Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-27

Nellie Lawrence as the best lady dancer, !
70 Ed. Luke us the homeliest man, to |
George Crosby as the best gentleman |
dancer and to w. II. Herrick's little |
daughter, ne the handsomest baby......
Quite Il number from this place, went to |
the Queen City, Monday night, to witness
the opera OF Ermnie. ......S. &. Shurt- |
left gave drive whist party last Satur |
day evening. ....,, Henry HoliSter has
returned from Florida and has gone to his
home in North Montpelier. }.
Howe is in BOston..... ID. &. Field has
rented the Joseph Poland tenement on
| East Sratc street. recently vacated 10y &.
| u. y. Deuney. .......Mr. and Mrs j. j.
| Pratt are to celebrate the 2Oth anniversary
| of their marriage by holding a reception
! at the Uninu House pHrlOrs next Monday
evening Dancing ana whist are to he al
! trac,ive features.
! West Ferrlsburgh.
! Sheridan Perry broke his leg while fell
| ing a tren on Monday noruinr. The frac-
| turr is Dad one and several snlirters Of
| bone were removed by DrS. TOu>leY and
| Hopkins. John Newton heard Perry call
| for assistance aud was there as soon rs
possible aud chopped the tree so rs 20 re-
move it........M Mrs. Moran, VINO has been
4 visiting at Giles Iiatch's for few weeks,
returned to her home in Burlington on
| Monday.
Waterbury,
Mayor Henry of Burlington, has been in
| town several days looking atter the house
formerly occupied by the late Mrs Tenney,
| his mother. Rev. Mr. Davenport, the
new pastor of the Methodist church,
preached his first sermon lat Sunday.
| Rev. George Il. Smith, the former pastor,
went to his new apartment ut EnosburGh
| Falls.
Shoreham.
The public examination for teachers
| took place at the stone school house Oh
| Wednesday, April Is. Most of the 10 can
didates who presented themselves pAss-
ed. The following are the names of most
of the teachers in town for the coming sea-
son Miss Myrtle Newell is to teach the
village school Miss Lois Lapham on
Cream Hill; Miss Hannah Wright at La
rabee's Point; Miss Mary Hammel on
Barnum Hill; Miss Mary Stokes in the
Orchard district; Miss Martha Waite on
Smith street Miss Mary Grimes in Rich
vile /; Miss Lizzie Gibbs of Cornwall, on
Goose Hin; Miss Ella Laverty in the
Moore district Miss Nette : SSeela at
East Shoreham. Miss Louise Doug
lass started on her semiannual trip to New
| York to market Monday morning, accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. c. w. Howe
and Miss Lucy Ha. horne.
West6eld.
| ~ G. Hitchcock returned last Thursday
fran an extended business trip ia the Tar
| v Ms Nellie Wright OF the Bar
} ton graded school spent last Sunday with
her invalid sister, Mrs. q. H. Mlller......
Peter Hanel OF Massachusetts, is visiting
his mother. George COburn has fin
ilshed clerking for q. Il. Hoyt... Rev. p.
II. Granger pastor of the Methodist church
reports for he past year II new names on
the list OF practitioners. ...N OtWithstand-
ing the absence of the pastor mt conference
: Sunday services We're held at the usual
hour in the Methodist church.
Lowell.
Mrs. Ruins King was summoned by a
| telegram to her sick mother i'll AmesDury
Mass, Inst week. The firm of Stephen
son &; Asletine has dissolved by mutual
consent, Stephenson continuing the bust
ness. Asletine clerks for the present fol
d. +. 81 f. w. Curtis.
EnosburEh.
5 Miss Clara Carpenter is TO teach school
at the Centre and Eva Woodland atStone-
vile. Miss Lawrence Will teach at West
EuOsburgh and Matte Davis at the Sand
; Hi district. II. l.. Fairbanks Of Hyde
Park, was in town last week visiting
! friends. ....... Carl Maynard, Young man
working for Il. l.. Fairbanks, cur lis tool
last Saturday while chopping. Mis-. q
e d. McAllister, who has been SEX y aood
share Of the winter is mproyiuE... Tor
ace Bolton, who cut bis loot badly tWC
weeks ago is around again although quite
> lame.
Worthwhile.
5 The village streets are dry aud mUcl
/ like summer again. A large amount OF
5 snow clu sJI'l ne sCtu ~ tGe woods and o.
e the hil!S....~ r-.tr making Is progressing
L timely quo, .trLc amount Is being made
. 49,. Rev j p. Han, Baptist, preached an
a excellent sermon at the Congregations
: church Oh Sunday morning e.. Prof, VI. :.
b stone Of the academy was in charge or the
] evening meeting. 1.-The Young People
: Christian Endeavor society connected witt
- the churcn are holding interesting meet
iugs every Monday evening, the meetin4
| being led by one Of their number f. b
Merriam recently presented the socetl
Y with copies OF the new edition of GOspe
i Hymns No. .5.....C. IL. Page Of the Mai
y vern Stock farm extended general invita-
Il ton to a ''sugariug Off at the farm OF
[, Saturday. The same day the GRADUATING
| class and teachers OF the academy were IN
! Vlted TO the sugar place OF George Cur
[ | rier. The Ladies circle of the Congre
. | gatlonal church will meet at their Vestr.
/, | on Friday afternoon. The first preach
ing services Of the conference year at til,
:, Methodist church We're held on sunday a
;. 1890 a. M, and will be held at that hou
[ until November. The pastor, Rev. Mr.
:; Puier, will preach at Elmore at 1870 p. m
u each sunday. thirty or more candl
: dates presented themselves for eXamina
II ton at The teachers examination held a
e the academy on Saturday ........ Messrs
: Sinclair and Merriam, two yonng mer
|, | from the academy, went 10 Cambridge
/ Saturday to open school IN the two de
partments of the village SCHOOL on Mon
day
9 Waterbury Centre.
II The sugar makers report an eXc-llen
. | run of sap. For the whole town the sea
u son has been considerably above the aver
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