Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-12-21
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S. &. Butler was in town this week and
offers his home farm for sale.
HlGHGATE.
The owners of the mill dam have com
mcnced to repair the large break in their
dam. 7. Rooney has the matter in charge
and is pushing the work is fast as the cold
weather and ice will permit The shutting
down of both the gri>t mill and saw mill has
caused great Inconvenience and loss to both
the town and owners.
Mrs. Chadwick of st Adams has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. u. b. Herrick Miss
Hattie NJ. Baxter and W. G. Cassons of St.
Johnsburv academy are at humefor the hol-
idays.-Miss Mary f. Sunderland left for
Illinois on the 18th where she will spend the
winter visiting friends.-The boys are i'm
proving the fine skating on the river.-C.
F. Gilett is in town waiting to resume his
old place in Baxtcr's grist mill. when it
starts up again.-W. p. WEIGH has the
champion zig thus far. which weighed when
dressed 400 pounds. The cry of the porkcr
is heard on all sides the cause being Viii
liam Cornell with his butcher knife, The
water in the river is the lowest 1t has been
since the first of August
SHOREHAM.
Rev. G. p, Byington prerched good SER
mon last Sunday morning on the power of
habit. His remarks Sunday evening were
on the life and example of Daniel
Walter Newell and daughter are house
keeping in the rooms recently vacated by
Mrs Lydia Wolcott, who has lately gone to
live with her sister, Mrs. j. NJ. Towncr.
The Congregational Sunday school is to
have Christmas concert in the church next
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs James Garfield of Schroon,
n. y, are visiting friends in town,
VERGENNES.
Christmas will lie observed by appropriate
exercises at the Methodist church Christmas
night.
The city hall was filled with gay party
Monday evening. tripping the light fantastic
to the charming music by the Howard Opera
House orchestra. Mr. Waterman, the
popular leader, was unable to be present, on
account of illness
Sunday evenings discourse at the Meth
odist church by Rev. Mr.. Smith was an
earnest and well nsidered sermon, on the
ground work Of all Christian faith
+. f. Sears contenlplntes building a
creamery near his place in Panton. Mrs.
! Washington Ward of New Haven i, under
the care of DR.. W s. Hopkins. Father
Paquet and Father DeBauchaine assisted
Father Campeau of st. Peters church dur
the forty hours devotion exercises.
Mrs G. A. Booth, who has been visiting
her daughter. Mrs A. b. Clarke at Belmont,
n. y. arrived home Tuesday
The parochial school connected with st
Peters church will have IA two weeks vaca-
ton, beginning next Saturday.
Boys are busy in the city hail preparing
cedar boughs for the customary Christmas
trimming of ST. Paul'S church.
1t has been decided not to have a Christ
mas celebration by the Congregational sun
day school this year, owing to the condition
Of the church
The Christmas observanCeS at the State
school usually dwarf all local demonstrations
for clahoratrness and completeness. and this
year will not be an exception, but rather
superior to previous effects.
The graded school closed Friday. There
will be IA vacation of three weeks to enable
teachers and scholars ample time to enjoy
the holidays.
Letters from leading business firms at
New Decatur, Ala, say the epidemic was
much more severe in the newspapers than in
Decatur, and that work was continued, all the
time of the fever, on the leading business
plants.
The usual Wednesdays rhetorical exer-
cises at the Graded school were agreeably
varied by Sheridan memorial exercises. in
which one division of the High and one di-
vision of the Grammar school participated
Cicero's Grafton TO Catalne 10y Cecil Benton
in Latin was excellent and the Mother Goose
composition by Miss Carrie Taber was bright
and original
Mrs Theodore Allen of Vandalia. Mo,
who has been spending some weeks with re
latives and friends III PantOn and Addison,
returned home Thursday with her two
young children. She spoke of the hundreds
of acres of corn Mr.. Allen had harvested
and of the hundreds yet to secure.
WESTFIELD.
Notwithstanding the very stormy evening
over 100 We're present at the Peak sisters en-,
tertanment. aud it was a success socially
and financially
After taking an invoice. c. F. Ewns back
ed out of his trade with Lewis a Seaver and
j, l., Lewis of North Troy, has since pur
chased the goods and f. l.. Hunt. heac
the present.
Thomas Kirk of Dundas, Canada is spend
ing two week, with relatives in town.-D
+. and h. H. Wright go to Richford this
week to their brothers. M. W. Farmar
came home from the L. V NJ. Thursday
for the Christmas holidays, Mrs, Lucinds
Whitney has returned to spend the winter
. / with bpr siutor Mrs q p WRIGHT II ba,