Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
telegraph line through town on Monday
and Tuesday of this week.
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week -. Captain Moses Mcfarland was
elected delegate at the Democratic caucus
to attend the Democratic state COnVen-
tion to be held at Montpelier. The Re
publican voters of the town of Waterville
are requested to meet at the school house
in district No on Friday July %. at 1:3O
p. m, to elect six delegates to attend the
county convention to he held
at Hyde Park, July 20, lseG. hY order of
j. |. smith, II. l.. Beard, O. 6. Kelley,
town committee.
Berkshire.
Farmers are well along with their hay
ing and are cutting generally more than
an average CrOp... Miss Bertha Grant Of
Morrisville has been a guest of Miss Anna
Bell for few days. Edward Fay of st.
Albans is spending his vacation with
friends in town.. William Lewis for
merly of Berkshire, now of Canton, y.
" spends the coming week here.
Misses Ada and Mariquita Goodrich are
visiting in Troy and a Dercoue ....A socla-
bic was held Mr. Thomas Capronss, sat
urday evening NV. II. Robinson of
Morrlsville was with friends over sunday
flames Chaffee was taken quite i'll at
the breakfast table Sunday, but is much
better at present.
Franklin.
c. Temple has gone to Saratoga, where
he intends to remain few weeks for his
health. .... The weather has been unfavor-
able for hayiug for over week aud sew
eral of the boys have taken advantage of
the lOwery weather and have tried their
luck fishing on Franklin pond. The
largest catch of bass reported is that of
Harvey Olmstead and Frank Bruso,
who caught lG last Friday that weighed
81 pounds, the largest weighing ~
pounds.
Cornwall.
Mrs. Tabitha Brown Of Burlington has
VII h..,s
the past week, and has now gone to
Salem. n Y, TO visit other friends ..
Miss Agnes Stowell is spending the vaca-
tion of the Castletou Normal school in
town with her sister, Mrs. Charles X.
Witherell Misses Gertie aud Alice Lane
of Burlington are in town guests at c. H.
Lane's Mrs. Eliza Foote OF Bowling
Green, Ohio, is spending "A few weeks
with her friends in town and vicinity
Enosburgh Falls.
The band had a lawn party on Friday
evening which netted Them 50 The
evening was very unfavoraDle or there
would have been a much larger attend
ance. The Dr.. b. j. Kendall company
will close their laboratory August tirst!for
Il two weeks vacation There is quite a
large party going To Lake Champlain
camping the first week in August.... A
w. Woodwork and daughter are spend
ing few weeks at Saratoga Springs.
Isle La Motto.
Lots of hay cut in town and ont in all
the rain we have had for week past
Oats are looking well, but hay is almost
a failure on some farms 90. School closed
in district No. l last Monday for three
weeks vacation. The teacher, Miss May
Adams, is visiting relatives in Quebec 49,.
The sociabe held at Mr. NJ. ;. Bowman's
last Wednesday evening was very pleas
ant gathering and netted the society
sll.50, Doctor Melvin j. Hyde and fam
lily of Fairfield, are visiting relatives in
town. Doctor J. p. Hill and family and
Miss Donaldson of North Hero, were in
town last Sunday. THE storm last Fri
day was quite severe in some places. The
wind blew over two trees on H. II. Good
sells farm, one striking against the house,
breaking some of the glass ont of the win
dOWs. There was some hail with the
storm, but not enough to damage crops.
Ripton.
On the 10Th inst. Levi Goodro was
tried before l.. H. Baker for being intoXi-
Gated and fined - and costs. He disclosed
on G. Aibee who was fined $40 and costs
.... The Ladies' Aid society received SIG
at their ice cream festival last Wednesday
evening.
Waterbury.
George W. Kennedy, Chas ID. Robin
son and Lorenzo Bryan were elected dele
Moody and Alvah Wisely alternates to
the democratic state convention at Mont
pelier the 22d.
south Hero.
The hail and rain storm of sunday did
great damage, cutting down corn, lOdg-
ing grain and washing ont beans 90. \. B.
keeler in giving bonds Thursday entered
upon his twenty-third year rs postmaster
at the place.
Robert \. Morse. jeweller, South Royal
ton, has been attached.
James +. Carey, succeeds ;. W. Rankin
rs postal clerk between Brattleboro and
Springfield Rankin gong upon the long
run between RichtOrd and Brattleboro.
b. W. Taylor of the Baltimore Amcri-
can is to succeed Addie r, Davis of the
Brattlehuro RtOTHCr, she having re
signed the position for other literary
work.
The local members Of the Bennington
Battle Monument association met AT Ben
uiugtOu yesterday TO determine how and
under whose auspices the celebration OF
the 10Th of August next shall be held.
The association are ready to begin the
monument, but the body has no money
to eNpend on celebration, and II Is
thought that it should therefore be con
Quoted by some other OF GanlZatlou, either
the Bennington Historical society or per-
haps the citizens of Bennington. Il Is
proposed TO lay the corner stone on that
day.
The death is announced of the Hon.
Altman l.. Miner of Manchester, one of
the best known citizens of Vermont
which occurred at his residence in that
town Monday afternoon lie was well
known in his varied relations as a citizen,
lawyer and legislator. He was a descend
ant of one of the best known and promi
nent families emigrating from Connecti-
cut to Vermont IN the early period of the
States history.
During the fiscal year ending June 30
there were sold at the Rutland postOtlice
100, ,251 one cent stamps, 49l, 500 two cent
stamps and "a OIL stamps of other denom-
nations. There were 1909 newspaper
wrappers sold, 2l2,2S5 stamped envelopes
and 1896 $50 postal cards, making the total
number of stamps, cards and envelopes
sold ,l21 ,s42 The number of money or
ders and postal notes issued was 3sl3,
amounting to So, DPS 80. The number Of
money orders and postal notes paid was
4iSO, amounting to S45,lSlS4. The money
order transactions for the year amounted
~ S-1 An ~ Tho tntul money Ttylu-aQ-