Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-06

week, on his new building. u...The Essex
cornet band gave concert at he town
hail on Tuesday evening" and had an oYs
ter supper at Ferguson'o hotel...C. H
Ayers was elected Superintendent of the
Congre gatiOnal Sunday school, and G. r.
Green assistant, last Sunday. f. Il
Garvn is teaching the winter school at
| Westford Centre.
The Weekly Free Press from
this date is reduced one half il
is now Only ONE DOLLAR d
year.
| Vergennes.
Messrs. Amos and Asa Wilmarth, NJ.
b. Hanks and II Palmer of Addison,
have contracted to furnish Mr. John Mil
| Ter of WallingfOrd, with % cords of OK
yoke timber, Glitter walnut at So per
cord, delivered mt Vergennes depot. Three
car loads have been shipped to date ......
The district school, in the Gage district,
Ferrisburgh Miss Lottie Darlin" teacher,
threatened to close on false alarm Of
| diphtheria. The steam saw mill,
foot of Grand View mountain, Addison,
will start up, next week. The hard and
soft timber is rapidly disappearing from
this great lumber region of years past.
DIR, Shipman of New York is visiting
friends here. The ice is nine inches
| thick on the creek, above the falls. ......
The Baptist sociable, Friday evening, WA
quite a success. ....... Foster Strong who
has been i'll some months, is able to be
about the house. ....... Charles Alden,
will leave for Pawtucket, K. l., this week.
go. Chester w. Allen of Worcester,
Mass, has been visiting friends in Pan
f. b. Munroe has transferred his stock
to the store of A, II. Murphy Il CO.......
The Christian Endeavor society met in
the Congregational vestry, Tuesday eve
|
preached by Rev. Mr.. Plllsbury in the
| Congregational church, Sunday ,....Mr.
and Mrs Robert Ross spent New Years
with friends in Rutland ...... Father
+. A. Champeau of St Peters Roman
| Catholic church, has been a hard working
priest since he took charge OF this parish.
| Failing health compels him to seek rest
and nnlder climate he expects to pass
the winter In Florida. ...... Rev. and Mrs
Pillsbury will make parochial calls this
| week
North Troy.
William G. Elkins, wholesale mer-
chant and owner OF three large farlns,
had large barn on his Livingstone farm
blown over, Thursday morning, Deem
| Der 20. The roof was heavily loaded Wi h
snow and beside large quantity of hay
and grain, contained - head of cattle,
| five of which were crushed to death be
| fore they could be eXtricated from the
fallen mass, and many others were seri
| ously injured.
Newport.
The semiannual meeting of the Orleans
| county Sunday school convention held
here, was well attended by those outside
of the town, but few of our townspeope
were present. The address of welcome
by S. G. Rannay, Wednesday evening
was cordial and in his usual felictous
manner. Nearly all were present VINO
were assigned parts on the programme.
| The Sunday school teaching exercise con
Quoted by Rev C.. w. Perkins of Lyndon
was held Wednesday afternoon. The adj
dress in the evening by Rev. George Dun
lap of Derby Line, was specially inter
esting. Subject, "The perfect Bible 4"
The essay by Prof. w. A. Deerng of Bur
| lington, Thursday morning, was very COR
daily received and ne kindly consented
to read a second essay on Success in
Teaching" later in the morning. Both
essays were brimfull of practical sugges-
tions in Sunday school work All the
meetings were helpful and instructive
and all felt that the meeting would he of
| lasting benefit to all who attended. Rev.
j. n. Walker of Island Pond, former
pastor at North Troy, was present.
one Dollar q year for the
WeehIy Free Press.
Keeler's Bay.
Horace Connors died Sunday morning
| he has been confined to his bed, since last
September. His remains are to be placed
| in the vault until crossing, and then taken
to Point au Roche, n. Y, his former home.
..... Henry Wadsworth has bought a
farm in New Hampshire and intends to
move there soon
Horace Corners is again very sick and
his physician says there is no help for
| him ..... There was dime party at
"a al "a
| benefit of the Methodist Sunday school.
....... School commenced Monday in
North district, taught by Rev. w. n.
| Phelps, and in West district by Alison ID.
| Ferris. .......T The report is that we are to
| have new mail carrier from the Island
B. Hyde being the proprietors of the
| route.
H. NJ. Bruce finds the snow AZ feet
deep in the woods near his mills at the
| forks in Stowe. Fully Pa feet fell last
| week.
Curtis n Arms the new mayor" was
out after the storm with drays and shov
elers clearing the streets and uncovering
ing of the "Winooski Lodge" DR.. +. G.
Hooker was elected w. M Charles Wells,
S. W., H. Hazleton j. W., George w.
Atkins, T., Harvey ID. Brown, S, DR.,
| George w. Washburn, 5. d., William b.
Clark, j d., o. K. Scott, S. s., Joel Rem
ington, chaplain, Darius Grey, marshal.
80. At the annual meeting Of the Wi
nooski Valley Agricultural society, Dr..
f. &. Hooker was elected president, Nj.
.. Evans, secretary, Curtis n. Arms,
treasurer, Seth Jones, William X. Elliott,
Eber w. Huntley and John c. Griggs, di-
rectors Eber w. Huntley was chosen
superintendent of the fair grounds and
John 9. Griggs superintendent of Floral
hall. The fair will be held on the week pre-
ceding the State fair at Burlington next
September. Dan Richardson is at
home from Dartmouth college ....,... Miss
Eva Evans has returned from Boston
where she has been the past three months
........ Gamaliel, the grandson OF the late
Gamaliel Washburne of Montpelier Is
home from Burlington. Benjamin
Tenney is home from Boston. His father
Rev Leonard Tenney, who has been quite
i'll for several weeks, is improving.
Alburgh.
The first crossing on the ice between
this town and Rouses Point with team
was on the Goth inst. The thjnnest ics
was four inches "A Christmas tree en-