Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-20

son ana Mr.. NJ. y. Edison, younger
brother, who is at present u student at the
81. Johnsbury academy, of the class Of
1887.
AIburgb.
&. w. Sabre who has been suffering with
nervous prostration since last December
~ now slowly regaining his health. .....
Our creamery, j. X. Boynton, proprie-
tor, is doing Il fine business, aud the
farmers are well pleased with it. Last
month they were paid 61l cents per hun
dred pounds and will receive 70 for Aug
ust Both hotels at Alburgh Springs
are well filled with boarders . Farmers
have finished haylng and are busy with
their harvest
Morrisville
A return game of base ball between the
Creepers of st. Johnsbury and the No
Names of this place will be played at an
early date .... Rev. G.. f. MONTGOMERY and
his wife, remembered here as Miss Emily
Reddington, were in town THURSDAY. the
guests of +. 5. Robinson. Rev. Mr.. Mont
gomery sails from New York, September
II, to resume his missionary work in Tur-
key. The voters check list contains $50
names 80. Miss Clara Williams of Essex
junction will take the position of precept-
ress at the academy and Miss Alice Gil
bert Will he in charge of the primary de
partment. The remodellng of the skat-
ing rink is being pushed rapidly and it
will very soon be known as the Morris
vile House and will be occupied by l.. b.
Boynton. II. 5. Kelsey and wife are at
Saratoga. Mrs. A. O. Sweeney at St
Johnsbury ID. w Rodgers and daughter
at Windsor and o. ID. Matthews and wife
at Saratoga Springs. Presiding Elder
culver has been in town this week and
active preparation has been made for the
temperance and Methodist camp meet
ings which will open here next week
Of huu
the canvas covering in front of it, and the
seating capacity has been mucn enlarged,
new tents are being constructed. The
boarding house upon the grounds is to be
in charge of |. A. White of the Morris
vile bakery IA. o. Gates and wife who
accompanied the Vermont delegation to
the san Francisco reunion are much
pleased with the trip and greatly taken
with the attractions OF the country.
Bristol.
Saturday last was a big day for Bristol,
especially the Democratic portion A bout
300 participated in the convention. p. NJ.
Melden of Rutland made very favorable
impression. his speech being a good one
....Th butter market was fairly active :
offerings liberal; general price, II cents 4;
extra, 10 cents. Political circles are
somewhat excited over the fact that sew
eral supposed voters will be barred at the
coming election, on account of having
deserted from the army Monkton has
such case, in which the interested party
was delegate to the late Republican
county convention. 1t is claimed that
his vote secured the nomination for the
nominee for Senator from this end of the
county. IA large number of city people
are III town now, enjoying the mountain
scenery OF this and adjoining towns -.
A. A. Dean, an old resident, died Wed
nesday last The funeral took place Fri
day, and was largely attended DR.. A.
A. Dean, William H. Bosworth and f..
Z. Dixie have been appointed as Il
Republican town committee for the
ensuing two years 1t is strong
committee and they will undoubtedly see
to it that every Repupli3au goes to the
polls on election day. Watson Varney,
who recently went West is now located
at Fergus Falls, MINI. Milo S Narney
has opened an undertaking establishment
on Pleasant street. ... Rev. Il. w. Gregory
of the Methodist church, preached forci-
BILE sermon Sunday morning, the Brass
Man" being his teXt....It is understood
that the trout streams in Lincoln are to
be posted" this fall -. +. b. Patterson is
announced as candidate for town repre-
sentative. AS he is popular with all
classes he will have no trouble in win
ming Bristol is sadly in need of new
hotel. 1t needs railroad also.
North Hero.
Three OF the piers are all completed and
the first span is nearly all up there being
some 20 men at work there last SUNDAY
IA party OF seven are camping on
Knights Island, but the reports that Hon
John w. Stewart of Middebury was
there or has been, are erraneous, although
he has promised some of his friends who
were there that he would be sometime
One of the eX Governors sons is there
now with party.
STAFFORD.
Senator Morrill, is much improved in
health. Rev. j, :. Staples, commander
of the GA. X. post has resigned, and f..
V. Parker has been elected to succeed him
....There is large amount of grain in
town uncut. The corn and potato crops
have developed very fast in the last two
weeks
Tunbridge.
There is a large amount OF sickness in
town and our physicians are kept very
busy. Much of the sickness is supposed
to be due to the low springs and conse-
quent poor water. Mrs. Ichabod Tucker
an old lady of q, took her first ride IN a
railroad car last Friday. She had the
misfortune to break her arm as she was
getting upon the train....J. ;. Moves for
some years constable and tax collector
died of a cancerous disease last Sunday
Mr.. Ed. G.. Marston, II talented young
musician of Providence, X. l., is spending
a few weeks here. About 30 of our peo-
pie went to Saratoga last week upon the
excursion train.
George NJ. Robinson, general trader
BrOwnington has gone into insolvency.
The superintendent of the Horsebreed-
ers' association Will build 100 box stalls
on the Rutland fair ground next week.
The hearing in the case of II. W. Love
was resumed at Rutland Tuesday.
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the shirt factory at Rutland, and in less
than Il month the manager hopes to have
the 1872 machines runningon the third floor
The first three months the factory was in
operation over 1000 dozen shirts were
turned out, and 700 dozen have been turn
ed ont so far this month Thnrn il ono