Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-01
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE,
Chittenden County.

Chittenden County.
HINEsBURGH.
Mrs. Fred Douglass has returned from
Fort Worth, Texas. ...Andrew Curry has I
built new blacksmith shop Corn
planted in April is remarkably forward
lover three tons of butter were mar |
keted here Monday at way down prices !
1.-The road machine has done some eN-
cellent work lately The school board
have called for % cent school tax The
board will meet at school house NO. on
July ., to consider the removal of the
same to q more desirable location. The
funeral of Mrs. Hannah Russell in her
Goth year was attended at the residence OF
her son ElWOod Russell. Friday She was
the widow of Perry Russell who was muir
dered by Henry Welcome and had very
narrow escape from sharing her husband ;
fate at that time zee. Preparatory for Deco
ration day memorial sermon was preach
ed in the Methodist church Sunday after
noon, by Rev. q. y. Kerr Decoration
day services will be held Saturday. The
procession consisting of the children of
the public schools Post Cummings &. 4.
r. and citizens on foot and in carriages
will form i'm front of the academy at one
o'clock and headed by the llinesburgh
cornet band will march to the cemetery
where the Post will perform the service
for the dead, then return to the academy
grove where the oration will be delivered.
refreshments Will ne ScINtl Ill hIduu
Army han. james Terry returned from
the Catholic meeting at Charlotte sunday
and while caring for his horse IL the barn
was so badly kicked that it is thought he
cannot survive. Mr.. James Terry an old
farmer was found Sunday in his barn
under his horses He had been kicked
and stamped upon until unconscious ana
died Tuesday ....Dr. G. j. Russell was
thrown from his wagon Monday while
breaking colt and striking on a drag
came very near breaking leg. He will
be laid up some days with the sprain
which is said to be rs bad as fracture &c.
a good deal of anti-Edmunds literature
has been sent into town lately but finds
little or no sympathy here. MIR.
{. NJ Cooley came to IInesburgh % years
ago and bought his farm, running in debt
for tWOthrds of it. He has paid for the
farm of 122 acres, built new barn 100
feet long, clapbOalded and iointed with
basement and running water III the
stables, and two new houses, one 20N3O
feet, the other 30X3O feet, two stories, with
Easements and French roofs. All his
buildings are arranged for comfort and
convenience and betOken great thrift. SiN
hundred fruit trees have been set out,
nearly all are now in bearing. Mr., and
Mrs. Cooley wish to express their sincere
thanks to their many friends who 50 kind
ly remembered them on the 35th auniVer-
sary OF their wedding, May II.
ESSEN
Memorial day is to be celebrated on
Monday next at the Centre under the di-
rection of Il. :. sherman post G.. y. r.
a procession, headed by the Essex COrnet
band, is to be formed at the town hall
at 10 a. m, march thence to the cemetery
where the graves of soldiers will be deco
rated by committee of the post: an ad
dress by Hon Hugh Henry of Chester will
be delivered followed by short speeche,
from others. \ dinner consisting OF
baked beans, brown bread, etc, will be
provided by the ladies at the town hall
for the post and their invited guests. Sim
liar ceremonies will take place Mt the
junction in the afternoon The closing
exercises of the Essex Classical Institute
for the school year took place last week
The annual reunion of former students
and graduates of the Institute occurred
Thursday morning, when an excellent
address was delivered by +, +. Gordon
Esq. of Montpelier, and poem by +. q
Nichols of Richmond WAS read 10y Mis-
Annie rracy of the L. Y. NJ. The gradual
ing class, ten in number, occupied tn,
afternoon, and acquitted themselves well
In the evening there was a social gather
ing in Institute hall, and an exhibition o
student, in the "BroOn Drill The eX
ercses We're interesting throughout anC
evinced,the thOroughuess of the instruction
which the students have received from
Principal Tupper and his associates. Mr.
Tupper resigns his position rs principa
with a view of entering Immediately upol
the work of the ministry at Post Mills il
Hartford. His resignation is greatly re
GREETED, rs he was doing excellent worl
in the school, the results of which wer
plainly visible in the graduating class
He leaYes with the good wishes of all fo
his success in his new location
JERICHO CENTRE.
Most of the trees that We're set her
one year ago, are alive, ana already in
prove the looks Of tie green. Mrs
Pierce has returned and occupies he
house in this Ylllage....A great deal Z
talk has been occasioned by the death G.
Mary IObn at the hospital a few day
ago, but there is 40 blame ON any one {
the physicians as she was under the car
of DR.. Gage, she had not consulted an
of our local doctors, though she rode t
Burlington with Dr. Cilley. Neither sh
nor her family asked advice OF him in an
way, and his taking her to the hOspiti
was merely an act of kindness on his par
Miss Tobin acted her own pleasure in tn
matter, and decided to submit 10 the op,
ration by Prof. Phelps as 1t was his la,
clinic at the hospital. The unhappy r.
suit was caused by shock, and not as a r.
suit OF any ones neglect or maltrea
ment. The family have the sympathy
their nelghbors in their sad allliction.
EssEX JUNCTION.
Rev j. s. Goodall preached Nlemorii
sermon in the Baptist church on Sunda
g. A. X. boys were astir early Monda
morning preparing for their first Mem
rial service. Those from the junction an
vicinity met at the &. a. h. hall at
O'Clock a. m, where teams were ready
convey them to the Centre, where the
were joined by others TO the number of 4
The programme was carried out III goo
order, short addresses being delivered |
DIR. l.. &. Butler and Rev. G. Wedgewort
The dinner in the town hall was eXcelle
and bountiful. There was large gat
ering of people with a large proportion
children present, who seemed to be We
deeply interested in the exercise
The programme at the Junction, whi
included an address by Hugh Henry al
an oration by Carlisle f, Ferrin, was C,
red out in successful manner. The 4
dress OF Comrade Hugh Henry was me
excellent and was listened to by pack
house, and many could not get into t
house, a very large number of childr
were i'm the audience and much minis ~