Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18
THE NEWS IN VERMONT
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittendcn County.


A fair will be held in Corporation hall
Wnooski next week for the benefit of
St. Stephens church.
Through misiniOrmatlon 1t was an
nounced Tuesday morning that the melee,
in which Louis limOge was hurt, took
place in Louis Ladam's grocery store,
which was erroneous. Deputy Sheriff
Wheeler lodged Llmoge in Jail in Burlng-
ton without assistance.
sHELBUBN.
The Misses Harrington of Cleveland,
Ohio are making a sholt visit in town and
are the guests Of their uncle Edgar Nash,
Esq.
MILTON
At the last annual communication of
Seneca Lodge no. 40, +. and a. m. the
following were chosen officers for the year
ensuing c. ;. Ashley, w. NJ. c. May
vile, J. d. p. ). Costello, S. W. II. G.
NcNall, =. :. ; II. Robinson, j. w; G.
Osgood j. ;. +. Mills, treasurer y. b.
Caswell, chaplain j. >. Benham, secre
tary II. y. Smith, tyler; f. b. Ferrin
s. ID.
HUNTINGTON.
Our Republican caucus for electing del
egates to the county convention will be
held in the town hall at the North village,
next Saturday evening. Rev. j.. Z. kel-
logg of MOnkton occupied the desk in the
Union church at the Center last sabbath
in the absence of Rev. +. b. Fuller.
Some of our towns people attended the
Masonic anniversaries at Burlington last
week Mrs. Ed. Stevens and son OF
Bolton are in town visiting relatives and
friends.
ESSEX JUNCTION.
c. a. Hibbard has bought of job
Bates the Brown block, usually called
"Hill's block :" price 5000 The rooms
ha hnrL- rth halpNy q ra IN no p1lt
and the whole of the first floor is to be
used as a store and storage rooms. The
outside is to receive a coat of paint and
some Improvements. a new set OF large
hay scales are being put in near the west
side, with the beam in the store. .... w
b. johnson the miller. has gone West Oh
an inspection tour, to be gone two OF
three weeks.
CHARLOTTE.
Late rains have made a boom in vegeta
ton. Grass looks well, but many ole
meadows are thin. The hay crop will be
a good average. Small grain is fine. Corr
and potatoes are being hoed ID. f.
Gillette, 81 years old, was buried Tues
day the Sth. Mr.. Gillette was formerly
constable and town clerk, and held The
office of justice of the peace a great many
years.
A fine rain Sunday .... Several twin,
binders have been bought and will bt
used in the coming harvest. 1t is rathe
cold for corn, but other grains are looking
nicely .... Caucus for county delegates vii
be held in the town house, Saturday eve
ming the 18th.
WESTFORD.
George Macomber is building nev
baln. Eddie Hackett lost IA fine horst
the other day valued at $50. WestforC
farmers are anticipating the best hay crop
this year that they have had for severa
seasons.
The verdict of the jury, in the case o
Levi Rushford VS. +. =. Irish, tried betor
Judge Stone, was one cent damage ant
cost. II was a case of trespass resultin;
from iusuflciency of division fence. 1t i
said the end is not yet The listers hay,
nearly completed thequadrennial apprais
al of real estate. 1t will not vary muc
III the aggregate from the preceding one.
HINEsBURGH.
Republican caucus was held Satul
night and Captains j. H. Allen, Harrisu
Owen and Daniel Patrick 2d, We're electe
delegates TO the state convention. zee. tltl
strawberries are very abundant and al
being gathered III great quantities. Cor
is backward. Many pieces failed to com
up in good Shape and it generally has
Sickly appearances There is an unlimite
crop of daisies, many fields look as
covered with snow Pastures are goo
but the low price of dairy products is di
couraging Last Monday about fv
tons Of hutter were shipped from tn
place. sunday, children's day, was ol
served il the churches with Hover decor
tons and addresses by the pastors....O o
account ot the storm the Suuday-scho,
concel in the Methodist church was pos
pOned one week.
JERICHO.
Childreu's Day was duly observed hel
by a sun .ay-~Chpul concert at the CCugr
gatioual church, sunday evening". NJ
and Mrs. f. Beach are Spending the wee
IN Plattsburgh with their daughter Mr.
{. II. Vaughn Mrs. \. &. Spaldiu
with her son, frankie has gone to Mimi
apOliS, Mimi, where she will spend II
summer with her brothers who reslt
there. Our venerable tOwnsman, Lyma
StimsOu, Esd, who has been quite seriull
ly i'll with typhoid pneumonia, is slow
recovering THE prospects are now TN
the hay crop will be good one, also q
unusually early one in this vicinity ... III
cool nights are rather detrlment
to the growth of The corn crop. 9th
grams are looking well, also potatoes.
The placing of the new machinery for Il
manufacture OF flour in the Chittendt
mills, l.. b. and f. Howe proprietors,
fast reaching completion. 1t is expect,
to be in running condition early in Jul
The event will be a notable one as Il
Messrs. Howe are the first ana only ba
ties in the State who have put In d
roller process machinery 100. Repairs al
Improvements seem to have been the We
eral and special order of the seas,
in this village, besides the repaintil
of many of our residences, tOgeth
with the removal of useless fro
fences. Messrs. f. G. Williams and II.
Percival are making extensive alteratio
in and additions to their buildings c.
Clark has raised his dwelling house Il
placed hereunder two pleasant room
one OF which he occupies as shoe sh
and the other is to be used for mt
market All of which adds much TO
already existing beauties and attractC
Of our village.
Nergennes.
Augustus Wanneman of Berlin, G.
many, who has been resident Of V
gennes, about three years, with his wife a
child, left here Memorial day, alone, we
to Westport, y. Y, and nothing has be