Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
The NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittentlen County.
WINOOSKI.

IL.
The " Niuousk TobCgganing Slide com
pany Is somewhat simtar to the political
mugWumU-. 1t has been handled so
severely by public opinion, and differences
of opinion that it il most likely to become
groundeI We have it that the stock
holders We're tied on Il vote whether or not
they should pay. 1t is a question of plural-
ty in the family, one party claiming that
only two members shall he admitted,
another element that a membership
ticket shall only admit certain member
OF the family, while the opposite say they
shall all 20 in free, Stock, that a week
ago was at a premium is now below par,
and the outlook promises little for the
furtheranCc of the project. In the meat
time the public streets serve as a slide for
all classes much TO the annoyance OF the
pedestrians, for not being content with
III" middle of the street, the sidewalks
arr also appropriated. Pneumonia, whcn
WIS prevalent to some extent in our
midst Las now almost disappeared.
ST. GEORGE.
Numbering from the Sutton montain is
alhln he order of business, James Mill
ham having the business in charge .....
Edgar lInsdill, Esq, has returned from
WorC ~, Mass, where he has been spend
ing Avt 1ree weeks looking after his
potato tihue. II, j. Sutton, Esq, starts
for CHICAGO on 2lst inst, for the pur.
somewhere in tie West the coming spring
.... Iarris Il. lsham, who sold off every
thing and went 20 California about two
months ago, has returned, a wiser if not
richer man, is the wish of his neighbors
......lrving Isham aud family are domicil-
ed at q. ID. Isham's for the present.
HINEsBURGH.
The donation visit and oyster supper at
the parlors of the Methodist church for
the benefit of Rev. q. a. Kerr netted S33
Tuesday evening Dec. 2l......lhere VIII
be Il lecture III the Baptist church by Rev.
j. w. GOodall after which Will occur the
annual donation visit to Rev. a. ;. Gill
bert .. Miss Minnie Andrews is going
to Boston to continue the study of music
at the conservatory Miss Ellie Burrltt,
daughter Of our townsman George Burrtt,
recently married Salmon Tucker of Aber-
deen, Dakota, and started for her Western
home last Tuesday ......T The w. {. /. |.
met at the residence of Mrs. \. r. Miles,
Thursday ....A good number attended
the opening of the tOOOggan slide W ednes-
day evening and the sport was enjoyed
by all. Nature and art have combined to
make perfect slide and tObogganing bids
fair TO be all the rage here this winter.
......A detachment of kickapoo Indians
have powWowed III the town house for the
past two weeks in Il manner very anus
ing tn the public and remunerative to
themselves. The amount of medicine
which they have induced our agricultural
population to invest in is somewhat mar
Yellous.
JERICHO CENTRE.
The Essex band assisted by Prof Sher-
man and son of Burlington, Miss Lila
WouiWoIth and Miss Brown Of Essex
Genre favored us with a very fine concert
Wednesday evening. The boys play very
nicely when il is taken into account thai
the band has been organized only nine
months The sUnG by &. \. Nichols en-
utled Pay Your Respects to McGinnis'
was well sung. The Essex band gives m
entertainment that is worthy of a full
huse. ..... The agent of d. Mason x Co
his delivered the History of Chittendel
County to tine subscribers.n this town. y
number refused to take the book on the
ground that agent misrepresented ii
regard to cost, etc,.....E r.. b. Jordan is il
Boston buying Christmas goods There
is to be a Christmas tree. in the church anC
Jordan Brothers expect to furnish the
fruit t,....T The aid society met with Mrs
G. II. Nash Thursday evening. Music was
furnished by the Nashville band and i
very enjoyable evening was spent.
K. A. Barney's sawmill Is being stocket
for the season by logs from the lot,
bought by Shepard & Morse OF Burling
ton.
RICHMOND
The toboggan slide is well patronizet
every pleasant night. Torch lights the
whole length OF 1t Some 10 rods of the
lower end is covered with saw dust t,
slacken the speed of the tOboggans.
The Hotchin family of four ladies gave
concert at the Congregational church las
Monday evening. using two chimes o
bells, il an -, Hl!i Il large number oi othe
ins ruments The oyster supper at tn,
veslly OF the Universalist church was wei
attended and quite Il handsome sum real
Il... .l..l 4
Friday and l. to have Two weeks VaCa
ton Principal May has gwen eXce!len
satisfaction to the patrons Of the sChOO
.....Tae Ladies Church Aid society o
the COILrC .,dtiOndl church held their an
nual meeting the l1th inst, and elected
for the ensuing year Mrs. ). A. Andrews
president, Mrs. >. Fay Andrews, vice
president and Miss Lillian Green treasure
and secretary. The society nave earne,
ana raised for church purposes the las
year one hundred dollars he Con
ErcgHtiunal church choir are practcins
Christi mas music, which they hope to rem
der IN an acceptable mauuer. Rev
austin IlaHen exchanged desks last sun
day with the Rev. Mir Williams of Esse,
;,.,..R. VI. Cunant mas shipped over on
hundred carloads of potatoes To marke
since last fall.
wEsTFoRD.
David Mcclure, who Is said to be tn
oldest man living in town, is confined [,
the hOuse by illness ...... Forty dollar
was realized from the donation at tn
Baptist parsonage last FRIDAY. Mis-
Addie Nichols is teaching school in distric
No. >, Miss Nellie lockwood in No. |
Miss King in No. 4, Miss Teller in No 4
......As no lntONicants can be purchase,
in Westlord, some of the inhabitants ar
dependant on border town in Frankli,
county for "tangle-foOtn ~ One unfortu
lftt nod trtth