Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-09

fact that the academy building debt of |
twelve years standing was reported as Ii |
quidated. The district is now out of debt |
with assets amounting to $i3S O1 Last
year tax of $50 cents on n dollar was
raised, this year Il tax of 40 cents was rails
eel with discount of ) cents on dolarif .
paid before the first of October. The pru-
dental committee chosen are &. w. DOty,
A. @. Gates, f B. Livingston; board of
auditors, j. G. Robinson, a. ID. Thomas,
George ID. Mears: examining committee,
the principal of the school and II. G.. Fisk :
collector, {. &. Bushee; treasurer A. NJ.
Burke agent, :. Carter. 1t was voted to
have three terms of school of eleven weeks .
each Tor the coming year, the same us be-
fore.
Baptismal service was held mt the Meth |
odist church.on Sunday afternoon. 1t is .
proposed by many that the old be aban-
doned and the new bridge be erected .
across the river near the depot Warn |
inGS have been posted for special town
meeting for the purpose of deciding as
to the place to build.
Middiebury.
Mrs f.. II. Clay has been quite sick for
a few days back, but it is now understood /
that she is mpro' ing rapidly The old
Rider drug store, which was closed for II
few days. is again open, with y. +. Rider
~tlll managing the business. -. The fear /
fully bad condition of some of the country
~ hI
ON Thursday Hiram Rinphnm who drives
the mn STAGE between West Cornwall
and Nlddlrbllrv had to walk to town a
distance of five miles, with his mail bag
ON his back k... The prospects for spring
work in this vicinity seem to be quite
good. Several new houses are to be built
this seaons and still others will be re-
paired and there is good reason to believe
that "A, soon rs Snriutr onrns i'm purnpst
there will be work enough for almost
every one that wants to work The
n,noilnt of hack nensior rnceivpd hv innns
Farrell was put nt too hirh n tiruIe lie
received nbuut Sl35O ,Tnseuh Hrnuil-
lpttp has closed nm mis- snIoun and ooup
ont of business here Mr. Brouillette will
urohahlv rpmovr from tu,yn with his
ianiIv before - grpat while samuel
Brnols ,yho has hppn sick sIncp last fan
docs not improve any. but ON the contrary
has been sinking GRADUALLY. and if is NOT
thollrht nov that no can survivn many
dnvs longer The trial Of Charles sinner
nan. CHARGED with a breach of the pence
| Same tLrer months 'a,,o ,vns hold 1'I,urs
dnv night and rrsnltpd in Sunernan's ac.
ouittni on the pro,n1 that tnere was .'no
coll.e for actionn There seems to he
some mystery re,,ariin,, tho danth of pat.
rick Naroney formnrIv nf Niddlebnrv
| IvhicG orcurrsL lost nara,,ha, il, tLn MA
inc rr5inn nf Ariznnn as notired i'm the
! Frrp PHrss and thara nra snma strnng,
reasnns for snsnectinr thar the vnunr man
| ,vns thn ,.irti,n nf fn,iI nInv
| mo ,naat,nIro on S,Tpr3, OF tba Vorn,,
! Na,,i. Gbri.t7on A,snti.fion bnll vnre
i,rdraI, ,,ta,,Jnd o,, .,,, aGjitio,i foottro
If interest was ttiven tn The evnrcises Inv
the music, which was furnished by a part
/ sold for ~ AMI 1s cents ner nound for nice
| lois. Monday. and the quantity brought in
! to market was considerably larger than
! for many weeks back. Frank Lucia has
/
| Chipnan's hill. He intends to build an
other house ON his lot mn there as soon ms
| he gets the first one finished An uu-
known man who is badly deranged is
often seen wandering along the roads
leading TO town from the north. but so far
he has injured no one as he is probably
harmless Scarlet fever and canker.
rash are now onite prevalent. bur in most
cases they seem to appear in Il compare
lively mild form There have been no fatal
cases in the village vet During the past
month the number of saloons in the town
has decreased 80 per cent, we now having
made on the Catholic church this sum
mer. on both the interior and exterior of
| the buildinp 1t is expected that the In
| ter-State Collegiate Base Ball association
will soon perfect its organization and ar
range a schedule of games for this season
Elders NJ + and G. L. kellogg. sec
ond Adventists, who have been doing
/ missionary work in town since last De-
cember. have commenced a series of pub.
lie meetings i'm the basement of the town
/ house The meetings. will be held night
/ lv all throuuh the nresent week
Weybridse.
II ie undorstood tbat Mr. wilkins ooae
| t u p1+o,, S,,,,,, I,,Ia,.n ha 10 N ',nnL s;7,,n
/ tlnu rha farm vvas sold ia Mr. ont
/ PERKINS, VINO Will not take possession tlll
next year AT the auction OF MI Dan
| wilkins the cows sold low, wh!Ie the old
horses ana the TWO year oId colt Drought
goou prices ne farming TOOLS, etc, SOFA
we'll. Times are so dul' that farmers are
slow To pay help as much as has been
paid IN years past ana the consequence Is
help Is plenty the gong price being from
SO TO 81 per mohth lor the season.
Mrs. WeDbIAunt Cardua-lS IN quite
| poor health TINS sprlng,...E. {, Ryder's
niue girl VINO mas been quite SICK, Is
slowly improving .... Mf. ROSCOE 5 chlld,
/ VINO mas dangerous tuInor growing, Is
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