Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-12

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Vergennes
Market day saw our streets crowded
with people. Trade was brisk, especially
| in the line of rubber goods But trade
| generally, was lively. The driving rain
storm cleared the streets early in the
| morning ..... Nearly one foot of snow fell
! Sunday morning. 1t is gradually melt
! ing Union services were held
at the Baptist church Sunday evening.
The pastors of the Methodist Congrega-
| tional and Baptist churches participated
Sermon by Rev. Mr. Austin, Acts iii. li-20
Miss A. Hinman returned to New Haven
Saturday .Sprigg * Thorn shipped
two tons of chickens to Boston market
last week, one from Nergenncs and one
from Middlebury. Mrs. II. A. Hall has
returned from her visit to keene, y. III I....
Rev. Mr.. Mills is expected here Saturday
evening of this week. There will be Il
| union prayer meeting in the Methodist
vestry, at which he will be present......
A car of fat cattle were shipped from this
station Monday morning for Boston mar
ket by j. {. Brevoort Il Son of Crown
Point, n. y ..... Hans Anderson and wife
left for San Angeles, Cal, Monday morn
ing.
W. &. Ross, wife and son of Rutland,
are guests of Mrs. Sprague. Mrs. j. :.
Hickok is caring for Mrs. Dickey of New
Haven, a family relative, who is quite
feeble. ..... Mrs. Hammond and family
took the cars for Crown Point n Y,
Tuesday morning 49,. The little steamer Ga
zelle has made her last trip for the season.
She will be housed just below the coal
sheds of j. S. Hlckok......Mr H. V. Ed
niotorv mohd gave lecturer r on nfia, Indian
ton, Monday evening. His history
OF the mound builders, AID to the pre-his
toric age before the ocean made two con
tinents, the Eastern and Western, and the
destruction by the war-ike Indians of the
peaceful mound-builders, were listened to
with interest. Nergennes has two
telegraph offices. The CONNER cial Union
is located on the corner of Main and Green
streets, up stairs, in the office of j :. Hckok
lit is thought that the Chimney Point
postoliice, made vacant 10y the death of
A. Barnes, Esq, will be kept by Mrs.
Barnes. ...... Rev. Mr. Austin paid his
compliments to progressive euchre par
ties and card-playing, generally, Sunday
evening.
The peak sisters" and the instrument
tai music by Mrs. John Norton, Miss Aus
TN. Miss Sprague and Mrs. Jackman, and
Messrs Nlttum and jerome made the
evening most agreeable at the loan eXhibi-
ton Tuesday evening. 1t is expected the eX
hlbition will close this week 49,. The kero-
sene yacht, j. L. Wilson, has gone to New
Bedford, Mass, to remain this winter.
The Monkton kaolin business Is having
regular boom, Four special delivery
letters have already been received here
this month. ..... Probably the Oldest
house in Nergennes is the gamble roof
dwelling on Elbow street, in which Capt.
Hoffnagle has his shop. 1t must be as
old as the century. 1t was the residence
Of Mr.. Belknap soon after 1900, and was
the home of Rev Alexander Lowell,
from 1911 to 1885. Dr. Athprton
Hall followed, then Alvah Sprague,
NJ. ID. The Misses Rugg succeeded
DIR. Spragqe, and after their death, years
later, the dwelling fell into disuse. 1t has
been purchased by MI. Truman Carpenter
OF AddlsOn.....M Mr. Chester Allen,
formerly postmaster of PantOn, now Il dry
goods dealer in Worcester Mass, has sold
hs farm OF $50 acres to parties across the
lake, and will live in Worcester hereafter.
..... The friends of Rev. j. >. Mott of the
Methodist church, Panton, gave him a
dinner sociable, Friday evening.
Cambridge.
Prof. Goodrich preached at Cambridge
BOro last Sunday Rev. Mr.. Whee-
lock Is able To be on the street again, but
he Is stlll feeble. Delmar ID. Croft of
Emo burgh, who was in the University at
burlington last year, class of SO, has be
gun series of religious meetings at JEFF
lersonville: :.,.. Craig Fletcher the re
spOndent in the libel SUIT of Robert
Mackey vs. c. Fletcher, has been sur
rendered by his bondsmen and is now in
Miss Elsie Raymore m has has closed %sS ID
her school at Wolcott. .... The Shep-
ard family We're given reception at
the Boro' Thursday evening by
Post 10, q. A. r., and on Friday evening
began their series of concerts under the
auspices of the Post .. Reuben Brown
has bought the farm in johnson, known
AS the Leroy Sc.ibner place, and will take
possession Jan. l. lSS1...... Two socables
l14GI Il.
the Boro last week, one at Oliver Carpeu-
ler's and one at Julius Morse's.
The Ribbon sociable yielded 81 20
-. .... Earnest Meendy has taken
possession Of the farm formerly
owned by William Melendy.. Miss
Mary Field of jericho is visiting in Jeffer-
sonville. ...,. The Lamollle county union
|. o. q T., meets AT johnson the 18th
with Jason NJ. French as delegate from
Phoenix lodge of Jetfersonville ...... Ches-
ter Nestmore harvested crop of up
wards of 100 pounds oi Connecticut green
is loading car with lumber and sugar.
:.;,.. About six inches of snow
fell in this town between Sunday
at a.. m. and Monday morning. .....
Inc following were Installed as
French: w. ii. Griswold, W. C. r.; Mrs.
Laura Smith, w. V. r.: Carrie Carroll,
w. ;; Mrs. George Burnham, w. f. S;
Lewis Wood, W. c.; Ira Powell, W. NJ;
Ella Holmes, W. A. NJ; Ethel Kinsley, l.
G.; Ethan Wilcox, w. 5; Mrs Truman
Whtcomb r. I'll. s.; Mrs g. Leese, l.. IL.
>; Abble Wilcox, organist .Qulnsy,
sore throat and mumps have made their
appearance in the BOro and cankerash in
Jeffersonville. Mrs. Marion Griswold
is confined to the house by illness ......
Mrs. Amasa Wilcox died in Fairfax and
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