Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-30
THE NEWS IN VERMONT
MATTERS OF INTEREST lNOUR OWN
STATE.
Chittendeu County,


Principal and Mrs Chduncey II. Hayden
from Essex are wishing relatives and
friends in town....B. =. WhitcOmb, lr,
returned November 2U, from Union vii
lage where he has been to attend the fune.
raj Of Mr. Walker. IS W. Mead and
ing their daughter Mrs ID. &. French ....
h. a. sloan is away visiting o.. Principal
3. {. Day was ll town TWO days last
week He started Thursday. Tor New
York city where he will spend his vaco-
riCu with his p9Ieuts.... The gran gers
will have their neXt nesting at Grange
hall. Wednesday, December b ... Mrs. G.
K. Browns sister. Fannie scott, from
Cambridge IL visiting u town NJ q.
Evans viii nos bug butter again here TIL
hGme a. usual last Saturday. "A. W.
EdHa has moved int DR.. Burdicks
tenement on the raceway, Il Putnam,
E auctioneer, Is in Cambridge this week.
wEsTFORD.
& Miss Mamie BiXby, who went to Hol-
yoke, NJ lss., few weeks ago died at that
place November 20, of black dlphtheria.
The remains were brought here for inter
meut The many friends Of Charles W.
Dewine;, formerly Of this place, will be
panied 10 hear OF bis death at Amoskeag,
n. H., November IT,, after. an illness Of
eight weeks He leaves a widow and two
d.. children, aged eight and five. Mrs. Raw
i sou Is in Burlington with her daughter,
Mrs. j. f. Cushman. Hiram Jackson
hes sold his bay team to parties 10 Essex
for $250....Mrs. Clara Atkins of Terre
;Han.e, Ind, aud Miss Lubell Gibbs of st.
Adams, visited selatlves In town last week.
...Albert ParGidRe was called to Bur
1ington last Friday by the death of his
sister, Mrs. George WarneT.......Th The
residence OF George Stevens narrowly es-
capped being des' royed by fire, Thursday
evening, November ~ 4 sleeping room
on the second floor was discovered in
flames, caught from srove in which a
fire had been made short time previous.
The flames were quiCSly extinguished,
+ but not until damage "a the amount of
some 30 was done 10 turpiture bedding,
tcarpetS, etc.,. The young ladies' of the
Congregational society will give literary
entertainment, followed by y candy pull
at the Methodist church on Fridey even
ing. There will he "a S1CaDle and adj
journed society meeting at +, II. Parker's
on Thursday evening, December y. All
are cordially invited.
EAST CHARLOTTE.
., Rev. DR.. Freeman will spend the week
at his home in Whiting and with his
daughters in Ludlow Mrs. N. II. Reed
is visiting friends in western New York.
Mrs William Croub has taken the posi-
ton of orgauist in the Baptist church
made vacant by the absence of Miss
where she has been teaching, and who Is
now expecting to return there to teach
tnie winter. 800. At an adjourned meeting OF
East Charlotte Lecture association, on the
evening of the 24th, j. r. Tagg9rt, w.
Newell and B. Leaveuworth were appoint
ed executive committee. These gentle
men will sell tickets for the full course
and it is to be hoped that all of our citi-
zeus will eyiuce their desire for the benz
fits to be derived from course OF lectures
by securing tickets and thereby insuring
its success 900. Arthur Bristol of Middle
bury bought two tons OF turkeys III this
pace for the Thanksgiving trade....D
q. FOOte on small poruon OF an acre has
raised over 400 pounds of grapes the past
season. They are all choice varieties and
commend the highest market price. EX
perts grape culture pronounce them TO
lie among the finest for flavor of any in
this sectCu....M. w. Bradley, whose
privilege it was to vote for the first Gen.
Harrison for president and now for hi
GRANDSON, feels that at his advanced az
II i uOub tul if he votes t-T another pres
ident, as ke i confident that there will be
no change untll eight years from March
1, ISS9...W While q man was at the village
store on business on a. recent evening his
horse and carriage WAs taken possession
OF by some unknown parties and driven
away and it wa only hy di,iEent search
Ia which he was kindly assisted by tn
proprietor, that he was enabled 1t 4 late
hour 10 find the team out IN "a meadow,
where the miscCeants had left it tied 10 d
fence.
wlTo1sri
There were he no pubic services Thanks
giving day either tine Congregations. or
Me! hodat church. 'Neil4eT we're thank
fur .....Yhe fac that Mr.. Bennett OF
Manchester, the Well known 0ec)ratiV.
painter, is 10 do Tue Going Of tha audi
en- @ room Of the COugtlga iQ.al church j.
sufficient guarantee that The decorations
will DE in good taste ana thoroughly done
........C. 3. LORD, the efficient cashier
Tor the WoOllen mill company, is very
lame and enduring much pain from tht.
effects of stCNinga needle in his leg, prob
ably striking nerve...Ihe oyster supper
and sOciabe given by Che ladies' of tuc
Methodist society m their Oh Irch parlOr,
last Frlday evening was very pleasant
and successful affair. a rich pro-
gramme WAS prepared consisting Of recitd-
tons by Misses Grace and Lucille Weston
ana Instrumental music by Nessrs. Ship
man aud pevaue8u with violin aud cOruei
accompanied by Miss Minnie Wheeler on
Sne organ, also closing song by Ms
Wheeler. The musicians were app!audel
20 the encore. several Of the WlnOushi
young ladies are attending the Burlington
business college. Mrs. i. II. IaylOr
of Nersennes. IS visiting her parents, Rev.
sud Mrs. n. r. Austin, and she and Nj.
o.
Ia young sneak Uhiet taking gloves and
other small articles from the wraps LETT ll
the cloak room during services nj the
Methodist church, iapgepariug himself fol
the House Of Correction or Windsor. Twice
ne has been detected and compelled to de-.
liver up the stolen goods Let him beware
or the third time may send him to SAT-
keeping some Of the private Gardeners
whose celery is st,ll in the ground and
frozen too solid Tor Thanksgiving couaolo
themselves that their neiRhbors celery j.
in the same frozen Fix
George Catlln and wife have gone tn
Decatur, Ala. The furniture for the
lower room IN the new addition to the
spring street school house has arrived,
ana Is being put in place. Mrs, w.
/. Lee has left for the West.
ESSEX.
Rev NJ. p. Bell on last Sunday evenina
while on his way home from church al
Essex Junction, met with an accident thai
might have been very serious. soon attc
passing the home of Mr.. Folsom squa
o. wind and snow struck his team CROWD
ing him Off from the road into very dee
ditch The wagon landed bottom up an
tn" horse started into a sharp run, pullina
AWAY the reIns and disappearing into tbs
Iy,11 gl,.,t a b.,