Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-24
Bristol.

Trade Saturday was good and large
number OF people were in town......The
contest for representative wakes warm as
| the day Of election approaches. The young
men are supporting Charles +. Hancbett
| for the position. The contest IL being
| conducted in "a friendly spirit, and he re-
| suit will be a full vote. W. p Chase, II.
A. Young, G. W. Morton and Alfred Fer
| guSOn are the other republican candidates
Tor representative, and j. NJ. Day will be
| supported by the democrats. ....... The re-
| pairs on he graded school building are be-
ing pushed. A school meeting will he
| held Wednesday evening, August %, for
| The purpose of raising Il tax to pay for
same. The fall term will begin Sept IS
| .......The Bristol, Lincoln and New
| Haven Cornet bands gave union concert
| saturday evening on the park, which was
fully appreciated by large audience. The
members of the band were rendered Ia
| banquet at the Commercial House after
| the concert. IA large congregation
attended the Union meeting Sunday even
ing at the Baptist church. Rev. Tower
| preached an interesting sermon. No
| services at the Methodist house next Sun.
day .......B Bristol sent n large delegation
sunday to Sprlug Grove camp meeting.
Over 800 names appear on the check list
........ Bristol Is safe for 300 republican
here August 81 .......A party of % from
| Bread Loaf Inn took dinner at the Bris tol
House one day last week. ...... There will
he republican rally in Lincoln Wednes.
day, August 2'.,..... summer visitors
are numerous here at present. 600. i'm
cipal Wales is expected to return from his
summer vacation This week.......C. +.
Snith Is soon to leave for California.
Vergennes.
Rev. Il. F Austin is the guest of Mr.
and MIS-. f. II Taylor.......Mr Gaines
! n a. St.4NA r,.tD Fr,.
| western New York with fine span of
matched gray mares aud a single driver
....Peck * Davis of the Addison steam
mil are shipping Eastwood lumber by rail
to Mr. A. Howard, the dealer at Hartford.
...... Miss Harriet Chatlce of St. Johns
bury, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs f. H.
Taylor returns Monday, to take u position
as teacher in the graded school at that
place. Prof. Rich, the scientific horse
sheer and tarrier, is in town; .......F. X
Haven has fine window decorator in
the pc, son Of win Hawkins.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Patten and Mrs.
Rugg are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs II. H.
Burge at Barn Rock ........E ght persons
have been natural'Ztd 10y the Nergennes
Gourt The political caricatures in
ID Is IOGng's dug store, repre- seuting
democracy aud prohibition by Mr.. h.
Robinson, are regarded as a good take off.
...... Brown * Co., photographers of
Burlington, propose visiting Ntrgennes
occasionally to take phct"s. ....... Huyt *
Bro are to give up he photo saloon IN the
Stevens block and start the business at
Port Henry. ....AlrauGements are in
prOgress 90 send a god delegation to New
| Haven this evening to hear Col. Hooker
OF BrattepOro ....W. j. Strong of Bur
ling,On Is in Nergennes.
| North Hero.
The remains of Mrs. Deborah Wheeler
who died at the city hospital in New
Haven, Conn, the Sth inst, of paralysis,
IN her IS year, were brought here for in
terment the llth, accompanied by her two
sous, II Is. and Charles j. The deceased
was born in Alhurgh and has resided in
this vicinity until within the pas Il Years
since which time she has resided in Mas
sachusetts with her children Her hus-
band was the late JOIN c. Wheeler who
81 years ago WAS one of the best steam
boat pilots on Lake Champlain Mrs.
Wheelel's last visit to the scenes of her
childhood was the 18th of last May .......
HOLSTER Sage, associate editoro the New
England Home StCdd, Springfield, Mass,
was in town last Tuesday and Wednes
day. He expressed himself as much
pleased with Grand Isle county having
had previous to his visit Il rather untavor-
able opinion Of this part of Vermont. 49,.
Dr. Warren and wife who have been
boarding with Mrs James Mcbride have
re urned TO their city home. One OF
| Tue HlOSJ important SUITS on our court
docket to he tried at this term is Henry
Mott of Alburgh VS.. Central Vermont
railroad for injuries received i'll the Hart
ford bridge disaster AS Mott has al
ways been the Central's right bower
receiving probably rs many favors as any
one man in Grand Isle county, the suit
Is looked upon with some degree of inter
est as some points not heretofore MAJ c
public may be brought out, both partiC S
being lovers of law and the attorneys en-
ployed On both sides being SO shrewd tn
no stones will be left unturned to eact
win their case.
Newport.
. Preparations for the coming muster are
being rapidly carried forward and al
things predict one OF the most successful
euCampments ever held ...... Dr. Hos
2 kins the we'll known pomologlst. whose
premises adjoin the camp ground, Is wise
. ly building a new light board fence
around his orchard "to protect some OF
the tender products from the high winds
: which do SO much damage among them
, The local paper asserts word to the
! wise il sufficient. ....... During the mus
ter a reunion of the Sth Vermont is to be
r held at the Memphremagog house and viii
be the largest gathering OF the association
since its organization. Among prominent
officers from abroad expected to be pres
ent is Lieut.. Col. Dillingham; of TeXas
A memorial of the late Col. J. B. Mead
l will be- read by eX-Gov Barstow
i The Odd Fellows from several towns OF
l Orleans county, prominent in which is
Newport, have an excursion down the
, lake to Magog on Thursday of this week
,. Bands of music accompany the excursion
Z Dancing is an important feature aud the
trip of the light fantastic toe, will doubt
, less Prove ii grand success.
p Georgia.
. | Jigbtuiuo bus hpan pIavinp many liya1,
5 pIanks hereabuuts of late. 1t struck Sid
i ney Judds barn Thursday afternoon xii
/ ling Il pair of oxen and a horse but doinl
little other damage. 1t is supposed that
lightning rod upon the barn may hay,
+ served to carry off the fluid and prevent
further injury. Let the lightning roc
: have all the credit it deserves. About tn,
= san time a bolt descended in Orrice Bal
lads pasture about a mile away, doini
no injury though stunning somewha