Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-20

/ ting the check list in form for posting
II. Il. Sowles has in his possession a medal
OF the Harrison campaign of 1910 about
the size of n silver dollar On one side is
stamped the portrait of zen. Harrison
with Mai Gen. W. II. Harrison, horn
Feb. ., no." on the other the log cabiu,
| bh rel IT hard euler aud pitcher. ana
the People Choice, &c Hero OF Tippe-
canoe. He mas also a aides breast pin
with the loI cabin and Harrison and
Reform" on it.
\ republican caucus is called for Jujy
H. at h" town hall, Tor toe .. rpusr Of
ei"ctIng delegates to the county conven-
ton to he held at HYDE Park ...Among
the names we hear mentioned us possible
republican candidates for representative
are those of DR.. ID. ID. Grout, A. G.. Slay-
ton and the present representative A. G..
Raymond. Elmer Robinson is laid up
with terribly burned face, caused by too
much Fourth of July powder ....... Mr..
George Raymond, an old and much re-
spected citizen OF. the town, is very low.
johnson.
NJ: O. Heath, esq, of Grand Rapids,
Mich Is visiting in town. Miss Lucy
Leland is recovering from an attack of
measles. .....I l.. Pearl and family are
absent on carriage excursion ....Ofiicer
Hardy of Wolcott appeared Monday ami
found his man before breakfast. He con
siderately allowed the man to swall, w ms
breakfast, but the breakfast must have
swallowed the man, for he disappeared.
Hyde Park.
f. n. Keller starts for the West to-dar
on visit to relatives and friends The
democratic flag was swung 10 the breezn
one day last week amid death-like still
ness not so much as whisper could be
heard ...... Editor Lewis and wife have
gone on the editorial excursion ......A
caucus has been called on Friday evening
TO elect delegates to the county couveu-
ton to be held here July % at which time
the republican flag will be unfurled to the
zephyrs. Col. f. B. Sawyer Will deliver
an address. Something worthy of being
heard may be expected. .......M r. Shat
tuck, who has been here for the past few
days, returned to his nome in Worcester,
Mass, yesterday.
westHeId
The storm of last week did considerable
damage to fruit and trees, as well AS 10
hay and other crops Mr.. and Mrs. l..
c. Miller of Newport spent last Sunday
in town Miss Almira Jacques is very
Ill with typhoid fever IA Moodysville
man attended Wallace's circus at Richford
and played the three shell" game to the
time of So. The West field Band of Hope
have decided to accept the change of name
suggested by the State " omen's Christian
belonging to the Vermont Loyal Temper
ance Legion, Orleans division, company
ID The inclemency of the weather last
Thursday prevented the meeting of the
Congregational Aid Society till the next
day, when large company were most hos
ptably entertained by Mrs r. Rider,
with the addition of fire works III the
evening. 80. The Methodist church society
has purchased new organ. Rev. l.. b.
Tenney of Jeffersonville preached at the
Congregational church last SUuday in ex-
change with the pastor. Mr.. Tenueys
many friends gave him warm welcome
Mrs. f. H. Miller has been spending
few days with her son, o, c. Miller of
Newport.
Waterbury.
Miss Eva Evans is visiting friends in
Cabot. Miss HUH of HinesDurgh is Wis
ting Miss Jessie Ashleigh Mrs. w. K.
Davenport is visiting friends in Ludlow
and vicinity expecting to be away tour or
five weeks. Mrs. Charles Conant is visit
ing friends on Waterbury River this week
Rev l.. H. Elliott, agent of the Yer
mont bible society, preached at Newport
last Sunday Miss Bertha Collins,
trimmer in Mrs. Cameron's milliuery,shop.
went to her home in Hyde Park last Mon
day. ...P. NJ. Amber has his new saw
mill in the Nebraska district near'y ready
to run. The old mill was burned last
winter. Mr. Amber gets out spruce and
maple lumber for piano makers. Mrs.
George w. Randall rides out When it is
fair, and appears to have nearly recovered
| from her long illness George Smith, in
| the employ of the Wells x Richardson
company In Burlington, is at home for a
| short vacation :. JOseph Miner fell upon
! a scythe and cut his hand so severely as
to sever an artery, and came near bleeding
| to death. He is recovering &c. Mr.. Cheever,
! the editor OF the NCr EHq'nnd Farmer
! COY but Dar nj aH "A Bnl N \ N nj
| and had ripe lotatOes the 1th of July,
/ large and smooth, the earliest and best
of several varieties that he planted at the
same time. The Polaris was originated
/ by Herscnel Smith of Waterbury, and are
now selling for - bushel in Waterbury
market. Tine chancery case of Samuel
| Foster VS.. George Carleton was
heard before Clarence Pitkin. referee, last
| Friday, II IN. w, p. Dillingham; appear
ing Tor the orator, G. f. Clough and
George w. Kennedy for the defendant.
| This action is Il foreclosure of a mortgage
of sl20O the defence being that $GlO bonus
and extra interest mas been paid
Northield.
There is considerable sickness in town
at presently. L. Woodbury. OF Barre is
in town for Il few days.
Worthwhile.
James Jewett has bought of H. p
Stowe the Boutelle house on South AlalI
street, now occupied by Eugene Hadiey
-. Mrs George p. Hardy and her son
Harry, are in town from North Troy.
Miss Matte Towle of Franklin is visiting
at A. f. Welch's. II Hon. p. X. Gloel
and wife gave a lawn party at their res.
Cence last Friday afternoon. Wallace
circus exhibited here last Saturday, ant
drew large crowd flom all the surround
ing towns. A good many in attendance
. learned from bitter experience what they
Iad been warned to beware of, and in the
innumerabe snide games carried on, th'
, gang of swindlers following the show
reaped a rich harvest. A few of the vic
Tins instituted action against the mana
gers, and recovered pa of their cash
: and the same was the case with parties
: who came here from Lyudonville, where
: the show exhibited the day before OF thu
9 exhibition itself, all unite in calling i
= above the average, and all the horse,
connected with it are first class. Their
has been considerable excitement III tow
caused y the str y e disappearance of
young sou of II. a SiaYt0n, always
Lon, hos