Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-29
THE NEWS IN VERMONT
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.

hents. With the exception of Mr. Taylor
YeVery lecture has been first-class and from
the Desr talent on the lecture stage. The
series have been well patroniZed many at
tending from adjoining towns. George
Pease, who was buried on the oath, suf
4 Tered long and painful sickness, and his
death removes almost the last of the old
citizens. Mr.. Pease was in his SD year
kIhere has been snow enough for good
Selghing, but the wind kept it on the
so that many places are bare.
Pease formerly of this town, now
sness in Williston, has gone to
IA to spend the winter with his wife
Is an invalid. 1t will not be surpris-
lthe recent cold wave gave them for
reminders of Green Mountain air
trs from our SaXtons River students
hat Mr., Hedley in his lecture there
Ie very complimentary of Charlotte
and of the pleasure derived from his brief
soJourn here DIR. f. w. Higbee of
Northampton, Mass, is erecting a three
story brick building to be used by him as
residence, office and laboratorN
Parties from Burlington have been pay
ing $3.50 per ton for No. hay in the
stock or barn, hauling it themselves.
An article in regard to enlarging the town
house will probably be inserted in the
warning for the coming March meeting,
Rproposing an extension from the east end
pf 90 or % feet.
HINESBURGH.
Zero weather and good sleighing and
livery kind of team work is booming. Ice
in the pond is fourteen inches thick and
kfhe harvest is at its height. Isaiah
and j. Il. Dow are preparing to build an
addition to their woollen factory, which
will double the capacity and number of
hands now employed IA store and
postot1ice at Mechanicsville are among
3he possibilities. AT \. X Moore's
rist mill as many COO bushels
gram are ground on some days
he practice of graining cows through the
Inter is steadily growing among our
lrmers. The wonderful boy elOcution-
Ralph Bingham, will give an enter
Inment in the Methodist church Tues
~ evening, February =. Those who
ave heard him are unqualified in their
baise of his ability...A good many
achers from this town will attend the
ate meeting at Burlington.
RICHMOND.
4he parish dinner given at the Congre-
lonal church vestry, last Wednesday
irnoon and evening by the Ladies'
lrch Ala society, was quite Il success.
ute handsome sum of money was real
ied The seventy-five dollars raised at
be last March meeting for the free public
brary has been used in replenishing the
lucleus of the library started by the eff
orts OF MIR. CusLnan and his scholars.
tIhe library Is now in Mr. Pianno's shoe
store and he has the charge of it. There
are l65 volumes of first class books ~
MARX Larner for many years correspon-
dent of the Montpelier argus has been in
the Adlrondacks now several weeks for a
bronchial difficulty. Report says he is i'm
proving Mrs. Nellie Jones is at home
on visit from Fitchburg, Mass.
|Buel G. Andrews and wife from Albany,
n. J.. spent few days visiting friends IN
Richmond and huntington, recently....
<Clark Andrews from MOriah, y. y, is at
home for few days....T The remains of
Mrs. Cltmana Stel ems were brought here,
last Friday, for interment. She died
n Winooski -. Benton Williams of
Richmond and Henrietta Morel I.iv-
ermore of Huntington were united in
marriage by the Rev. Austin lIazen, the
9th inst. {. IL. pianno has quite a
(uantity of sound good Favored apples
Faised in lSsi To all appearance they
would keep another year
The school in the II. O. Ward district in
DuXbury, taught by Miss Hattie Morse.
closed last week. -. Miss Daisy HUsford of
Charlotte is to be the guest of Miss Hattie
Morse, this week. Mr.. Maurice Mont
komery of North DuXbury was recently
everely kicked byaoX, on the forehead
he wounu was bad one and had to be
ressed by q physician. ... Last Friday
ght Mr.. and Mrs. +. L. White enter.
lined ii their spacious residence over one
lndred Of their friends, many of them
ON Waterbury and Jonesvlle. Music
las furnished by William Bryant of Rich
lond for those wishing to dance. An
yster supper was served during the even
hg NJ. VIII Montgomery of Brother
own, Wis, who is visiting his mother at
North DuXbury, received the sad intelii-
Eence, a few days since, that his wife was
cad aad buried. For two years she has
been afflicted with a lung trouble, but
Was seemingly much better this winter.
al a
|d lssed away at the home of her par
NJ Mt Montgomery has the sympa-
Y("l all IN ms great bereavement, pc
il rly sad because Of his absence from
JERICHO.
wo ear loads Of potatoes were shipped
IN thiA station last Saturday by j. X.
hitcomp .... Tie receipts Of the Baptist
Bnation fol the benefit of Rev. Mr..
Foombs amounted to about $50. Mr..
)trauk Ransom was married last Thurs
day, to Miss Mary Church at the residence
of her father, Mr.. II. ;. Church, The
village school will be closed Friday.
to ',i allow the teachers to attend the educ9,' I
tional meeting 20 be held in Burlington.
. The clerk Of the village school district,
in his annual registration of births and
deaths for 1855. r turns eight births and
Ininr deaths lOse who attended the
musical entertainment, Saturday evening,
at Essex Junction, pronounced it most eX-
Ieelent 1t is to be regretted that existing
circumstances prevent our citizens from
Enjoying similar entertainments at home. ,
Dur village enjoys the reputation OF hav
ng an excellent village hall but unfor-
unately in name, only ... The funeral of
Mrs Joseph l.. Mellendy formerly of this
Fillage who died in Cambridge last Fri
ay, was attended from the Congregation
church last Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
lelendy will be long remen, bered by her
many friends here and else where as
host estimable lady. She was daugh-
r of the late Simon Davis of this village,
ld was "a years of age.
EAST CHARLOTTE.
OUR postmaster, of seven years stand f.
g, has just had his official head cut OF .
ii now William Quinlan is both mall
rrier and postmaster Mr.. Il. II. Con .