lectures at Charlotte
Dec. 10, under the auspices of the Young
Peoples Lecture association.
Richmond.
At the Catholic fair a gold headed cane
was ballotted for at ten cents vote, two
individuals being the contestants. About
50. so was realized tor the cane, which was
given. back to the priest, Mrs Sally
Huntington, died Thanksgiving day in
her ninety year. >. VIM. X. Chris
tan is building Il new drug store. Ed.
Freeman, son of VIM. 5. Freeman, Esq,
goes into Masonic block, where he will
/ keep drugs and Yankee notions. 800. Real
estate changes VIM. Freeman to A. G..
Hathorne, village lot and buildings con
sideration $500. Giles Warden, grocery
store, to Jonathan Fay; consideration
$1,000. The winter term of the graded
school commenced Monday, with the same
board of teachers as last fall Snow thir-
teen inches deep and good sleighing.
UnderhiIl.
Good sleighing here which is being used
freely by ali classes. The steam mill
men are very lively these days. Whit
comb & Day are stocking their mill with
lumber and grain, and it is rumored the
fork and handle business is to be again
started here. We have new mail car
rer from the depot to the postotlice, the
old veteran soldier j. b. McDaniels, being
the lucky man...T The sociable ut the
Congregational church, last Friday eve
ming, was a very pleasant affair and large
~ attended. We understand the same so
ciety give an oyster supper at the church
parlors December II Rev. Mr.. Will
ms gave an excellent sermon t.
a good audience on Thanksgiving day
from the text 81 behold II basket OF
summer fruit I'D. &. French goes tc
New York to-day for a few days. ii. II
Howe goes to Rutland soon to remain un
til after the holidays. Our q. a: X: Pos
think of having Il lecture by w. II. II
Murray of Adirondack fame IA new
dence of Rev. J. X. Williams zee. DR.. Bur
dick and family are soon to leave town fol
the winter.
Jericho.
Nh and Mrs. +. w. Cakes and son o
Windsor were in town for ThanksgiN ing
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ Stevens
... Hira Tracy has moved back to Essel
to take charge of the farm which was &c
cupied by his father, Harmon Tracy, Esq
80. l. II. Whitcomb shipped a car of pota
toes from this station last Friday TO
which he paid forty cents bushel. II
J f. Stevens, Esq, who arrived from st
Paul last Thursday noon left the mex
morning for New York where, in compan,
with friends from St. Paul, he sailed
Saturday morning for Europe, where h
will spend the winter. >. Thanksgivin!
; day which was an unusually pleasant one
| was made doubly SO by the fall of snow
about six inches, the night previous. Tn
, sleighing was good and sleighs with tbei
| merry bells, rapidly taking the place o
, wagons added much to the enjoyment o
| the day which was most appropriated
, closed with public services in the Congrt
| gational church, Rev. Mr.. Bradford oil
ciating.