Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-09

The Volunteers and the Stevens Hose
companies have voted to attend the Ash OF
July celebration at Burlington, on Mon
day, July 5....A large delegation left
Nergennes for the grand reunion at
Lincoln, which began Thursday, and will
no doubt take the balance of the week, to
fully celebrate. Col. Neazey, Gov. Orns-
bee. Com. Childs Gen. Henry and Col.
Hooker are expected to he present..
The Methodist pulpit will be occupied by
Rev. Mr.. Perry of MendOu, Sunday next.
Lieut.. Charles a. Booth, who is sta
toned at Rock Springs, in Sweetwater
county, Southern Wyoming left there
Saturday at 6o'clock p. m and reached this
place at y. m. Wednesday evening, a
distance of nearly 2OO0 miles.
Strawberries, cream and cake, at the
Methodist vestry. Tuesday evening next.
....NeW potatoes, good and ripe, in mar
ket, but trlile sliNery in flavor; 81 per
bushel. .. Messrs. Wetherbee and Haven
are a new Qimited) firm of sidewalk
makers ... There is more politics now
than before the convention. II seems that
the northern towns did not nominate a
senator, and they wish to be represented.
Wire pullers, stand from under
The past week has been remarkable
one for hay making. Much of the grass
IS green, but If cut one day it could he
drawn the next. Mr.. Hosea Willard and
wife of New York are visiting friends in
this place. Dr. Foster Haven, son Of f.
\. Haven, Esq recent graduate of New
\ ork college OF surgeons, is home on a six
weeks visit, before returning to hospital
work. Mrs. Edith Prescott Wolcot.
the well known lady philanthropist of
Boston, is interested III finding homes for
deserving male and female help in the
Simonds of this place. F. NJ.
Moulton and f. w. Coe have re
ceived a patent for combined rem and
W h,,lT nd hin l,,l.
IA inch brass piece has just been cast at
the Gilbert Car companys works, Troy,
y. y, for the pleasure yacht, j. r. Will
son of Nergennes. The gun carriage
is made by Captain Hoffnagle of
the Old Congress galley oak, sunk
Arnold. go. The law office of Woodbridge
x smith has undergone improvements
49,. Iherewill be a large attendance on
the burlington festivities from tins place
IN addition to the delegation from the fire
department.. Those who attended the
Lincoln reunion of the Boys in Blue, re-
port that the woods were full of them
Their camp fire of slabs, Thursday night
was visible in Nergennes. The slab brig
ade was on duty all night.
The temperature has increased steadily
until 90, 81 and 9S have been successivelv
recorded against the first five days of July
.... The clay soil here is suffering for
the want OF rain....T The park was sprink-
let saturday .... SeaSOnable and large
Ausable Forks blueberres We're on sale
the 5th at 10 cents per quart. ... The new
SIGNS on the front pillars of Chamberlain
a Co. store, are the finest work of the
Kind in Nergennes The groundwork is
by A. b. Tabor, the lettering by c. +.
Curtis. s....The Fourth (Which came on the
lth tins year. was observed in Nergennes.
The factories continued running, the stores
remained open, and the butter market
transacted Of
Ihe observance rose To the dignity of a
comblnatlOn Chinese cracker fusilade.
The whole tapered off in the evening with
a limited display of fireworks by few of
the more patriotically disposed -. Common
councilman Barnard started out with his
wife. and daughter for II boat ride, with
Louis Dlpper at the oars. The boat start
ed all right, but capsized at once Com
mon councilman and oarsman proceeded
down The river, the ladies preferred to be
excused.
The strawberry festival by the ladies Of
the Methodist church, Tuesday evening,
was held in the park, which was lighted
with Chinese lanterns. The receipts were
nearly $40. Rev. a. A. Robertson and
Deacon &. E. Stone, with their wives have
gone TO saratoga Miss Hattie NJ. Chat .
lee or -. JuhnOury Is the guest of Miss |
Nellie VI. Austin. Chas. and Walter CLARK |
or worcester, Mass. are the guests OF II H. /
Burge Rev. j. j. Noe of Middlebury .
VIII preach Sunday in the Methodist |.
church, Nergennes a. b. raber is paint |
ing the residence OF Mrs Ann Martin
thousands of tons of superior hay have /
been handled and secured during the past
week Rev. Mr.. Austin, his daughter |
MISS kittie and Miss Hattie ChafTee took |
pleasant trip Wednesday. Crossing to
WeStport, they took train to "Ti, ," return +.
lh9 on the steamer Vermont to Burling- /
tIQh reaching Nergenues es by 9:3O train
Mrs. Louisa Judd Wiggns of Beaufort.
~ T., Is the guest of Mrs :. s. Morgan.
Mrs Charles Chapman of Mlddlebury
IS visiting Mrs. +. Wheeler
Middlebury.
Kev' George NJ. Rowland S3, Middle |
bury college, who delivered the master's