Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-12
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
EVENTS AND OCCURRENCES IN our
OWN STATE.
Chittenden County.
RICHMOND.

law office of Hon. II. l.. BOyden of West
Randolph. He has studied law for several
years past all his leisure time. There
We're 10 marriages in town in 1855, 81
births and III deaths. X. NJ. Conant,
Esq. has shipped from the Richmold de
pot over one hundred car loads of pota-
toes, this past winter. Charles "A. Bar
nard from Montpelier started for Hines
burgh with one of L. H. Freeman's livery
teams When crossing the railroad, II
train of cars standing near by, the horse
SHE'D, throwing Mr.. Barnard against the
railroad crossing post and lnJurlng him
seriously if not fatally. His head and
shoulders struck against the post. He
was taken up insensible and carried into
Freemau's drug store. After being bled
by DR.. Bromley he came tO somewhat and
seems to he doing as well as could be eX-
pected The horse was stopped near the
bridge, The sleigh was badly demoral-
iZed.
ST. GEORGE.
Our winter school, Miss Nancy o. Pat
ten teacher, closed a very successful term
of II weeks on Fen. 2S. The following
scholars had no marks: Oracle and
Linnie smith, and Marty +. Tilley :; with
no tardy marks, Grove IiIley and Bertie
Carr, Pheba Hinsdil and Edward Bur
rett for perfect spelling. Total attend
ance q16 Mrs Benedict, superintendent
of schools, has just returned from New
jersey where she has been spending the
winter Mrs. X. O. Castle has been
....M Miss lda Isham arrived home from
her western visit on the 1lth inst. X.
O. Castle. Esq, has sold the Nathan Lock
wood farm to H. j. sutton of Williston,
Willard Chapman occupies the house.
Mrs. James Millham gave two tramps the
"grand bounce" with lots of good advice
one day last week. 1t is believed that one
of SAID tramps has wealthy and respect
able relatives living in Burlington, and
the other came over from New York State
on the ice.
HINEsBUEGH
George f. Edmunds of lrasburLh, and
Matte Somers, Were married at the resi-
dence of Andrew Somers ON Tuesday ....
Cheney |. Cole was married Wednes'
to Miss NJ. VI. Knsley. The cere-
mony was performed at O'Clock
at Mr.. Hull's residence in the
Mr. Max. l.. Powell of Richford was Mr..
Coles best man. The presents were elegant
and numerous go. Miss Mary Woodbury. is
holding revival meetings in the Methodist
church with good success. There are about
30 converts so far. .George Welcome start
ed for Mexico, Monday aid to Prof. G. G.
Pringle in his botanical work. He has
been Mr.. Pringle'S assistant for the last
four years -. Nelson w. Partch of New
Haven, but formerly of this town, is quite
sick and fears are entertained for his re
covery .. The roads are bad and acci-
dents from turning out of the road are Of
almost daily occurrence. The highway
tax voted at our town meeting Is > per
cent i'm money, which is one-third of the
tax, and l3i. in labor, which is the other
tWU-thlrGs.
CHARLOTTE.
Some of the young men have built set
of traVerses for cOastlng and the boys and
girls have grand times....At the town
meeting the selectmen were Instructed to
act in the matter Of laying out side walk
on the north side Of the highway from
the corners to the depot. 1t will be re-
membered that a petition to this effect
was circulated some time since a side
walk would be great public convenience
Mr. Cookie of Waltham will carry on
the farm of 7. c. Hill Julius A. Wash
burn leaves the farm of l.. r. Hubbell
and moves onto farm near Nergennes
Abel n, Barber has bought out the
heirs in the Lewis Barber estate, and over
three hundred acres with one of the finest
timber and wood lots in this section. 1t
will be seen that the tax voted for town
expenses, ten per cent,ls probably AS low II
not lower than any other town i'll the cOun-
ty. Those who are looking for farm or 9TH
er investment, should bear this in mind
Mrs l.. d. Stone has just returned home
from Chicago, where she has been spend
ing the winter with her daughter. =. Our
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Livermore being the last to speak to us
She gave IL TWO lectures instead of one to
crowded mouse Mr.. George Root has
CONSTRUCTED one of the finest cOastng
traverseS in Vermont, and ii is being well
tested for is strength almost every even
ing.
wILLISTON.
The Universalist church of this place
has been thoroughly renovated, painted
and pay red and II now presents an at
tractiV' appearance. The papering was
done Il der charge of c. G.. Peterson of
Burlin- ton and it gives entire satisfac-
ton.
ESSEN JUNCTION.
Re- J. = Goodall will give memorial
addr, ; on John b. Cough next Sunday
event z at the Baptist church. -. The
grad school at Essex Junction closed
March .. The Grammar department
closed two weeks earlier, owing to the i'll
ness of Mr., Hayden. In the primary
room, taught by Miss Tarbox those pupils
having no marks against their names in
the register are, Eddy LABEL, Hattie La
bell, Eben salisbury, Ezra White, Oliver
Willie Place, Daisy Wiley, Bessie Wiley,
Marion Bates, Eunice Flood Eddy Flood
Florence Goyette, Lilly Gaines, Claude
Hunter, Wilbur Sawyer, and Oliver
White. A large number have had
no tardy marks; In the intermediate
having no marks against their names are,
Hyman Wiley, Addie Teachout, Hugh
Teachout, BERTHE Parsons, Willie Willie LABEL,
Goyette. Adolphus Goyette, Albert Flood
Charlie Fielders, Fred Bixby and Charlie
Bates Adolphus Yandow, Hessie Shland
and Ellie Baker, one day absent; Ettie
Mcclellan, half a day. Those missing no
words in spelling are Harry .Atherton,
Clara Teachout, Napoleon Ladue, Eliza
White, Frank Parizo, Fanny Doherty,
Pearhe Stevens and Addie Teachout,
Those missing only one word, Hugh Teach
out, Bert Flood and Leslie Hunter. Whole
number of pupils in primary and inter
mediate rooms, 10. Principal Hayden
has so far recovered that he went to
his home in Jericho, Monday.
There are five scholars that 90 from here
to Essex Centre to the academy this
spring term one going to Burlington
High school, -. Frank V. Randall, who
has been in the hotel at Westford is to
move into our village, having rented the
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