Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18


commle- oners reported and the court
enl"r. Il judgment for an appropriation
of S,5U i,r the road from the depot to
Bristol, one third to be paid by this town,
the balance to be paid by the state.
missioner to expend the money Rev. |
Willard Brown and wife of Gilbertville, |
Mass, are at the old Brown homestead on !
Beech Hill for few days.
MorrisviIle.
Miss A. Bell Hall has returned from
course of instruction in vocal and instru
mental music at the New England Con |
serNatory of Music in Boston. The No ,
Name base ball team or part
of their number scored their first
first game-on saturday afternoon, !
playing against a picked nine, with Fred
b. Livingston as captain. The No Names
expect to play the Hardwck team at an
early date. Work on the west abutment
for the new bridge has been hndered some !
what by the attempt to use stone gotten out
on that side of the river. Stone is again
being taken from the Hadley ledge, which
is drawn to the depot, loaded onto Il small
car and pushed through the railroad
bridge, where it is again loaded and drawn
to the abutment. 1t is reported that the
bridge, which comes from Ohio, is loaded
and on the way ..Rev. Mr.. Bushee and
wife attended the annual State meeting of
Congregational pastors at West Randolph
last week. Mr.. Bushee returned on FRI
day, while Mrs. Bushee visits relatives and
friends in Brooktield. Henry a. Slayton
and bride returned last week from their
wedding trip to Montreal and other
points. II. c. f. Slayton, with A.
and O. w. Mead & Co., Boston,
is visiting his friends in town..
Children's day was observed at the Con
gregational and Methodist churches on
Sunday, appropriate sermons beng
preached by the pastors. Both churches
We're very tastefully decorated with cut
and potted flowers, and the exercises con.
nected with the children's concert held at
the former church in the afternoon, We're
successfully carried out. The annual OBJ
servauce of the day will be held at the
Universaist church next Sunday. .... Mrs.
Perkins of st. Johnsbury, president OF the
Vermont w. c. T. t., gave an interesting
temperance address at town hall, on
Sunday evening.
White River junction.
f.. NJ. Bugbee, who has been engaged in
the carriage business at Waterbury, has
moved into McIntire's shop, where he
will continue the business Joseph
Mace, who left here some days since on
business connected with his grist mill has
written to his wife from Indiana, where
he has wandered seemingly III state of
mental alteration. He seems to have no
recollection of having lived here He
directed his letter to Lebanon, from which
| town he came here last autumn. Much
anxiety is felt for him as he is man much
respected, both here and at LebanOn....
! Business at the bank is reported good.
! The new safes were put in week before
| last.
Alburgh.
Although we have had one of the most
favorable of springs for grass, the mea
dows were so badly killed out last winter
| that the prospect does not bid fair for
hardly an ave1aSc crop. The grain crop
is generally good, though the wire worms
are working IN some fields. -. The butter
factory is doing IA larger business than
was expected when it started and is Civ
| ing general satisfaction. The price PAID
for milk for the month OF May was I;
cents Der hundred pounds which was {
high price considering the price of butter
| For June the price is fixed at GO cents pei
hundred pounds.
Hartford.
Eugene NJ. Bugbee has closed out hi,
carriage business at Waterbury and is
temporarily at his home here He vii
doubtless start in business again at White
! River junction. Austin Goodrich o
| Waltham, Mass, has been visiting friend!
in town, this week, Arthur Thomas o
Lebanon, y. H., has succeeded William
| TelCn us DdTDtI tl lttSt : HOltl t. w
| Cameron, who is foreman OF the Ely Forl
and Hoe manufactory at St Johnsbury
has been here visiting his family, thu
past few days.
Waterbury.
H. f.. Boyce is building a new slaughte
house down by the river above the new
bridge. 1t is % by SO, and quite artistic il
shape Arms * Haines are adding 81
feet to their wholesale grocery story To ac
commOdate their increased trade The
wife of Myron Graves is dangerously ILL.,
Joseph Boiselle has added quite ;
large invoice TO his stock OF secondhand
furniture and clothing, including new
lot for both ladies and gentlemen. HI
pays cash for eggs.
Bristol.
c. =. Abernethy is extending the Pleas
ant street water system to Maple street
This Will fill long felt want. Child
, ren's day will be observed at the Baptist
church next sunday evening The pro
gramme will consist of recitations, songs
etc, by the children. Quite anumber o
Bristolites attended the temperance camI
meeting at New Haven last week. The
politicians have been quite active durn!
, the past week. a sharp fight is bein!
made on the county senatorshlp. go. In
: Bristol cornet band gave all open air con
cert Saturday evening, the first one of tn
, SttSOI ut Ddllu was III tANtlItul tllliN
and the concert was highly appreciated b,
p a large audience. &C.. The Shepard family
a are billed for Holley hall, July 3 and 81.
The Beaver Glen cheese factory has re
! ceived an order for 5000 pounds of chees
from parties in Buenos Ayres, Argentin
Republic.
Enosburgh Falls.
Children's day was observed at thu
u Methodist church Sunday. The churc
1 was very tastefully decorated with flow
, ers and numerous birds joined their song
e with those of the children. -. There ar
J. five new houses being built here now an
several more to be commenced soon...4
=, large number went from here Thursda
{ to the Sunday school picnic at Missisquo
u Park, Highgate Springs.
: Cornwall.
|. Mrs. G. Il. Witherell returned las
y Saturday from the west, where she ht
t, been several months visiting her slstel
e who reside in Kansas. Mrs. Elizabet
n Wicker is in town on a visit to her age
/ father, Chauncy Stowell, who is in yel
J feeble health. Mrs. Harrison f. Dean