Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-12
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Ghittenden County.


RICHMOND.
8. + Cutler went to bis barn about
O'Clock Monday morning to milk, and
founl one bent of his stable broken down
and e, gdi valuable young cows dead, and
,sgo Others badly injured, post that
Jhoreo up the stable was displaced by the
aCtiGp vi The wet weather on the tounde-
lion .. Hon. Lovatus Allen and daugh-
az from Milin, Michigan, were the guests
nf Nsthan Higley last week. Mr.. Allen Is
Dat,ye of Richmond, hut has not visited
ysrin pn- before, since 1876.
ESSEX.
Mr. aGd Mrs. J. n. Gates are receiving
CONGREGATIONS over the birth of a son,
Nbicr lss come to gladden. their home.
.... Miss Lizzie Woodward, only
iaUgcter of Mr.. and Mrs George Wool
ward. died October B. The funeral SER
vices were held SATURDAY, AFTERNOON, Rev;
". , 3ail utliciating Miss Woodward
vas ye;j popular among the young people
and W. be greatly missed.
UNDERHILL
mr. fnd Mrs. Perkins, from Johnson,
lts 7fu.;iug their daughter, Mrs. f d.
Goodwin Eighteen to 20 cents was the
y.oare,i p1i ,e paid for butter. Selections
In sp,U tuns brought a higher price.
l5ooo Pemp ars attended the ice cream
supper 1t ne Centre, given by the lodges
!LeTe PnIlander Prior dropped dead
>ctoher5
B.. Norris has rented H. H, Howe's
ARM instead ". w. Huwe's place, as re-
pcrgei last week Master Harry Prior
bzUke ms arm rear the elbow, last Satur.
Ray. Amos Eastman and family expect
20 move West this fall...E. ID. Williams
and >. { Hawley from the [. V. NJ,
scent sunday with their parents Rev.
"a. Holbrook preached at the Congrega-
ti0hRl church last Sunday.
Thomas Rogers the proprietor of the
senser trains at this station. Mrs. Palmer
and Mrs Topper have returned from their
visit n Boston 49,. Mrs. Charles Church
AND son from WATERFOWL, Dakota, are
sfrs NJ II Winchell' from Burlington
listed friends in town this week. -. The
Surllucton and Lamoille railroad is
Aand,ng such large quantity of freight
that cars have been detained four days
afte; they were ready to be shipped.
uUNTINGToN,
Sneak thieves are visiting the farmers
that raise poultry in this vicinity, one
losing IS chick ems in one night........
Edward mball of louisville has moved
INTO Frank BOSNIAN ) house at the North
village 1t is now expected that the
next Freewill Baptist yearly meeting will
ne held IN Huntington IN september, 1889
DR.. Falby Of Monkton has taken
looms with Harry Small at the Ceutre,
Potatoes that are remaining IN the ground
are rCtVng badly on account of the wet
weather. ....... The new school house at
me EGrc. village is nearing completion,
and Il Row being painted. ......The new
creamery at the lower village has com
'nenced business, aud pays 81 per 100
fOr nllk ....,.Ano ,her blacksmith has
opened shop on the east side of the river,
scar the creamery.
HINESBURGH.
Corn and potatoes are unharvested.
me bills bave been white with snow Just
enc week. Henry Somers of Irasburgh,
mas been visiting in town. Mrs. f. Sew
scance has returned to Turner'S Falls,
VI ASS. Misses Eugene Degree and Kate
Allen have returned from their summer
4 the White mountains Mr. and Mrs.
George Fowler of Chicago are at Harri
son Owen s.. The Valley cheese factory
closed Wednesday with 400 cheese on
hand. II. VI. Hull has gone to Boston.
A. B. Stearns has returned to Canada,
he is in the lumber business.
prot. Wakefield went TO MOrrisville
SaCurGay. Rev. ). j. Robinson found an
innocent looking package on the Burling
-On road, which proved to be a bottle of
Vaiskey lost off from the underground
EallroaG l.. Andrews has 30 bushels OF
gigs or about 1000 dOzen........M Mr.. c.
~ Murray has covered the roofs OF ali
Ms buildings with cool tar Many use
metal roofing and likeit well a.
Mead : man killed hen hawk which
.preed fve feet, one incn Mrs. G, F.
Me6G has been called over the lake by the
severe illness of her mother Miss
Clara Landon will give nickel party
Wednesday evening.
NlLLIsToN.
Warham n. ugray was buried with
Masonic ceremonies Thursday, October 1.
A large delegation was present from
North Star Lodge No. IL, OF which Mr..
Murr J was a member, and about 30
Knight Templars from the Burlington
cOmm9ndery. Mr.. Murray was for l6
years own clerk of Winston, and was
Tlte!v known throughout the State. He
gas possessed of genial, pleasant, happy
llspUsiUlOu. with whom 1t Is always
PLEASURE 10 meet, and leaves a large circle
\. friends 70 regret his death Farmers
aFe discouraged in trying to harvest Iall
siopa dany pieces of potatoes are so wet
as 70 Gender IL Impossible to harvest them
OF sorAe time yet If it stops raining, and
iome gie"es are rottiug badly. Cheese
making ;s about over for this season. H.
H. Va.orsts factory closed last week. and
z ) jchusons closes this week Mrs
Il. A Clark aud her daughter expect TO
cave t0wu Tor their home in Iowa this
week.
ST. GEORGE.
by letter from George W. I7ham of
" hlCEttHu, w Is, we itdIu Vi tht yer y
sudden death of Homer B1-sett, formerly
add FOR many years resident of Willis
on. Mr.. Bassett was at Milwaukee at
lending the agricultural fair and while
Walking from the fair ground TO his board
.ng house he fell dead in the street on the
4lSt day of September. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Goodroe of Hinesburgh spent Sun
5ay in town with MIR. and Mrs. Rolin
Forbes....H. H. Tlley formerly of Co.
=, % VI Regt., has been admitted to
practice before the department of the in
terror and Will make pension claims Il
s0tcialty.
ESSEX JUNCTION.
The audience room of the Union churct
WAS wen filled last sunday evening with
"a appreciative congregation of young
neope Mr. Van Patten of Burlington
spoKe pleasantly OF the work OF thu
Toung Peoples Society OF Christian En-
1eaVor. The young people of this place
and there are a large number of them
are ebout to start au Endeavor society