Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-26
In, NEW SERIES VOL. NXXU.


at Montpelier nOw..... Miss Emma
Grout from Montpelier made her sister,
Mrs. VI. a. Bingham, Il visit of few
days last week...,.Our graded school
closed very successful term last Friday.
! There Will be two weeks vacation The
same board of teachers are secured for he
winter term, The following scholars
from the primary department had no
marks against their names this last term
Willis Bates, Frank Demag, Jessie Ferrin,
Jennie Fielder, Hattie LABEL, Bertha
/ LABEL, Eben salisbury, Howard Stanley,
| Daisy Wiley, John and Ezra Yandow.
/ Having no marks IN the grammar depart
ment, Bertha Ferrin and Julia Bates
:: The bulgarian in the junior class of the
/ y. '. NJ. gave very interesting talk to Il
good sized audience at the Union church
| last sunday evening, taking for his Subiec D.,
the customs, habits and religion of his
| people. He stopped with Rev. Mr.. Eng
| llSh ana was much pleased to find with
them picture of his old teacher in Bul-
| garla, who was dear friend OF Mrs. Eng
llsh, a lady from Hartford, Conn......
! Mr.. George Chase, the veteran switch
man at Essex Junction was II years old
| last Monday. He has worked for the
Central Vermont railroad for "A little more
than ID years. For many years he was on
duty Is hours out of every - and often
overreaching that when trains were late
Now he has IL hours on duty and IL hours
off. No accident has ever occurred in his
part of the yard that he was alone respon-
sible for Indeed he has been very faith
full servant to the railroad and its officers
ought to give him an easy place with good
pay.
UNDERIIlLL.
Martin Washburn, who came recently
from Alaska expecting TO spend the win
ter IN Vermont, was telegraphed for by
the Alaska Commercial company at San
j "a Ia
Alaska at once, on account of the sudden
death of Benjamin MaclnlNre Of West
Randolph, whose interest We're with
tins company. Consequently his mIrrlagc
to Miss Lettie Whitcomb, which was to
have taken place later in The season was
consumated Friday afternoon at the
home of the bride, her nephews Clifton
ana Earl Day and nieCes Nellie and Hat
tie Manor standing up with them. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J. X
Williams, the bride and groom standing
upon an elegant rug composed of Alaska
black FUR skins, with drapery of ermine
III the back ground. Mr. Wasnburn and
his BRIDE took the evening train en- route
/ for san Francisco, when it is expected
small steamer will be in readiness to
take them to their temporary home.
They are expecting to return in IA
year, to visit their many friends who
expected to receive them this winter
! The IL and Of Zodiac To which they
go, is inhab ted by Russians. In
dlans and haIi- breeds, with the eXcep-
tlon OF the Americans employed by the
company and an American teacher
ana his wife. The young Sunday
school teacher expects TO find Il
wide Held for missionary work.
Carl Goodwin had his arm badly broken
ln,,t On ,,,.,,, 80. - - i .o % - ~ ~ -
day Sunday by the railroad company
shovelllng gravel. One Sunday-schoOl
boy was missed from his class.
,.....
HINIIN"IoN'
The Camels Hump creamery has shut
down TOR the season at the Center.
A. Carpenter and wife have returned
home from their Western visit Rev
Mr.. Sutton of Starksboro delivered an
able and instructive sermon last SUNDAY
in the Union church at the North village
Last Thursday was Il bad day for
poultry dealers owing to the recent rains
and high water they were Obliged to
wade streams oud drive across fields in
the drenching storm in order to shin their
poultry on the poultry train FRIDAY.
The supper given at the town hall IN tha