Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-26
THE NEWS IN VERMONT
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Ntitttth OOufh'y
RICHMOND.

by boat The water has subsided, but the
ice-iam still remains &c. W. Howe lell
into the river one day last week, Wnlie
getting ice, and but for the timely assist
ance OF Mr.. Keef would have been drown
ed William Freeman, Esq, has bought
the livery stable and all equipments Oh
Mr.. Irish for $1,000. The Abraham smith
village house and an acre OF land were SOFA
the 18TH inst to the Catholic church for
1880.
wINoOskI.
Rev. +. \. Squier received six new
members, four on profession, into the
Winooski Congregational church at the
communion service, last sabbath. At
every communion during pastorate of
is months some new members have been
added to this church. Fifty five have
been received up to this date, 43 on pro
fession Of faith and II by letter.
CHARLOTTE.
In recent communication to the FREE
PRESS, from Kansas, the statement that
the site now owned by Mr.. Thomas c. Hill
in Charlotte became at one time the prop
erty of Mr.. WoIcott, should be corrected.
The property has always been in the pos
session of the Hill family.
JERICHO CENTRE.
Miss Carrie Percival of Jericho is fin
iShing up the school in district No |,
which Miss Wheeler was obliged to give
up on account of poor health...lt is re-
ported that \. B. StrOude is going to move
off from the farm ne now occupies. The
fathers of he town are now busy settling
up their official accounts. The bill of the
overscer of the poor is double that of last
year. The other town expenses are much
larger than last year. Mrs. Dane has
rented her farm to II. II. Day of Essex.
She is shout to return to NOrthfeld. ...
Mrs. Sheehan has given mp her farm, let
ting it go on the mortgage. She is about
to move to Craftsbury.
Andrew Mcbride has sold his farm to
w. II. Parker for $500. Mr.. Parker has
offered his stock and tools at auction on
March g.. =. II. f. Thompson will sell at
auction March /, his entire stock. 1t is
reported that other farmers in town will
soon follow suit. Evidently farmers are
tired of milking COWS for nothing .... w.
B. Parker's brotheris visiting him Don
White is home from the west .. George
Severance lately lost fine four years Old
colt from the effects of Il kick 80. K. L.
Thompson and friends will attend the
"ShabOggin' in Burlington this week ....
Some of the ladies III town are making
great calculations to attend the Carnl-
val
HINEsBUR Gil.
Mr.. Patrick McDonough had his LEG
broken above the ankle, and received
other bruises, by the fall of Il horse which
he was riding Mr.. Augustus McEwen
OF Lawrence, y. y, is visiting in town..
Principal H. NJ. Page with two elegant
volumes of Lowell's and Whttier's
poems. The closing exercises of schOsl
No D. taught by Mr.. Arthur Gilbert and
Miss Frances McDonough, attracted Il
large company, and fully sustained its
reputation for careful work and good
progress. The time for Rev. \. c. Fields
donation visit has been changed to Fri
day next, Feb. 26.... Great interest was
taken in the spelling school, Friday even
ing, and there was crowded house. The
first contest for primary schools was won
by Miss Bell Peltou of No 9. The second
contest for the town was quite spirited,
and was won by Miss Matte l.. Page of
the academy.
UNDERHILL.
Mrs. +. 5. Whitcomb, Senior, who dis
located her shoulder about three weeks
since, is still suffering considerably from
its effects, the nerves of the arms being
injured ....Mrs. b. W. Day is slowly re-
covering from her long illness &C.. Deacon
Il. b. Barne! who was severely injured
by a log in lie woods is still very lame,
but is improving Henry Lane and
wife are soon to occupy the farm former
ly owned 10y Willie Mead, who is now IN
Africa Two more of our young people
are expecting to Join the Meads in the
mission fields. The Mead's report Won
derful llity OF the soil in Africa, four
or five cops being harvested from the
same ground in one year, Samuel and
William Mead having charge of the cul-
tivatiol of thirteen hundred acres each,
The women are mostly engaged in teach
ing the natives. Many of them speak
some Portuguese beside their own dia-
lect. Drunkenness Is already an evil
which causes more trouble than all others
for " liCh thus fac the Portuguese are re-
responsible. Fred Terrill was quite Sc
verely injured Wednesday night while
coas ny but is able to walk with the aid
of crutcheS to-day IAN arbitration of
matters of difference between Joseph
Me. endy and Thos. Reeves, was brought
to an amicable close Wednesday by Arbi-
ira Jrs Hawley, Thorp and DiXon's decls-
loh that mo payments should be made
but the accounts OF each against the other
should be Cancelled"
EAST CHARLOTTE.
Miss r. f. Watson of Addison is visiting
1T the Baptist parsonage Large mum
bers from this vicinity attended Mrs
IlNermore's 5 lectures in the Congregation
al church, on Saturday and Sunday even
lngs, Feb. 20 and Joseph Colt and
Louis Beers received each prize gold dol
lar from their teacher, Miss Mnklcr at
the close Of her school, last week MIR
f. II. Converse, recently returned from q
pleasure trlp, spent charming time in
New York city. and with Mr. and Mrs
George w. Hallock at Milton-on-t he Hud-
son, and Mr.. and Mrs, Charles G. Sher
man at Sing Sing, y. y. Vermont
friends Of Mr.. sherman will be interested
in learning that he now occupies the re
sponsible position Of superintendent ot
Briar Cliff farm. belonging to James b
Stillman, one of the milllonaires of Goth
am Mr.. G.. G.. Pringle will soon star
West on another botanizing tour,
MILTON.
The annual meeting of the society con
nected with the First Congregations
church was held Saturday, Feb, 20 Their
was a full attendance and several addi
tons to membership. The prudential
committee of last year, Deacon l.. a
jackson, c. F. Pratt and h. b. Meus
were reelected. c. f. Quinn was chOSel
clerk and treasurer in place Of q. i
I.andOn, who has faithfully held that pc
stion for several years. 1t was unani
mOusly voted to concur with the churcl
in extending Il call to the acting pastor
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