Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-29

eIty ana otner real estate at ShelDurT
! Falls to james Denman, Esq, who takes
possession Feb. /. The arrangements for
moving the postOtfice into more conmo.
dlous quarters have failed for the present
| Had it remained where 1t was the people
generally would have been better pleased
ana equally well served, 1t is not far
away but is pinched and inconveuient. A
stranger would not be likely to find it.
vergennes.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Atwood Merino Sheep club was held at
the Stevens House, Jan. 20. The meeting
| organized at ll:3O a. m, Hon. W. G..
Smith of st. Albans, in the chair The
auditors report showed a balance of
SlS43.5l in the treasury. The report of
! secretary George Hammond showed a
membership of Isl, and Il satisfactory con
dition of affairs generally. The register OF
the society is in the hands of the printer,
and when finished will make Il book of
some 1000 pages. The following is the
! board OF officers for he present year
President W. c. Smith of st. Albaus : vice
presidents, Sd. Barton of Nergennes, r. j.
Jones OF Cornwall directors, Henry ThOrp
of Charlotte, Sc. Holyoke Of ST. y bans. c.
NJ. Wlnslow of Brandon secretary and
| treasurer George Hammond of Middle
! bury pedigree committee, ID. Il Buel OF
| sudbury, w. III. De Long of West Corn
wall, {. W. Mason of Nergenues There
| was no business transacted alter the aC-
ceptance and adoption of the reports of
the auditors and OF the secretary Inter
! rogatories were put by different members
! TO The chair and secretary, which were
| satisfactorily answered. Some II mem
bers were present representing Is towns.
....Ihe a1iliCting news of the sudden
death of George W. Grandey, Jr, at
| hnlSht Landing, California, was re
ceived here yesterday afternoon. His
! IL l. N. t., I,,.
father, Hon George w. Grandey, since he
! left Port Henry, \. y, Dec. II, until last
evening. The young man was met ON the
street by Mr.. George Fart, his cousin, WHO
recognized him, but wnom George did
! not appear to know. He was taken home
| by TAFT and soon became ravlng crazy
| ms death is fearful shock to
| his family, and our entire community
| deeply sympathiZe with the bereaved
The only son of Mr.. Joseph Carter OF Pan
ton, George W. Carter, aged Is wears, died
suddenly, Tuesday afternoon of pneu-
monla Mr. Carter has been sorely aflict-
ed, having buried an Invalid wife Il few
months since.
The Ferrisburgh, Panton, Waltnam and
NerGeunes detective society held its
third annual meeting at the Stevens
House, Nergennes, Saturday. Jan. 23 H.
{. Martin, president, called the meeting
to order. The report of the secretary
giving the minutes of the last meeting
was read and approved. The society has
Il members. The report of the treasurer
was read, showing Sol in the treasury
The old board of officers We're re elected
as follows: President, II. G.. Martin,
ferrlsburgh vice president, f. ID. Bar
ton, WaItham; secretary, II. f.. Allen /:
assistant secretary, f. q. Norton treas
urer, William Durin. The society has
not been called out during the past year.
1t was ordered that the constitution aud
by laws he spread upon the town records
ol each town included IN the organizations
Ihe treasurer of Addison county re
ports sS04 balance in his nands, Dec. 81,
| 1850. The directors OF the Chumplain
Valley Agricultural society will hold an
adjourned meeting at the Stevens House,
Nergennes, Feb, 3, to appoint lnarshals,
superintendent, committees, etc
\ telegram from Edward Wheeler, son
OF NJ. f.. Wheeler Of Nergennes dated
Dodge city, Kansas, on the Atchison
which he is connected, says, "snowed in
track from twenty five to thirty feet I'M
der the snow, in the cuts plenty to eat ="
~, The next sociable of the ladies of ST.
raul : church, will be held at Mr. G. A
Booths next week. The concert bv the
sherman family at the Baptist church
FRIDAY evening was good. The Ladies'
Ald society took over $40 at their festival
IN the Methodist vestry ... Friday evening
Samuel Hays, died at the residence of his
brother, w. a. Hays. West Panton, Mon
day, aged 79.... Yattaw and Dissoutelle
have filled the depot ice house, at five
cents per cake, delivered and packed The
ice Is Tor use on refrigerator cars 1t took
sos ca kes, weighing 70 tons. Trade in
thlS place saturday was not up to the
average Miss Minnie Morris who has
been Tor some time in the family of +. f.
Woodbridge, goes TO Peekskill on the
Hudson, this week. She has IL position
offered her IN the Episcopal Institute, at
that place, of which Miss Ella Gordon is
the matrOn Good ice is furnished now
at two and one half cents per cake.
Thirteen to twenty degrees below zero
Saturday night,
Application has been made by Myron
/. Bristol, administrator of the estate of
his father, the late Phlo BRISTOL, deceased.
to the Probate Court for license to sell the
house in this place, also the farm in Pan
ton, belonging to the estate 80, The fest-
val of the Ladies' Aid society at the Meth
odist vestry Friday evening, was well at
tended. Receipts over SO. The next
social by the ladies of St. paul'S church
Wlil be held at &. a. Booths, Tuesday,
Feb. 2.
John C. Griggs has just filled an order
E i2r boots and shoes to be sent To Fort
custer, Montana. Mr.. GriggS has
machine tor fastening on buttons, the
only one in use in Vermont. 1t is about
the size OF sewing machine, the buttons
are TED III automatically and firmly locked
with steel wire into the shoe. Dan
Richardson is at home ON a vacation
from the st. Johnsbury acadrmy.....
Henry GRAY of Barton, John f. stanford
OF lrasburgh, W. X Anni- ana i
Brown Of Albany, f.. w staple, Of INn-
donville, f Parcher pt White River June
ton j; j. Sowlcs of Montpelier and ,rv-
eral others registered at ihr Hojtcr House
with seth W. Jones during the Good