Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-17


course Of two WeekS.... The $3.50 apprO-
priated bv the State Is to be used i'm filing
in stuue on the wings of the bridge that
part being at present only pile work and
on account of the depth OF water 60 feet)
the heavy winds cause It to sway, which
it is feared might in time damage that
part of the structure
we notice THAI one or two newspapers
that circulate iL hI~ section iiud fault
with the FREu PRESS because, as they
tmnk, too mu % punlcily is given the
case Of state W. ~aNtOu which came to n
close last week The public have taken
quite an interest III this case and we are
glad mat so enterprisiug sheet as the
FREE PRESS has seen fiji to give the public
the lacts as they We're brought out
from day to day. Our papers have been
on the 20 ever since we read them and
their usage shows that the SaXton case
has been pretty well read even in North
lslInd..... The lake is now Cieaf Of ice
as tar north as the north end Of Buffers
Island, where one week ago the Ci,hJ il
was good CROSSING Tor one horse. With
the WIND south blowing as i does today,
lHth the ice in Maquam bay will i've all
broken up..... While driving along the
highway after dark, Il j. Farrrl, dry
goods peddlerup-et his cart by driving off
a slulceWay fortunately doing no damage
beyond WreCkug Il few dry goods boxes Ou
the TOP Of his cat. Presiding Elder Culver
held quarterly meeting at the "city" last
Sunday and in the evening preached at
the north end' school house..... David
Dodds is buying up all the oats ne can
find at 20 cents and storing them TIL
spring. There is to be a Christmas tree
at the church Christmas eve
Cambridge.
Cambridge bid, fair to be unusually
gay the coming winter several parties
have already taken place and others are
dated Phoenix lodge VIII give an en-
tertalnment very soon The last mite
next Will meet with Mrs : II
Reed ga Christmas dinner tor the chlld-
ren is being talked of itln the }oro
congregational church ..... Warner lodge
No 3D. f. X y. NJ. at their last meeting
elected { following officers for the com
ing year +. r. Brush, w. NJ: VIM.
Heb9, :. W; Robert Mackey, j. W; H.
W, kaymon, sec. II. w. Gr.swold,
Treasurer; o. d Sherman, > d.: H. l.
Beard, J. ID. II Y. Wetherell and b. f.
Beard, stewards, Ephraim Brown, Tyler
+. Whcelock, Chap, X. l.. Flagg, mar
snail Sociables were held last
Friday q. evening at Rev,, II. A..
Misses Fitch and BugDee are teaching
at the Boro with - scholars, f H. Bush
nell at Pleasant Valley, Nellie Bushnell at
the iiarbOr the two Misses Cuwies OF
Johnson AT the Centre. Miss Anna Ray
mona Glstrct ~ o. Nus Elsie Rtynore
IN North Gam bridge, Mis- Haitle Mcclure
in East Cambrld t. Miss Gcrtie Wilbur i'm
the Notch, Miss Inrz Patjen llthe Powell
district ....., ReN f. Twin Wheelock l. be-
yer ana expects 10 preach IN Cambridge
inns Wlu'e .;..ht v hlJah COOK Is living
WIN =. II. Reed, ESQ. Miss Powell
tainment at ;, II. Reeds Work has
begun ON the new depot at TIE Junction.
......R Rev. MIR E,hoi of the Vermont
board of mission, preached at Jefferson
vile, Sunday atteruoon ......A Large snow
roller has been provided 10y the seec,mcn
for leYeling the roadsWheu theyare driftrd
It was used last week With good success ..
Post 10 Of Cambridge meets regularly the
first Monday in each month, and during
the winter months the post hold, special
meetings besides 1t occupie, is own
hired hall leased tor ten years, one of
for the pas year were Z r Brush, com
mander; c. W. Turner, adiutant: W. NJ
scout quartermaster; Rev II \. Bush
lion orclrrad. l,st N"nd1v ay'H
iur with the toIlnwin,, ra.ult
j. &. Morse. post c5mmuudrr. WuIi,m
Scott senior vi,p.rommon6er. II q
Walker. iluior yic4-commander. il \
Gnodwin. 0uartrrrnasf.r. II n parker
surgeon n A Bnshueli cbunIain. / q
French officer of the lnN. II - ('A-IVpl1
outside pnard n \ bnomho1r adin,
t4ut. G " Turner .rr,r1nt m1ilr. /
ID Stafford ouartrrm8.tt4r .arge1nf Tha
nosl : ouiirttfte aii danght.Is ar v.t.,-
ans i rnmnosei of th,. tniln,vin.,. Mss.
Ardru CAFES cara Gonilrin EnIie plrL
er, Fannie scott and katir Rru.h rs nr-
0auist
South hoS"lt"h'
The members of the state Grange that |
met here Wednesday were well enter |
taiued bv Charles Woodward at the |
South Royatun House. The new
blocks will all be closed in within few |
days A large number of carpenters are
engaged in fitting up the interior.
The officers elect of Orville BiXby post
NO. 3d. South Royalton, are Joseph W. |
Waldo, c.; j. w. Bright, :. V. c John |
+. Shepard, j. v c.: \. A. Northrop. |
surg: Frank Lyman. q NJ; Harrison |
Dewey, chap; NJ b. Runrill. O.cD.; W |
II. Thurston, O. G.; Mark j. Sargent, |
delegate seymour Culver, alternate.