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

Az. JANUARY 20. IS
Mr. Fred Sellick has been engaged as
qrgAnist at the Episcopal church. Judge
Jonathan Ross is in Middlebury, this
week, upon law business.
H. u. Folsom of st. Adams, is spending
a tew days IN town with his brother,
Frank r. Folsom. DR.. +. 5. Tracy is
tins week moving from the Cowles house
upon Pearl street to the Lynch house up
on Clarks avenue. The accident, on
the Boston aud Lowell railroad, Monday
morning, near Boston, delayed the up
mail nearly three hours. w. ;. Streeter,
cashier of the Merchants National bank,
went to Boston, Monday night, on bust
ness. -. f. Shedd, for some two years
past with Cross & Waterman, bakers,
has left their employ and is now engaged
by Wilder Il Co. as clerk
New Haven.
The religious interest here continues
uuaoated, as many as forty or fifty hope
ful converts being reported Rev. Mr..
sargent, pastor, and some OF the church
Ofhcers met Sunday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mr., f. 5. Dana, to receive the
latter into membership Mr. Dana's
health not permitting him to 20 from
home to unite in the usual manner "A
woman named Mrs Boulyea died in
Brooksvllle Sunday night, after "A few
hours illness of uremic commissions -.
The income to this town the past year on
account of dogs is $40, including four
fines of sl5 each for Keeping unlicensed
dogs, two of which fines are unpaid.
Nothing has been paid for damages done
by dogs. Hay is moving lively at Sl3
for No. L.. Hop poles are being shipped
IRON TINS station in considerable quaint
ties
Hyde Park.
On the l2th day of last August, Henry
Hall, while playing base bail, received a
severe blow on the nose froma bat which
slipped from the hands of one of the play
ers. The blow inflicted deep cash and
fractured the bone Last Saturday a
piece OF wood was taken from his nOstrl
- Inches long by one inch wide and y
inch thick This piece was broken OFF the
knob OF the bat when it struck Hall. Con
siderable surprise was manifested at the
time of the accident that the piece could
not be found, but no one suspected Hall
was carrying it in his nose -. \ bout 20
COUPLES attended the musicians ball, and
al report II very pleasant time....C. ID
Patch of Boston is in town for short
time. Marshall Shattuck, formerly Of
Eden but late of Worcester, Mass. was
in town Friday.
Isle La Motto.
Another cold wave reached here, last
saturday, and several persons were more
or less frost bitten. School closed in dis
trict No last Friday. 1t has been sue
cessful term of school, the scholars show
ing wonderful progress for the short term
....Stephen Connolly lost a good COW one
day last week .... Luman Ilolcomb, Adds
Hall and Nenie George went from Hol
combs bay on Isle La Motto shore, to
David Dodds's, on North Hero, distance
of near six miles in less than six minutes
with an Ice boat, stopping on the way
long enough to right the boat out of
snow bank. Died at Isle La Motto
Dec. D. Mrs. George Reynolds, late of AL
burgh, W. The funeral services were
held in the Methodist church last Sab
bath. Rev. Mr.. Adams preached an ex
cellent ana effective sermon.
Tunbridee.
lIaltmaier, a German shoemaker, got
drunk saturday and beat his wife and
child. His wife left him. The authori
ties have taken no action in the matter
IA Slip threw Edward Chamb berlin in
trout of a yoke of oxen he was driving
Monday, and although he was run over
by them and finally buried. beneath the
logs by the tipping over of the sled he es
capped serious injury. There is about two
feet OF snow here III. c. Durrell has
bargalned for fine span of young horses,
for which he is to pay $1,000. =. Measles are
prevalent.
MOnktOn.
On Wednesday evening, Jan. 9G. the
friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
y. Bull. to the number of about 100, sur
prised them by gathering at the residence
of Hiram Bull, who lives within few
rods of Dan, and presented them with
money and presents to the amount of
about $40 Among the presents were a
NICE parlor bedstead and mattress, a set of
silver plated knives and forks, Il silver
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nee and rocking chair, &c. The occasion
was III celebration of the fifth anniversary
Of the marriage OF Mr. and Mrs. Bull and
was genuine surprise to them.
The following postmasters have been APP
pointed III Vermont: At Clarendon SPRINGS
MARSHALL j. Baker; West Grosburg Charles
NJ. Bessey.
Receiver Writers of the FIRST National
bank of st. Adams, is now paying second
dividend of l2l2 per cent, and expects that
the full amount realized by the creditors ,
VIII be about fifty cents on the dollar.
George w. Leland of Barton, despond-
ing over the loss of property committed
suicide Saturday.
II. l.. Nerder has resigned his position
As mail agent from Essex junction to Bos-
ton after a week run. Mr.. Verder saws
he did not want the position in the first
place, but took it at the urgent request of
ield, Henry II. wilkins and Henry IL.
l3ranshaw, and one of them will probably
De appointed soon.
While Deputy Sheriff Fish was arrest
ng two drunken fellows, who were max
ng disturbance i'll Woodward's store in
West Rutland Monday evening, one of
hem drew Il knife and made several at
empts to stab him, but only Succeeded IN
making an ugly cut on his hand. They
were soon overpowered and taken to the
ockup.
The Harris Manufacturing company of
Rutland have just received an order from
/ Massachusetts firm for IL 600 chairs.
The creditors of the West Rutland
Marble company have been summoned to
attend court of insolvency in Rutland
February 3.
Arrangements have been made for a
lorse trot on Lake st. Catherine Febru-
lry 20 between Il, OLeery's Lady
lark" and I, ID. GuindOn's BILLY G.. for
purse of 800
The Congregational church at Kirby
was dedicated Tuesday The inVoc.tion