Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-07


tor than is the latter, although he has not
as yet taken any pains to parade his views
before the public. The general Offices of
the New York, Rutland and Montreal
railroad have been removed from Albany
to Bennington. If this is Il step i'm the di-
reCtion of honest retrenChment the public
Wi have reason to be glad, but if it is
only another scheme to saddle more
bonds on the already overloaded
towns along the line of the road,
then let them beware. Fruit trees are
beginning to blossom, and If the warm
weather continues, apple blossoms, which
are always 50 beautiful and abundant on
Memorial Day, Will have passed long be-
fore that day arrives -. The ladies of Ben
nington have taken hold of the matter of
village Improvement, and are agltatlng
the matter to Il considerable extent. a
meeting was held recently at which Mrs.
y. b. Valentine delvereda Il most excellent
address.
Butter took n tumble, Saturday Prices
| ranged from l6 to 1S cents But little was
brought in... Building operations are
quite lively this spring Rev Il. w.
Gregory, the new Methodist minister, ar
rived Saturday, and preached his initial
sermon Sunday morning, making a favor
able impression. Rev. A. II. Nash, pastor
of the Methodist church the past year.
will be stationed at North Hoosck, \. Y,
the coming year. w. H. Hopkins, the
elOcutiOnist, entertained Il fair sized audi
ence at HOlley hall last Friday evening in
aid of the graded school library fund. Mr..
Hopkins sustained his reputation as an
excellent reader The railroad question
is being agitated in lively manner. 1t is
to be hoped that something will be done
to secure railroad communication with the
outside world. A railroad from Bristol to
New Haven depot would prove II benefit
to Bristol and also to Burlington. 1t
would enable our citizens to visit Burling-
ton and return the same day, which can
not he done at the present time, owing to
the lack of the means of rapid transit to
the depot. ....The postponed Livermore
lecture will take place Friday evening
next. There is some talk of Incorporate
ing the village so as to secure sidewalks,
water works, etc.
ST. Johnsbury.
Harvey b. Carpenter is in Hanover, n
H. visiting his brother Herbert, who is
attending college at Dartmouth The
mail train due here from the south at 4:l5
p. m, Friday was delayed four hours by
the accident on the Boston and Lowell
railroad near Lebanon, reaching here al
about S:l5 p m.... Edward ii. Ross, son
of Hon. j. Ross is at home from Dart
mouth college for II few days. .. Mr. \
5 f. Walker of the firm of Smith & Walk
er, druggists, is out again after few day
, confinement. &C. c. Bingham, manager
= of the telephone exchange, drove from
Newport to this place upon Friday ant
Saturday of last week, to look over th'
telephone wire in all that distance. This
week he goes down the line TO BradforC
on an inspection tour .Dr, q. W. lliltor
1 OF Chicago, H., is IN town....H 5. Sis
; by, who has been delivering th
second volume of Blaine's Twenty Year,
in Congress-" in this place for few days
! past, has returned to his home in Glare
mont, y. H....The beautiful weather o
saturday was improved by many of on
fl iermen us it was the first day that th
trout law is 'off. ".... Rev. ID. II. Adams
= few weeks with friends.
l New Haven.
= Mrs. Sherrod Brown recently went t.
Westport, y. y, to attend the funeral o
, her father. a family OF nine children IT
5 main, and We're all present at the funeral
/ ... DR.. NJ ID. Smith of Middlebury was il
t town on Tuesday, in consultation wit
i IN Arthur of Nergennes in the case o
e Miss Thompson. Mrs. Elisha II. Lando
5 died on Wednesday morning Mrs. Ian
'. don was three times married, and wa
:. IS years of age, her husband suryiVn-
5 Mrs. Landon was eminently respected
II The funeral services were on Friday, AM
e were conducted by Rev. A. +, Carper
IS ter, rector of St stephens churc
5, ;. Sargent of this place.. Con
II munion services We're observed .
5. Sunday, two persons uniting wlh III
t. church upon profession of faith Deac"
e j. l.. EldrldGe of Middlebury, formerly
e resident in town, and for % years II men
d Der OF this church was present and ns~iN
y ed Deacon f.. y. Doud was so far in
e proved in health as TO be present, ii bein
the first time his health has permitted |
L twelve months. James NJ. Clifford, Esq
y Il rising young lawyer of New York, spel
)t the sabbath in town with his mother.
IS The road commission, in the matter
n State aid for the highway from the dep,
n to Bristol, meet at the town hall on Tue
d day.
lie The county court commission appointc
re in June last, consisting of Lieutenant Go
o. ernor Ormsbee, Judge Henry Lane al
IL Henry = ,IaCkmau, met at the New II
20 ven town hall ON Tuesday to consider Il
al matter of State AID for the highway fro
o. New Haven Depot to Bristol The ey
X dence tended to show that if such aid !
10 the statute suggests is ever justliaOle,
ct this case it is emphatically so. The eN
h dence showed that nineteen-tWentieths
ld the traffic over ;hs route was from Bri
~ tol, Lincoln and StarkSborO that but Il
at this heavy outside freighting this usual
he bad piece Of road would be i'll as good co
rk ditiOn as highways ordinarily are, al
he that the cost to New Haven would he e
rs the proper fostering of the bu,
ness interests of those towns require
re and further that there is no other prac
oe cable outlet for the manufactures, lumb
Us and farm products of those towns +
W. pert testimony was introduced shown
IN cost of stone ballasting and best metho
to adopt. The general impression Is tn
ld the commissioners Will report a reaso
iatSS able appropriation.
m Hyde Park.
he w. H. II. Kenheld, who has occupi,
he the position of county clerk for nearly
'st years. has moved to Boston. Mr., ke
w field was "a man of strict integrity, and W
DIS often called the model clerk of the stat
on Mr.. Kenfied and vile left behind the
to many friends, who wish them much ha
H. piness aud prosperity in their new hon
re and liquor selling in and about Midd
m bury than has been the case before
as- many years. Men who are liable to 2
he Intoxicated find it difficult and almost il
ly possible to procure liquor III town, al
tn persons VINO can get liquor themselv
DT, now as a general thing utterly refuse