Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-13

Too much rum led the imbiber to bring
a SUIT against Officer Bates, but the com
plaiuant withdrew the suit and paid costs
&C. c. w. Lulve, Esq, and family are
guests of Mr.. Edward Wheeler 49, Basin
Harbor picnic grounds presented Lively
scene Wednesday, About three hundred
| from Nalcour Island made merry on the
grounds The loss of Hon. j. NJ. Dyer
by the hnrnlng of his barns etc, w ednes
day is about $4,000 Insurance $500. The
red building stone of Shelburn is wei!
known, as the fine church there
! substantially testites. Recently a CON
tract has been made with Charles Stone,
! a mason of this place tofurnish stone from
/ the Shelburn quarry for the erection of Il
/ building on North Broadway, Saratoga,
y. y, for f. c. Clark. The quarry is
! located about a mile north of Shelburn
| village, on the farm of Mr. Eddy In the
suit of DR.. Merrill vs.. j. j. Wright, be-
fore Justice Roberts, DR.. Merrill lost his
case, The Stevens Hose company will
take part In the Fair Haven tournament on
Saturday Aug. IA.
The live stock trade is not active. There
were shipped from this station Friday
morning by q. II. Sprgg, for Boston
market, IS sheep, % veal calves, cattle
and ~ hogs Veal calves 4 to AZ cents,
lambs the same .. The Stevens hose com
pany made 1850 feet in 80 seconds, making
all connections, and they ran 500 feet in 3S
seconds. .....C Charles c. Wheeler, Esq,
Mrs Wheeler and their niece, Miss Josie
OrVis left on Fridays H. IN. train for
Chicago. ..Gracle klngsland, aged nine
years, daughter of Mr.. Richard kings
land, broke both bones of her left arm,
near the wrist Thursday, by very slight
fall. Drs. Hopkins and Woodbridge We're
called and the patient is dong WE'LL.
Blackberries are getting to be plenty, re
failing at II cents per quart. 1t is sur
missed that wandering gyp,es occasioned
: ha tr. II ii. Nf,
in West Salisbury, Thursday.
Henry Hickok preached IN Mr.. Robert
sons church sunday The Rev. Thomas
". Gregory of Bristol, preached in the
Methodist church Campers are return
heir rusticating. The story is told on
the streets that dstranchSed men are
voting in nelghboring town in caucus.
J. >. lickok and party, some II persons
or more, chartered the steam yacht Ga
Zclle for a run to Thompsons Point Mon
day .. Mr.. j. w Pratt of Boston, guest
of the Stevens House, started paper to
build "A band stand in the park and $50 has
been subscribed. Mayor McCuen sub
scribed Sl5....The sermon by DIR. H..
HickOk Sunday, on 2lst verse OF John II,
was one of rare force ana deep research
Lieut. Charles Bradbury of Washing
ton arrived Saturday, and is camping at
his lake shore camp, Appletree Cove.
Members of the St. John Baptist society
have presented 81. Peters church with a
fine statue of st. John the Baptist nearly
life SIZE, and it is in place to the left of
the altar 3D. T. Donnelly of Rutland is
home ON brief yacaiion..A New
Haven party will take trip to
some point on the New York
shore on the Gazele "Wednesday
Among the guests at the Stevens House
we notice Mr.. Geo. T. Roberts and wife,
London, England, Mr.. H. V. Edmond
and wife, and Miss Helen and Miss Julia
Edmond of Norwich, Conn. John ID.
Misses CoyIe of Washington, ID. c., W.
c. ii. Badger. j. Winsor Pratt and wife,
Miss Mary aud Archer : Pratt, Miss
Annie +. Coleman Mrs. O. b. Wright,
Boston, Mr. +. G. Terry and vile and
master Jas. Terry, Hartford, Conn, II.
y. Farr, Philadelphia, Robert Apple