Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22
LIN. NEW SERIES VOL NNXI. BURLINGI

that lead to the fear that he is somewhat
deranged .. Work has been begun on the
he located near the office of the Agri-
cultural society. Hon. j. NJ. Dyer
has consented to the use of the
grounds. Mr. Arthur Tabor is at the
head of the enterprise, and it meets with
general favor. Lake crossing is good at
Crown Point, Port Henry and as far north
as the Adams ferry. it is said snow
is falling and sleighing is gradually i'm
proving They have snow enough on
Lincoln and Bristol mountains to justify
wood chopping and logging, says recent
visitor to those places.
West Randolph.
The second fire alarm this year was Civ
EN- Thursday morning, ats o'clock. Miss
Nettie Tewksbury, who lives with her
mother at the old Tewksbury homestead
near the store, was awakened by n strong
odor of coal gas. she arose and in going
across the room fell, but soon notified her
mother 1t was found the coal in the eel
lar was II fire. Help was summoned and
after much difficulty the fire was eXtin-
guished. The gas was so strong that one
man could worked but Il short time. The
coal had been piled up beside the brick
work near the furnace, and there being
a crack in the brick work, the coal became
hot enough to burn.
The event of the season was the dedica-
tion of the new Red Lion Inn last week.
First came a concert in Dubois * Gays
hall by the Mechanics band orchestra,
II pieces, Prof &. G.. Beedle, director A
large concourse of people was present to
hear the excellent music. After the con
cert 100 couples tripped the light fantastic
in the hall. Supper was served In the
hotel dining rooms from 10 until O'Clock.
Three hundred persons partook of the eX-
cellent viands. People who looked over
hn hnfpl nf q
delighted with the elegant appointments
and city air of the house. Every room is
provided with steam, gas and electric
bells. West Randolph now has n hotel
equal to any in the large towns i'll the
State. w. II. II. Murray had Il large au-
Norton, the Trapper Spent his Christ
mas" was well received here. All seem.
ell to be intensely Interested and pleased
...Justin Child, father of Mail
Agent Oscar Child died at Rochester and
the funeral will be held from the resi-
Tuesday afternoon. Meetings are being
held each night this week at the MethO-
dist church. Speakers from abroad are
present. The Snowsvllle boys have or
ganized Il band, and we sympathize with
the people up there The fourth enter
tainment of the Free Reading Room Lee
ture course will be held the 26th. Blais-
delfs orchestra of % pieces, assisted by
Mrs. Jennie Patrick Walker of Boston
will be here on that date. w. b. Wall
and family and Willard Gay and wife
started for Georgia, Monday morning to
be absent through the cold weather.
Union services were held in Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening
st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. John :. Wilson, who went to Couu
Gil Bluffs, la, last summer, Is visiting
g,.t. .l e,
business OF all kinds is very good III thr'
part of the country. Miss Anna f.. Spen
Ger has gone to Barre to spend Il few days
with her brother, Mr.. c. NJ. Spencer
cashier of the Barre bank .... The young
naturalists in our community have organ
zed IL society, for research in natural his
tory, called the ''Phlosuphian,' They
met Tuesday evening an elected officers
as follows President, +. j. Dalton; vice
| president, Arthur c. Randall secretary
j. ID. Bates; treasurer, Arthur F
simpson; directors. A. c. Randall
Carl +. Fletcher, and Henry :. Ihe....
Mr.. Andrew Il. Morse has gone to Provi-
dence, X. l., to enter jewelry store II,
clerk. Mr.. Morse was one OF the best
cornctists in the st Johnsbury band, and
his place will be hard to fill.
y meeting of the twelfth Masonic dis
trict of the Grand Lodge of Vermont WAS
held in the Lodge rooms of the Pasump
sic Lodge in this place last Friday. The
work of the entered apprentice degree
| first degree) was eXempliiied in the morn
| ing by Crescent Lodge of Lyndonville
The fellow crafts degree Second degree
was eXempliiied by the Passumpsic Lodge
of this place, in the afternoon, and the
Master Mason's degree third degree) was
eXempliied in the evening by Moore Xiv
er Lodge of West Concord. After this re
freshments were served III the
banquet hail. The following officers
of the Grand Lodge were present grand
master, Marsh o. Perkins of Windsor
grand Senior warden, Geo. w. Wing, OF
Montpelier grand junior warden, Delo-
NJ. Bacon, of st. Johnsbury grand tyler
Asaph Taft, of Hartford. VT. There was
large attendance of masons from the
neighboring lodges. This district com
prises all the lodges III this county and the
Moose River Lodge of West Concord in
Essex county. .... The ladies of the South
church gave an old fashioned supper in
their vestry, last Thursday evening. En-
! tertainment was furnished in the way
of singing and reading. ..... The scale shops
were closed Saturday afternoon on nc
count of dull work.
Sir Thaddeus Fairbanks passed his
Goth birthday last Sunday. Saturday
| evening large number of his friends
called upon him and were received very
cordially. Mr.. Fairbanks, although SC
old, is still at work and only last Saturday
| received notice of II patent issued to him
on new scale which he has made -. The
Peoples Theatre company closed ii tive
weeks engagement ut the skating rink
last saturday evening. About 100 per
sons were present Saturday evening. They
/ 90 from here To st. Adams. union
/ temperance meeting was held IN the NORTH
/ church last Sunday evening at which Rev
Mr.. LamsOn preached an excellent ser
mon upon temperance .... Charles >. Brig
| ham and Jason NJ. Cady have gone Il