Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22
THE NEWS in VERMONT
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.
COLCHESTER.

Chittenden County.
COLCHESTER.
Mr.. Raymond Bliss who has been for
the past two years in the State of Ken
lucky as general agent for Il sewing ma
chine company of Cleveland Ohio is visit
Ing his parents. He expects to remain at
home until about February /, unless SOON
er called for. Mr.. Seymour Cary went
to Burlington one day last week and on
his return in the evening in company with
A. Mcneil stopped at Dunbar's hotel ITO
warm" Mcneil not being able to per
suade Cary to continue with him came
along home Soon after Cary started on
behind. The next morning about O'Clock
Lizum Parazo was awakened by Cary
rapping at the door of his house to which
he had crawled on his hands and knees
from his wagon. His horse was found in
one place and his wagon in another with
both thills broken. The fire soon told
that both of his feet and one hand were
badly frozen. The doctors think that he
will loose part of both feet and probably
one at the ankle ana n part of one hand.
Mr.. Cary says he was sober but public opin-
ion is to the contrary ... The cheese and
butter company have sued Fred Pinney
for the alleged watering of his milk
brought to their factory the past season.
The company claim to have good proof
that the milk was watered and it is eX-
pected that Pinneys defence will be that
the hired man did the watering unbe-
known to Pinney.
There it to be a donation visit ut the
Methodist Episcopal church on Friday
evening for the benefit of the pastor, Rev.
J. A Steele Col. Munson has been hold
ing singing schools at the Congregational
church which will close this week as Mr.
Munson expects to return to North Caro-
lima where he has been the past few years
DIR, Dixon of Milton has been called
in seymour Cary'S case and says that he
will not have to lose his feet or any part
of them as was supposed at first.
ESSEN JUNCTION.
The Congregational society held their
annual meeting this week and elected S.
r. Williams, chairman ID. H. Macom-
ber, clerk and treasurer :. ID. Teachout,
Q. NJ. Ferrin and 5. Place, committee. ...
The funeral of Maria Handscom was at
tended Tuesday by Rev. +. Wheelock of
Cambridge. The remains were taken to
Lake View cemetery Burlington and
placed III the vault till spring -. George
Taft and John Reynolds have gone to
Grand Isle to buy sheep. p....It was job
Bates who bought the Brigham place and
not John Bates.
ESSEN JUNCTION.
Loren ID. Whitcomb died Friday night
He has been very feeble for several years,
but able to be about. His wife died some
five years ago. He leaves one daughter
and two sons.
UNDERHlLL.
G.. Il. Brown and wife gave very pleas
ant reception at their residence to about
fifty of their friends, Thursday evening.
.... The ladies of the CONGREGATIONAL
church gave Il sociable, Friday evening
Refreshments were served. go. Notwith-
standing the extreme cold, some of our
young people lnduIged in IL sleighride of
about fourteen miles, Wednesday evening.
HGNEsBURGH.
The annual donation visit at the Baptist
parsonage tor the benefit of Rev. \. :.
Gilbert WAS a success. The house was
well filled with guests, the supper IL feast
of good things. and the net receipts for the
pastor Of about sixty dollars in cash and
its equivalent. ..J',nuary 18th the friends
and neighbors of Air. and Mrs Geo Ken
yon took possession of their residence in a
very informal way, while they celebrated
with and offered cons atulatory remarks
appropriate to the tenth anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. kenyon's married life, leav.
ing substantial tokens of respect as Il me
mcral of the OCCASION
The sleighng is excellent. o. Business OF
all kinds is Lively. Hay sells at tie barn
for :l2. 90 per ton, stove wood at the vii
lage for Sl.50 per cord, and it costs 80 cents
per cord to cut Help is plenty at - cents
80 S1.O0 per day....A good many are chop
ping on share, on Major Miners wood lot
in the south part of the town. Thousands
of cords o. wood and logs have been
cleared oil this lot in this
manner i'll the last two years.
The codes, weather we have had was "A
below ger, .... Mrs. II. w. Cowan of Mon
treal is spending the winter with her
brother, hlr. f.. +. Brownson. Miss Minnie
Andrews starred, Jan. IS, for Rochester,
n. Y. ere she intends spending some
months with her relatives. Rev A. 5
Gilberts donation visit was well attend
ed, and ted the handsome sum of Stj5
-. Walter i. Mead, son of G.. f. Mead
went Vest seven years ago, and now
holds RESPONSIBLE position in the State
insane asyium of Kansas.
SHELBURN.
The funeral of the late Anson w. Peet
was LARGELY attended on saturday last al
the Methodist church. Large delegations
were present from Huntington, Rich
mond, ii nesburgh and other towns. The
Rev. j. w. Burgin of Waterbury ofiiciated
assisted by Rev l.. A. Dibble. Masonic
services were conducted by North Stal
lod &c of Richmond, of which deceased
was Il member, under the marshalship OF
A. u. White, members of Friendship, Pa
trlot and other lodges acting as an escort
With John H. Thorp as marshal The
Masonic burial service was rendered 10y
George w. Sayles, master of North Stal
lodge, assisted by w. y. Hill, past master
of Patriot lodge. The general arrange
ments of the funeral were in charge o.
H. y. Newell. That Mr.. Peet was highly
esteemed as Il Mason friend and Christian
gentleman, was fully attested by the larg,
number who were present AT the obse
auies To his widow and other relative,
the heartfelt sympat hies of the fraternit!
TO which he belonged and of the commui
nity in general are extended.
Our postotlice is to be moved to til,
building so long occupied by Mrs. Lowr.
when postmistress here. 1t will give bet
ter satisfaction, no doubt, as ITS presen
quarters are too much cramped. -. Th
sleighing is not the best rs the snow i
mostly in the bitches, and runaways AM
tipovers are quite common, Business i
rather duh just now, but there are bette
about the same. Potatoes are not YER
plenty, corn is not sound, but oats are gen
orally good and bring IL fair price
EAST sHELBCRN.
Mr.. Hiram Allen has been stopping
with his aunt Mrs. Mills, this winter, AM
.,l-in,, n kpuSinptOu embroidery