Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-30
Vergennes.

NerSenneS.
Mrs. Shaw, mother of w. II. Shaw. prln
opal of he graded school, has a severe at
tack of pneumonia. The friends of Rev
NJ. A. Wicker of Charlotte, sincerely sym.
pathze with him in his af1liction Of a
broken leg. His daughter, MIS-. Root, was
having party ut the line, Monday even
ing, and Mr.. Wicker kept the fact of his
injury from her until the visitors had lett
-. Mrs. +. Hit and Mrs Robinson are
A, ii, Stone proposes to celebrate
taking possession OF her new
store by an opening of fashions.
Rev. NJ. II. Smith was able TO be on the
street Friday ....... The venerable Mrs
Caroline Worth of Starksboro died the
18th inst; in the 18th year of her age. 49,.
Mrs. NJ. h. Buck and her daughter Mary
are both in i'll health. 800. The Vergennes
library has had about TO volumes added to
It's list OF books, recently ........ Wire pull
lers make states, but new converts smash
them in republican caucuses.
Rev; NJ. H. Smith of the Methodist
church is very sick man. Rev q. VI.
Harris occupied the Methodist desk sun
day morning. The sad intelligence
was telegraphed Monday morning to the
relatives here Of the death at Concord y
H., Of Miss Carrie Kingsland. She was
with Mrs. G. r. kimba!l. The Jodoin
(oeymour) farm will he carried on by the
AT st. Pauls church, Palm Sunday, the
singing by the boys was excellent. The
choir carried palms, and palm ornaments
were IN liberal use in the chuck. Daily
services will be held during holy week.
800. Mrs. y. K. Shaw, mother of Prn
cipaI W. II. Shaw, Gied, after a brief ill
ness, of pleurisy Saturday, aged about 70.
she has left large number Of acquant-
anCeS who had become warmly attached
because of her shining social and religious
traits. The remains We're taken to
WalIlngtord Tuesday morning. -. Charter
election Tuesday. DIR. Curtis, who,came
here from Connecticut few years ago, Is
i'll very poor health, and has not been out
for some time. w. A. Bora who has
been in the employ of Miner Brothers for
II years goes to Keene n H., March %
......W. G. Bradbury, formerly OF Yer
gennes, a railway postal clerk, but now
employed in "oston, is at the Massachu-
setts General Hospital.
superintendent Healey Of the State
school has been confined to the house for
several days with an acute attack of neu-
ralgla. Mrs Nye, widow of the late
Russell w; Nye, died Tuesday at the resi-
dine of her son, &. r. Nye of Boston.
Saturday. They were met at the depot by
many friends. Rev Mr.. Pillsbury OBLIGATED
IN the absence of Rev Mr.. Smith, who is
Ill. Postma7 ter kimball had charge of the
funeral, Ms. Lettie f. Wilson of Canton
\. Y. Is visiting friends in Nergeuues and
wife OF Orange, n. j., are to be cOngratu
lated on the presence of baby daughter.
......G II. Sprigg 81 Co. shipped | "a car
loads and ID. o, Noonan shipped half a
car OF COWS aud calves to Boston.
j. 5, Hickok went to New York Thursday
and will return this week
At the annual school meeting in the
eastern school district, Tuesday evening,
the old officers were reelected as follows I;
Moderator, Thomas Mack, clerk, A. Ross ;
collector, ). ID. Miner auditor, j. S.
Hlckok treasurer, g. A. Booth. Thomas
Mack was chosen one of the prudential
committee for three years. The com
mittee were authorized to lay tax sufli-
cient to raise $500, net, the whole tax
to he collected by October list, and
four per cent discount for all taxes paid
by July LIST. ... The funeral of Miss Carrie
Kingsland of Concord, n. H., took place
from 81 Paui church, at2p, m, Wednes-
at Williston is the guest of her sister,
Mrs; j, f. Whalen, at depot. .Serenades
by the band were profuse Tuesday even
ing. Messrs. S. ID. Miner, j. j. Barnard
and o. Z. Darymple were severally called
out and responded appropriately.
Among February shipments from this
depot We're: Lumber 80 tons chair stock,
10; cattle, IS; hay, 3O0 butter, 10; kao-
lin, G2; shade rollers, 81 furniture, 10 !;
mi cellaneous, 81 total G63 tons ..... Over
l20 days of continuous sleighing in Yer
geunes.
Middlebury.
The prudential committee of the village
district had meeting for the pur pose of
abatng taxes at the Office of Clerk Shell
don Saturday evening. The annual meet
ing Of the district will took place on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'clock in the
school house hall.....A II months old
child of Robert Steele, who was born on
a more than usually memorable occasion,
was buried on Saturday, having died on
Friday. Rev. f. w. Thompson of the
Methodist church conducted the services
49,. Rev. r. n Bellows, Unitarian, of
Walpole, n. H., preached two interest
ing sermons TO good audiences at
Odd Fellows hall on Sunday. The
Unitarians announce that they will
hold services on the second and
fourth Sundays of each month hereafter.
49,. There was considerable of storm
here Monday and it looks as though we
should have a few more weeks OF Sleigh
ing, meanwhile in spite of the freezing
up the water in the creek is the highest
yet this spring and is steadily rising 49,.
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