Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-22
THE NEWS In VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County,
MILTON,


church fund. THE advance agents of
Wallace e. Company were in town Satur-
day posting the bills for the circus to be
held July 3d.. Mr.. j. l.. Washburn left for
Lake George Wednesday, where he will
resume his former position on the steamer
Ticonderoga.
The ladies fair and festival at Milton
last week was decided success. notwith-
standing Che nonappearance of certain
friends frem surrounding towns, who
were confidently expected. The fine sing
ing of the University quartette was CRATE
fully appreciated, and was the special fea
ture of the last evening, when the hall
was crowded. This accession added over
$3.50 to the building fund of the new Epis-
copal church, for which subscriptions are
now ready and hoped for from all friends
far and near
WINOOSKI.
The WinoosN Steamer company have
received a check for $50 from the Shepard
& Morse company, as recognition of the
services rendered at the recent fire 49,.
Mrs, G. d. Nash is visiting in Cohoes, n
Y...... stones have been frequently
thrown at trains passing through the vii
lage, and some windows have been broken.
The guilty ones remained unknown until
Friday when Peter Fountain caught two
stones at the mail train. They were ar
rested, but were let off on promising to
keep away from the railroad.
RICHMOND.
Hon. Frank Plumley of Mortified is
to be the orator of the day on the 4th of
July. The Huntington Cornet band will
furnish music. The Hinesburgh and Els
sex junction base ball mines will compete
FOR a purse of S25........ The Jonesville
and Richmond ID mines played a fine
game at Richmond park last Saturday,
the score standing, Richmond s, Jones
vile 7.......A cornet band of IS pieces
will soon be in full play here. The in
struments are now ready. ...... Capt.
Ellis Edwards of New York city has been
spending few days here, the guest of his
brother, Capt. Albert Edwards. $50. Mr..
and Mrs. John Towers from New York
will spend.a few weeks here at his moth
RS, Mrs. Robert Towers. ....... There will
be a republican caucus next Saturday
night for the purpose of electing delegates
to the State and district conventions. -.
A party of four couple of young people !
from Huntington spent couple of days
at Shelburn pond fishing last week. stop
ping at James Millhams. Henry Nor
ton has gone TO Starksboro to spend a
week, outing
Next Sunday will be observed as Chill |
dren's day at the church of the Restora
ton,
ESSEN.
Rev. Mr.. COury, pastor of the Congrega- |
tional church is very much improved in |
health, and occupied his pulpit Sunday |
I'M. l.. Lee and wife have relatives,
who for many years have been residents |
of Wisconsin, spending a few days with |
them. An crops are looking we'll.
Hoetilities have been renewed, and an !
other field battle was fought in the French |
war out on the plains last Sunday.
WEST BOLTON
After July I daily mail will connect |
this place with Jonesville. IF. w, Hall |
is building tenement house on the cor
ner where the Sabins store was burned. |
George a. pease is making an extensive !
addition TO his dwelling house, to be used |
as store, with a laIge nall on the upper |
floor f. y Cotton q Son are erecting a |
large double house on their lot in Bur
lington, in which II. j. Cotton expects to |
reside when completed. Miss Jennie |
Perry and Lucia Gill are each home on a
short visit. The Ladies' AID society met |
last week with Mrs. o. J. Hcsford.
HUNTINGTON.
Childrens day will be observed next |
Sunday, the 2ith, in an appropriate man
ler in the Union church at the North vii |
'age. The committee will spare no pains |
who attend...,.. The Huntington Cor
net band have been engaged to play at |
richmond on the 18th of July.... -. Mrs. |
Mary Strong of Waterbury Centre is in
town visiting relatives and friends. .......
The next session of the Free Will Baptist |
quarterly meeting will be held in Hunt |
ington in October. ....... Children's day
was observed at the Centre last Sunday.
.....,. Our farmers are just commencing
their hoeng. Grass is looking well la this
vicinity and bids fair 90 be r. good crop.
.......; 1T IS rumorel taat there will be
d t gps4 .a lepup'le;" rally In town soon
"''' Wv -'tN'op -. convention.
HINEsBURGH.
HE. Remington of Fitchburg, Mass,
ia visiting his parents here. ...... Deacon
Northrop and wife Of Castleton are visit
ing at DR.. c. j. Russell's... Mr.. and
Mrs. Sykes of Dorset, are visiting their
son, Mr.. A. Sykes. -: Charlie Leonard
recently ssheared - large coarse wool
w. j. Douglass, ~ years old, has finished
cutting and splitting eight. cords Of four
foot wood ...... The pension of George
Toby, veteran of the civil war, has been
allowed. 49,. The Shepard family gave a
musical entertainment here last Week
........ The school board have decided to
move school house No. few rods south
of its present site and repair lt.......
White grubs are doing some damage in
meadow lands Apple trees have set
gull and promise good crop $500: Pota-
toes are looking well 49,. Corn is very
backward but grass and grain is booming.
....... Charles P. Boynton gave an inter
esting talk to his old Sunday school
Sunday. He has returned with his wife
and daughter to his home in Elwood, Neb
.......Tbe republican caucus to elect
delegates to the State and district conven
ton will be held Saturday evening.
ST. GEORGE.
The republicans of this town are talk
ing of Joining the r. L. U, S. at Hines
burgh instead Of organizing club here
There will be a meeting of the Hinesburgl
league on Saturday evening, the 23d inst.
at which time it is hoped a goodl.
number will go there and join in the goot
work Mr.. Jerome Downer remains
about the same with but little hope o
being restored to good health. Mr.
Downer's sister, Mrs. Fox, is at presen
with her sick brother while Dan Sullivan
has charge of the farm work. Henri.
Russell has taken on shares about i
acres of H. b. Carr's farm. Mrs. Rollil
Forbes is still obliged to use crutches.. g.
Mrs. Lucina Carr, who received fraC
tured hip in the spring, is able to sit u
aoma Orgon w Isham ia eXDecte