Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-27

worth was initiated as n member of the
| l.. II. Bostwick g \. r. post at the last
meeting ........At the meeting of the
members of the Library association, last
Monday evening, the following officers
were elected President, i. f. Terrill :
! secretary, George h. Terlll librarian,
/ DR.. W. :. Nay. An assessment of 81 n
member was voted for the purchase of
new books.
RICHMOND.
Mrs, Nellie Jones from Fitchburgh,
| Mass, is visiting friends here....... The
| W Oman's club of Richmond, met at $ ii.
! Ddvis's, last Friday, with over 30 in at
tendance Arthur Ellis has taken
Mrs. f. ID. Mason'a farm and stock of 30
COWS, for two years. ....... Moses Small
has taken jerome Goodrichs's farm and
mus taken William :. Freeman's farm and
dairy OF 20 cows Mr.. Freeman sold to
The Gleason factory his milk last year.
He MIXED ~ cows and from them he sold
$1,000, or so to the cow.......,A repuDli-
can cluD was organized at the Office of ;.
IL. Davis according to the recommended
ton of the State executive committee,
the evening of the oath, over 80 voters
having signed the call. The following
officers were elected; President, f. b.
Andrews; vice presidents, +. II. Judson,
Thomas Henly, T. w. Towers, +. +.
',
r. Whitcomb treasurer, II a. Jones
executive committee, G. w. Jacobs, Nil.
ton Stevens and Ralph +. Jones II. l..
Sayles, II. G.. Gleason and W. d. Hal
were appointed delegates to attend the
state convention to be held at NOutpe-
Her. February 10.
COLCHESTER.
Miss Fannie Day has recovered from
her recent illness and is on duty again as
teacher IN District No. 2........It is re-
ported that the widow Thompson has
signed the deed conveying the property of
the late Sam Thompson to Mr.. Frank
Landon OF Grand Isle. The price paid is
somewhere near $4,000 ... Fred Cary
goes to New Hampshire III few DAYS
where he has secured position in sash
ana bind factory. ...... Miss Susie
Thompson of Milton, but well known
here, Is dangerously sick at the residence
Of W. W. W. Thompson. Jessie NJ.
" hte Of HOlyOke Mass, and Minnie Is.
Thompson of TINS place, were married at
the residence of II. =. Thompson, We'd
nesday evening, January lS...... More
ice has been harvested this season from
Colchester pond than ever before. a mum
Der OF ice houses were filled from the
bay, the ice beng OF little better quality.
....... George Waite of HOlyoke, and
Miss Jennie Bigsbyo of Essex were among
the guests at the White-Thompson wed
ding....- ..Will Cleve, has designed ana
built a new coNster, which for style
and quality of workmanship, can not be
beaten by any boy OF his age III the State.
'te is only IL years OF age. ......W. II.
Severance has bought of Nay Il Austin
lot of standing wood, and is cutting and
hauling the same.
Don't Fan
To let your neighbor, who does not take
the FREE PRESS, know of the great reduc
ton in price. You will do him a favor.
We must double our subscription list
and lcc rclY upon oar friends to hCip us
do it,
CHARLOTTE.
The Congregational church in this town
was organized January 3, 1892 with four
members, John Hill, Moses Yale, Daniel
Hosford, jr., Joseph Simonds. In 1907
the church numbered only II members.
Rev. ID. o. Gillette was the first pastor,
and he remained until 1899 The entire
church roll from the beginning shows 676
names. 1t now has the largest member
ship OF any time in its history, l9l of
these A are non-resdents Previous to
this the largest report has been 1853 with
81 non-residents. Thirty persons have
been received into membership the last
year, and 40 within the last two years.
An increase of II per cent in Sunday
sCnOOl Inc ldSC year, ana the formation or
a Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of 40 members are marks of
activity. The benevolent contributions of
the last year We're 1928 ~ parish eX-
penses, Sll30 "a. 1t has had the following
pastors; Revs. ID. o. Gillette, Calvin
Yale, William Eaton, f. w. Goodman,
Joel 5 Bringham, ID. d., Charles NJ. sea
ton, Charles w. Clark, Charles G. Tor
rey, Hiram b. Putnam, and the present
pastor, A. w. Wild,.,.... Edward w.
Wild, recently of this place, has the posi-
ton of reporter on the daily San DicgGn,
San Diego, California, The select
men have been requested to insert an ar
ticle in the warning for town meeting to
see if the town will procure new safe
for its public records. We have outgrown
the safe and there is not room for books
and valuable documents. The clerk is
now using the nth volume of land
records, and another year will probably
require the 18th. In addition there is the
general index, the record of chattel
mortgages, and two volumes of general
records of town meetings. elections, etc,
making not less than II volumes that
should be provided with a fire proof safe
The present safe is now crowded with
IS of these volumes and documents CON