Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-03

ported as a result of the meeting 1t Is
about time to think about some one to
represent us at Montpelier this fall We
should send one of our best men regardless
of location. Prof. j. s Cilley would do
the town homer If he were sent. He voted
for Harrison in 1910, aud will vote for the
grandson in 1888, il he lives till November
.F. G.. LarvIn, our blacksmith, cut one
of his fingers almost off one day last week
on n moving machine he was repairing
Judge A. Warner has been quite sick,
but is now somewhat better with fair
prospect of his recovery. -. Hiram Church
is also much better He has been sick for
two or three months, and his daughter Is
home from New York to care for him.
wESTFoRD.
The pupils of the two departments OF
the village school gave literary enter
tainment at the close of u very successful
term of II weeks last Friday, to a large
and appreciative assembly OF parents,
patrons aud friends, after which they were
agreeably surprised by refreshments be
ing served at the vestry. The report of
the primary department, Gustie Chase
teacher, shows he number OF pupils to be
26, and the average daily attendance "a
| Those having no absent marks were,
Grace Allen. Eva Macomber, Nettie Nun
| son, Nellie Osguod, Nina RlwsOn, Blanche
| RaWson, Eddie Carpenter, Lester q oW,
| CLYDE and Sherman Howard, Cleor orion,
| Almond Osgood Hila Stone, Darwin Tel
ier, ana Charles Whipple. sherman
| Bates aud Halle iuntley were absent two
d Us. La the higher department, jennie
| MacomDer teacher pupils having no ab-
| sent or tardy marks were Winnie Bates,
Edith Nun .on, Cara Parker, Ray Bates,
! Herbert Huntley, and Arthur rellier.
Those absent only one day were Rena
Bellows, Louie O~goOd and Agnes Parker
...Gnstavus Castle of Minneapolis,
MIMI, is here visiting his old home and
friends -. Mrs Merchant, widow 1T the
late Deacon Bella Merchant, and Mrs
Emery Defoe both aged ladies', whose
residences were in the eastern part Of the
town, were buried last week. Mrs. Mer
chant died in Cambridge.
HUNTINGTON.
The Huntington Cornet band will play
tor a picnic at stark boro August lO....
lherite OF baptism will he celebrated at
the North village next Sunday afternoon
49,. H9wley Judsuu, who recently broke
his leg by a fall while at work on A. ID
Whites new barn, still remains IN a very
critical condition. The SC DOL at the
North village, taught by Miss Hattie
Strong of Starksboro, closed last Friday
THE Sunday school at the North vii
lage will observe next sunday a. the day
for juvenile Rotations The Hunting
ton Cornet band return thanks to the cit
zens of chmond the kind manner
in which they were treated at their last
entertainment.
RICHMOND.
A party of dozen or more from Rich
mOnd spent last Saturday at Hiuesburgt
pond, where they enjoyed a basket picnic
$3.50. Fraud Glllett and family, with severa
| others, have been camping at the pond fol
week or more Asa Sherman was
thrown from load of hay last Wednes
day, striking on bis head and shoulders
and seriously injurlng him. Mr.. aud
Mrs. w. ID. Hall were driving in Hines
burgh one day last week, when theil
horse SHE'D, throwing them out, and hurt
lug quite badly 80. Mrs. Strong, mother OF
Peter Strong, died very suddenly sunday.
Mrs. Srong wss 100 years and six months
old Nearly 100 repub lcans marched in
line at the great rally IN Burlington, OIL
about twice as many as the officers OF the
republican club expected. q. Farmers will
finish haying this week as u rule. The
hay crop on the uplands is not as good as
last year. but on the river bottoms is full
as good if not better.