Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05
THE NEWS IN VERMONT
EVENTS AND OCCURRENCES IN OUR
OWN STATE.
Chittenden County.
UNDERHILL.

Chittenden County.
UNDERHILL.
Carl e. Day met with quite IA serious ac-
cdent while coasting last week. fractur-
ing his collar bone.
JERICHO.
The annual old folks party and dance
at Dixons, last Tuesday evening, was
one Of the most successful since the in
auguration of these parties. Over 100
couples were in attendance. The address
by Prof. j. S. Ciley was highly interest
ing and instructive, and was listened to
with close attention by the assembled
company His subject was "Our Country
and Our Homes" The singing by Mrs.
Nay and Miss Castle was most pleasing,
but particularly we'll received was the
rendering of the "old time" songs by
Messrs. Castle and McGinnis, who were
repeatedly recalled. The supper was eX-
cellent and bountiful, after which the
young people, with not a few older ones,
tripped the light fantastic until the 'wee
sma hours" to the excellent music of the
Howard Opera House orchestra
JERICHO CENTRE.
Miss Cora Chaplin is teaching the school
in No. Q, that Miss Tomlinson was obliged
to give on account of her poor health....
William Kelsey of Burlington was arrest
disorderly by Deputy Reeves of Under
hill. He was taken before Justice ;. 5.
Tompson on Monday and fined about S35
and costs, and all for being drunk and
also for abusing his horse. He took an
appeal.
HUNTINGTON.
Warren Gibbs of St Albans has been
engaged to deliver the address here on
Memorial day IA welcome little guest
put in an appearance ut Frank Strong's
one day last week in the person of a little
girl....A. d. White has bought the Tracy
Wyman place at the North village; con
sderation S525 Mrs. Guy Bickford who
has been dangerously III is slowly recov
ering IA good many of our townspeople
will attend the carnival at BuringtOn....
Mrs Spencer Bickford is visiting her
daughter Sadie in Bolton. Our sleigh
ing remains good and teaming is lively in
the lumber business. Those who have
been sick with the cauker-rash are all re
ported on the gain by the physician, none
of the cases have proved fatal, and the
disease seems to be abatlng.
sHELpUEN.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Ball of Shelburn
were treated to a grand surprise, Monday
evening, Feb t. on the occasion of the
fifteenth anniversary of their marriage,
A large number of friends were present,
including Miss May Hard of Kansas City,
NUO Is NlSllluS lIlcuuS III t7HtIDul II, WI.
and Mrs. II. ;. luttle and daughter of
Essex junction. and some forty others
from Ferrsburgh, and Charlotte. The
gifts were numerous and elegant, among
them being very handsome hanging lamp,
silver castor fruit knives, fine lin
towels, etc a very pleasant social time
was enjoyed the festivities lasting until
nearly O'Clock Il. IN. Cake and ice cream
was served, Mr.. and Mrs. Ball feel very
grateful for the kindness OF their friends
Hi
EAST CHARLOTTE.
Miss :. A. Wooster is spending a week
or so in Burlington with Mr.. and Mrs. f..
a. Fuller and other friends Sneak
thieves relieved Mr.. Alfred Sherman's
smoke house of nine hams and shoulders
few evenings agO.....O Our little post
office, which has lately been the occasion
of no small excitement, has finally got
settled down in :. f.. Russel's store,
with Miss Annie j. Quinlan, daughter of
our veteran mail carrier as postmistress,
and Mr.. j. X. Taggart as assistant Miss
l.. f. Minkler is conducting another very
successful school in this village No small
measure of Miss Minklers success is to
be attributed to the fact that she knows
how to maintlln good discipline in her
school. The wish is general and hearty,
that her valued services may long be re
tanned in thi" district. Miss Daisy Hos
ford has ret urned to Randolph Normal
summer
ESSEN JUNCTION.
S A. Brownell had one finger caught
between some logs he was unloading
down at his sawmil!, Monday, and it was
badly crushed. IA. II. Beach, mail agent
between st. Albans and Troy, ran his last
trip last Saturday. He resigned his
position about month ago....The
people of Essen junction are putting
street l4mps on some of our most frequent
ed streets and corners. Seven lamps have
already been put IN, and others viii fol-
low soon. ... Miss Ella Ferrin, one of the
teachers at Randolph Normal school,
stopped over the sabbath with her uncle,
DE- Perrin
Tn. Sday morning, Jan &c a small COM
panN of friends were gathered at the resi-
dencr of the late Harmon y. Tracy, the Oc-
casiJn being the marriage of his daughter,
Nj, Sarah Northrop Tracy, to Warren II.
Duuning Of Brooklyn, y. y. After the
ceremony, which was performed by Rev,
Nh English and the congratulations were
received the company repaired to the
diling room to partake of the bountiful
Wedding breakfast, where plates were
Lad for Is. Among those present from
out of town were Mrs. Dunning and
of Brooklyn, n. Y, Mrs. h. Y. Meach of
Shelburn, Vt, Miss Lotta l.. Wooster of
Saratoga Springs n. Y. Miss Bostwick of
Burlington, Benjamin q, Buttolph of
Boston, Mass, and his brothers, Harry +.
and John p. Buttolph of Buffalo, n. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Burt +. Nichols, the latter
the sister of the bride, were also present.
The happy pair departed ut II O'Clock with
showers of good wishes accompanied with
rice, not forgetting the legendary slipper
The presents were numerous and beauti-
full including building lot presented by
the father of the groom, several cases and
separate pieces of solid silver, china tea
and salad set and many other remem-
brances from friends.
w. j. Beach and Charles Nichols have
taken the job to repair the highway where
the river has undermined it, near the resi-
dence of Isaac Drury, between here and
North Williston, for the sum of 800, and
have given $1,000 bonds to so per
form the work that it shall stay for five
years They are filing the dugout with
stones and brush. \ large force of teams
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