Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19
Vergennes.

H. Booth, of Mo jers, New York. Fall
blowing Is progressing every favorable
day. We notice the 100 acre lot of Hon.
G. w. Reed, Addison, is in the hands of
the plowmen, and they consider it doing
pretty well to make 10 bouts" a day,
that is 10 burrows a day around the 100
acres. ......About II men are now
engaged on the Congregational church.
800. Rev. Mr.. Pillsbury preached to
full house at the Methodist church
Sunday evening. The church was crowd
ed Sunday morning. to listen to Rev. Mr..
Smith. The Methodist and Congrega-
tionalists hold union meetings during the
church repairs. Friends of the public
schools, here, regret that the commission
| erS did not recommend tree school books.
...First-class early rose potatoes are Of
| fered on the street at so cents a bushel. ...
| There is democratic rumor on the street,
strongly endorsed by John, to the effect
that certain republican has donated $50
asks the public.
Miss Nellie Hickok of Burlington is the
guest of her cousin, Miss Herika Stevens
THE pipe for the new sewer, from cor
ner of Main and Green streets to School
street and beyond, has arrived. Work
began Monday, when 300 feet of pipe
were laid. Constable II p. Fisher is
able to ride out. Miss b. Hindes has re-
turned from her Saratoga and Boston
tip. -. Hon. w. p. Nash, New Haven.
was in town Friday Mr.. H. f. Macom-
Der, formerly of Vergennes, now of New
London, Conn, is to be married, Novem-
Der 4, to q blushing beauty of the
! nutmeg State. Mr.. Frank Doten has
rented aDartmentsin the dwelling former
~ owned by the late Mrs. E. S. Tuttle....
Among the shipments from this station
during September, were the following,
viz lumber, 80 tons; cattle, As; hay,
100; butter, As; miscellaneous, 1870 tons !;
total, Sic tons.
Montpelier.
The annual meeting of the Vermont Bar
/, association is to open at the Washington
!. County Court house on Tuesday evening,
, October %, and the banquet will be held
at the Pavilion on the following evening
Miss Eva Brewer began work as clerk
for the Union Card company, Monday
Mrs. j. ID. Clark is going to live with her
sister in Springfield Mass. -. Edward
7 Baker Is new pension attorney. Mrs
A. NJ. Selnas has discontinued the Origi-
l nal Montpelier steam laundry since open
! ing the Mansion House. The Baptist
, Young Peoples society of Christian En-
deavor, give an oyster supper in their ves-
try Tuesday evening. Henry Lowe has
rented the |. l.. Robbins house 80. AT the
close of the glass blowers week of enter
t tainment, last Saturday evening, the prize
, for the most popular fire company was
awarded to the Volunteer Hose company,
and that for most popular clergyman to
Kew. j. Edward Wright
Waitsfeld.
= Mrs. Charles Nutting and daughter, of
G Westminster, are visiting at her parents
= Mr.. Waterman's people. Mr.. and
! Mrs. Brooks, of Bethel, are stopping at the
: parsona ge. ..... George Wallace has gone
to Springfield, Mas sachusetts, to enter a
gentlemen's furnishing store. Miss Ella
I McAllister intends visiting friends and
: relatives in Boston and Vacinlty this week
-. George Atkins has hired the Moses
Palmer farm for one year. Our mil
liner, Mrs Alace Joslin will be at War
. rem with her goods on October 49, ready
for business ......T The many friends OF
. Mr.. and Mrs Michael Foley gave them t
u surprise party on Saturday evening il
u honor of the fifth anniversary of theil
c marriage.
r Deniel Richardson has been home from
d Dartmouth college for visit........R Rev
Il. II. Elliott, agent of the Vermont Bib,
II society, preached at West Berkshire anC
a Franklin last Sunday Martin Nc
" lntCsh has returned from his visit to New
V York.. Another house is going III
u near William Coo.ey's on the new stree
= III Randalls meadow. 1t is for Edward
!. Perry -. Oclow Ayers has commenced s
- dwelling house and wagon shop.
). Mrs Grant of Nashua, came aud tool
:, MIS-. Phoebe Thorndyke, her grandmuth
!. Manchester. This removes the last o
Il one of the old families OF the village. Fo
: more THAI 30 years has Mrs. Phro'
Thorndyke been prominent resident
I with Richard, her husband, until hi
death two years ago. She leaves the home
stead in the care of George w. Kennel,
to be sold. Samuel Merrill Is taking
vacation from the Soldiers Home and i
visiting his old friends. He speaks o
Captain Coffey and wife in terms of high
: est praise, ....,,Rev Waiter X. Daven
port has returned from the preachers
meeting at WILLIAMSBURG. A praye
O. meeting ass been established At Mill vi
NJ laEe on "Wednesday evening OF each week
10 Chelsea.
30 1t ia reported that the Lyman G. HincR
10 ley place has been sold to Nelson II. Cas-
IN well. farmer in Washington, who's
it wife's brother out i'll Michigan, recent
dying left her $4,000 outright, and mad
,t her one of four residuary legatees in
Nv large estate. Mr.. Caswell is an eXceller
~ citizen and mis- advent will be real ben,
~ fl To the town........ Rev. + h. Herric
I'd OF the Congregational church, is taking
SO months vacation and there has been Il
IT, preaching at his church since Septembe
" II, except on September "a when the pu
IN phi WAS supplied by Rev. w. h. Davis {
Detroit, who was taking the last week c
his vacation AT his former home. ......
~ Edward A. DAVIS, who returned frol
New Mexico III july nus Eoue oh u
for Henry w. Carter of Lebanon, n, /
- go. -. The heavy fall rains have damal
ed our farmers considerably. The cor
crop il but little better than WORTHLESS
One farmer has seven acres or oats whlc
have lain on the ground for weeks and a
- his India wheat besides. A hard fro'
- Wednesday night, Oct 10, did whateN'
- was wanting to complete the destruction
Grand Isle.
- 1t ia doubtful il potatoes enough will
- found sftar digging to supply our ow
- people Ii is so wet that II viii be late D.
- tore they are AL out Of the ground Thos
- who Thought tneir potatoes were Lot 70
- ting fiuu on digging that they Were d.
- ceivei. Some have had to remove thei
from their cellars 1t will b. greet dan
Err age TO this Town, AZ good many potatot
we're planted for market. great man
Of beans were nearly spoiled as they cot
IN. not be got dry enough to draw in, ~
,r long rains causing them 10 grow IN u
~, stack Buckwheat was Cut by 'he fros
" The ground IL so wet that some piec'
ls' cannot be harvested yet, IL has been Il
ir,O An