Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-28
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.
MINOOSkI.

very largely attended, the Rev. Father
Maloney ohiciated. Mrs. Gordon was
highly respected and pleasant lady and
had been seriously ill but few days and
the bereaved family have the sympathy OF
large circle of friends and acqualnt-
ances
RICHMOND.
At the annual communication Of North
Star lodge, f. \. a. Masons, Salmon
Green was elected w. NJ. f. f. Briggs,
SreWS w Nj irdashrey M nSTeFFF F Gleason M G sedre Ae
tary a. c. Hathan S. D.. Smiley Ken
Won, j. d.: A. VI. Sabins and A. G. Barry
stewards; Ira w. Sayles, chaplain; f. X.
Jones, tyler; \. ID. White, marshal w.
d. Hall y. Y. Sprague and II. f. Jones'
finance committee The officers We're
publicly installed by Past Grand Master
DR.. Butler. Some fifty ladies were pres
ent at the installation Music was fur
nshed by choir consisting of f; I.
Jacobs, tenor, Mrs Piano and Bromley,
sopranos, Mrs DR., Powers, alto, and
+. b. Andrews, bass, Miss l., Bromley
organist. w. NJ. Green, in behalf of the
members of the lodge, presented past
Master Sayles a beautiful silver ice pitcher
and goblet in token of their regard for
his past services. Mr.. Saylcs replied in a
feeling and appropriate manner, thank
ing the brethren for their beautiful pres
ent. About 80 ladies and gentlemen par
took of "A bOuntiful supper at the vestry OF
l
thanks were passed by the lodge to the
society for their accommodation, also to
the G. A. II. post and knights Of Honor
for tavors received ~ There was a light
frost here Monday night. Nodamage
wEsTFoRD
The stage from Fairfax to Westford is
driven by Joseph Root, a man who will
be one hundred years old next March. He
drives eighteen miles Il day and rarely
misses "a rliD Mr. Root has driven STAGE
for forty years The Baptists of Nest
ford are to erect a new parsonage this
summer. They have already begun the
removal of their old one, which has stood
for over fifty years ... ID. J. Foster is en-
gagged to deliver the Memorial day ad-
dress here. Farmers hereabout are
coating their corn with tar and plaster be-
fore planting, as crows will not touch corn
so treated &c. Weed Bros. are turning out
$4,000 ash fork staleS to fill a large order
The union cheese factory is doing good
work this season under the able manage
ment of p. Mahan. Its milk receipts are
1000 pounds per day, from which 1t turns
out eight cheeses. 1t is model of neat
ness, of which Westford may well he
proud.
CHARLOTTE.
Grass never looked nicer at this time of
the year. \ large acreage of corn and
potatoes is already in the ground. Apple
trees have bOssomed unusually FULL.
Dr. +. W. Higbee, formerly of Charlotte
who was married on the llth inst, has
gone to Paris with his wife. Consider
able preparations are being made for camp
Ing along the lake this season. The lake
shore will soon be thlckly dotted with cot
tages at the present rate.
HUNTINGTON.
The Methodist quarterly meeting wa,
well attended here last Saturday and sun
day. The presiding elder was present and
preached good discourse on Sunday.
Childreu's Day will be observed here next
Sunday at the North Village ... The first
thunder shower of the season passed ovel
this vicinity last saturday. The farmer,
are complaining of a white grub eating
their corn before it terminates in The
ground. -. Decoration Day will be OBJ
served here on Monday, May 81 .Th,
ant-Edmunds sentiment is not deep seat
ed nor wide spread in this vicinity. Hunt
1ngton can he counted us one of the towns
that will elect an Edmunds man to thu
legislature this fall, and your correspond
ent feels safe in saying that care will b,
taken in adjoining towns that only Ed
munds men are elected.
ESSEN JUNCTION.
Rev. Mr.. Goodall will hold services ap
propriate for Memorial Day at the Baptis
church and all old soldiers are invited t
be present C. NJ. Booth of Essex speak
at Waterbury Monday 81. Memoria
exercises will be held at Essex Centr
in the forenoon Monday and a
afternoon. An interesting programm
has been made out and the peopl
are expecting an interesting occasion
49,. John Boutwell,, who has worked 70
the Central Vermont railroad compan
for the last twenty years in the old raj
shop as boss, or as foreman on the railroa
section here, has just severed his conneC
ton with the railroad and is going t
work tor George l.. Llnsley, taking charg
of his large coal yard The railroad con
pany are losing a very honest, faithful an
capable man, and Mr. I.insley is fortunat
in securing his services. He owns a plaC
here and his family will remain here fo
the present at least.
UNDERHILL.
Thomas Currey was quite badly injure
by saw at the steam mill losing. tw
fingers and thumb from his left hanC
Drs Burdick and Nay successfully dresse
the hand, and he is doing well.
yergennes
The finest span of black matched horse
IL this region, belonging to q. ;. Gaint
OF the Steven house, has been sold to Ne
York parties for 5000. The j. II /
Ridder of the j. S. Hickok forwardiu
line, has arrived from New York, with
cargo of Swedish steel nail rods for n
National Horse Nail company. -. The I'm
George A. Harris towed up from the lax
the barge Jumbo of Brockvile and Il
barge Eva of Montreal, loaded with Gu
tain roll stock for the ShaC
Roller company. .... Wednesday the ofIici
board of the Vergennes and Ferrsburl
charges of the Methodist church he
their first quarterly conference of this ye
at the Methodist church here Presidr
Elder Bennett was present.. Miss Lut
Jackman, daughter of IL. S. Jackman
Waltham, is visiting her cousin, Kate
Wright formerly of Nergennes .E +.
Landon has nearly sold his carload
carriages, md will have to order more
Governm Gt Inspector Dunham is lookiI
after the engine and boiler of the lii