Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-12

Wells 1893 votes. and each drew prizes re
spectively. Professors woodruff ana
Hopkins got Montpelier to hold nHe
entertainment for the Grand Army Post
OF that place.
vergennes.
Addison county furnishes chairmen for
two senatorial committees, VIZ Ham
mond, on railroads, and peake on land
taxes. Hammond is on claims and grand
list. Peake is also on banks.... Beeman
academy boasts of some seventy scholars
for the winter term......... Mrs. william
Patteu has returned home from keene, n.
H....... Drs. McGovern and Powers have
returned from Boston. ....... tarm WORK
is practically suspended for the present.
Fall blowing was possible week ago, but
that is different, now.
Mr.. Henry Danyo has leased the Forth
block basement, for meat market.
G. II. Sprigg & CO. started for Boston.
Monday morning, with 20 steers, but sold
them at Middlebury. Balls cider mill,
North Ferrisburgh, is in operation. .:...,.
Mr.. A. B. Tsber has leased l. Cnmmlilngs's
paint shop. Mr.. Cummings will re
main with Mr.. Taber. .....::.. The
Lily brought from Rock, Harbor,
Sunday, the family of Mr.. II. Il Higgin-
son. who were the guests of the Stevens
House, and left for Boston Monday.
season. Mr.. Joseph Lane has returned
from Connecticut....Mr Fred Grandey
of Butte City, Montana, arrived nome
Monday morning. II is rumored that he
proposes taking bride with him when he
returns west. Mr. Charles Mason ship
ped Monday, so valuable sheep to Salt
Lake. Sixty more will be added to the
flock at Palmyra, n. ". Principal
SHAW Of the graded school would
make an excellent delegate to the
state educational convention. The
musical festival at Middlebury, com
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generously attended from .Vergennes
Among the singers will be Mr.. and Mrs
c. Il. Parker, Mrs. II. T. Booth, Miss
Fanny Sprague, w. w Booth, w. H.,
Shaw, c. n. S Pierce and Mr. Ballou, or
g4nist Choir boys, Arthur raber, Fred
Bates, Harry and Charlie Booth, Charles
McCuen and George blakely and others.
....... The New England Telephone com
pany reached here with their wires to-
| day. They are going to the State school
now and will proceed thence to Rutland,
we understand The central office in Yer
gennes will be in the Park drag store.
Addison.
Mr. Raymond Clark, who went to Aus
tralia alb Jut year ago, has returned, but
has not reached Addison yet
Waitsfield.
Frank Wright has gone to Medford,
Mass. to work 80. Senator Jones spent
saturday and sunday at home, also Door
/ keeper l.. ID. Savage. Ohm Waterman
! had the misfortune to lose a horse some
time ago.. The severe rains of the past
two weeks have rendered fall work
very late, and much of the corn is yet in
the field The many friends OF George
| Bushnell of Worcester express their SYM
| pathy in his sudden bereavement in the
| loss Of an only daughter, Edith, who
was stricken with that terrible disease
| typhoid dysentery, while her parents were
on visiting tour in Vermont For some
time past she has acted in the capacity OF
bookkecper for her father. H. NJ. Wait
is building an addition to his already fine
set OF buildings in the shape of a horse
barn.
Bridport.
II. Cushing Hill of Boston, who is spend
ing his vacation in town, has proven him
self one OF our most able sportsmen,
bringing in such bags of game and such
large strings OF fish as TO surprise the ma
tives. =. r. Hutchinson & son have COM
pleted their lath mill and expect to have
all the work they will be able to do. 49,.
Miss Anna Stevens of Ticonderoga, N Y,
has been in town on short visit 49,. f..
Nj. Wheeler and w fe started for the West
last week. on visit to Mrs. Wheeler's
sister. They expect to be absent several
weeks. The socable at the house OF
NJ. c. Parker on Wednesday evening, Oc-
tOber g. was well attended and all enjoy
ed an unusually pleasant evening &c.
p. E. Eethorpe and wife are spending a
few weeks at Lake George. Miss Jones
of Boston is in the family of Il. w. Fletch-
| er as governess.
Mortified.
M. j. Clough is putting an edition on
his barn. .... Charles Newell has moved
from the tenement of E. L. Stebins to d.
Thomas's house on Pearl street. ...... Mr.
and Mrs. K. Huntley will attend the meet
ing of the Grand Lodge OF Good Templars
held In HYDE Park this week. .... H.
w. Avery has closed his hotel and is NOV
ing.to the Centre. Rev. :. H. Hedges
and family of Norwich are spending 8
few days in town visiting friends.
Daughter of the First white Child Borr
In