Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

ducements to play on trial with the
Salems of Massachusetts. Mr.. Chase left
for Salem Saturday night, and Mr.. stan
dish may accept soon. The subscribers
to the band fund have formed "A stock
company, and will take receipts from
band members for their instruments.
| The funeral of Smith Hale, an old and
well-known citizen occurred Sunday ...
| Manager George l. Waterhouse OF. the
Pavilion has been IN Boston for several
days.
Isle La Motto.
Quite number of young people from
Chazy attended church here last Sabbath.
....Quarterly meeting exercises next Sab
bath in the Methodist church. Rev. X.
Morgan, presiding elder, is expected to of
iiciate Mr., and Mrs. II. j. Hill Of
| Mooers, n. Y, are in town Seymour
Pike has returned home from Virginia ....
Melvin Pike has moved into the house
owned by Wilbur Hill on Broad street .
Quite an exciting race on the lake last
Saturday between two. ice boats near Mr.
Holcomb's bay, with a lot of young people
to enjoy the sail
Hyde Park
On Saturday afternoon and evening
about 80 of the relatives and friends of
| Mary keeler Sawyer gathered at the resi-
dence of Col. f.. b. Sawyer to celebrate
ner Goth anniversary. They left behind
them numerous tokens of remembrance,
among which was nice easy chair and a
pair of gold-bowed spectacles There
ex-Gov. A. p. X. Stafford Hon. l.. =. Po-
land, w. H. II. Bingham, p. X Gleed
Morillo Noyes, Rev. j. ID. Beeman, Mrs
Kate Weed, r. S Puget and others. Mrs.
Sawyer is a daughter of Aaron keeler,
who came to Hyde Park in 1870, and she
still resides on the same lot Of land where
her father settled and where she was born.
Mrs. Sawyer is the mother of 10 children,
six of whom are living. viz, Joshua Z.
Edward b., Frank, Lucian p, Mrs. AL,
drich of Lowell, Mass, and Mrs. Cluff of
lrasburgh. There are u living grand
Mrs Sawyer is very bright and
active for one of her years, and bids
fair to see her Tooth anniversary.
The Star route has again changed wheels
for runners. Cards are out for the musi-
clans ball with julie Burdy, T. II. Stone,
Milo Burnell, George Melvin, W. II.
Parker, +. b. Town, >. b. Waite and l.. p.
Butts as managers .. Tucker chapter OF
X. a. NJ. will work the p. NJ. degree at
Montpelier the 2lst inst.
One day last week Truman Carr a
worthless character from Woodbury. be
! coming enraged because he could not
break into an unOccupled house belong
ing to Mr.. Henry Bangs of Elmore Went
into the barn and attacked one of the
cows, pounding her and drove II shove
handle and some sticks into the body OF
the COW so that she died. Carr wa,
I brought here on Friday, but waived eX
animation and i'll default of bail was com
mitted to Jail Rev. +. c. Crane, who
! has been in Illinois for the past three
l years, occupied the pulpit ut the Consre-
= gational church on Sunday morning and
' evening and delivered an excellent ser
J, mon to crowded house. Mr., Crane start
ed for AndOver this morning, where he de
I signs TO spend q few months in Study,
: y full attendance ut the socable Wednes
day evening. 80. Mr. Sargent is again on tn,
y street and ready to do your teaming fol
you as usual. ... The Indians were in towr
Friday in war paint and feathers, bu
could not be induced to whoop. Buyers
{ are offering 30 cents IL bushel for potatoe'
!, to car....lt you want to see nice animal
call at Judge Pages Fisk farm and Sc,
his Holsten.
. West Ferrisburgh.
5 Tim Donvan lost valuable three year.
A old colt last week while being broken by
j. John Green, the celebrated horse tanner
4 1t died without Il struggle .. Basin HurbU
. district expects to have the whooplul
t cough, as the scholars have been exposed
e ....M Mrs Ursula Hatch is somewhat i'm
; proved from her sickness Mrs. w. Il
= Barto has been sick tor some days but il
l slightly improved. Dame gossip affirm,
- that our selectman Is To have II birthday
party i'll the near futme.
Panton.
, w. H. Curler recently killed five hog
that averaged 5lS pounds each, the heav
: lest weighing 635 pounds. VIII is seldom
beaten in the hog business ...,Mr Il. ID,
, Coursey and John O'Donnell have bought
and intend to clear IL % acre wood lot nea
; dead creek bridge; The purchase Wn'
went TO Lincoln last week to attend tn,
a funeral of Joseph Cherbino. ... Mrs. 10
: siah StagG has gone To Michigan To Nis
/ Il sister. Mrs ZenaS Curtis. ... Mrs. Charlie
Spaulding is somew hat improved iron
her recent severe illness .... Hard cold,
accompanied in many cases by sore throat
: almost diphtheria has been the rule. Tn,
list of afflicted includes most every one
We have heard of no cases of whoop
-, lag cough although it is prevailing and
goes hard in adjoining towns.
stowe.
Widow Scribuer, aged 80 years, died sue
2 denly while seated in her chair last Mon
) day. The remains of Widow Barnes
nere brought to town, Tuesday, from
Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Waterbury.
Miss Clara Cushman, n returned mis-
D sionary from China spoke to a good-slzet
audience at the Methodist church last
Thursday evening and exhibited varlOu,
costumes, which were placed upon sew
| eral OF our young people 10 give erect IL
= the different characters; the priest witt
5 his praying machine, the teacher, the
school girl and the matrOn Miss Cush
o man is an effective speaker and moved hel
hearers often TO tears as well as laughter
as she described their work teachnl
Chinese girls and taking the bandage'
i from Their feet and teaching them literal
: lv to walk like civilized beings. ...
Harry d. Brown has sold one hundre,
y and nifty fancy fowls from his yard
+ Wyandots, White Leghorns, plymouth
Rocks and Bramhas they have gon'
East, West, North and South from Nov,
Scotia to Gettysburgh Joseph l3oiS
selle, who in addition to hls shoemakin!
o has built up quite large trade in second
t hand furniture and clothing, and rec
V organs, is abont to send ms daughtc
- Anna to Burlington 10 finish her educa
r ton at the convent. Mr.. Bolssele former
i ly resided in Burlington and is pleased Il
+. look through the columns OF The FIRE
II PRESS.
II Mr.. Curtis ~ Arms, Mr.. David Ring
Mrs. l.. IL. Hanes Miss Hattie Waldo
MI \ 81.