Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-08
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.

HINESBURGH.

HlNESBuRGH.
Mr.. Ezra Strong is building new house
near the Advent chapel. A second crop
OF ripe straw berries has appeared in the
meadows. On the evening of the 10th
Of September, over 100 of the neigh.
bors and friends of Mr.. and Mrs Harrison
owen gathered at their pleasant home
and celebrated their silver wedding. They
presented them with tokens of regard APP
proprlate to the occasion, among which
were many articles of silver ware and
other articles of value. The evening was
pleasantly spent with social and instru-
mental music, and bountiful repast was
spread, and all we've happy Congratula-
tons were rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
and the wish was freely expressed that
the next % years of their lie might be as
happy and pleasant as had the % years
ShlCe they were married. Mr.. Owen re-
sponded TO the congratulations in very
feeling and appropriate manner The
company separated in the small hours of
the morning, and all seemed TO feel that
they had good time
Last Saturday there were little flurries
OF SHOW, and water exposed at night troze
one one Quarter OF an inch thick There
Will be sociable at Miss Emma 5. Boyn-
IONS Wednesday evening. The w. G.
L. |. Will meet in the vestry, Thursday
at y. m. Mr.. David Fraser has taken
one Ton OF honey from "a swarms of bees
IL IS not so good quality as last year, being
much IN quantity. There have been two
money dews this year, one on milkweed
ana one on the elmS from which bees
made nice honey. Mr.. Alexander Fraser
mas taken over ton of honey from his
bees. The Hnesburgh base ball club is
composed of some of our finest young
men and the reputation they have ac-
qulred this season is due to real merit In
their victory over the Nergennes club
last week, they secured in prize and gate
lhAtI
squirrel hunt here last week, which closed
with supper at Flanagan's Friday night
Or j. Z. Russell and Mr.. Frank Andrews
headed the two parties and the latter
won .... Preparations are being made to
put new windows in the CONGREGATIONAL
chulch and tagging stone have been
drawn for walk from the church across
the street.
JERICHO CENTRE.
There were hard frosts last week and A
snow storm. Frank Ransom is about
to repair his house. Miss Minnie
Tomllnson presided at the organ in
church Sunday, In the absence of the or
ganlst. DR.. Ciley was elected a dele
gate from the First Congregational
church to the y. NJ. G. A. meeting to be
held in Barre. &. Haskns and wife
VIII represent the Sunday school at the
State convention in Chester the last of
THIS month. The Mill brook Cheese
factory SOld their August cheese for II
cents per pound. They expect to get
ESSEX JUNCTION.
Hiram Brown living on the Foster place
IN Wllllston, drank quantity of bed bug
poison, Thursday morning. His wife, a
Grlggs girl from Winooski to whom he
had been married about two years had
left him few days before this, taking a
al l,g. Il l.
nesday she came back to pick up her
things and fatty refused to live with him
any longer. He passed very lonely rest
less night, gong to the cupboard several
times during the evening and morning
two Or three times taking the bottle con
tanning the poison in his hand but each
time something telling him to put it back
and he did so, when at about O'Clock, |
Thursday morning in desperation he
made another attempt and succeeded in
drinking from the bottle two good swal- |
lows. In about an hour after this Ed |
Gero living in the same house went up to |
his room and found him laying in closet |
and to him he told what he had done. A |
physician was called who game him an
emetlc followed by antidotes. He was in |
IN the stomach. At the last report late |
Thursday evening, he was more comforta |
BILE. The Philips house at Muddy Brook
Wllllston, burned down Thursday night
IT was unoccupied the Philips family bav-
ing lately moved to Charlotte. Mrs.
Philetus Teachout has gone to New York
on the excursion IF. p. Sawyer and
Holman Bates have gone to Thompson's |
Point, Charlotte for few days fishing. -.
Mrs. Gid'iings and Nj. L. Snyder are each
their houses Mr. Hibbard has at length
finished his new store. The block has
been thoroughly repaired inside and out,
and the whole nicely painted, the roof
red with the word Farmers Exchange in
bright large letters. Mrs. Byington and
daughter from Chicago are visiting Miss
Laura Brownell. IA Miss Doughty
from Bradford, is spending couple
OF weeks here the guest of Miss Dora
Read.
HUNTINGTON.
Postmaster Small of the Centre is max
ing an extended visit III the Western
States The apple crop is nearly a
iailure this year through town. Our
farmers have got their potatoes nearly all
aug ahd the crop was good one, the rot
affecting them but very little. "A new
enterprise has been started at the steam
mllla the Centre for working up hard
WOOD Timber for chairs, etc.
wEsTFoRD.
Some OF our enterprising people are
having the roofs Of their buildings cover
eu WIN hIe ana water proof paint man
ufactured by Boston company "A
select company. visited the top of Mount
Mansfield the last day Of September, and
enjoyed IT in spite OF the lateness of the
season. Among the party was one who
has trod the snow clad peaks of the Alps
and spent years in visiting the principal
places in Europe, including ten months
residence in Rome. Mr. Weed is build
ing a tenement house at his steam mill.
EAST CHARLOTTE.
Clark Reynolds has two sunfiowers In
his garden, one has 1872 blossoms and one
has IS2 blossoms
Hinesburgh and West Charlotte bows
played game of base ball on the I'd inst.
in Mr.. Dean HosfOrds meadow. The
Hinesburgh lads won. e. Miss Wooster,
from Rutland, is visiting at Mr.. b. X.
EnO's. "A dozen or more Of our youth
met on the I'd inst, at Master Walter Hos
ford's home to celebrate with him his 18th
birthday. =. Mr.. Frank Votey from Brook
lyn New York and Miss NJ 7 Vntav from,