Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-12
Nergennes.

| William f. Greene is the originator of the
popular and widely known "Nergennee
Grape. .... Mr.. c. Y. Warner of Addison,
shipped to Burlington market Wednesday
three Durham cattle. Their united weight
was 1870 pounds. There was service
in st PauTs church Sunday, Rev. f. b.
! Taylor officiating. There is some move
| meut in real estate Amos Wetherbee,
/ Esq, has sold the Adams 4 Foster farm,
/ lying just south Of and adjoining Yer
gennes, containing l25 acres tor 5000 On
/ the farm Is good dwelling and an
abundanceo of quit, fine outbuidings. also
running water, wood and meadow land.
Mr.. j. >. HickOk is confined to his
house by an attack of influenza.
The Barnard Bros. dealers in harnesses
and trunks, will transfer their
stock TO their new quarters on Green
street, next month, now on main street.
! Deacon j. W. Austin has lust returned
| from his visit to his grandson, Wallace
Austin. Plattsburgh, y. y. He was
Sh9cklngly injured, and supposed to be
killed, in the late powder mill explosion
at that place. He was dug out from the
debris, and his right leg was so badly mu-
! tlIated. below the knee, rs to require am
| putatiOn This was done. and he is now
doing Well. He is the son of Ira b. Aus
TN. ....There was grand tOboggan pa
rade and torchlight procession, Wednes-
| day evening, preceded by II large double
sleigh, containing the Nergennes band.
IL was. given by. the Arctic club, whose
chute Is already for sliding. Three live
~ young ladies' on their way to Nergennes
from New Haven tipped over twice with
l,i IN a t few minutes Is The cutter was rather
top heavy and the tipover was very easy.
No one hurt. One of the ladies was trans
! ferred to another cutter after which all
went well
The pension department has partially
! recognized the claims of Mr.. +. {. Scott,
] vol f.a.4p Il
90 N, l'tn Vermont. The back pay
amounts to five hundred dollars, and he
| receives two dollars per month -. The
| closing soclable by the ladies of St Paul's
church, held at q. f. o. kimball's, Thurs
| day evening, was novel affair altogether.
II was Japanese tea party, in costume.
Mr.; ana Mrs Charles f. Parker and Mr.
and Mrs. ID. II. Lewis were the principals
The costumes were brought from Yoko-
hama hy Mr.. Charles Ripley, Mrs parker's
brother, who has been resident of that
city. II was take off on the Mikado,
and was voted great success. Attend
ance and receipts large. The recupera-
mrs 10 tba blnsb tbe Ln;, f n,, ", ;.o-""S'
ID. ID. Mlddlebrook, Esq, VINO was pros
trated ny shock laSt week, at his home
IN ferrlsDulgh took dinner with his son,
deputy SherlI Mlddlebrook, in Yer
genhes saturday. The contest in school
!
unsettled ana VIII get into the courts ul-
timaleiy' orlginaiiy $40 would have settled
the whole matter. Now hundreds of dol
iarS Will be lhdlspensable to meet the
pllls; Inc Arcilc chute Is really boom
ing, out oid Sol Is ON the home stretch,
ana lts only question OF time.
services III all the churches sunday At
the l'aptlst church Key. Mr.. sherman eN-
teh''eu thc llSHt Hituu OF lelOWsnlp TO
% %seNeli PeieoIis' heN. Mr. hopertson
preacheu 10 the young men, SUNDAY even
ing' having Tor ms thelhe John Is. Cough.
Nllle persons llciuulnS children, were
Dapl,"eu III ine congregational church
sunday morning. PIX united with the
cnurch heN. Il. b Taylor commenced
ms charge Oh St. raui parish, Nergen-
mes, sunday last. Inc impression. he
made upon MS hehrers leads us to believe
nI,i1itin, 20 ia roi;il,,'' "a ,,t @ "u
city MIS-. >. W. kass OF Rutland is Wis
lung friends III TINS. her native place.
mere was basket festival at the city
nan uesuay evening by the members of
me roman Cathollc church oralse money