Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-05


rNDFEHlLL.
Our depot presents about the same ap.
pearance previous 10 train time as is usual
on state fair week. The waiting room
being full of people going to the carnival
:...Ihe slelShinS Is quite good here and
Is beng used 1.-The q. a. K. banquet
at the Beach House in Jericho last night
was success. Many attended from this
village and report good time Friday
evening there il to be parish visit and
oyster supper at the congregational
church to which all are invited Singing
and reCitatious will form part of the even
ing's entertainment and good time is ex-
pected
The friends of Mr.. Patrick Glea-
son. formerly of this place, will re-
gret to learn of his serious illness at
savannah Georgia, where he has lately
been residing. The remaing members Of
OF this family, which has been so sadly
afflicted IN the past two years, deserve
much sympathy I'D. j. Platka, who was
for several years in the woollen mill Office
here, and who has of late been in poor
health went to the hospital last week and
yesterday was feeling somewhat better.
sHELBURN.
We have two cars loading here with po-
tatoes one is an Eastman heater" the
other lined car with wood stove The
Oh healtu car Is sad to be perfectly safe in
the coolest weather. The other is not
always so. Prices paid, 45 to 60 cents.
Mr.. Ira Andrews, aged about 80, is grad
ually failing. .... Mr.. II. Lake and wife
both nearly so years of age, have been
quite sick but are now better Mir
James Denham has taken possession OF his
mill property, and moved here from the
Harbor ID. l.. Spear, Esq, has moved
to the hotel building at the village Fri
DAY night was he worst for wind and cold
of any 50 far this season.
HlNESBURGH
One hundred and thirty-one dogs were
licensed in this town last year. Mr.
Lewis sanctuary, who has been quite sick
Is out again. There was Il regular bliz-
zard Friday night, but about - people
passed pleasant evening at the parson-
age of Rev \. c. Field, and left a dona-
ton of $50 Mr., C.. p. Boynton is pros
pering in Elwood, Neb., in the hardware
business . Frank Finney of school seven
has not had not had an absent mark and
tut one tardy mark in the last
year. In school No. Emma darkness.
Cornelia Burritt and kittie .Jackman
year, and Nellie Kinney, Waldo Hark-
ness an6 Pat Murphy have had no marks
during the winter term The storm and
gale which mas prevailed for three days,
has blocked travel ON all the cross roads
.... he Lewis Creek cheese factory is
being made over into Il creamery The
building is in excellent condition. and is
every way suited to the purpose.
Chelsea
The school house in the village district
barely escaped destruction Saturday, the
boy who takes care Of it having left "A
baskettul of ashes in the entry. His fa-
ther on being told what he had done rush
ed to the school house and found the floor
on fire. With a little aid he soon eX-
tinguished the fire.
White River junction.
NJ. b. Wheelock of this place, VINO has
been IN the employ Of the Central Yer
mont railroad on repairs at Windsor un-
I'll recently has been taken to the Insane
Asylum at BrattleborO. His condition
was brought on by overwork.
Enosbursh Falls.
The small poX scare is at its height
now, there beng II case at West Berk
shire within six miles of this place
There was ii party of ten went from here
"Wednesday to the carnival, and they speak
very highly of the way they were enter
tanned at Burlington, and are loud IN their
praise of cUasting, but say their tOboggan
slides do not come mp to our own, not be-
ing as long OF as steep.
st. Johnsbury.
EXGov. Fairbanks received an addition
TO his herd of deer, last Tuesday, III the
shape ol little iaWn. This is the sec
ond taNn which has been born in this
part, ana the owner is naturally some
what pleased
NJ. H. Wilcox has moved into the tene-
ment over the passenger depot, and Occu-
pies IL" railroad restaurant in the depot
....l ne scale works were shut all day
SATURDAY, partly on account of cold
Wea' .er ana partly on account Of dull
worn w. :. Boynton has returned
from 4 short trim ~ ItpStnn Tho
tall III snow Friday and saturday serious
~ lhtellered with railroad travel. The
Trans were all late and some could not
gel through at all.....Q Quite Il number of
9ot'ng men nave slgniiied their intention
TO IN the \ NJ. &. \. class in gymnas-
nc. secretary Page is to secure IA pro-
leN@lohHl gymnast, who will train the
young men for month";. DR.. T. X.
GROW ana wife celebrated their twenty
ftth wedding anniversary. Friday even
ing last, at their home on Railroad street
ltey. H. !" Beeman, in behalf Of the friends
gathered, in IA very happy speech, pre-
sented them with quite Il number of
beautiful presents, among chem being
very handsome silver ice pitcher and n
French clock. 1t was a very ENJOYABLE
occasion.
Panton.
The donation Wednesday night at Mrs
NJ. w. Wlnans's Basin I1arbor, for the
benefit of Rev. j. ;. Mott only netted
about $40, on account of bad roads and
worse weather ... Miss Mamie Williams
of BridpOrt closed her term of school at
the Corners on Friday, with appropriate
exercises and distribution of nice pres
ents TO Sadie Allen for best conduct in
school, Clara Coburn for most perfect les
sons, to Rufus Hanchett and Duane Allen
between whom there had been II strife in
spelling and whose head marks were
even. The school numbers 81 scholars
and that % were not tardy and
four were neither tardy nor absent is
good showing for the interest existing,
and places Miss Williams in the front rank
as Il teacher. The Baptist society have
not yet decided To secure the services Of
Rev Mr.. Robbins rs their pastor, but
have the matter under consideration 90.
Miss Alma Mott is expected home this
week from Poultney, where she has
been attending school Miss Smith,
sister of Mrs j. :. Mott, who has been
dangerously i'll at the parsonage, is de.
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