Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21

The Chickering Brothers have started
their drove of cattle for New Hampshire.
THE usual number of cattle buyers
are in town, but the call for stock seems
to be small and prices low. Farmers re-
port an average yield OF oats but rather
light.
Cambridge.
Mrs. John Lang goes to Maine this week
on visit to sister residing there......
The potato crop is not of the best in this
vicinity. Mrs o. Patten is visiting
friends in Albany this week. 49,. Miss
Adell Chayer, after visit to her. parents
has returned to Winuoski ..... Miss Hat
tie Mcclure is teaching school at Hanp-
shire Corners. Mrs. Truman Whit
comb, accompanied by Mr. aud Mrs.
George Wells of Essex, is spending thus
week with friends in Danvllle, st. Johns
bury and Lyndon. .......B yron Page spent
! last week in Boston ..... Mrs. Justin La
bounty is on the sick llst...... school in
I district No. II has commenced with Mss
| Byrnts from Colchester, as teacher.....
Mrs. Warren Woodruff died very sudden
ly last week and was buried on Sunday
...... Miss Lamplough of CnuadA, is sis
iting friends ia this piace aud adjoining
towns. The mill AZ tn Ju4ctiun
owned by the Buck Bros. caug fire las5
Sunday morning from The engine but very
little dam g. was done rs tbs ii. e was dis
Burnoe is improving the looks OF his house
with new windows. $500. CharleS >. Cor.
nell has been spending a few days at
home
Fred Montague has returned to
Massachusetts and Fred Chayer to
vacation with his parents here......
Mrs. Page of Massachusetts has been stop
ping few days with friends in Cam
brige =. The Daughters of Veterans re-
ceived So 70 as the proceeds from the
wheelbarrow sociabie at the Boro......
Mrs. Hollis Chase has formed class and
will give instructions in oil painting in
this place Nj. and Mrs Edwin Whee-
lock have been spending few days at
Saratoga Springs, but have returned home
-. Chase and, Pierce have gone West
with Il Car load of Jersey stock I'm
Nipple from White River Junction
shipped Car load of hogs aud sheep from
j Jacksonville station last Friday. Little
Ralph Scott has been very i'll with biiou
fever, but is recovering Mss I.uc
Wheelock organized a Christian Eudeavol
society at the Boro last week. go. Miss
Addie Hill OF MorrisNlle is at work tor
Mrs. Hiram Wood 49,. Rev. H. 7. Barnard
of Jericho attended the fellowship meet
ing held at this place last week, and
sp ke Wednesday evening on the subject
OF salvation e.. Frank Barrett is at work
for c. c. Powell ........ William Powell
spent Sunday with his mother, returning
to Essex Monday. DR.. James Morgan
spent few days with his mother last
week. .....The tei f1enu belonging to
| Wetherby & Page 1. undergoing repairs
preparatory to the occupancy # Mr.. aud
| Mis-. Thomas. w ililam Hubbard started
Tor Manchester, y. H., last Monday.....
Butter sold in this place last Sal urday at
IS o 20 cents per pound, and eggs Ii cents
per dozen.
Waterbury Centre.
The fall term of the Green Mountain
seminary has opened vii a goodly num-
Der of students. ... The Ad-lphic Literary
society has elected the following officers ::
| Myron G.. Markham president i.svurth
f. Ross, vice president Arthur ). Martin,
secretary, Walter II. Prescott treasurer ;
Elmer f. Ross, Walter H Prescott, and
Herbert q. Ward, executive committee ;
the last meeting of tie AdrIphic Literary
the study of the classics is more beneil.
cial than the study vi higher mathemat-
les was discussed. 80. After a spirited de.
bate, the question was decided in favor Of
elected the following officers for the tern {:
| Ida NJ. Fuller, president; Katrina NJ
Landt, vice-president Cora b. Hunter,
secretary Lucia A. Smith, librarian. -.
their annual meeting, september Z. and
elected Cora B. Hunter, president Ida
NJ Fuller, LIST vice president ; Olive V.
May, 81 vice president ; Martha g. Adj
ans, corresponding secretary; May l.
| Webster, recording secretary ; Ida NJ.
Fuller, Annie l. House and Martha A. Gree
ley, committee on programme. This en-
terprlsing society deserves much common
d.tlon for its excellent work in the semi
nary and among the young people of he
village Mrs. Mary A Livermor4 lee
I'd in Seminary hall, Friday evening.
| Gt ha =, h. y N Al ia
Miss Elizabeth Colley, a. NJ, has re-
turned from a visit to 81. Johnsbu w..
Deacon and Mrs. Tuttle of NV YORK are
visiting al Rev. K. h. FulleI's.. Mary +.
Smith, a recent graduate OF The Green
Mountain seminary, has gone TO Welles-
ley College
North Hero.
There is some complaint that potatoes
are rotting. X. K HathaWay's block
just south of the court house at the city
occupied by John Tudhopt, general store,
Mrs. Alice Rowell, dressmak-r, Mrs
FranK Race, postinistress, and Merritt
Rock well, schoolteacher, came very neal
burning up Thursday, and had not the
smell of smoke brought those near at
hand to the apartments of Mrs. Race
where the fire originated by some cloth
which hung near the stove, the building
would have been consumed by the fiames
500. .."Dock" Newell was badly kcket
bya horse on his leg Wednesday .......
The steamer Maquam now makes regular
, landings at Pettlls dock at the north enc
o the Island.
Bristol.
= A little son of c. S. Bristol had one arm
badly scalded Wednesday by falling int
2 pan of water. young man her
l who voted the prohibition ticket told {
,. friep i recently that = gave Il good din
ner and glass of beer for IS cents.
Z Cons stent, quite. Prof f. Eastm IN
. mother and sister, have returned TO thei
$ home in Atlantic, Iowa.
4 VeTgennes.
{ Last evening the Ladies' Aid society
u held AN oyster supper in the vestry of tn
Z Methodist church Mr.. William Berr
!, accompanied by his sou, Lysander, G
u Crown Point, is at New York this week
also Mr.. f. X. Haven. H enry b. Wood
bridge of Chicago, is visiting friends here
s THE little daughter of Mr.. n. }
A. Renaud, whose arm was broken by fal
e. - .l.