Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-13

thing for some of them to make from
5000 TO 5000 pounds in good year Les
lie Church wihtered five August pigs
which dressed last week 1900 pounds, and
which he sold to parties in st. Adams 90.
Thaddeus Wells bought in Morristowr
for Mrs. Scott the first yoke OF pure white
oxen ever brought to this town. Uncle
Nathan Bingham attended his Goth town
meeting this year rs a voter, never having
missed one meeting Mr. Bingham is
sill in perfect health.
Worthwhile.
Rev Mr.. Bushee of the Congregational
church started on his annual vacation last
week. He has resigned his partOrate, to
take effect the middle of May.......Rev.
William PufTer of the Methodist church is
attending the annual conference at West
Randolph this week. 1t is expected that
he Will be returned go. W. Waterman
has bought the stock of clothing and
pentleman's furnishings carried by j. &.
Il W. H. Robinson. H. p. Munson has
! bought the genera merchandise stock of
| Clement 4 Wnipple. &C. ii. Cross Il Son
of Montpelier have rented the West build
ing on Portland street, and will put in a
| bakery Messrs. Utton Bros. sent eight
horses to Brockton. Mass, last week. The
pulp mill was shut down for repairs last
week. "A. f. Whitney and ii. G. Board
|
e.. f.. b. Merriam and his son Frank leave
this week on western trip. Rev. j. p.
| Hall will occupy the desk at the Metho-
dist church next Sunday. Mrs. &. Jos
| lyn and Mrs. Julia Brown went to Boston
last week for the removal of tumor,
DR.. Rublee received telegram and left
for Boston Thursday evening, to be pres
ent at the expected operation on Friday
James X, Applebee delivered an interest
ing lecture here, the last of the course,
on Wednesday evening of last week. The
| lecture association closes the season with
a small surplus in their treaSury....An
engine house will probably be built here
| the coming season.
Nergennes.
The receipts of the entertainment by
| the DorCas society Wednesday evening,
were S2j........At St. Paul's church, the
Easter offerings and other contributions
to tue reetory fund, amounted to s4OO. ...
The wife of Rev. Mr.. Taylor of 1t. PSuis
church is visiting friends in Hartford,
Conn TO he absent until June neXt.......
Charlie Hoyt has commenced work for
Smith * ketchum, in their furniture
manufac' DRY ........ Lewis Gravel has
boughD an interest in the Park restaurant,
John O'Conner is absent. Mr.. Heze
kiah Stone has returned to his former
position as clerk for George f. Stone,
grocer. ..... Mr.. Ora Hoyt has moved
west side of the bridge. ....... The DR..
Maxfield house is unoccupied: ........
Gen. Grandey is worse....... Fast Day
was observed by the closing of places of
business and Rev. Mr. Sherman preached
sermon at the Baptist church. .........
The markets of r. T. Bristol & Sons and
Carter & Sears are being renovated by A.
B Taber. William Bradbury, who was
taken to the Massachusetts hospital for
treatment for rheumatism, is improving
....... Postmaster Kimball is visiting his
son in Boston,. go. DR., kidder's resi-,
blinds ......Col. H. r. Henderson of Con-
cord, y. H., formerly in trade here, is too
feeble to do business :... District NO Il
of Addison, have decided not to rebuild
the burned school house this year and the
upper part of the town hall will be used
for school purposes. 80. Mr.. >. ,. Gaines
has sold mis- matched Lamberts to Mr.. Ed
ward Ingraham of Bristol, Conn, for Il
handsome sum.
AT the adjourned meeting Monday even
ing tax of 10 cents was voted. 10 per
cent to he deducted on all taxes paid be
fore October l. ISIS. The city treasurer
was ordered to pay the county tax and the
by laws passed by court of common coun-
ell. February I, ISIS, - in number were
approved, Mr.. j. +. Kinds was excused
and Mr.. g. f. Stone elected pound keeper
Mr.. ID. H. Lewis was excused and Mr.. W.
w. Booth was chosen fence viewer. The
following Jurors We're chosen; Grand jur-
tol. Petit jurors-J. n. Norton, E. ID.
Vernal, j. j. Barnard, George f. Young
George Kingman, J. H. Donnelly. City
grand jurors-W. l.. Berry. S A. futile,
W. j. Thompson, ). ID. Miner, Charles H.
Strong, H, ketcham, A. B. Taber, J. J.
Dalrymple, Charles Adams, c. A. Booth,
+. C. Scott, F. w. Coe. Charles f. NJ.
Caisse. The new city officers were then
qualified and the meeting adjourned.
The National Horse Nail company has 20
employees. The concerts, by the State
school band Thursday and Friday even
ings, were well attended Mrs. Healey and
Miss Lyon were pianists. The special fea-
lures were the baritone solo by w. ii.
Streeter, the singing by Mrs and Miss Ly-
on, the clarionot solo by A. ID. Nittum.
The railroad piece was the favorlte OF the
liyered for Mr., S. Burroughs new budding.
Messrs. Cole & Bradford of MIddleboro,
| Mass, the horse buyers, are in town for
one week .... Mrs. Duquet, milliner, has
taken Mrs. stones vacated store. Mrs
Cyrus Partridge of Potsdam, n. y, sister
a heavy loser by the late large fire in that
town. ... Mr. Charles Adams is buying
eggs at his store Saturdays. 80. 1t is
rumored that another coal yard Is to be
| opened here next seas IN.
For two Sundays the bell in the Con
| gregational church has not been rung for
service. 1t was not ruug on the LIST inst.
out of regard to Rev. Mr. Smith, who
WAS very i'll and nervous, and lives near
! by.....M Mr. Pillsbury and family are Wis
| itng friends in Nashua, y. II ....The
Nergeunes library has loaned over 1000
volumes during the past year. Miss
Mary Tucker is the librarian. Mr. NJ.
Goigur Of North Ferrisburgh was buried
| in the Catholic cemetery Sunday. Rev.
| Air. Sherman of the Baptist church eN-
changed with Rev. Mr.. Herring of Bran
don Sunday .... The democrats of Addison
county propose sending John II, Donnelly
as delegate to st. Louis. The water Lily is
already in the water The graded school
starts off with good attendance. street
Commissioner Austin is making the
Little Giant road machine do its level best
on Main street. MI. Hiram Kent OF
Panton died Saturday, aged about 20, OF
kidney disease. His brother Loyal is i'll,
and similarly affected 81. Mr.. Ballou OF
Burlington presided at the organ at St
Paul's Sunday, owing to Mrs Taylor''
absence ....,..M Mr.. p. j. Casey has begun
building house on his Nergennes pur-
chase on the Dlank road $500. Mr. and Mrs