Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06

some years died at the home of her son
Monday morning. The funeral was held
TUESDAY at ? p. m, Rev f. II. Healpv
officiating .... The check list shows nearly
900 legal voters in town f.. j. Noyes
lamlly who have been spending few
days IN the queens dominion, returned
home Saturday ... Charles f.. Fairman,
pension attorney from Washington, ID. c.,
VIII DE at the county clerks Office August
% aud 26. Rev. f. j. Ward has gone
away on two weeks vacation ...A
Democratic mass county convention will
be held here August ,, to put in nomina-
tlon county ticket. -Four couples at
tended the concert at Stowe Friday even
ing and were lavish in their praises of the
entertainment.
Bristol.
The offerings of butter Saturday, were
small Prices still low. Prof W. ".
Dayton, the eXposer of spirtualsm, gave
an entertainment at Holley hall, Satur-
day evening. Many of the tricks were
new. The exposing portion of the enter.
tainmcnt was left till later in the season
.... W atSOn ~. \arney, son of VI. u. Var
ney, has gone to Winona, Mimi, where
he Is to engage in school teaching 30. Prof.
j. Seaver and wife of New Haven Conn,
VINO have been visiting friends in town,
left for home Monday. Rev. F. b.
strong addressed the children on the sub
Ject of temperance at the Baptist church.
sunday afternoon The democrats of
Addison county will hold mass cOnven-
tlon In this place on the 2lst... Union ser
vices were held at the Baptist church sun
day evening, Rev II. W. Gregory of the
Methodist church, occupied the pulpit ..
The temperance men of tins town do not
lake very kindly to the prohibition ticket
IheN recognize the fact that the republ-
can party are the true eXponents of tenn
perance principles The Weber Quar-
tette club Is booked for an entertainment
at 1Olley hall in the near future The
Bristol lecture association held its annual
meeting last Friday evening, aud elected
the following officers President, T.. \
Hasseltlne; vice president, ID f.. Taylor
secretary, ;. w. Hatch treasurer, W. A.
Lawrence executive committee. w. II.
BOsWOrth, |. y. ROseman. DR.. t.. VI. Kent,
II. =. Sumner F. W. Nash 1t was de-
clded to give course Of SIX lectures the
coming season. Season tickets will be 81. .25
instead of 81 each. With the increase in
price better talent can be secured. The
ASSOCIATION has been in existence for two
years and the venture has proved success
tul.... The check list of voters has been
posted; 1t contains nearly 400 names. ...
Candidates for town representatives, are
laying low. There are at least four as
plrants for the position.
North Hero.
The heavy rain since the beginning of
the week has greatly retarded haying
Some farmers are not alf done ana many
pieces of oats will be fit TO cut in a few
days which will make business rushing
for the next few weeks to come..An-
other boat load of iron for the bridge was
discharged the first of the week . The
stock horse "Old Earthquake" owned 10y
Capt. Warren Corbn of south Hero. is TO
be entered in the American trotting reg
lster, Mr.. q. VI. Thomas, Esq. of New
York having the matter in hand.
The hail storm which passed over the
south end OF this town Thursday night
2Jth ulU about 9 o'clock did Il large
amount of damage, in all $1,000 On the
farm OF Hiram Darrow, the loss will
amount to S3OO and that of Guy knight.
Luman Haynes, John and Addison
DQdds, and Isaiah Dubuques loss will
fully swell the amount to 500 more
The ground is literally covered with
shelled oats, corn, and leaves cut all to
pieces. MIR. Darrows's apple and plum
crop will be about ruined.
Mrs. VIM. Taylor of Springfield. Mass.
is at her fathers, Rev. NJ. G. Stebbins "
Mrs. Juliette Holley has rented her place
to W IN. ii. Curtis for a term OF wears and
is soon TO go to New Haven to reside with
her daughter, Mrs. DR.. +. f. Preston.
Miss Belle Hanks. IA teacher III the Yer
genIes graded school, Is spending Il few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. II. T.. Taylor
....The large amount of grass which has
been produced this season is nearly all
secured, and large acreage of grain is
rapidly rpening... Late tidngs have been
received from Chas. X. Witherell, who /
sailed several weeks since with a cargo of .
sheep and hCrses for Rio Janiero. They
a severe storm of three DAYS .
duration off Barbadoes Island, but have |
reached their destination by this .
time, II no i'll luck has betallen them.
Mrs. DR.. John Wheeler OF Burlington,
who has been In town for the past week
visiting her grandmother, Mrs Anna san
ford, has returned home. Mr.. and Mrs
lyman Frost and daughter of Lowell,
Mass, are spending the summer in town
With Mr.. Frosts brother, AusOn w Frost
...Prof. Milo Benedict of Boston, the
acted pianist and composer, and VIII
Benedict, recent graducate Of Amherst
,Ollege, with their sister Nellie are in town
Mrs William Lane of Burling-
on has been visiting here this week.
Waterbury.
Xenas Watts has sold his grocery and
provision store to Charles Conaut of
stowe. Miss Tenney of the Boston Con-
ervatory of Music has a class in music
iuriug her vacation. She stops with her
ather' Rev. Leonard Tenney.....
Iohn Seabury and wife are going to
pend the winter near Los Angles, Cal.
south Hero.
The selectmen have called town meet
ng for August to vote again on adopt
ng the town system of schools. 1t is
'lalmed two illegal votes were cast at the
March meeting, and If so the old system
Will probably be retained Mrs. Ruth
'anderson from Battle Greek, Mich is
listing friends on Grand Isle.
Isle La Motto.
Haying is somewhat delayed on account
IF the rainy weather Elisha Rey- ,
holds Is the first person in town to com
nence harvesting this year. Mr. ana
Miss Mcdowell of Champlain, y. y,
we're in town over sunday Mr.. Merritt ,
Pike is home on Il visit from New York,
where he has been engaged a. stenogra-
)her the past year. 90. The Catholic church ,
las been newly painted, also new steps
erected in front of it,. School closed in
district No. ? last Thursday .... Consider I
lble work has been done ON the highways |
his season so far, and they have been |
greatly improved Hon. II. {. Hills ,