Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

the farmers are complaining Of, but hoed
crops would have been nowhere had it not
been for the recent rains. alter "A.
Weed has purchased the old hotel farm
of A. Peet. Mr.. Weed was formerly own
er of this place and was at the time that
Mr. Peet bought it Il few years since, Mr..
a. Peet has bought the house and lot
owned by George Miller aud will occupy
ii by Oct lst...It is generally reported
by orchardists that the prospects for a
good apple crop are very poor. George,
a young son of Paul Lavaette, fell from
II sled Saturday afternoon breaking the
bone of one arm in two places between
the wrist and the elbow ....lt Is rumoreu
that Captain Robert j. White and Mr..
Charles Hart are to make quite aneXtend-
ed fishing trip down the lake in few
days.
CHARLOTTE.
Haying will be finished in this locality
this week. The hay crop Is good one.
Crops of all kinds are looking well
Many strangers are reported as being at
Cedar Beach. Miss Libbe Edgerton,
who has taught school at JOnesvllle for
the last years, is quite ILL. Three per
sons have recently united with the Con,
gregatiunal church. .... Frank Pope started
for st. Louis the 10Th.
The rainy weather makes bad work
with having, but it is the thing for grow
ing crops. Oats promise a great yield.
Hay is turning out finely, far ahead OF
general NpectatiOno....I This has been Il
great honey season and most bee Keepers
have large stocks. Apples have dropped
from the trees continually since setting
and the yield IN this vicinity will be small.
Orchard men lay it to the lice that i'll
tested the leaves and blossoms early in
the season. DIR. f. w. Highee of North
ampton, Mass, formerly of this town, has
returned with his wife from his European
"a il "a hricE l.
ing for residence, office and laboratory ....
u. V. Higbee of Cassopolis Mich, Is eX-
pected in town this week for a visit among
old friends. After haying and harvesting
everybody goes camping to the lake these
days, provided they can't 20 before ....F.
j. Pope started on Monday on his return
to the West.
MILTON.
On Friday evening, July 1G, concert
was given 10y the Milton Chorus Choir in
village ball. The first part of the pro
gTamme was "A selelection from the an
thems, glees, choruses and quartets upon
which the choir has been ut work during
the last season, together with a pleasing
solo by Miss Hattie l.. lairchld, the ac
companist. The second part Of the pro
oramme was rendering, under Miss
Fairchld's direction of the comic opera
"The Three Old Maids" The leading
parts were eXcellently sustained by Miss
Bessie Dixon, Miss Emily Ashley and
Miss Clara Packard, and by Messrs
George y. and c. c. Wood. The entire Ell
/ tertaiument was delightfully."- carried GU
and deserved much better patronage thar
it received. The chorus, which was the ont
growth of one.o Leslies musical conven-
tiOu last fall, has made remarkable pro
greSS, and should become a permanent III
stitution of our town. Mr.. John +
Wheelock, its director, is entitled to grea
credit tor his successful leadership anI
has the thanks of all concerned for hi.
! persevering and gratuitOus services. The
chorus Will resume its weekly meetings il
/ the early autumn, furnishing both ele
mentary instruction for beginners anC
drill for advanced singers. 1t is hoped
that its numbers may largely increase.
WEST MILTON.
This town has been visited by two cy
clones within two weeks The first cam,
in the form of Sheriff Barton and consta
| BILE Wheeler; the next in the form o
wind, rain and hail In some respects
they were alike they both left sorrow
ful lot OF men. The first affected the rum
sellers; the second the farmers; bu
while the first LETT the town very dry
the second left it very wet. While the frs
was regretted by n few, the last was re
GREETED by everyone. -. The recent storm
was the hardest and did the most damag,
III any s.orlll l9r years, IT. took Il SUN
apou. tnIee illles "'ue' eHttNulls doou
.I1 d mr. iiiI"llu i lioin the lahe; ~
tlee9 aii, crops III llS COURSE. III mas spolI
Gi, Gti 'ilosC ol lne gr"lli Where IL s'ruck, ah'
H.u Il ColsNleraple uiliiiage 10 pullulneS
pleaN'fS ~ SlasS anu pioWlhS GOWN chlll
le!9 ne ~ ThInihS struck mouse DE
,is puilt pS q; i nhii HolllE 9aiIl"SS u
tie amount M W F~oo 1t hhockeu Mr. nm
SeHseles9 me Storm seems 10 nave sing
t ,eu o't tle anu E-lihllus sectiQn OF th
LOW tOWii ior special vengeance. large EN-
~ a.o' ~ ~ nv i'i III VI ShcH"h, was toi
distance from where il stood some fam
lilies sought shelter in their cellars durin,
the storm.
81 uhol'"E'
NJ. w Hnsdill, Esq. has secured tn,
use of large living spring on the prem
ises of H. X. lsham and has men at worl
digging "a ditch for water pipes which Mr.
| IIInsdill proposes LAYING to his house AN,
barn ...J James Mirham harvested auc
housed as fine a field Of winter wheat ius
before the ram a. could be found in am,
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