Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-27
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
seavTkRS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.

SOUTH BURLINGTON.


SOUTH BURLINGTON.
Cal Warner, living on Spear street,
lost ohe of his valuable yoke OF gray oxen
the other day from inflammation OF the
8oweis.
ESSEN JUNCTION.
The lecture on Mexico by +. 3. Taft Of
Burlington was gwen Friday evening at
Xhe I,uion church. It was very interest
ing indeed ..... Ernest Fletcher has en-
tered into partnership with Messrs Suei.
der e. Bailey in the marble business ......
81 invitation of Ferrin of The class of 80,
a n9mber of the Delta Psi boys spent an
evening at his home. Lanes big sleigh
vas none too large to hold the jolly crest.
one DOiLdr u gear for the
Veehly Free Press.
wINoosKI.
Webster Lodge No. 81. T. and A. NJ held
/ special meeting Thurday the l9th, to con
fer the third degree. There were present
Or Bartlett. w. ID. G. VI. Of this district,
aud other h3sons from Milton. After
working the degree the members to the
number of 30 adjourned to Alldrds reStau-
-aGs, where supper was served. Later in
tb3 evening the degree of knights of Biz
'tlipGham was conferred on several......
81 interesting case was tried here last
week, DominiCk Lawrence, a livery man,
DldlllllI r
rms. 1t appeared from the evidence hat
81 January Kirby hired horse aud
drove to burlington and to Mr., Robert
sons, returning the horse to the stable M
? o'clock. IN the evening lie was sent for
but did not see Lawrence until
morning when he WAS told that
he horse had broken its leg
AID was asked TO pay its full value.
fhe horse was subsequently shot and suit
Drought to recover. The jury after
short consultation, returned verdict for
rhe defendant. II. y. Deavitt appeared
" nbur for the detendant.... careless
driver met with an accident on Spring
street by which he was thrown from the
sleigh and dragged some distance with the
sleigh on top. A pedestrian who had mar
TOwly escaped being run over minute
before, looked on with evident gratitica-
ion.
The Winooski Shakespeare club held
It's second annual meeting, Thursday eve
ming at the residence of w. Il. Lee.
The building lot drawn for the benefit of
The Sisters OF PloVidence, was won by
isaac Panhandle. .....lt seems that at
last we are to have a bridge over the rail
road the snow has been cleaned from the
3butmeuts, some lumber has been brought
and il Is understood that the iron is on
,he way.
Don't Fail
Tc let your neighbor, who does not take
she FREE Press, know Of the great reduc-
Jon Il price. You will do him favor.
Ne must double our subscription list
md re rely UpYil orr friends to help US
10 Il,
HUNTINGTON.
Che donation visit held at the Centre
-or The benefit OF Rev. W. Il. Lys,er,
al at t,rIGnAls or kx
evening amounted to nearly 500 clear
-ro1l expenses ........ Mrs. Martha Bick-
lorG returned home from Palmer, Mass,
asst saturday, where she has been visit
ne Ter daughter. Our farmers are
selling their potatoes at IS cents, deliver
ID TO the cars at Richmond. Jacob
Ross, son OF Austin Ross, remains about
The same. .......A. II. Chesmore is sup
plying his mill with II quantity of ash and
Eastwood timber, Mrs Gideon Sprague,
who has been dangerously sick Is slowly
recovering ........ Ezra Dixie from over
The lake is visiting relatives in town..
Harry Small, exhibited his Percheron
stallion in Hinesburgh last week..... The |
creamery building at the Centre has been !
moved on TO the new ground by George !
Brown OF Richmond.
MILTON.
NJ and Mrs. Whittemore from Mil |
yankee are in town for two or three days. |
&C.. Lee of excellent quality is being |
irawn in large amounts from the mill |
pond THE lyceum connected with the |
village school Is doing excellent work, /
aud 9rousiug great enthusiasm among its !
mem oers. Officers are changed every two |
weeks, to give as many as possible expert
9n2a in such positions. The question last |
Friday evening was as follows; "ResolVed, |
That England's treatment OF Ireland has /
aeen more unjust than our governments |
treatment of The Indians; - and so much |
interest was felt in the debate that it will |
1e continued Mt the next meeting. The !
iyceum calls attention to q need which has |
long been felt, and ought to remedied,-
4 public library of some kind in our viii /
age
Miss Hattie Fairchild is in attendance
upon the musical convention conducted |
by Prof. l.. o. Emerson at Georgia this |
week, where she Is acting as accompanist
........ } ohm Willard from New York is
IN town, looking after matters at the pnlp
3,il WORKS before returning he Will pur-
chase timber Tor the new bulk head, |
which Is TO be put III as early rs possible
n the spring under the direction OF Mr.
Kicker, who built the dam. He brings
The encouraging news that work is TO he
pushed vigorously the coming season......
The Central Vermont railroad has pur- |
chased Of Il. W. Austin and Mrs. Writers |
The standing timber on Powell mountain |
which was burned over last fall. II. +. |
AldFIS HAS taken lue contract 10 cut me |
same, having until a year from next April |
IN which to do it, He will build house |
On the mountain capable of boarding p |
men, also barn for oxen, and has adver- |
Used for workmen, Offering a steady job |
through the entire time. This will give a |
much needed opportunity for employment |
20 some who have been out of work this |
winter
The Weekly Free Press from
this date Is reduced one haif--iU |
IS now only ONE DOLLAR a
year.
HINESBURGH.
A pleasant dancing party met at &. W |
Elanagan's hotel Thursday night....
The proceeds of the Methodist donation |
visit for Rev. 5. J. Robinson footed up
$50 Professor Perkins will devote the |
remaining lectures of his course TO geolo- |
Zy, particularly that of the Champlain |
GALLEY. Probably no place in the world |
offers more difficult or interesting field |
Of study to the geologist than this valley. |
DR.. Emmons and Prof. J. b. Perry each |
in his day made a world wide reputation |
from the study of these rocks and now !