Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-17
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.

Chittenden County.
ESSEX.
The large party who lave been camping
at Malletts B iy have returned.......The
republicans at this end of the town have
begun to wake up to the fact that Har-
rison flag would show their colors and po-
litical preterment, To that end sub
scription paper is beiug circulated to raise
the necessary funds for purchasing 2OX
30 foot flag .......C. + Green, our enter
prisng townsman, is constantly adding to
his capacity for cheese making. The milk
heretofore used at Chapn's creamery is
now taken to his factory. Mr.. Green will
build new factory in the spring equipped
with the most approved machinery and
appliances that can be procured .......C.
H. Hayden A. NJ, has been in town look
ing up matters pertaining to the welfare
of the already well known Essex classical
Institute The fall term begins Sept. 3.
A large and successful school is assured
....... DR.. Frank Granger of r. indolph,
Mass, arr ived Monday from six months
tour in Europe, his wife in the meantime
having remained with her parents, Dr..
and Mrs h. G. Butler, the former having
died while DR.. Granger was abroad. 49,.
Mrs. l.. G. Butler is steadily improving in
health. Prof. A. q. Cox Uf Wood
stock, has been in town few days........
1t is hoped that before the fall term of
dangerous condition, will be repaired.
sHELBURN.
Rev. f r. Atwill of Toledo, O. "a former
rector in burlington, Will preach at the
Euiscopal chapel next Sunday at 10;30 a.
M George Smith, Walter and Ben
iamin Sutton, Charles kinsman, Harry
Weed and Irving Deyette, nave gone to
Cancels Hump for few days outing:
The selectmen are changing the road
II haaf EN- Ia
school house, putting 1t fur her east SO as
to save the hili by Mrs Holabird'S and
running near Ebert Nash's north line.
Shoreham
Mr. c. b. Kendall and family are in
Maine tor two weeks visit........ Mr..
and Mrs. James Mumford OF jamestown,
n Y, are at w. w. Moore's for a short
stsy y...,.... Rev G, p. Byngton conduct
ed his regular monthly missionary meet
ing sunday evening in the chapel.
TIE Ladies Missionary society met atthe
chapel this week "Wednesday D. m. ........
Mr.. Whitdey of Cambridge, Mass, is sup
plying the Universalist pulpit for month
........ Mr. and Mrs. Smith Jones of Bos-
ton are visiting relatives here ........The
Congregational Sunday school are antici-
pating Il trip to Basin Harbor Wednesday,
August % The steamer "A Williams,
will leave Larrabee's Point at O'Clock a.
m, returning there at O'Clock p. N.
Round trip tickets will be 80 cents. For
children under II years of age 25 cents.
\ cord al invitation Is extended TO all.
Georgia Plains.
Rev. J. G. Lorimer attended council at
the call of the Baptist church, Montgom-
cry, August IL, to see If IT was thought
best to ordain MI Dexter who is now
preaching there, TO the ministry of the
Word.
Cambridge.
The Christian Endeavor society will
give their first sUciable Thursday, August
23.. Mrs. Mark HeDb is keeping house
tor j. NJ. Wilcox and family in their alb
( ~erce to Queen City Park Post No. 10,
q. a. r, and Others took an excursion to
Mississq quoi Park last Wednesday ... Isa-
dore Como d d the first job of threshing
of the season at Alonzo kinsley's Tues
day..,.Mrs. Lucy ODER attended church
las sunday for the first time since te5ru-
AIRY Mr. and Mrs. Madison Stafford have
returned from Morrisvile, Weston San.
derson aud wife, Mr. and Mrs. John
Hitchcock, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Buker
started last week on camping trip.
Mrs. G. l.. Sow!e has returned, accompa-
MED by Miss Tho of BurlingtOn... The
Misses Myrtle and Abbe Lsrrabee are
visiting their uncle, Charles Ober Miss
Bradley has returned to Essex.
North Ferrisburgh.
Mrs. Hannah Leggett OF Poughkeepsie,
y. y, will address the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union in the parlors of
the Methodist church next saturday after
noon at o'clock. Rev. j. W. Bennett
aud family OF Troy y. Y, are camping at
on the Stat. road last Monday Miss
H tnnah Pratt is expected III this vicinity
thls fall Rev. w. Penn Angelic of
Gleps Falls, n. Y, is to hold services in
the Friends church Thursday and Friday
evenings of this week Rev q. A, Kerr
of Manchester Centre Is visiting at the
Methodist parsonage this week. -. Ser
vices AS usual in this place next Sunday,
AS many are not 10 attend the campmeet-
ing. Great quantities ;Of grain are cut
and in the field, The oat harvest is good.
The apple crop viii be light. The pro-
prletors of the cheese factory in Monkton
have shipped loads Of cheese this week
The flag raising here has been postponed.
The committee will soon secure the
speakers it desires, when a great meeting
may be expected. Three candidates for
represen tive OF the town are spoken Of,
Messrs. Ball, Field and Hatch,
Fairfax.
Rolin Wheeler's house was struck by
lightning last Wednesday evening. Con
siderable damage was done. MI Wheeler
had a very narrow escape from beng
killed. He was lying Oh "A bed when his lit
tie son William Called him to come out on
the veranda to see the lightning. He had
hardly LETT the bed before 1t was struck.
The bcdstead WAS torn nearly TO pieces
His arm was stunned So 1t mad no feeling
till the next day ....J. X. Drury of ESSEX
Juuct'ou was in town the l5th....F +.
Learned and George Palmer are at ID. II,
Learned's Miss Myrtle Perham began
her school in the Orton district last Mon
pay also Jel 5, fl Jrd Il Il Hollow.
Miss Jessie Cofran of Boston will return
home soon Miss Mary SWEET of High
gate is visiting friends in town.
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