Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-19
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
EVENTS AND OCCURRENCES I'M OUR
OWN STATE.
Chittenden County.

John Holmes * Sons are to build pier
off their north shore SO that canal boats
can lie there in safety while being loaded,
rs they propose in future to ship their az
pies by water 90. Mr.. G. Frecwith, grad
uate of the high school of agriculture in
Vienna, Austria, was in town recently the
guest Of q. II. Alexander. There has
been considerable bold thieving of late
and a few nights ago II quantity of oats
and fresh meat was taken from the out
buildings of the George Pease estate.
Charles ID. Doyette for four years past
with Tracy & Van Nllet of Shelburn, in
tends going to Dakota i'll March ....S Snow
flakes have shown the least rot of any
potatoes, and although not rs heavy yield.
ers the prove fully as profitable in the
end.
EAST CHARLOTTE.
Mr.. John II. Sherman is negotiating
with Shelburn parties for the sale of both
his farms .... \ good audience was in at
tendance at Rev. +. j. parry's lecture in
the Baptist church. on the evening of the
10th inst, and all present felt well paid
for coming. The subject, "The Wonders
and Beauties of the Rocks was treated
with ability. After the feast of reason
and of fancy supplied 10y the lecture,
the bivalveS and other delcacles so boun-
tfully provided in lyceum hall. The
practical outcome of the whole makes the
inmates of the Baptist parsonage richer
Dy something over sou.
HUNTINGTON.
IL is rumored that our town will adopt
the town school system at the coming
March meeting. ....A. ID. White will at
tend the q. A. r.. encampment, to be held
in California in August, as delegate. Will
leave here about June 20. AT the last
conference meeting of the Freewill Bap-
fists, the following ministerial committee
were elected for the ensuing year George
L. Williams, X. A Norton, Ezra Stevens
go. Mrs. Guy Bickford remains very low
and her condition is yet serious. Our
recent thaw has taken off our good sleigh
ing and broken up the river. IS. r. Nor
ton talks of starting creamery at his
place the coming spring. Mr.. Norton has
about seventy-fl cows on both farms OF
his own Guy ID. Ellis has let his farm
to Eugene Fay for one year. E. Mrs. Bah
cock OF Randolph is visiting relatives in
town.
RICHMOND.
The funeral of Dr. f. A. Green was
more largely attended than any in town
for many years, a large number could not
get into the church. over 100 Masons
were in attendance and delegation of
the knights of Honor. w. NJ, George
w. Sayles, had charge of the Masonic
ceremonies, assisted by Marshals A. D.
White and NJ Hull of Patrick lodge, Rev.
Austin Hazen officiating. A sheaf of
coffin. John Hilton had charge of the
funeral -. DR.. b. j. Andrews, who grad
uated at Burlington in 'S5 and spent sew
eral months at the New York hospitals
has opened an Office in Richmond at the
earnest solicitation of the citizens OF
Richmond .. Col. Gleason slipped down
on Bolton mountain last Tuesday, strik
ing his side on IL rock, and it is thought
fractured his ribs.
HINEsBUEGH
There will be a donation visit at The
Congregational parsonage "Wednesday
evening, Feb u, Tor the Rev. y. c. Field
THE public schools will close for thi:
cess almost without exception. Schools
No. ), No. : and No. 8 will meet for
spelling match in the Academy hall Satur
day evening. MIR. +. W. Perry has le
his farm on shares to Frank Boisner. !
good many farmers are letting out thei
farms.
Last Friday evening the Methods
church was filed to overtlowing, TO listel
to the exercise connected with the open
ing of the new g. \. II. hall of Post Cum
mings No. 81 This is said to be the tirs
hall owned exclusively by Il Post in tn
State. Quite an elaborate programm
was arranged. Patrck's band and tn
Hinesburgh glee club furnished appro
pirate music. The address was by Col
w. l.. Greenleaf of Winooski, on tn
OIlSlH, l)cSlSll ulI'i w Olh VI llt VI. ~
r." 1t was very interesting and was fol
lowed by The recitation of long poem b.
Miss Minnie Allen. The society and in
vited guests then proceeded to the hal
where was spread an. elegant feast
Grace was pronounced by Rev. A. {
Field TO close the banquet the toast
master, Commander o. A. Baldwin, &c
in some very effective work Response
from Col. Greenleaf, Capt, Allen, Lieut.
Weed, COmrade Jodoin, Fred Mack, A
- t,11 al, SIT, -,
ruscated with wit while the more seriou
thoughts associated with the occaso
were not omitted. The meeting broke u
at about midnight. There were goo
many guests from out of town and tn
exercises were q complete success, an
mark red letter day in the history c
this post.
ESSEN JUNCTION.
Austin Brissett has been living this viii
ter IN a'hired house, and as he had faile
to keep up his rent and us the owne
cllims, abused the house, the owne
consulted Lawyer Bingham to brin
SUIT and eXpel Brissett from the house
Bingham called on Brissett and made al
rangements TO pay him one dollar an
Brissett would vacate and save lay
suit. so, on the day set Brissett appeare
in the street before the lawyers otlic
with his family and household goods on
sled and demanded his dollal
saying he had moved out" II
got his dollar passed down one stree
turned a corner and back by anothe
street to his house he had just vacated an
moved in again. After few days, Bins
ham heard about it and threatened to su
him for obtaining money under false pr,
tences, but Brissett said 81 did as agree
| moved out, ,".. Tenement houses ar
very scarce in our village. There
but one empty house in the town
Wheeler Tracy from Wisconsin is visitn
his sister, Mrs. S. A. Brownell
X. H. Place is moving this week into h
new house Archie Beach is to occupy tt
rooms over the hardware store vacated b
Place AT the post meeting Tuesda
night there was good attendance and a
interesting meeting. Two new member
were added to the roll. A committee wa
appointed to arrange for a campfire whic
will be noticed hereafter.
Large quantities OF logs have been draw
into & A PrOWnell's mill ward for the la