Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

The Waterbury National bank held their
annual meeting last week and elected
Hon. Paul Dillingham;, president; Will
liam Il. Dillingham;, epresident: Ma
thaniel Moody, Curtis ~ Arms II. A.
Hodges of Richmond. J. H. Hastings of
Waitsfleld, w. II. H. Bingham of Stowe,
directors. EX-Gov. Dillingham; was able
to attend the meeting. A semi-an-
nual dividend of per cent was decar-
ed AT the lyceum on Friday evening
f.. +. Palmer, Jr. and Miss Eta Straw
read paper. Mr.. Palmer and Miss Straw
also took part in the discussion in opposi-
tion TO Charles Rolf and Miss Inez Morse.
=. Frank Evans Is preparing cages OF
Wyandots, Bramahs, White Leghorns
and Plymouth Rocks selected from his
extensive poultry yards, to take to the
show at Burlington next week.
Arms e. Haines have new coffee mill
with balance wheels three feet in diane
ter. They will attach II water moter in
the spring from Sheplee's water pipe....
The Waterbury Cornet band boys will
give the popular drama "Nlegs Diver
sions" at Barretts hotel, next Friday
evening. The proceeds are for the benefit
OF the band and they ought to have full
house. ...S. G. Otis of Boston was in town
yesterday at the Waterbury hotel
Walter Ordway who boards at the hotel
is sufficiently recovered to go on the road
again. n....C. +. Clough built two silos last
summer on his farm on the Water
bury river. 1t has enabled him to
keep nearly double the number of cattle
on the place, and they are dong well....
Duffus & MARI are furnishing granite
monument for the family of Joshua
George at the Centre. 1t has two bases,
with II cottage die two feet square, the
whole being nine feet high and of good
proportions. The names of three genera
tions are inscribed upon its sides. AL
bert Athertou has attractive window
shades, which he keeps at his crockery
store, and is selling in this and adjoining
| towns.
Middlebury.
The annual term of the Supreme Court
| for Addison county will commence Jan
uary 25. There are IA cases on the docket
.... The thermometer has been down to
29' below zero in Mddlebury this week
and some claim that it was still lower on
Tuesday morning Mr.. X. W. PITTS,
who has been quite sick for the past two
weeks, is recovering and will soon be able
to be out. Daniel W. Adams has sold
his house on South Main street to Thomas
Towle. 1t is understood that the price to
he paid is 5000. The revival meetings at
the Methodist church continue nightly,
and a good deal of interest is shown in
them.
Prof. c. ID. Mead of Middlebury and wife
of DR.. Edward NJ Parker of Brockton,
Mass, died very suddenly at the latter
place, on Saturday afternoon. The funeral
will take place in Mddlebury at . o'clock
on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Parker had
been married but Il few months, and her
death is a great blow to her relatives aud
friends. Formerly she taught i'll the
graded school here several terms, and was
II great favorite with her scholars,
Evander Peck Of Troy, \. Y, former
resident of Middlebury. is in town visit
ing old friends. Miss May Seeley, daugn-
ter of Julius Seeley, died quite suddenly
Sunday morning, at the age Of Il years.
Miss Seeey had beer i'll for some time
with Il fever, but IL fatal termination to
. her illness had not been apprehended.
.. She was very popular with her acquaint
ances, and will be much missed in the
circle in which she moved ..,Will Hunting
ton, who was laid mp tor three weeks with
the qulnsy, has recovered and has re-
sumed his position in the freight office
.... Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Nallette have
gone to New York, where they intend TO
remain until the first of May. The
butter market was quiet, Monday, and
the sales We're comparatively light. Prices
ranged all the way from 10 to ~ cents.
During the revival services at the Metho-
dist church, sunday evening, George ).
Barton was taken with II tit and soon re-
lapSed into one of his periodical spells of
violent arrangement. He was no better
on Monday.
, The union gospel meetings at the Con-
gregational church began Monday even
ing. There was Il good attendance and
much interest was manifested. George
Barton was so far recovered on Tuesday
morning as TO be able to 20 on duty again
) ....Juius w. Pitts has gone to Brandon
to make Il visit of several days -. Lemuel
Brooks, who has been i'll for several weeks
: with Il kidney complaint, was consider
ably better Tuesday than he had been be-
fore since his relapse. He is now in Il fair
! way to .convalesce 1.-The funeral of
Mrs. DR.. Edward NJ. Parker took place at
, . O'Clock Tuesday afternoon from the resi-
dence of her father Prof. c. ID. Mead
principal of the graded school, Rev. ;. l..
b. spear, pastor of the Congregational
church, officiating. y large number of
sorrowing friends were present, including
all the teachers in the graded school
and IL great many of the scholars. There
was no session of school in any of
the departments in the afternoon and in
the morning there was no session of the
high school, which she had attended, nor
of No. which she had taught.
Madden X Simpsons grist mill and