Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15

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day was observed at the Methodist church
last Sunday by a concert in the evening,
the church being crowded 900 Hon. James
l. Martin Of Brattlehoro Is TO deliver the
address here July 4...The republican
CAUCUS to eject delegates to the : ate con
vention, is to he held in the Torrent en-
CINE house Saturday evening, June 23...
A trotting association has been formed
under the name of the Green Mountain
Trotting Park ASSOCIATION with the follow
ing officers President, John Trow
clerk, f. w, Bsbee treasurer, n y.
Phelps; directors, John Trow, w l. stat
ford, n. ID. Phelps, a. ID. Morse, Il. w.
Bisbee ..F f. New horter & Co. now occu-
Ply their new quarters and have without
doubt rs nice store rs il seen very often.
waterville.
Henry Chase has moved into the Shaw
| house with his mother Charles Hut
| burd and wife were in town on Sunday
past week. Heman Miller and wife
visited their son Elmer AT Richford the
| past week Marx Stevens and wife and
Robert Wiley and wife were rusticatng
in Eden the past week. james Holmes
| is engineer on the road machine this
spring IA nice chamber suit and many
| other valuable articles We're left by
| friends and neighbors at Henry Oliu's last
week. James Thomas has moved into IA
part Of the house with Byron Lack. =.
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a long and painful illness. The funeral
was held at her late residence on Tuesday.
North Hero.
Report says that the new steamer
| Chateaugay, is to run to this island and
| lay nights at the city. Islanders hope
that some boat will he put on as accom-
modations are much better when there is
"A little opposition as was the case when
the Reindeer and MaGuam run between
here and Plattsburgh I'D, 5 Saunders
| and n party from Albany, y. y, were at
pelot's point for few days fishing last
week james Tasse, who has been all
| over the West in the past 10 years return
ed TO the island last week with his wife
and three children, aud will hereafter
! make this his home, Vermont being as
good to live in as elsewhere Capt. John
| O'Niel has sold his ferry scow to "Gtbe"
| Gaslyn of Grand Isle, who will use it to
boat stone to build dock. This leaves
the bridge without any opposition. and it
is said to be paying well this year.
| Hiram Darrow who has been aliing all
the spring died last week, the body being
inferred at Alburgh. Crops of all kinds
| never looked better at this season of the
year than they do now Ebert Hubbard
recently lost ii sheep, and after Duryiag
| them he called out the select men claim
| ing that dogs killed them AS they were
very poor, sheared early, and lay out
| through cold rain storm the seiectmen
| thought their death was caused by eX-
posture, and declined to have the town
| pay for them.
A small cyclone struck Stowe on the af-
| ternoOn of the 6th inst, overturnlng sheds,
| fences, trees, etc........ Several tine look
| ing horses were sent from Boston to the
| Mount Mansfield House reCently......
| Twelve persons were baptized by the
| Methodist pastor last Sunday Presiding
| Elder TruaX of the Montpelier district
| preached the morning sermon and the
| communion service was held in the eve
| ming Miss Bracket of New ork
arrived at her summer residence last week.
A great deal of ful nishing and repairing
| has been done by her orders this spring
| and the place is now called one of the
| handsomest in this vicinity. .......A min
st:el troupe, composed OF several OF our
| young men, is getting ready AN entertain
ment to be given for the benefit OF the
| Unversalist church. ...... George Ray
mond has returned home from Omaha,
Kansas attended by his son Charles Mr.
| Raymond's many friends will be panied to
| learn OF his ill-health. A large par
ty of our people bave been camping III the
Notch, the past week. .......Of the many
sick people in town, Mrs. Chauncey Bar
rows has much improved in her condition
within "A few days, while Russell Hodge is
steadily growing worse aud is not eX-
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vention OF Good remplars will be held
here, Thu sday, June II. The preach
ers' meeting held ut the Methodist church
this week will be made very interesting,
| The presiding elder and several Clergy
men from out of town will be present.
Bristol.
The remains of James w DAILY of Bos-
! ton were brought here last Friday for in
terment DR.. j. NJ. DAILY and ;. J. Willis
r .ln ann Al..l hA rnT m
| DAILY pas Il former resident of this town.
.......The graduating exercises OF the
| high school occur Friday evening. The
graduating class consists of eight The
! Howard opera house orchestra and the
Klasse quartette Will furnish the music.
| Miss Drake Is the soloist ........S. f. Has
seltue is attending the Masonic meetings
| in Burlington this week. ...... Horse rae
ing is INDUCED in on our streets nearly
every day by owners OF alleged fast horses.
The officials of the town wink at this vlo-
lation of law and common decenCy .......
The democrats of this town are not very
enthusiastic over Cleveland and Thurman.
| Free trade is not popular here. Our
park is utilized evenings for base ball pur
poses. The Cltzeus' band paraded the
treets Saturday evening ........A plug
hat brigade" is being formed here-not
tor political purposes, however. ..Princi
pal Wales, of the graded school, has given
entire satisfaction the past year, and Ell
forts will re made to retain him another
year. He has had several offers from 9th
er places 1t is rumored that severa
marriages will occur soon The select
men are doing good work on Stony hill,
They will materially reduce the grade.
A handsome monument has been placed
in the cemetery by w. y. MCGEE over tht
grave of Harley Bates.
Koxbury.
ID. l.. Nichols has been doing some re
pairing ON his house, and Alexis Joslyn il
repairing and painting his house. 1t
5 was Children's day at the Congrega
tional church last Sunday and the hous'
+ was profusely decorated with tlowets
| The children recited some very fine selec
, lions and songs and anthems were rem
dered.
Isle La Motto.
The grass crop on the lowlands is nearl.
= a failure Grubs are working IN some o
= the onion patches, and the onion maggo
has also put III an appearance. Iher
+ was no preaching III the Methodist churcl
= last Sunday Rev. and Mrs. Eastman