Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

Boro. ): Rev. Mr.. Cooke has return
ed 10 Burlington. The Cungrcga-
tlonhlsts at JeflersonYille, are talk
ing of building IA new church,.
MIR. William Jordan and Miss AddIe
jackson attended the funeral of their sis
ter, Mrs Lavigne, in. Underhill recently.
Meetings are being held in the
school house at Hampshire corners by
Rev. MI Teller of Westford ... Mrs
Hattie Mann OF Boston has been visiting
IN the family OF Stephen Cornell at Jeifer-
SnnNlle. e.... Wetherby x Page have en-
gagged the cream from 30 cows in addition
20 the 700 they had last summer. =.
There Is Il prospect of IL singing school at
the Centre this winter
The East Cambridge Aid society met at
Clark Hapgood's Thursday evening".
The band az the BOro is soon to he rCDl-
ganized. Clarence Powell is home
from st. JOhnsbury school for Il two
week. Nacatlon....M Mr.. and Mrs. II. y.
Me!eudN, accom- panied by their nciCe, ~
rived home last Wednesday from an eX-
tended Western trip. They say the report
of Mr.. Joseph Meleudy's marriage is with
ont foundation in faCt..... Charles HUr-
ner, while skating on the Lamoille last
Friday, broke through the ice and mar
roWly escaped trownng.. ....Carrle
Gray Is III of canker-rash. ......
There was an attendance of upwards OF
20 At the Congregational sOclable at ;. VI.
SaftOrds Friday evening Tuesday
evening Miss Mary Covey gave a prty 10
- of her young triends....A snciable
was held at Mrs Ii. f. Cady's last Friday
evening. .....Aiiss Hattie WOOD of Fair
fax, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs Mark
Hebb..... Arthur Cavanaghi is harvesting
ice from his pond. ... Scarlet fever baS
made its appearance at Pleasant Nallcy....
II. Y. Wetherell has lately moved into
the o. w. Learned house lately vacated
he l. T,,i,, AI,.s (
son who has been AT the Cancer lnlirmary
at RoDle, y. y, for treatment has re-
turned but little benefited ..... lhe Good
Tempiar's oyster supper at JEFF r,unVille,
Friday evening drew but few outsiders
The farmers meetings are well liked 10y
our Hgrculturi~ts, but the notice of the
last one was to brief and the Wednesdays
meetings had Il small attendance. Thurs
day the farmers and their wives turned
out and IA good day is reported. ......
The BOro Methodist Sunday school will
nave Christmas tree e...... Miss Carroll
will eutert in the infant class of the Cen
TIRE Sunday school at her residence Christ
mas eve......Ihe young people of south
Cambridge gave Nh. and Mrs. Nolmeyer
Il, surprise party recently. Madam
Patteu of Jelfersouville celebrated her
Goth blri hday Friday. The quarterly
meeting of the |. o. q. L. Will meet in
Cambridge with PhpuiX lodge in Febru-
AIRY.
Bristol.
The butter market Saturday was active.
Attendance large. Prices ranged from
closed their engagement here Saturday
evening. At their entertainment Friday
evening Miss Helen Gee was presented a
piece of bead work as the handsomest
lady III the audience ; Lien" Gage won
the cod fish, the ladies' deciding that he
III
NJ. W. Wilson was his principal competi
t)r......Miss Emma aad James Ridley
are home Tor the holilays... The Slelgn
ing is now first class, and the holiday
trade Is heavy Although Bristol Is 4
lively town, the people lack the nerve tC
pus the railroad question to n successful
issue. Mrs Baker of Granville, \. y.
addressed the Splrltualists at Hatch's
/ hall, Sunday, at II a. IN. and p. m. The
attendance was fair Bristol Is receiv
ing a good deal OF free advertising by the
kip Roberts scandal. "kip' i now
! preaching in negro church IN Nofces
ter, Mass. p. Aberuethy has sold
| his grocery to c. V. Bales and Denui'
Meader two Of our young and enterpris
ing citizens. .... Miss Lillian Lowell lef
for her home in New YORK last saturday
.,...,The winter term OF the graded
/ school begins Jan. /.
The fourth entertainment of the lecture
D a.
Jan. 3. 1t Will be a lecture by DR.. Jane,
| Hedley, ON the sunny side OF Life"
Hyde Park
w. II. II. Kenfield and wife, who hav,
| been here through the summer, have re
turned To their home in Arlington, Mass
...... Masquerade entertainment for tht
benefit OF the band al town hall, SATURDAY
evening. Human Slayton of WolcOtt
against whom Il bill OF indictment wa
found charging him with burning
house, was released from Jail on Monday
he having furnished bonds in tie sum o
$500 Merinda I4hfountain and Levi.
Lafountain, held for assault, were re
leased ON bail Tuesday .....T The assstan
! Judges report balance in the county
treasury, Nov. 80, of less than 500. y,
tax was assessed last year, six person.
were uaturaliZed at the term of court
some of them had voted for upwards of y
years .... Charles strong takes the leaC
on pigs, he having killed one sevel
months old that weighed 322 pounds.
Georgia.
The Baptist society have about 800,
pledged for "A new church. They are t
build in the spring on the site occupied b,
the old one which was recently burned
/ The Young people have formed a bell >nCi
ely to buy bell for the church. The.
| had an oyster supper al the >!Iencr o
| 9. A. HOtchkiss Esq, recently, ut Whlct
| there were present about forty couple
Their profits were over S3O...... The rea
estate of the late Patrick Clark was sol,
nj auction Wednesday. DIR. j. y. Jenn
/ bought all east OF the road, consisting .
the buildings and - acres Ot meadow
laud, for 5000. lIenry o. Clark o
New York was in town last Wednesday
on business connected with the Clark e.
tate.
South Hero.
William Parks is seriously i'll with
quiusy sore ..... Rev. Mr.. Harris has beel
engaged by the congregational society a
pastor for the ensuing year...... lher
VIII be "a Christmas tree at the Methods
church ON Christmas eVe,.....M Miss Alic
c. Hall went last Friday to teach in tn
schools at Springfield, VI.
New Haven.
Mr. Nelson w. Partch has for severa
days been severely i'll, threatened wit
rheumatism of the heart but at last nc
counts was slightly improved. 900. Mrs
Isaac Gibbs, quite aged lady Is in yer