Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-09
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
EVENTS AND OCCURRENCES IN OUR
OWN STATE.
Chittcnden County.

Chittcnden County.
ESSEN JUNCTION.
The result of the school meeting, was
that NJ. \. Bingham was chosen one of the
prudential committee TO take the place of
Amos Hobart, deceased. =. \. Brownell
was elected to serve for three years. 1t
was voted to raise tax of % cents, and
vote was passed instructing the committee
to purchase a bell for the school house.
The sugar festival Friday night at the
Union church was great success Doth
socially and financially. The entertain
ment consisted of singing, reading and
selections and recitations of the young
people, after which they repaired TO the
Vestry where tables were spread with the
incest OF maple syrup, doughnuts, etc,
to which all did ample justice The pro
ceeds are to 20 toward purchasing Il new
bell for the church. Daring supper II sub
scriptiOn paper WAS circulated aud the
sum of 50 was pledged for the bell.
Farmers are beg nuiug to piuw and
prepare the land for spring sowing one
man has soWu his early pea-....The wife
Ul Rev. Mr.. Goodall Is quite sick with
CrSSlpclaS.. The pOstOticc has been re
moved inJo the Farmers Exchange store,
and Is very neatly arranged IN Tue same
corner that il was in ISL -. II is much
more convenient ami satisfies the public
much better than when at the huitI....
:. \. BrOWnell, the owner OF the brigham
store is tearing the inside all out ot the
building, and is to make some CndugeS
ana rebuild the inside. Jason Hunt
started for the Vest Monday moruiuL,
intending to 90 aS ft. aS Dakota aud 10 b"
gone TWO or three weeks.
WINOO~KL
The adjourned village meeting was
held in the WinOoskl steamer company
rooms Monday night at which about the
only business of importance transacted
was the yo ing of a tax OF - PER cent ON
the grand list.
Miss Belle Murdock has leased the store
on Main street formerly occupied by Mrs.
James c. Plat, and will occupy the same,
opening next week with a new and com
pete stock of millinery and ladies fancy
goods, Patrick Gleason, formerly of tins
place, whose serious illness at Savannah,
Georgia, was mentioned in these columns
some time ago died at that place last
Wednesday ana has been buried there
The WiuoOski graded schools opened
yesterday, after the two weeks vacation.
Mrs. j. II. Harlgan has been re-engaged
as principal and the other teachers are
Mrs. Lonergan, Mrs Bartram and Miss
Hull....A new departure was made at
the meeting OF St stephens club Sunday
evening, Il debate which had been prevl-
ously arranged for was INDUCED in and
proved very intereSting...I The river
which had been 50 high last week has
gone down again to almost its natural
stream. some damage was done the walls
of the Walker Il Hatch conpanys new
shop.
JERICHO CENTRE.
Asa Church was elected committee in
district No l. Prof. ). :. Cilley in No. 3
1.-The roads are in a very bad condition
for travel ...I The farmers have had Il good
run OF sap this week. DR.. Cllley has
four patients, whose combined ages are
344 years.
sHELBURN.
Mr.. Ira Andrews one OF Shelburn's old
est inhabitants, was buried here on Wed
nesday also a three year old son of Julius
Sorelle, who was sick but little more than
aday. James f.. " hite Esq, has bought
100 acres Of land of J. b. Bartlett, and ha ;
sold his store to Tracy * Van Nliet There
Will be several more real estate changes to
note IN few days. Rev. l.. y. Dibble
gave us a fine discourse on temperance
last Sabbath....D, l.. Spear has bought of
Mr.. Peet the hotel property at the village
and Mr.. Peet has bought lot of james
+. White and will build on ii soon.
JERICHO.
Mrs William Douglass is seriously i'll
III f. Stevens left upon his return trip
for st. Paul last Monday. ....F. ID. ellison
was in town for few days last week,
leaving Mondav evening =. j ohm Casey
has rented the DR.. Howe" farm, lately
occupied by Arson Field, Esq. .AleXan-
der Miller, Jr, has moved to Bennington,
and has rentec mis- place in this village to
exchanged with Thomas Thorp of Under
hill his place mere for a farm in the vicin-
ity OF Pleasa. Valley, Underhill .... Oliver
Brown has I'D to Blakey * Melaney of
the Beach House his matched span of
chestnut ho ses consideration, SID.
NJ. II. Alexander, Esq, is in attendance at
the County Court in Burlington. Rev.
Mr.. GOOdai of Essex junction delivered
his memoir ii address on John. b, Cough
last Sunday evening at the Congregational
church Editor Bradford of the Chittcn-
den Repc.tor while out, presumably, in
search Of locals for his paper, Monday
Afternoon, shot fine, large owl, which
measure lour feet from tip to tip of the
wings Alr. Bradford is to have him
stuffed nd placed in charge of the edlto.
rial sauctum.
The Village school district meeting,
which ccurred Tuesday evening, was the
most tluly attended one for many years.
The p udential committees report show
ed that the expenses for the past year
were 1924 SO. The balance due for the
furn""e, etc, S2l52S, making a total of
SlliJll. The receipts for the year
amu.tnted to $500 l3 leaving an indebted
nes> unpaid OF S2l9.9S. The amount due
from the school fund is S3599l. A tax of
20 cents on the dollar of the grand list
was voted to meet the expenses of the
current year and pay the Indebtedness
The following officers were elected NJ
II. Alexander, moderator Frank Howe
clerk: j. ;. Cllley, prudential committee
d. f.. Rood, treasurer NJ. V. Mattamore
collector A Is. Somers, f. G. Williams
Eugene Curtis, auditors.
EAST CHARLOTTE.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. r.. Emo and Mr.. and
Mrs. George ID. Jackman were delegates
from the Baptist church to the TheOlog
cal Institute held last week in Burlington
AT the sugar festival in Lyceum hall
the other evening the Misses Lyon of st
Albans, added greatly to the pleasure OF
the occasion by several fine musical selec
tions on the organ and violin. Miss Ger
trude is a proficient with the last named in
struunant and Mia lillian is inst aS cu Dn