Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05

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of building is contemplated at the village
and at Mechanicsville when spring opens
deacon \. ID. Partch was appointed
delegate to accompany Rev. Mr.. Field
to the Congregational council at Burling-
ton on Wednesday "A good number of
our people attended the lecture of g. r.
Vending at Charlotte and were much
pleased with it. Many of our young peo-
pie intend to attend the carnival at Bur
lington.
Alburgh.
Hon j. p. Ladd of Alburgh Springs has
sold his house and lot to Nelson Young
The donation party for the benefit of
Rev. j. ;. Upper netted about sixty dol
lars. The Congregational social was
held the 27th inst at the residence of b. 5.
Young. A large company was present
The annual oyster supper of the Con.
gregatonal church will be held on the
evening of February 10th with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Brenner, who now
occupy the hotel ut East Alburgh. a cor
dial invitation is extended to all, both in
and out of town
The Daniel Lille q. A. r.. Post held Il
very pleasant and successful campfire at
their rooms ON the 21th inst. Suppers
were furnished from , to o'clock-the
time from S to 10 was occupied with
speeches and stories by DR.. Smith of
Gaysville, Capt. Bruce of Barnard and
recitatiOns, songs, Choruses and band
music. The receipts for the treasury of
the Post amounting to some $40 or $50
Bristol.
Butter, Is to 20 cents eggs, 20 cents.
The fourth service of the year at the
Methodist church was held Sunday. Pre-
siding Elder j. w. Bennett preached a
powerful sermon, which was listened to
by an unusually large congregation.
Judge smith held session OF the Pro
bate Court here Monday. Bristol was
represented at the beekeepers' meeting at
Albany last week Mrs. Oliver Moody,
an old resident. died Friday night last.
Miss Kate Stewart has gone to st. Johns
bury to attend school. -. The high school
than high license. \ large audience
greeted Hon. Geo r. Vending at Holley
nall last evening and enjoyed rich treat.
The subject saul of Tarsus," was an un-
usually interesting one to the larger por-
ton of the audience.
Montpelier.
Handsomeinvitation cards to the eighth
annual ball of Company IL, which Will
take place at the Pavilion on the 1lth inst.
are out....A most successful drivewhist
party was held at Exemption House"
Thursday evening. For one hour the
company were silent. there being Il for
felt for every word spoken. We are glad
to notice that this pleasant pastme is at
tracing the attention OF the rural "dees-
tricts', westward. al. d. Taft has pur-
chased the handsome residence of eX-
Lieut.. Gov Geo. ~ Dale on Maine street
...; Hon j: l.. Martin was in town Sat
urday. -. EX-Ciov Paul Dillingham; of
Waterbury, though quite recovered from
his recent illness, is TO have an operation
performed for the benefit OF his sight.
Chelsea.
The directors chosen by the stockhold-
ers of the First National bank at their an
nual meeting reelected Aaron y. King,
president John B Bacon, vice president
and have reappointed John J.. Bacon cash
Ter Ii is understood that the last named
has received an offer to become cashier of
the new bank now being organized at
White River Junction, all of whose pro
posed capital stock has beeu subscribed.
This enterprise is largely due to the efforts
OF young Mr.. Bacon himself, who has
done most of the canvasslng and obtained
most OF the subscriptions. Should he ac-
cept this offer and remove from town,
Chelsea Will lose another of its energetic
ana promising young men, already beCOm-
ing far to scarce ... MI and Mrs. Charles
+. Ballou, reVivalists are conducting IA Sc
ries of meetings at the Methodist church,
assisted by the pastor, Rev. j. f. Knapp.
AFRO Reed of Brookfield, a young man
teaching school i'll district No. 3, was ar
rested, Wednesday morning, on com
plant of Richard Kennedy for furnishing
kennedy's boy during the noon recess,
Monday last. Kennedy claiming assault
and battery. The case was continued for
hearing till Saturday morning. "A man
in Nershire, reputed to be worth S40,O
recently died, leaving a will in which he
devised n $500 bit of real estate to his only
son and the rest of his property he left to
his widow, the sons step-mOther, and her
daughter. The will is TO be contested and
repetition of the Gusha will case from
Strafford, III which the will was broken,
seems likely to occur.
Hartford.
Mrs. Mary ii. Steele returned home from
Newport, whore she was detained for
several weeks by an attack of typhoid
pneumonia, on Wednesday The ladies
OF the Universalist society realized over
800 from their late oyster supper aud hop
at Pease's hall Mr. Pease generously
gave them the use of his hall for nothing
....George Gillette, who has been serving
as 4 brakeman on the Central Vermont
railroad Tor some time, has come home
sick and is now under his physicians care.
....Junathan Bugbee is rebuilding a
blacksmith shop on the size of his old one,
winch Was burned recently. He already
has the frame of his new one up and the
roof covered ...T The rain of Thursday ne
cessitated Il suspension OF work upon the