Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-14
THE NEWS In VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.

Girdin S. Powell, whose serious injury
oy falling under loaded wagon last tues
day, was noticed in Wednesdays FREE /
PRESS died of his injuries at the hospluai
Tuesday evening. He was man OF good |
habits and principles, industrious, uprlgGC
and generally respected. He leaves wife |
ard three children. His funeral services !
we're held at Jericho yesterday, Rev. Mr. !
williams of the Congregational church, |
officiating. Rev. j. q. Gooding OF rom
hammock, ~ Y, former pastor of the !
Methodist church in this place, IS in town
for brief call on his friends. He comes
this wav to arrange for his oldest son,
Clinton, to enter college at Burington,,..
Mrs. BHrtram has gone with Mrs. Dr.
Eaton of Burlington ON carriage DRIVE
to visit friends in Franklin county, 10 De
absent 10 days or more.
Mrs. McDougal aud her daughter JENNIE
of Wisconsin, who for the vast week nave
been visiting at Rev. II f. Ausuh.s, left
OF Tuesday morning for Mortified, Mass,
where Miss Jennie enters the ID. i. Moody
academy, for IA course of study .......Mr.
Doubleday, who has been living Tor The
past three years in the Allen house, cor
5ler OF Main aud Maple streets, has moved
10 Burlington, and Mr.. Easton, who OWLS
the Allen house, is moving in
RICHMOND.
The following were elected justices of
ghe peace at the recent election Salmon
~ Norton, Thomas Leonard. w. ID. Hall,
and 5. f. Andrews. -. Mrs. l. W. Shedd,
Misses Mary, Gertrude and Kate Dewey
and Miss Mary A. Phinney of Montpelier
We're the guests of Miss Ina Stevens the
9Th inst Milton Stevens and j. w, Hill
ton took teams and carried them to the
deep gorge at Robnson's mill and on to
The Williams hill, the most slightly place
in town, where many miles of Lake Cham
ulan can be seen 80. Mr. and Mrs O. b.
\tn.-
Sherman of Richmond are camping at
Mallets bay. The funeral of William
Powers of Bolton was largely attended
last Saturday at the Catholic church in
Richmond -. Mrs. jackson Mason Is soon
20 visit her friends and brother in North
Adams, Mass and will 90 from there to
spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Sloan. in Omaha, Nebraska. Many
thousand dollars damage was done by the
Frost last week H. G. Gleason was elect
ed by 81 majority instead of 10 as fl st re-
ported ...Gleasons butter factory pad
for 100 pounds of milk in June, 6S cents,
in July 10 cents, in August so cents.....
Towers cheese factory uetted It's patrons
June and July IS cents per 100 pounds.
JERICHO CENTRE.
Miss Osgood of Westford is teaching
school in district No. L.. Miss Susie
Stone has gone to Chicago to attend school.
The frost last week did great deal of
damage in town. There will hardly be
Dushe of sound corn -. Rev. Mr. Elliott
Of Waterbury preached here Sunday
morning in the interest of the Vermont
-2}hle society .... A tramp came along Sat
friday night and stopped at the house of A.
Warner and said he was sick and wanted a
place to die DR.. Clley was called to see
him, and gave the needed relief. and Mr..
tramp WAS taken in charge by Overseer
Packard. -. Fred Hatch has sold his farm
10 Henry Stiles for $500 The farm will
De occupied by George Stiles. Possession
given this fall -. Russell Haskins is still
n an unconscious condition, and his death
- expected at any time.
ESSEN JUNCTION
Mrs. Work, former resident of Essex
Centre and widow of the late D., Work,
lied on Saturday morning, the Stn....
Cnurles X Diary is sick with fever and
i ar:e-d-l by d. l.. r. Burdlck. The
Congregational church of this place will
soon organize Society - CHRISTIAN FIJI
deayor Nh Sewall of NJ lton is expected
soon to deliver an address TO the ypung
people on that subject.... Miss Lutte
5nead accompanied her father, Dr.. W.
Smead, TO Columbus, OHIO. After the
-nc4mpmeLt IL over they expect to
extend their trip To northwestern ono
and will be 4 b5ent about three weeks,...
Miss Lolita Smead il to continue her vocal
studies with Mrs. Parker Leach aud is
also takpg Instrumental music of ;. a.
Stevens who has large class AT TINS pace.
On Sunday morning w. Folsom had ii
TaluaDl- horse badly cut up by running
On to 4 barbed wire fence. A veterinary
surgeon from Burlington was sent for aud
hopes TO save it,. The w. G. 7. L. are
commencing 10 sew for the Temperance
hospital and expect to furnish one bed at
east. MIR. j. ". TruaX and family are
at Queen Clcy Park where they owna fine
cottage.
SHEIBt-RN
The nigh school will begin Monday. Sep
-emUer II, with Charles Hill OF Burling-
.oa IS principal. -. w, II. Harmon is grad
ing Sau otherwise improving his grounds
... w. \. v eed jr., entered Williams col
lege IN a class Of IS last week.
Michael Quinlan, our representative
elect, gave q reception at his house We'd
neSday Sept 5, whlca was enjoyed by
100 of his friends, both democratic and re
publican from this town, Charlotte, Fer
risburgh and Burlington Refreshments
were served by Mlss Kate Quinlan, sister
ed by Ferrlsburgh brass band, aud those
Who liked tripped the light fantastic
Toe. ........The new Darn OF DR.. Webb Is
progressing RAPIDLY, the frame being AL
up. 1t Will De the finest and largest
structure of the kind in the Slate,i it being
jox44O feet, with 30-f0ot posts, square
glitch root and Il cellar In Tie basement l.
feet high. The total height from the
ground 10 the top of the observatory is 10;
ieet. f. e, Clifford has the contract tol
rs erection, and also Tor building house
or II. Walter Webb, three green houses
80 feet long Tor the Doctor,1 ID me 50 feel
or Major WetmOre.
CHARLOTTE.
Rev Church Tabor will preach at Eas
Charlotte next Sunday at II O'Clock a. IN.
and at the Methodist Episcopal churci
IN Wesl Charlotte in tie afternoon at
o'clock. subject, Alone with God,
and at West Charlotte, Seeking an,
FindiaL Cod. ID. Kirk Palmer ha
gone ~ Chicago on a visit. Miss Mar
Jones recently returned from an extend
al stay among the Thousand Islands.
MIS- " ". IIigbee is visiting friends i
Ma sauhusetts and Connecticut. Aiic
A Williams has commenced her fall teri
OF school IA district No 6....... The lat
frosts did immense damage to corn an
buckwheat. There is hardly field of tn
latter but Is ruined. .... Farmers are SOW
ing winter wheat and rye.
HUNTINGTON.
The new school house building is pro
pressing inely. 1t will be an ornameI
nF..lr l..