Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-09

After some discussion the old board was
chosen as prudential committee for the
year ensuing, as follows : Frank A. Goss,
NJ. Il. Bristol, l. BARLEY. TIE report of
the committee showed the school expenses
FOR the past year to have been S431 .G6.
Estimated cost for the ensuing year $4i36,-
"a, less estimated assets S91 o. leaving
S}S!j,O2 to be provided for The commit
tee recommended the raising of $1,000. 90.
1t was decided to leave the amount Of tax
to he levied in the hands of the commit
tee. -Four per cent deduction was voted
on all taxes paid by the lst of July next
voted that the whole tax he paid by Octo-
Der lst, 1856. MIR. w. II. Shaw, principal,
read Il report of the number of scholars
attending school in Nergennes, their aver
age daily and total attendance, by which
1t appeared that iO6 different scholars at
tended the two schools. DAILY average,
25G
The unexpected arrival home of Miss
Belle Parker from Hartford Conn, de-
cided Deacon J. w. Parker to take adj
vantage of The low rates of fare, S32 30 to
Los Angeles, Cal.
Cambridge.
Episcopal services at Cambridge Center,
on sunday, April llth, at eleven "A. m,
also in the afternoon
Fairfax.
There will be State Fast Day service in
Christ church, Buck Hollow. Fairfax, ON
rldhN next, Aprll 9th, at eleven O'Clock.
1g,INI ~, I'S dIoo 1t. VIZ NlIIlam Buck on
! hurSdlN evening" Aprll SIN, ana at Mr
:. f. Sturges ;, Fairfax village, ON Wed,
heouaE evening" April th.
White River junction.
Nathan Brown, an old and well known
citizen Of this place, died at his residence
Wednesday noon, of cancer.
Enosburgh Falls.
At the school meeting ON Tuesday even
inc the following officers were elected .
Moderator. 4. w. Wondworth clerk i,
VI. .Jcffords prudential committee. \. II.
Bell. G.. l.. Marsh. r. NcFelton treasurer.
ID. {. Stone collector. II B I,lId Voted
to sustain 36 weeks of school With three
teachers also to raise 20 cent, ON n dol
lar to derrav the eXpenSp of the sumo.
After considerable discus,iou If was ,utpd
to have running water in the school housp
S"e "rN
G. f. Randall is improving the inside of
the American House by making repairs,
painting, etc....S. b. Waite has been APP
pointed county clerk in place of w. II. II.
Kendall, resigned. Mr. Kenfied has
held the office for upwards of ten years
@Hu H'i "t ni,icm ,l',l ni,s1eu ~ ms H'"i'
N..,,.
q. Is. Walton sold his interest III the boot
and shoe business OF q. Is. Walton q Co.
to his partner, W. f, French, on Monday.
...." "Mikado' drew the largest audience
ever in the opera house Monday night....
A. c. Harlow has returned from Chicago
for short time. Mccormick and Bark,
eer, stulptors' barely escaped the loss OF
from $1,000 TO $1,000 in models by the late
nigh water. Had they reached then
studio moment later their models would
have been ruined.
The highest water since 1869 prevailed
last Wednesday night aud Thursday The
Berlin street bridge was badly damaged
by the ice, and Berlin street was piled, for
a great distance, fifteen or twenty feet
high with ice. several buildings along
the river We're undermined, and waShouts
occurred on the Barre and Wells River
railroads, necesstatlng carrying passen-
gers around as far as Sabln's. PerciVal :
conservatory was partially submerged,
and the incursions of the element into
domestic cellars are too numerous to
mention. At noon Thursday the Watel
had fallen two inches. Rev. j: u; Bee
man, president OF the ermont MeI hodls'
oeiliil"'S mas ie.,ii i,rI, ~ "" "i''i a.
waterbury,
William Harrison Rillinos Fred perr,
RilIinns and Edwin Soion Berry of nix
nIara have invented machine for snwine
cIanhnnrds md heveiied sidinn Tith :
hnnd saw cpttino Ienpthwise Of the loo
from the outsi1e toward the centre
ms seems to he new denartnre i,
clnnboard machines and they havr an
nlitI for natent throngh thei,
nttornav Geor1e II KENNEDY on
Main Street hnf - few stems from m,
dnnnr ono wonId hardly he InnkiuG for -
dnirv farm vet here in comnact coInmndi.
on. Iarne ,,re in5 Jersey thnt furnish RI,
MIX fnr Mr. Charles G Warren's cream.
nrv The milk rms throu,rh = senarntnr
While if is still warm from the cows
~ ~ W lcii no no. WV pTi y " i'1i't' Wy V!u
acres of corn. which was put into foul
silos from which the cows have been fed
during the winter. But Mr.. Warren,
main business is at his tannerv at Mil
village. This is perhaps one of the best
equipped in New England. 1t has been
built only about one year and is equipped
with the most useful modern inDrdve
lnents. Eighty hides a dav or 400 10 800 /;
week are tanned and finished. mostly foI
harness leather. at this tannery.
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