Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20


presented and music Will lie furnished 10y
the Richmond quartcttc. The proceeds
VIII go to the church.
Willston.
Lee Wals,on, who ha, been in Califor-
ma some months for the benefit Of his
health has returned to Wiillston and the
friends of the family will regret to hear
that he is III no better health than when
he went away. Mrs. Rosa Murray
iletilin is confined to the house by illness
....Mr. Homer Beatty who has been for
years DONG an extensive, miscellaneous
business, farming, buying ana selling cat
tie, specializing IN machinery, etc. has
sold out everything, raid up his debts and
says he feels twenty years younger. Hi
ram Fay has sold his Nalcour Island farm
Miss Ina Fay and Mrs. Darling are off
for the Exposition and the South. They
went by the way of Chicago, where they
will be joined by Mrs Darling's SON..
Miss Helen l.. Chaplin has just closed II
very successful term of school in the
smith Wright district. Miss Chaplin is
one of our best teachers, thorough in her
methods of Instruction, and firm but gen
tie in her discipline. The attendance has
averaged twenty-five and IA large percent
age OF the pupils are foreigners but ii is in
the face of many discOuragements becom-
ing one of the best schools in town. Il
word should be said in this connection in
praise OF Mrs Draper, the town superin-
tendent. She Is evidently the right per
son IN tine right place as every one here aC-
codes andalS worth Il regiment of nose Of
her sex, If there were regiment of them,
who 90 about ClamOring for The ballot
instead Oi l0inC we'll the duties that are
waiting to be done The venerable
Hiram Phelps ANA MS estinable wife who
have been very Ill all winter are now con
Valesccnt... The failure of II. >. JOsiyn
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people. lie had good trad "U} There
seemed to he no reason why +. -u,uld not
prosper. He has been a popular business
man and mas the sympathy of many
/ friends Sc. Miss Marcia Whitcomb, daugh-
ter of John WhitCOmb, Esq, who has
years under the chapcron&gc OF her aunt,
Mrs Carrie Murray Wright, is expected
home some time this summer. Miss
WhitcomD will visit some of the other Eu
rOpean capitals before her return prin
cipal Carpenter of the academy, and Mrs
Carpenter, are occupying MIS-. Crane s
house during the absence of that lady and
her daughter, Jessie, in Florida. The
winter has been socially II pleasant one
here. there have been more than the aver
age number of social gatherings and oul
young people have attended frequently
the dancing parties in adjoining towns
and lectures, concerts and theatres in Bur
lngtOn. We have had an embarrassment
of riches in the way of snow and much
grumbllng has been heard over the snow
blocked highways. \ good sugar year i,
predicted and preparations for work have
already commenced.
Jericho Centre.
| Rev. f. J. Parry delivered the last lee
! ture in the course here last night, the IN
Thomas Choate, an old resident OF
this town died Friday afternoon. He wa,
- Il.
the coolest of the winter SO far The tenn
perature was - degrees below zero at thi,
place, and 81 in some places on mil
Brook
st. George.
Mr.. ;. BroWnell of Essex is still pretty
busy with his lumber job on the SuttoI
Mountain. Several teams are kept bus!
hauling logs and wood .... Mr.. r. o. Cas-
tie IS also doing quite Il business cutting
and hauling cord wood to Burlington.
The venerable Harry Sutton and Uncl
Amaza lsham are very feeble. .Schoo
district No. is talking of making quit,
extensive rapars on the school house
also of putting in new seats and desks
a much needed Improvement. james
Burrett of Hnesburgh now occupies the
house recently vacated by Mr., Nancor.
Milton.
The school exhibition on last Frida,
evening at village hall, was II very sue
cessful one. a large audience was in at
tendance Much credit is due Princpa
Wheelock and his assistants, not only fo
the exhibition, but for the healthy condi
ton of the graded schools at present. .
Don't forget the sociable at village hall OF
next Friday evening 49, The crayon por
trait of the late Elder Sabin, by Mis-
Hattie Fairchild, which was drawn b,
ticket at the exhibition, went to Mrs. o. c
Wait of Georgia, Vt.