Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

building near the Wells River depot.
Mr.. and Mrs. ). NJ. Bliss are in Swan
ton visiting their son, Bert, clerk at the
American house. Geo. NJ, Scribner and
family, and Oscar Cross and family start
for their campo Berlin Pond for three or
four weeks 80. Henry Cobb's marble
works are being enlarged. ....F. l.. Gray
has moved into the tenement vacated by
John Kowell in Hyde Block %. f.. NJ
Bailey q Co.'s delivery wagon looks re
freshing under Il coat of raint..At the
caucus held here to elect delegates for
the coming Democratic convention,
Hiram Atkins was elected chairman. For
delegates, Geo. Il. Lane, William Miller,
w. {. Walker, John Seuter, Thomas
Mahoney and Jerold Livingston IAN
entertainment in behalf of the Women's
Relief corps was held at the Golden
Fleece skating rink Friday evening. 1t
consisted of readings, recitatiOns and
music, furnished by the Military band and
Apollo club. After the entertainment
Ice cream and cake were served. 1t was
well attended, and proved to be one of the
most interesting and instructive enter
tanments that have been held... Harry
Il. Dewing, wife and daughter are visit
ing in st. Albans.
At a recent meeting of the electric light
company it was found that if the placing
of 300 incandescent lights in town could
be depended upon, they could introduce
the new light with prospects of success.
-. Twenty-Five employees of WOolson
Bros left in special car, Friday, for an
outing of three days at ilighgate Springs.
This is an annual compliment of this pop
ular house ... Edward Dewey, Esq. and
family, Mrs DR.. j. y. Dewey and Mrs.
Greeley left for a three weeks vacation
at Cushing's Island, saturday. Fred l..
Eaton, cashier, of the First National bank,
accompanied by his wife, is on Il pleasure
trip in the West, to be absent three weeks
Harry NJ. Cutler is acting cashier
during Mr. Eaton's absence. Miss
+. l.. Palmer of Boston, formerly of
this place, is stopping in town..
The Democratic caucus for the election of
delegates to the State convention was
elected as follows; Hiram Atkins, j. H..
Senter, Geo. l.. Lane, j. O. Livingston.
VIM. Miller, Thos. Mahoney enter
tainment was given by the Women's Re
lief corps, of Post Brooks at the rink
Friday evening. The band and the
Apollo cluD rendered valuable assistance.
The proceeds amounted to about $50 o..
The board of civil authority met Satur-
day morning to hear parties aggrieved ON
account of real estate appraisalS. The
board relieved George G. Sheppard to the
amount of $500, thereby making the
appraised value of his residence $500, in-
stead of $40, 600.
Early Saturday morning as Roger Fur
ness, an empfoye of the Lane Manufacture
ing company was driving down Main
street the king bolt broke letting the
whflletree on the heels of the horses and
started them running up Court street and
when opposite the Hillside boarding house
turned around giving the driver time to
jump Off The opportunity he at once
took receiving only shaking up. The
wagon was completely demolished. ....
Joe Yeatter is stating his house on East
street.
George |. Waterhouse, formerly man
ager of the Pavilion here, is now manager
of the Eagle at Concord, New Hamp
shire. Selina's laundry was moved
Monday into Selina's new block, and will
be the completest institution of the kind
in town. n....J. 7. Sabin is attending the
musical festival at Weirs, \. II.
Bristol
Market was very quiet Saturday. Offer
ings small. Prices ranged from II to IA
cents The Peoples Theatre company
will occupy Holly hail every night this
week. The Democrats held "A caucus
Saturday evening and chose Dr. Farm,
ham, Edward Hines, w. w. Rider and
Napoleon Mcintyre as dele gates to the
State and district conventions....T The
Democratic county convention, which is
to be held here soon, will he Il grand
atfair-from a Democratic standpoint.
4 town directory will be issued here about
the middle of August. ... The business
men of Bristol are getting tired of paying
3}3 per cent for insurance. Consequently
they are all in favor OF incorporating the
village so rs to secure sufficient water
supply for fire protection. ."rrihes' was
the subject of a lecture delivered by Rev.
p. b. Strong at the Baptist church last
Friday evening. a game OF base ball Is
proposed between the fat aud lean men.
... The cornet band gave a band concert
and ice cream festival Saturday evening,
which netted the band some $50. Rus
sell Orcutt of Missouri is in town visiting
relatives Mrs l.. NJ. Brooks of Chicago
is in town, the guest of her brother, +. l.,
Ward . Lucius Colburn, the splritualist,
is visiting friends and lccturing in this
vicinity.
VIII Osmer aud wife, ana brother En-
nest of Waltham, Mass, are visiting at
George l.. Tarbell's. Mrs. OSmer is Mr..
Tarbell's daugher. The quadrennial ap-
prasal of the taxable real estate in town
has been completed by the listers and the
total valuation iS found to be 81, ,OGi ,I2O
an increase of So 99S since 1852 The
hay crop this season Will probably he
above the average, but corn is looking
poorly the cold nights not being taNura-
Bile to its growth. -. Willie Tinker of tine
-
Smith here, Thomas Mann having been
transferred to the Junction baggage Office
of the Central Vermont railroad to assist
there temporarily Prof George : Nor
ris and family of Ann Arbor, Mich, have
been visiting relatives in town of late.
Mr Morris is graduate of Dartmouth
college, class of 1861, and in now profes-
sor OF intellectual science at Michigan
University. ... Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ.
Cone have gone TO the beach, Mt. Desert,
Old Orchard and other faVorite watering
places, to spend brief season. The
seectmeh are making out the check list
to be used in the coming state election, in
pursuance of No. 60 of the acts of 1854.
New Haven.
Rev. c. S Sargent, pastor, preached
last Sabbath, his father. Rev. Roger Sar-
gent, assisting in the opening services y
Mr. Sherman, of Boston, friend of the
pastor, was with the latter over the sab
bath Miss Bliss of Maine, a friend of
Mrs. Sargent, was also at the parsonage
for a day or two. Miss Bliss is under ap-
pointment as missionary To Japan aud
will sail IN the fall with Rev. and Mrs.
/ l.f,,. at IL Ia