Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-20
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE,
Chittenden County.
CHARLOTTE.

on Drlpt WISH from 1lll0OlS. .JOStpn
j. Quinlnn has bought some % acres of
land in Guinea" of H. G. Leavenworth.
....... Mrs. n G. Bush has a fiue set of
new boxes and has made other improve
meuts in and abOut the post office .......
George w. Porter is 20 make extensive re
pairs on his dwelling house this spring.
Alanson E1gerton has charge of the work
... Frank Lewis and w. :. Yale are
intending to buld and repair horse and
cattle barns. ...... William Ryder has
been the efficient nurse for Rev. NJ. A
Wicker since his accident of the broken
le9.......DOg owners should remember
the warrant for unlicensed CANNES after
May b.. DIR. w. H. fl. Varney, superin-
teudent of schools reports IA districts, aud
70 schools Number of scholars between
five and % attending school, 10 schools
having less than six scholars, one less
than -, one male teachers, one female
teachers, IS total school expenses, ST.,
SOS % amount paid male teachers per
week including hoard, 81 female teach
ers, including board S5.O3 the suparin-
tendent reports the schools i'll good cOudi
ton and recommends change i'll the law
so that school registers shall be handed to
the superintendent earlier in the season
to enable him to make full report to the
annual town meeting. .......AliceA a. VIII
liams is to teach the summer term in dis
trict No. 6. She taught the same school
during the winter, and the patrons were
........ Nelson f. Holt has kept a continu
Ous daily record OF local happenings for
about 30 years. .Ammi f. Gillette since
his plralytlc stroke several months ago,
remains bed-rdden, and unable to speak.
He is the oldest man in town. stella
Russell is to teach school i'll district
No. 3
The selectmen of this town have given
an order TO Mosler, Bowen 6; Co. OF New
York, through their agent Mr.. a. Tral-
farm for one of the Mosler Safe and Lock
Go. 5 improved round cornered safes Tor
the records.
sItELBURN.
The last passenger train South in the
evening, leaving Burlington at SO y. m.
will hereafter make a regular stop every
night at Shelburn station, by the requeSu
of DR.. w. s. Webb. .......A barber SHOP
has just heen opened in the hotel building
by a. Steady, formerly OF Middlebury
........M Miss Annie Blair competent and
rising Young teacher, is to have school
IN the East part of the town the coming
summer. The talk is now that Dr.
Webb will build the new depot nearly
upon the site of the old one. Mr. Henry
c. H8thOrue has routed and is fitting up
rooms in DR.. Stoddard's house and Is to
buy butter and other produce.
UNDERHlLL.
Fernando Powell is Gonzales cent go. j.
Lessor has moved to Malletts Bay .....
Catalina Vasseur will teach at Colches
ter this summer. DR.. w. >. Nay ls hav-
ing the doug store building painted. -.
The democrats have Il caucus at a. {.
Humphreys shoe shop Saturday evening
to elect delegates to their State convention
80. Rev. A. B. Riggs returned from con
ference April 18th. He will move to
this year Mrs. B. H. Day led the young
peoples meeting Tuesday evening.
HINEsDURGH.
Dr. c. j Russell and family are establish
ed in their new residence on Friendship
avenue Hon. c. &. Peck, who has been
quite sick for about two months with
rheumatic fever, is improving. The fine
maple sugar which the ladies used at their
recent festival was a present from IL. NJ.
Wilson. ... The recent mad dog scare has
died out. Miss Eliza Lawson keeps 80
hens, and from the goth of December to
the 9Th of April sold S0l9 dozen eggs from
chem. recent discas, ion regarding
The weight of eggs was tested with the
following result Small, ~ pounds
medium, IL pounds; and large. IA
pounds per dozen. Is it not fair that egg,
should be sold by weight. Miss Matte
Fletcher of BridpOrt mas been engaged To
teach school No. o.. Miss Susan Ray has
"a cows which produced l2 pounds of
butter last week, all from the cream of
seven days milk. Maple sugar is very
satisfactory in both quantity and quality
this season. Makers are holding their
surplus for 10 cents a pound and eight
cents is offered ...... Ninety seven votes
were cast for County Commissioner f. b.
Andrews at our town meeting, and some
would like to know why they were not
properly reported.
WINOOSKI.
Mrs Augusta Lecair has returned from
4 prolonged visit to relatives in Manches
Ter, n H.. Lizzie Wardwell left Monday
Tor Bennington where she has sltua ton
n millinery store.
The members OF the II. S G. club mas
queraded Tuesday evening aud attended
school The exercises consisted of read
ings, declarations and vocal music The
recitatons by Mrs. Clement Mrs. Som
ers. Mrs. Lord, Mrs. Shipman and Mrs.
Wilbur were well rendered and amusing
Mrs. Billiards. composition on the Last
Day OF School" melted the school to tears.
The songs by "The Dixie Quartette' and
Mrs. Shipman were particularly well
gwen. The costumes were well chosen and
the DISCUSSES complete DR.. Burdlck, the
teacher, distributed rewards at the close. 8,
Teachers examination for the town of
Colchester Will be held Saturday at the
graded school building Miss Mary
Mcdonald of Hlnesburgh has been en-
gaged as assistant in the primary depart
Tuesday night Mrs. John Savoy gave birth
TO twin girls, weighing eight and IA half
pounds each. .......A. o. Humphrey is re-
ealing his friends with stories of life in
The Bermudas. At meeting of the
Royal Arcanum, Monday evening,
il was voted that the lodge he
known as the Ethan Allen lodge.
The following officer were elected
Regent, f. A. Thompson; vice regent. Il
B. Little orator, j. A. Hartigan; secre
tary, j. w. Edwards; collector, c. S
Lord treasurer, e. ID. Nash; chaplain
f. ;. Aiken; guide, j. d. Tanner; warden
J. X. Nash seutry, +. II. Mace; past
regent, II. A. Wilbur trustees, X. c
Mcbride, W. a. Town, II. l.. JOhOnnOtt
committee on hall, o. w. Cook, + Dim
mock, +. A. Thompson committee OF
seal, j. w. Edwards, g. S. Lord; commit
tee on bylaws, G. ID. Nash, ii. Il. Johon
mott, w. A. Town; committee on regula
tions, &. b. Little, j. ID. Tanner, f. II
Mace.
RICHMOND.
The funeral of Mrs. Sheldon Whitcoml
was attended at her residence last Satur
day, Rev. Mr.. HaZen officiating. He
mother, aged II wears ia the only membe