Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

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d. Weed is considered in great danger
| from neuralgia of the heart. Miss Mary
| Woodbury's re, ival meetings in the
Methodist church continued through last
week. with about 20 converts in all.
UNDERHILL
II. l.. Holman and family from Sacra-
mento, California, are visiting their num-
erous friends here. The Hurlburt house
in this village has been purchased by Mr..
Whipple of Cambridge, who proposes to
make 1t into Il hotel Whitcomb e. Day
have Just built and filled a large ice house.
1t is attached to their cheese factory,
which they are to run as a creamery, the
coming summer. ... The steam mill is run
ming and doing lively business in both
saving and grinding. Tuesday evening,
the 10th, the Congregational church held
a musical and literary entertainment.
Reading and recitations We're given by
Prof w. ". Hopkins and Miss Hattie
Mann; songs by Miss Nellie Castle, Mrs.
Nay and others, and cornet solos by Mr..
II. H. Howe. Don G.. Hawley of God
dard seminary Is home on Il vacation. ...
Sleighing is good here and the young peo-
pie are making the most of it. Traverses
are in great demand every evening. -.
Mortimer Robinson has been engaged by
Gov. Proctor for the Marble Works asso-
citation, and is to begin Immediately after
the close of the Proctor high school of
which he is teacher. Minnie Robinson is
home again, having closed her school at
| Proctor, where more than her usual sue
cess if possible, has followed her.
wINoosKI.
The Winooski public schools will close
Friday the 10th inst, it being the conclu-
sion of the winter term. Closing eXer-
cises will be held in Corporation Hall,
Saturday evening and will consist of dia-
llogues, speaking, etc, by the scholars. -.
In the report of the meeting of St.
Stephens club, held Sunday evening, the
name of Edward O'Brien, auditor, was
unntentionally omitted from the list of
officers elected. David Bertrand, II fel-
| low who travels about peddling, and who
is afflicted with some sort of IA disease
that keeps him constantly shaking and
stammerng, was arrested Saturday, for
being intoxicated. lie was fined - and
costs, but mittamus was suspended and he
was liberated.
The closing exercises of the public
schools will be held Friday evening in
stead of saturday as previously an
nounced.
ST. GEORGE.
The school in James Milham's district,
Miss Mollie A. Patten teacher, closed on
the 18th inst. with Il grand exhibition at
our town house The programme consist
ed of recitatlons, dialogues and tableauX,
| tuulHD NlIH IL lntultN ScltcIlOn Dy tDe IaI-
| ten family, assisted by Miss Ward. Mr.
George Shaw presided at the organ -.
George w. lsham of Oak Grove, Wis,
accompanied his sister, Ada, home from
the West, making Il short call on Mrs.
Emma lsham story at Chicago. They
| has been away from home II years, and
tins is his first visit IN n Isham, Esq,
| is expected home from his winter vacation
very soon.
ESSEN JUNCTION.
The Young Peoples Literary society
held a mock trial at the school house,
Tuesday evening. An admission fee of
10 cents was asked and the house
was crowded full, much fun and Il
good time was had. The several
meetings of this society this win
ter has been Instructive as well as anus
ing to both young and Old ... The lecture
last Sunday on John b. Cough at the Bap-
tlst church by Rev. Mr.. Goodall was lis
/ tened to by large and apprecative au-
dience. The lecture was IA review of his
| life and his work and was prepared with
much care The usual Sunday evening
! services at the other church was omitted
and pastor and people went to hear Mr..
/ Goodall's lecture and We're well paid.
+. X. Russell has retired from the firm
of Russell 81 Drury, and Homer Drury is
to continue the grocery business alone
] L lie ANNUAL spring moving Has
Eli Labonta has moved from HllPs
block into one end of the John Early house.
Lewis LABEL has moved into the other
part. William Jennings, having rented
the Ed Stevens farm toward North Willis
| ton has begun moving to IT, ....At the last
meeting of the q. A. X. post "A committee
was chosen to arrange for Memorial day,
and 1t is expected that the day Will be APP
propriately observed. Next Friday night
the Post will hold its first camp fire Gen.
;. Thomas will be the chief speaker.
RICHMOND.
Gideon Tomlinson aged 80 years, died
very suddenly last Sunday night He had
not been very well during the day and IA
doctor was called at night. He died from
heart difficulty. lido Green has gone to
California to spend some time with his
son. II. G. Gleason is putting up a new
building for butter factory. Joseph
Cilley, A. NJ. of Jericho and clergyman
from Milton win address the citizens of
Richmond at the Congregational church,
Friday evening, on the subject of TEN per-
ance All are cordially invited.
HUNTINGTON.
The funeral services of Mrs. Lucinda
Battles took place at the Centre, last Sun
day. Our farmers are getting ready for
sugaring The weather remains cold and
none has been made as yet. Jim Cutting
was arraigned before Justice Hall for in
toXication, last Friday, at the Centre. He
disclosed on George Barnum of the Rich
mond hotel. Mr.. Barnum was brought
forward plead not guilty and appealed to
the next term of the county court. 81. John
Ellis lost IA valuable horse, one day last
week, by getting hurt in the barn IA.
II. Chesmore has n large stock of logs in
his mill yard at the north village this
spring. Russell Johns and John Cutter
took possession of IA farm in Hinesburgh,
last Monday. The creamery at the Cen
tire will commence business soon. Mrs.
Guy Bickford is gaining slowly. Our
farmers have been earring their potatoes
at Richmond for 30 cents per bushel.
Cornwall.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss