Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-20

Der Mt Denver. The president of the com
pany is Guy G. Barton, formerly of Char
lotte and a nephew of Sheriff Barton
whose son is book keeper for the COM
pany.
Rev. Mr.. Teller will deliver sermon
at the Baptist church next Sunday on the
subject OF the symbolism OF baptism, after
which the ordinance OF baptism will be
administered. Presiding Elder Culver
of st. Albans preached at the Baptist
church last Sunday to a large and appre-
ciative audience 1T is reported that
Rev. b. S. Adams has accepted call to
again preach to the Congregational soci-
ETY. at Glover. Mr.. Lyman of Chicago
a graduate of Middlebury college III the
the clHss of '3S, and one of the II who met
in their reunion on the 5Oth anniversary
of their graduation, is the guest of Mr.
md Mrs &. l.. Grow The patrons of
the creamery realized for their milk
! trough the month of June 20 cents per
hundred. The first dividend of the Union
| Cheese Factory company gave their pat
rons % cents per hundred LA valuable
colt belonging to II. \. Macomber cut a
severe cash beneath the pastern on a fore
| foot, severlng the arteries. DR.. Peck
dressed the wouL 1, and the colt is doing
we'll
CHARLOTTE.
Mr. and Mrs. +. b. Lyon of Minneapolis,
Mimi, are making flying visit in town.
Mrs. Estabrook of Boston is in town.
Both Mrs. Lyon and Mrs. Estabrook are
daughters of j. S. Shaw....D. G. Lake
and wife have recently returned from
visiting their daughter, Mrs ID. L. Irish
of Montreal. Miss Minnie, daughter of
q. f.. Stone, has just returned from Albert
Lea, Minnesota, where she has been in
school. There is great deal of smut in
oat fields, and complaint of lust ... Mrs.
l. a -,.f 1..l F,ss.l 1aglN
arrived to assist i'll the care of her sister,
Laura Burton, who has been sick for
some time. There have been several
severe cases of horse dlstemper of late.
j. b. Williams had his team broken up,
and it is thought the horse will die of the
disorder .. Harvey Williams, who rented
the farm now owned by ii. H. Whalley,
has been sick nearly all the spring. Kind
friends recently gave him bee" on his
haying. Haying and hoeing comes in n
heap this year, with the former little
ahead. Potatoes and corn are looking
well, except on low lands, where the wet
| weather drowned out the crop. Several
orchards that blossomed full will have no
fruit. In most instances some kind of in
sect worked in the blossom, eating out
the apple rs soon as set. 1t is probable
That spraying the trees will prevent this
&C G. Martin and son of Ferrisburgh
| have ID acres to corn and - acres in pOta-
toes. 1t is thought that the white grubs
so damaging to grass, and, worked at the
grass roots continually last winter, there
being no frost in the ground in most
| places. Many meadows that gave good
yield last summer, going luto the winter
in good shape, have hardly anything this
year but daisies.
HUNTINGTON.
Amos Tucker of South Starksboro will
deliver temperance lecture in the Union
church at the North village Sunday even
| ing at $50 O'Clock -. The Ladies Aid
society meets at the parsonage Wednesday
afternoon for the purpose of re-organizing
| ....Some of our farmers Will finish hay
| ing this week. Some are reporting a
much lighter crop than last year. The
| creamery at the North village is soon to
be enlarged aud fitted for business.
MILTON.
Rev. and Mrs. j. l.. Sewall returned
from Chicago last Saturday noon. .......
The house and barns of Francis GOnyeau
at Colchester Boro were totally destroyed
by fire Tuesday morning. Nest of the
contents were saved. Partially insured.
.......An elegant 2OX3O Harrison and
Morton flag was thrown to the breeze be-
tween d. F. Quinn's tin shop and L. Bar
NUNS store Wednesday evening. 1t CON
tains the pictures of the republican nomi-
nees and Is admired by all.
South Hero.
Rev. Mr.. Titus of Alburgh will occupy
the pulpit of the Congregational church
next Sunday ........ Mrs Forrest of Wi
nooski is visiting at her daughters, Mrs
kirke Robinson. ...... Tom Mott of New
York is stopping at Mrs. Tracys for the
summer. He has nearly recovered from a
shock of paralysis that he had last spIing
49,. Considerable attention is being
given to training and fitting young hCr- es
on W. \. Phelps's trotting course every
saturday evening........A telegraph of.
fee has been opened at keeler's hotel,
supplying long felt want. ..... Frank
( Minckley is selling out his goods at the
old store, preparatory to moving away.
Roxbury.
Rev. Henry Howard has returned from
a two weeks vacation. Charles Hopkins
has moved to Bellows Falls, where he
has position i'll a boot and shoe store ...
! Haying is well under way with promise OF
has just returned from Royalton and
Miss Lizzie Butterfield from Randolph
where they have been teaching school. 49,.
| Tewksbury's steam mill has shut down
fer the present. Dogs are making sad
havoc with sheep in this vicinity. AFRO
Simonds had seven killed recently, and
w. b. circuit two....The ladies of the
Cniversalist society are about to commence
repairing the Union church.
Middlebury.
After an unexpected delay of three days
at New York. George McCue and Page G
Potter of Mddlebury, sailed for South
America on the steamer Advance" at
O'Clock, Saturday afternoon. Mr. Nc
Cue takes down three horses, all mares
and Mr.. Potter's shipment is five horses
two of which are stations and the resi-
mares. Their destination is Bueno
Ayres, Argentine Republic, and they ex
pect To be about 40 days on the voyage. 80.
Miss Alice Twtchell of New York is il
town for sum er visit to he
parents. Joseph LaRock has solt
his place on Seymour street to Free
: Marsailles ...Miss Agge McMahl
started on the Sunday morning train TO
= East Haven, Mich, to visit her uncle
; Capt. James Donohue. ......M. A. Staple
. ton of st. Paul, Mimi, started Saturda
{ to visit his brother Jack in New Havel
, Conn.......,.. Byron Fleming has bee
: granted an increase of his pension.......
> ID. \. Burke lately United States cousr
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