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

with bilious turn, but is somewhat bet
Barton, Is out of health........
The BrOokvile burglar still evades the
officers. ..... Mrs. II. w. Ward continues
leeb le.....C. f. Saith has started out
again on his canvasslng tour. .....An old
lady named Abbott fell out of bed at the
village Wednesday morning and broke an
arm
Georgia.
Twelve persons united with the Meth
odlst church sunday. Mr. f.. b. Finn
OF Milton closed very successful term of
school at the academy last Wednesday.
lie is to teach the district school at the
Centre this winter.
Montpelier.
Mrs. II. p. Frost and children are con
fined To TIE house by sickness. s.....Leo
r. Lewis Of Boston is visiting at the cap
ital ......A THANKSGIVING service va, held
in the vestry OF the church of the Messiah.
\ union service was also held at the
Methodist church, Rev. Mr.. Mason, pas
tor OF the Biptist church, delivering the
SermOl......T The cOrpOraterS of the Secur-
ity savings bank and Trust company in
corporated by the Legislature are J. \.
Page, J. G. lIoughton, II. y. Taplin,
kin, stephen Thomas. j. w. Ellis, c. p,
Pitkin, +. f.. Smith, Thomas Marvin, G.
7. Sabln, all OF Montpelier; j. > Whee
lock of Berlin, j. Fl. Holden of MiddlcscX
and X j. Gleason of Waitsiield. Rev.
James Is. Applebee VIII give Il course of
three lectures at the church of the Messiah
under the auspices of Lend Hand
ClnD." The. dates and subjects are as
follows: December I, The Labor Pro
blem and its solution; - December $,
"Olivcr Cromwell, the Soldier, statesman
and Saint" January 10, 1881, Othello-A
Drama of Faith;' - January II, "lilus-
tratiOns Of Humbug and Humbugs from
the Writings of Charles Dickens. ......
snow fell dnring the afternoon and even
ing of Thanksgiving to a depth of alMlost
20 inches. ....."Sl Perkins or the Girl |
Left Behind Me- was presented at the
Blanchard opera house Friday night to II
fair sized audience.
The Montpelier Military band gave
its first assembly ut the Pavilion Friday
evening. \ good sized crowd was in AT
tendance. r. Slayton on Monday
moved to the Walton block on Main
stree. e..... rhe auction concern that mas
been running in town for the past three or
four weeks ha, departed with a large
amount of the peoples money. The mer-
chants rejoice at the exit Of these travel
ing clap-trap merchants 9...... WheelOck :
blndery Will soon occupy the second
story of the electric iight statiOn.,....
Hon. Charles Dewey spent last week in
J I 1
connected with the National Life lnsur-
ancc company Hon. b, =. stevens,
Tor rs years United states despatch agent
at London, has been visiting in town, ac-
companied by Mrs. stevens, IN Eng
iish lady, who, last, Friday enioyed
WAS born in Barnet and is son OF
/ Henry stevens, the celebrated anti
quarlan. This i his first visit to Yer
mont since he went to England. He ate
his Thanksgiving dinner at Stevens's vii
| lage in Barnet in the house where he WA
born, which was formerly called "Tht
/ Sheat' ard after which his mansion IN
the suburos of London is named. In hi-
| youth M. Stevens was student OF toe
| old Washington county academy at Mont
pelier. After his graduation he was to
several years deputy secretary ot STATE
under Hon f. f. Merrill and sub-rqarut
/ ly assistant State librarian, 'ouluu
ing in the latter office uuu
| appointment to his present p
| Americans visiting London, esp'cl. -
Vermonters, have reason to feet undo.
deep obligations to Mr.. Steveu~ far ~
unyarying courtesy, and efforts b
Lovers of fast horses have had a cor, Sc
scraped on the road to MiddIeseX and rare
| fun is anticipated ...... Charles Owler and
f.. NJ Scott will move their Castle shoot
ing gallery to Barre this week. After a
| brief stay there they intend to make Il tom
of the larger towns and cities OF New
| England .... n,ign ". b. Fletcher
son of John Fletcher OF St Al bans, is at
home on furlough from the United
States coast survey service and with
his father was in Montpelier on
Saturday He goes to the Louisiana coast
tins winter...,. Ensign Theodore c.
| Dewey, son Of Edward Dewey of Montpel
er is at home on furlough after an alb
| sence of two years of detached service III
! the United States coast survey III Alaska.
! He expects to be detailed for service in the
Atlantic squadron
| H. c. Gleason has gone to Boston. .....
! II. W. Kemp occupies his new house on
! School street. ......M Mrs. George \. Peck
| entertains the members of the Ladies'
| Sewing society of Bethany church this
! CThurSday) afternoon ...... The annual
village meeting will be held next Monday
evening .... About SIG was the net pro
ceeds OF the Young Mems Catholic Union,
presentation of the drama. Robert En-
nett. ..... Next MONDAY evening Aurora
/ Lodge holds regular meeting ......ThC
| Woman's Indian association Will meet IN
/ Trinity church Vestry this Afternoon
| Thursday at 3 o'clock ..... Decemhel
| 10 Whitmore * Clark's ninstrels appear
at Blanchard's ODera House .... The mill
tary band will hold assemblies this winter
..... Miss Alice Lowe goes to Boston this
week tor a visit and during her absence hel
place in the Unitarian church choir vii
be supplied by Mrs. +. |. Ptkin....Th,
ladies' library guild held their annua
meeting at Bethany church parlCrs yes
terday afternoon ...... The local passenger
train north on the Central Vermont rail
road now leaves Montpelier at 1920 in
stead of 9O3, and the regular train run,
up from the junction.
The annual village report is as fol
lows Treasurer's receipts, taxes, 50,
OSl 81; water works, s3,19S2j; capita
hail. SOL II, and minor items, SLIGO. Dis
bursements, balance due treasurer
$242 64 bailiff's orders, $Si2S. Is; waite
loan, additional, $1,000; temporary loan
5000 interest on bonded and othe
debts, S290S 20, leaving a balance in favo
of the village of SG625. Indebtedness o.
the village $4,000. O.....The Old librar!
room at the capital will be bull
over, and used for other pur
poses ,.....The adjourned term of Wash
ington County Court opened Monday II
the afternoon ana all of Tuesday hearing
on reports occupied the time, The case o
f.. =. Jewett VS. Il. r. Deter was takel
up. The plaintiff sues to recover SiO
which he claims Deter agreed to pay fo
rents on the block willed by the late Mr.
Hubbard to these parties jointly. Tn,
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