Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

Ntch w tultutl lIle luneTdl Oh npT IHUner
-. Rev. Mr.. Wright of the Wesleyan
church will not remain another year..
Very little hay remains in this town, as
the price has been high all winter. Farm
help is very plenty here this spring,
wages from Sl5 to $50 per month for the
season ..Several of our young men are
building house ut Fort Cassn, to be
used by them while cunning and fish
ing there this summer. Miss Susie
Hurlbuit, who is attending school at
Poultney, is mt home for the vacation.
Born, daughter, to Mr.. and Mrs. IL. j.
Sturdevant on the 9TH inst.
Ripton.
The ladies' of the Congregational society
held basket and neckte festival at the
town hall, Thursday evening for the bene
tit of the sabbath school library. 1t was
a success II. Spoor, who was seriously
hurt some time ago is slowly on the gain.
East Fairfield.
Jerome Navins has rented his farm and
in Massachusetts,. Miss Minnie Bell of
Franklin has been spending two days
with friends here. Miss Sadie Cover is
seriously i'll with rheumatic fever. Lee
Foreman, aged 10 slipped and fell We'd
nesday while running down hill dislocass
ting an elbow and breaking an arm.
North Ferrisburgh.
Mr.. John Kenyon has been called to
Meriden, Conn, on account of the dan
gerous illness of his father. Our aged
and much esteemed citizen, Mr.. Amos
Cogswell, has had another and severe par
alytic shock, and is now very low.
Windsor.
Over two hundred freight cars were in
the yard ut this station on Sunday after
noon, bound north.
Isle La Motto.
The crows have put in an appearance
and are welcome visitors, as we look upon
their coming as the first indications of
spring. Prepare for sugaring as the in
dcatiOns are that it is near at hand Mr.
William Brown of Rchford is in town
looking after cattle. ...P. j. Farrell is in
town this week 80. Hon. f.. r. Goodsell is
in poor health. Miss Helena Holcomb
who at last accounts, was sick with diph-
liberia in st. Mary, p. O., is improving
and has arrived safely home Rev. Mr..
Potter of Chazy, \: y, has been assisting
Rev. Mr.. Adams of this town to hold "A
series of meetings in the Methodist church
the past week Hon. II. G. Hill and
wife are in Plattsburgh visiting at DR.,
Holcumbe's.
DR.. l. L. Pike is in Bellows Falls this
week attending the 10th annual meeting
of the Vermont State Dental society
.
Mr.. Potter of Chazy, n. Y, in Il series of
meetings last week M. ". Fisk has a
very good pair of bay drivers. -. Ira A.
Hall has the fastest trotting horse in
town. Adds Hall starts for Boston this
week to attend the spring course in
is in town this week buying cattle for
Boston markets
New Haven.
Henry, youngest son of the late A. NJ.
Roscoe, died very Unexpectedly on Tues
day n Arning last. A post mOrtcm showed
that the immediate cause of death was the
falling upon one of the aurcles of the
heart OF a sort OF polypus that had grown
upon or near that organ, death being
almost instantaneous. The little fellow
was IA bright child, and the blow is a
severe one to the family. 1t is only thir-
teen months since the husband and father
passed away. The funeral was attended
on Thursday, Rev. Mr.. Robertson of Yer
genneS officiating, on account of the sick
ness of the pastor, Rev. &. ). Sargent.
A young son of Mr.. Sherrod Brown, also
Mr.. Nelson W. Partch have been severely
i'll for several days. Professor and Mrs.
now of MOnSon academy, of Monson,
Mass, were in town for a day or two last
week. No Republican boilers of Senator
Edmunds have been heard of as yet in this
vicinity. The collector of taxes com
plains of the tightness of money, and that
it is hard to make collections.
Waterbury.
Rev. L. H. Elliott, secretary OF the Yer
mont Bible society, has been confined to
his house for few days with severe
cold. Moses NJ. Knights has returned
from Boston, much pleased with the sue
cessful removal of a cataract from each Of
his nr HpnrV .IunpG rpnnVpI a
cancer about the size of an orange from
the neck of George W. Warren. 1t was
done with knife and the wound has
healed so that it seems to be a very sue
cessful operation. There was a run Of
sap, about two quarts from each tree, in
the sugar orchard on the Luther Graves
farm last Thursday. Richardson Il Full
lerton are evidently looking out for good
spring trade from the fine display of
dress goods at their windows. ... Miss
Florence Haines has had typhoid fever for
the past three weeks but is getting better.
80. DR.. +. &. Hooker has a few cases of
whooping cough in the village, but it is
not very prevalent.
Butter sold Saturday at 25 to 2S cents
eggs were plenty at II cents per dozen.
Charles McGee lost portion of one of his
thumbs last week. A buzz saw did it ....
Five boys from an orphan asylum in Bos-
ton arrived here last week. They are to
enter families in Lincoln and Starksboro
Quite number of Brstoltes are on
the sick list 49,. Union services were held
at the Methodist church Sunday evening.
Rev. p. b. Strong OF the Baptist church
preached Services were held at the
Catholic church Sunday. The attendance
was large. The spring term of the
graded school began Tuesday. .....
Mrs. w. ii. Holley, an old resident, died
Sunday ...... Rev. A. II. Nash had a
donation at Holley hall Tuesday evening
.... The Instruments for the new band
have arrived, and the evenings are now
made hideous by the members wrestling
with the Little Brown jug" and "St
Patrick's Day i'll the Morning"
IIighgate.
The birthday of Gradma James was
again taken note of on the 25th of February
it being her 95th birthday. Relatives
from Milton, Enosburgh and Bakersfield
were there to gladden. the heart of the old
lady and also neighbors to the number of
81 After IA nice social visit, singing and
prayer, by, the Rev. Mr.; Roberts
all partook of an excellent sup
per. Credit is due to the Misses Stein