Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-16

STelHllOuHl congregation attended tne
nethOdist church last Sunday, and an in
teresting sermon was preached by Rev
Leonard Venncy Rev. Cherries Shell
don is expected to return the last of the
week. THE Methodist society held
sociable on Tuesday evening Mt the resi-
dence of Elisha Mood. Loren b. Lord
ana Morton Lord of Burlington and G.. $.
Lord of Wiuooski spent sunday at the
Centre with Mrs. James Selltck, their
sister, who lies unconscious at the point Of
death from paralysis and no hope of re-
coyery. Mrs. Dix the other sister, from
Massachusetts, is there also.
stevens Mills.
As Alvah Bowers was helping Ellen II.
SlanhOpe erect vent lator upon his barn
near East RichfOrd one day last week, the
staging gave way, hurting both meu to
the ground Stanhope escaoed unhurt,
hut Bowers had the bones of one foot
fractured and ankle dislocated. zee. w. w.
Bal~deli has routed his farm to Charles
HUutey. II. Il Lewis has secured
new tenant for his mountain farm IN the
person of q. Thomas PaXman.
East Alburch.
j. Gallagher mas recently opened a coal
and lumber yard here.
Isle La Motto.
The ground was white with snow for
the first time this fall, last Monday morn
ing....Mrs. Jackson Carron is on the sick
lisU...Miss Ida Phelps IS sick and has
been under the doctors care the past week
....Ch rlle Fleury is dangerously sick
with typhoid fever. The schooner owned
by Captain George Rite ie. dragged an
Choir and went ashore near Fieury's quar-
~ on Isle La Motto during the hard wind
sunday morning &C.. People nave settled
down 10 their usual occupations since
election, ana your correspondent has
.ailed to find one voter SO far that says he
is sorry tAHt Harrison is elected president
....MIs. James Cassidy OF Hiuesburgh,
was ia town last week, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Ira Pike. Mr. aud Mrs. Sey-
mour Pike visited friends IN town last
week. Mir Pike expects TO leave soon 70
take position in the Hygela hotel at Old
Point Comfort, NlrGlui}.... Died AT Isle
In Motto Of consumption, November 10,
Edward MenHrd, jr. The funeral ser
wees were held in the Catholic church
last Monday.
St1we.
Prof Ewing l. Whitman of Waterbury
Centre stopped with ". +. Benson q few
days last week e. Freeman Smith had an
apOplectc shock Friday night, and though
well out of it is somewhat fearful Of hav-
ing another. Mr.. Hanes's family,
who Went TO New York some time ago,
have returned and gone to the Forks to
llv-,
Bristol.
The republicans will celebrate this (Sat.
urdayJ evening the grand victory won
Tuesday.
The Methodist trouble IS in fair wav to
be settled to the satisfaction of all. The
stewards say that they had no intention of
locking the pastor out Of the church. but
that they simply wanted to discharge the
j4nltOr. \ small c aggregation attend i
the morning service SUNDAY Several
from here will visit Montpelier this week
....... Nearly s. 900 changed hands here
on election.
Senator c. p. Stevens was home from
Mont 9eller over Sunday ........ The village
school committee has secured the services
OF +. >. Rogers for the coming term......
Extensive preparations were made for
bonfire, cannon firing, etc. last Saturday
night III honor of the repu Dlican victory,
but on account of the storm the demon
stration was postponed.
HIonkton.
Nellie G.. Gage closed another success.
ful term of school at district No. !, last
week She has been engaged again tor
the winter term 80. Rev. G. T. Sutton de.
lvered an Interesting discourse at the
Ridge Sunday f. H. Dean and wife
are visiting the State capital this week. ...
Prayer meetings at the Friends chur h,
viii commence at $3.50 O'Clock instead of /
O'Clock as formerly Mrs. Helen StinsOu
has so far recovered from rheumatism rs
to be able to ride ou..
vergennes. --@d.
Clinton Pecu, who was such a sufferer
while at Poultney, is rapidly recovering
....... Although the rain storm led to the
po-tponement OF the torchlight procession
Thursday night, private dwellings and
5 ores displayed bunting in profusion, bells
We're ruug, whistles blown and cannon
fired in honor of the great republican VIC
tory .... George W. Green of Lincoln has
had his pension raised from 81 to SIC per
NOTWITHSTANDING new school law fixes
the age of IS years as necessary be
fore teachers certificate can be
granted TO young ladies. Jo-
seph Lorraine, who stole harness,
blankets, etc, from Mr.. Twtcbell OF New
Haven, Is still in jail for lack of $500
bonds. ..... Churchill Hindes has po-
litical dog and he made himself prominent
III circuiatinga cart draped IN red, white
and blue, bearing y Harrison and Morton
banner, Thursday evening, and as the
crowd made way for them, the dog, the
owner ana the spectators all laughed IL
unison ........ The town of Bristol loses
excellent citizen in the death of Samuel
Ii Cain, who died last Sunday. He was
extensively engaged in the stone manu-
featuring interests of several towns......
Francis Twitchell of Wey bridge is visiting
relatives in Illinois ana will return 10
Ohio. Nergennes republican
celebration is postponed until some even
Ing nett week, owing to untavorAble
weather.
Saturday was the 10th market day in
sucC. s-on that il has stormed .... Tues
day ID. .. NoOnan win ship a lot of poultry
III on