Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-08
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.
CHARLOTTE.

u
eral thing, though there are many places
badly eaten by grubs. 1t is thought the
gruDs worked on the grass roots all WIN
ter there being little or no frost in the
ground in most places. ...".The creamery
of Willard a. James is in operation here
and is being considerably patronized."...
The caucus to elect delegates to tue coun-
ty convention will be held Saturday eve
ming June -. The new Moseley & Bowen
safe for public records has been placed i'll
the town clerks office. 1t weighs two
tons. ..".Severalfa farmers who have tried
tarring corn to keep it from being pulled
up by crows say it works tip top, except
that the crows pull most of it up to find
kernel that has not been tarred.
George p. Whalen has recently accepted
house of George l. Hagar. He is a young
brother of T. B. Whalen, our station
agent and James F., who is station agents
at Vergennes. .... Mrs. George w. Stew
ems returned Saturday night from Barre
where she has been for some time taking
care of her daughter, Miss Emma, who
has been very sick with bilious fever at
Goddard seminary. Miss Emma came
home and she is feeling better. %. Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Stevens were in town on
a visit to their parents not long since, but
have returned to their home in Richford
MILTON.
Besides the supper on Thursday evening
of next week. at the Ladies Fair and Fes-
tival at Milton, there will also be on Fri
day evening the special attraction of the
college quartette from Burlington. The
ladies deserve and should have a full
house during the three days of the festi-
witty.
HINESBURGH
The apple blossoms are 10 days late this
year. Grass is looking finely g. Early
planted corn has rotted and been planted
over. Other crops have suffered more
or less from the unreasonable weather
AT the game of ball here May 80 be-
tween Burlington and Hinesburgh nine
resulting in favor of the home team,
score to IA, the gate money amounted
to $23. Mr.. Eastman is rebuilding
the ccreamery, dam. The sociablse is
Congregational Sunday school to the Sun
day school association meeting at Hunt
ington are H. NJ. Page, A. Sykes and r..
H. Wilson.
UNDERHILL.
Capt. j. J. Monahan delivered the Me-
mortal day address at North Hyde Park,
May 30........ Mrs f. X. Whitcomb from
Swanton has been visiting at b. j, Nor
ris's. ,...,..J. o, Batchelder and wife
wife from Hyde Park, were in town for a
few days last week ..... Some theft stole
cIoIneS lroiIl r.. tNaroill anu M II. w ood-
WORMS CLONES lines last week: 800.
Il. T. buxton mas taken MI Kelley 8 farm
near "lhooskl, ana Is moved on last
here by the G. A. r., Sons of Veterans,
ana CltiAens pahd' ASSISTED oy cltlzens IN
uecora.lnS tne graves OF soiIIerS at Jerl-
enc Alter Ee ti lev. III L, barn
ara uellTtIeu lue aauress at lne Cohgre-
gatonai church: AS p m procession,
heauen ny me CitlZens pahd' tnarched 10
me Nlll"ge cemetery ,N WheTe lhe " A. IL;
serves were held' Inc woman 3 Relief
c9rns lurniSneq dinier al the vestly OF the
ConRreSaIioiitu On urch - ClIizehs pahn
gave I thelr ad hlhstrel concert at Thompson $
ha H way oo. ,.,.t,o.
M: y. hya4s pou2ht Nv tups OF butter
at ChapIEs June l. ne paying l3c 10 i|c
,,,; yrs, r. LYMAN Aoanis from Jeher-
SonVllIe mas peeh VisiIlng lrieuds In toWr
D.; -. Henry ana Johh uockiin from
boston we're called mere ny the sickness OF
mad a fuIl house at their concert Nav 20
wINoosK1
Il W >foo,o, h,,s ,,.,oh,aod .ho o.,
e.oti,r ,,d ~ 800, ','', ,pr,i f L, IN
81 is,,t ,d iI, VI ~ "a MIi
SANE a+ Wnrtn3s Ola sronI Nh ~, i
trno. ~ wv WA o''' 'O'N"' Noi'n ol'oii
7'-ee'' or cpopop
j. G. Downer has been confined to his
bed for the past two weeks with only faint
hopes of his recovery Mrs. A. j.
Downer went to burlington on the I'd
inst, to spend few days 49,. A. J. Down
er has improved the looks of his residence
by having two new chimneys built.
Mr.. and Mrs. jackson lsham have moved
into their new &C dition. Mrs. Ada
Forbes who was injured week or two
HhiinaG to ,,ia :, 900 "a orntSi 10 Ns En-
H. B. Carr still lies in a critical cond ton.
......H. II. Tilley recently bought of G.
d. Leonard OF Hinesburgh a fine grade
Jersey COW for $50 This gives the Goose
creek farm a fine addition to its dairy
Miss Katie Noonan, superintendent of
schools visited the school Of Miss Annie
Isham, June l....Tne magic lantern
show which was advertised to appear in
our school house May 81, was pas sed along
so the next town without showing here.
...... Some pretentions have been made
toward working the highways in sucker
hollow district