Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-12

pit here. ..ReV. e.. +. Morse supplied the
pulpit at the South church sabbath morn
ing and IN the evening gave talk upon
some of the Turkish customs. Mr.. Morse
was for over twenty years a missionary in
turkey and Bulgaria. Prof. G. f.. Put
ncy gave Il practical talk to quite large
number OF ioung men at the \. NJ. &. y.
rooms Sunday evening .... Mrs. Frank j.
Hughes OF Ashland, y. H., was in town
over Sunday with Mrs. j. C.. Thompson.
....George II. Alvord is quite i'll with
pneumonia.
Morrisville
1t was William, instead of Mrs Mat
thcWs, who died at St .JOhuSbury, and
whose remains were brought here for
burial this week.. In the FREE PRESS re
port of the town meeting, the vote for the
town system of schools was reported just
the reverse of what it should have been
The report was seven for and one hundred
and twenty-five against it...A nine pin
alley has been opened on the second floor
at the skating rink The spring term Of
school at the academy, which is to con-
tinue eleven weeks, opened with a good
attendance on Wednesday The dra-
matte entertainment in preparation
by the Univeroalist society has been
postponed for one week ... Messrs
CttOn Brothers have 81 horses in
their training stables on Maple street.
result OF vote taken at the annual meet
ing....It is expected that "a compromise
will be made with II. p. Stowe so the suit
pending between the town and that gen
tlemau will be settled without being car
rled into court ....Now that the annual
town meeting is over the citizens OF the
village district are looking with consid-
cradle interest to the coming school meet
ing. 1t is hoped that the district will he
announced as practically out of debt
which means reduction of taxes in the
year TO come.
Communion services We're held at the
Congregational church on Sunday morn
ing ....T The Young Peoples society
of the Congregational church are invited
to meet with Mrs. G.. W. Heudee, on Fri
day evening. ....I. y. White x Co., of the
bakery, have Il new baker from Middle
bury. w. p. Marshall of this place is now
Salesm2n III the grocery department 90.
Mr.. JOhE Hill, Il resident of the
south part of the town, entered
complaint ON Saturday against Warner
Woodworth Officer jackson went to
WoOdwOrth's home and brought him in,
when Il hearing was held before Justice
Cady. WoodWOrth was found guilty and
fined - and costs, amounting to So for
breaking into Mr.. Hills house and over
turning stoves beds, scattering ashes and
flour about the floor and mixing things up
generally; it all being done for revenge.
....Ihe regular spring moving" has be
gun and loads of household furniture are
seen on the move nearly every day
Montpelier.
The total amount of orders drawn by
the selectmen of Montpelier for 1855 was
SlS,22i.G2 salaries of town officers, S416. 81,
total Indebtedness, Sl4l ,69,. % expenses
for support of poor, 81 l65. .35. ... The spring
term of Washington County Court opens
i
rooms of the Montpelier Public Library
asspcia .on were formally opened to the
public last week, with speaking and other
exercises. There are 9l5 shares of stock,
amounting to $3.50. Stock subscriptions
already paid amount to S3i95 cash from
donations, lectures and other sources,
S1425 interest, etc, SO 40 The eXpendi-
lures nave been: For books, S3S23. 50 :
furniture and fixtures, Slll.l2; current ex
penSeS, Sj2 33, leaving balance of Sl210. -
cash on hand. Over 2S0O volumes have
been purchased, and the donations mum
Der 100 volumes
The last of the series of band assemblies
occurred Monday evening at the rink.
The concert was attended by over 500 per
sons and about 90 couples danced 1t was
the pleasantest party of the season.
Captain Clark and Lieutenants Dewey and
Luke of Company II. went to Rutland
Tuesday to attend the officers school. Col.
y
Tuesday on his way to Boston. ... The Eu-
ropean party left town Tuesday morning.
1t is lucky for Montpelier that this is not
census year. George q. Strattou of Win
chester, Mass, was badly bitten in the
neck by Il dog while at Il farm house in
East Montpelier last Sunday ... Charles
\. Barnard of this place was severely in
Jured by the cars at Richmond, Tuesday
Alburgh.
Mr.. William Brayton's election to the
Office OF town clerk makes his 35th sue
cessve election to that office The long
continued cold spell has made sharp fight
ing to keep the cellars from freezing and
many have been unable to prevent it and
have lost more or less of their potatoes
THE dwelling house and contents OF
Mr.. George w. Young of Rouses Point,
New York, formerly of this town, We're
destroyed by fire the 2d inst. Insured for
$1,000.
The trotting horse, Frank II. owned by
DIR. Taylor veterinary surgeon of Yer
gennes, has been sold to parties in Wor-
cester, Massachusetts. Frank X. was
once owned in Broadalbiu, y. y. His
burst of speed on the ice, this winter, was
surprising to horsemen, trottug one mile
and repeat in 2:25 2:26l3, 2:2Ol go. Miss
been spending some weeks at her sisters
Mrs. \. ). Roscoe, has gone to visit Mrs.
j. O. Walker of Ferrisburgh.
East Fairfield.
There are several cases of measles in the
village. 49,. ID. J. Hadley is driven, getting
evaporatOrs ready for the sugar makers
He has all the orders he can ll...L. NJ
Story is contracting syrup for market, OF
all who will engage and furnishes a tester
with each contract.
Bridport.
There We're some races on the ice
at Crown Point lsst week, commencing on
Wednesday and ending Friday. Among
the horses over there was one belonging to
George Wissell of Bridport which was en-
tered IN race to be trotted on Friday.
Some time during the day Thursday Mr.
Wissells horse was poisoned by person
whose identity is believed to be known.
This person is a Shoreham man who was
understood to be heavily interested finan-
cially in the success of another horse in
the race lie is said to have been
seen in the stable occupied by
the Wissell horse on Thursday and
is believed to have then mixed some kind