Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

G.. \. purlors MONDAY evening, to organize
snOW-shOe club. \ committee was APP
pointed to solicit names and alSOtO draw
up Il constitutions
Waterbury.
ALTHOUGH there is no "boomiug" of
business in this town, yet constant and
steady increase Of trade Is evident at Il
casual glance. Three provision stores
have been added during the past year.
John Cameron has opened d grocery store
in Randall's block, next to his wfe's
millinery store Ienas Watts has opened
Il tore next to the pOStOflice for the sjlle
of flour, feed and all kinds of provisions
and William Cooley has opened Il store in
one end of his grain elevator for the sale
Of flour, feed and groceries. This build
ing is connected 10y Il shaft with the
machine shop of the Waterbury Manu-
fac, uriug company for grinding corn.
Mr. Cooley is also the manager
of this machine shop which i, now
working to its fullest capacity
milking caps for protecting the tops of
chimneys ....Mr. Charles Warren EN-
ptoAcs about nifty men connected with hls
tIuncrN, his six hundred acre farm and
new buildings to be finished This of it>eii
Is quite a mdin-spriug to the business of
the place ..GcUrge W. Randall has been
putting in new machinery in his saw mill
o. Waterbury river. Quite a number of
men are constantly rmplONCd in his Ium
be trade. The steam saw mil Of w ii.
billings Just across the river was burned
la~t August and all hl@ property lost, but
10y energy and clear 4Iit re has sucCccdrI
in building up again, and although the
mill Is not finished, yet the large circular
saw aud alChlug machine are now run
ming as we'll as ever. | his mil SaNe the
most rapidly of any in this part of the
State. Six and eight boards in IL minute
is no uncommon rate. with such bus
ness men for employers it is not to be
wondered ut that every house is occupied
and more could be rented, if they were
built Thus Waterbury begins tie new
year of 1856 with good business prospects.
Charles w Moody, aged ~ years, was
tax II to the BrattlebOrO insane asylum by
Elisha Moody, his father, last Saturday.
George w. Kennedy, Esq, went to Brat.
tltboro to make ARRANGEMENTS for his adj
mission as Il patient at the institution, and
Doctors Henry James and f.. q. Hooker
signed the certificate. 1t is IL mild form
of insanity from epileptic fits, caused by
an accidental pistol shot wound in In,
body twenty nine Years ago, when
Il boy at school .... Edward Irish of Mont
pelier has bought the Trotter house..
Although it was rainy night there was
IL good attendance at the meeting New
Years eve for the installation of the Of
ticerS OF WlnoOski Lodge of +. and a. NJ.
rhe ceremonies were conducted by p. NJ.
Horace NJ. Bruce, and the officers were
Seaver Howard, w. NJ. DR.. f. G Hooker,
:, W; G. F. Clough, l. W; \. j, Brown,
l.; Harry ID. Brown, 5; Charles Perry, ;.
d.; p. Arms, j. ID. and Jesse Pike, Il.
After the ceremonies Of installation there
was an organ voluntary and song by
George w. Kennedy. Luther l.. Durant
then gave some incidents in the
history of the lodge and general remarks
uDon the principles Of the order. G. f.
ClOugh spoke of the institution as being
of very ancient order. George w. Ken
nedy was called upon and addressed to
the ladies present some humorous re
marks as to their relationship to Mason
ry, and also the great benefit II man
receives by becoming familiar with the
Eastern star degree. BY this degree the
paternity may learn who are the wives.
widows, daughters and sisters of Masons,
....A party OF twenty couples from
! Richmond were entertained at Bar
rett's hotel on New Years night....
| The village school commenced Monday,
| with Mr.. Austin Hazen of Richmond, priu
cipal ; Miss Chapman of Barre, assistant :;
Miss Nettie Moody of Waterbury, teacher
Of the iniie;rmediate, and Miss Kimb4ll of
Northheld, the primary Rev. ;. II.
| Wheeler was not able to preach last
Sunday, by reason of hard cold 49,.
The Dartmouth College Concert company
gave Il very pleasant entertainment at
Barrett's hotel hall, last Saturday night,
to II good sized audience. Some OF the
songs were encored with much enthusi-
asm, as well rs the boys duet, and violin
and piano duet These were interspersed
with dramatic reading by D.. Clinton
Gardner, old Robin Grey, "The White
Vine" and others from the Hooser poets,
Trowbridge and Miller.
yergennes.
There is a little stir in real estate here
now. The Ezra Smith house, so-called,
on East street, belonging to w. q. BiXby,
Esq, has been boTght by Mr., f. Il. Nor
ton, son of \. G. Norton, Esq, for :llO0.
The store and building occupied by y. J.
Renaud as news depot and but cher shop,
OF Green street, belonging to the Farm
erS' National bank, has been bought by
the Barnard brothers for $1,000. Mrs.
| Harriet Burroughs and son of Fer
rlsburgh met with bad accident We'd
nesday evening. They were thrown from
Amos Witherbee, on Main street. Mrs.
BuI roughs fell on her left side, badly
bruising her forehead and left arm The
young man was hurt severely though no
bones were broken. Father kerlldou, for
merly located here, Is paying Father
Campeau, the resident priest, and his for
mer parishioners Il visit Mr. Samuel j.
| Allen has secured a pension and SOTO back
pay. He is entitled to two dollars per
month e. Walter rappen, son of Sheperd
| Tarpen, Esq, OF Troy, Is IN town, visiting
friends. Quite an excitement was created
in town, Saturday evening, by the dlscov-
cry of an attempt to throw the train off
the track. Ties were placed on the track,
| near the Monkton crossing, by II tramp.
! The obstruction was not seen in time to
stop the train. One of the ties was rolled
under the cars and it took some time to
| remove it. 1t was narrow escape from a
serious accident. WIN &. Bradbury,
late postal clerk. has removed to Boston,
Mrs &. w. Bradbury is with friends in
Washington, Miss Ella Bradbury, the
artist, is spending the winter in Florida.
The springlike weather continues. The
frost is coming out of the ground on the
highways. Dealers in sleighs are we'll
nigh discouraged. :. Communion at the
Congregational church Sunday. One join
ed on profession of faith and one by letter
The sermon by the pastor was based upon
the parable of the ten pounds. At the
Methodist church in the afternoon, the
attendance was very large. The theme
of the sermon, by Rev. Mr.. Austin, was
Christian baptism, and upon this ques-
tion he preached a most exhaustive dis
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