Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
THE NEWS In VERNON L.
MATTERS or INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittendeu County.
UNDERlllLL.

ed by the lightning last week .....T The
Good Templars hold their meetings at the
academy. &c. f.. Terrill and wife went
10 New York on the excursion last week
Cd. ...I h Gleason is selling the O. X.
harrows in Brandon. .... Mr.. and Mrs u
.. Walton and Mrs. 5. Walton are visit
ing friends i'll town...... Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Kirby and son and George BlakeN
arrived in town sept. "A alter four months
soiourn in England James Fltzsim-
monds, engineer on the Central Vermont
railroad, has been visiting parents and
friends in town. He returned TO st. AL
ba is, Sept, "a.
c. A. Williams has gone to Lyme, Conn.,
where he has position as teacher....L
T. Terrill and l.. H. Chaplin. have gone to
Mrs b. II. Day and their sons, Carl and
Guy, have gone to New York to live. The
family will be greatly missed by the com
munity.
Mrs. j. B. McDanies and Mrs. Choate
have been visiting friends in East Fair;
met with Mrs. f. p. Buxton at Winooski,
September 2G.......Dr. w. S. Nay has
gone to New York city...... Miss Ed
widge Nasseur has entered the employ
of Wells a. Richardson Co., Burlington
........A. Fields of jericho contemplate
doing an extensive lumber business at the
Centre this winter. 1t is hoped that w.
5. Noyes will decide to work chair stock
at this village Thomas Rogers, pro-
prietor of the Dixon House, has recei> ed
vouchers for pension OF S4l6 back pay
and 80 n month. ....... Miss Nellis from
HINEsBURGH.
About 1000 crows are holding a corn
feast i'll 5. q. Castles corntield.. . II. NJ
Hull has begun grading for his new build
ing. He bought three tons of butter at
20 cents last Monday ........ Miss Minnie
Andrews and Mr.. Henry Billings of Bos.
ton were married Wednesday, September
10. Mrs. 2. J. Murphy has plums can
ned by her mother 30 years ago, which are
perfectly good yet. ....... Noble Wyman's
house was struck by lightning at II
O'Clock Thursday night, but little damage
was done. Truman Burritt has raised
200 turkeys this year Mrs w. j. Jenui-
son started for her home in Waseca,
MINI, Wednesday.
Rev. Lindley Dean and wife of Batavia,
n. Y, are visiting friends in town. ......
DR.. A. Clark of Montpelier will be here
October 2........L. Andrews has put
large furnace in the basement of his store,
" hich will warm the whole building.
Mr.. W. y. Leonard and vile are off on
carriage trip TO Fort Ann, y. ...The
pumpkin pie crop was ruined by he frost.
49,. The Congregational sociable WAS
held Wednesday evening at Mrs d. X.
u E :
after but Il few hours Illness.
ESSEN CENTRE.
Mrs. 4. J. Haywood of Wlllsboro, n. Y,
the mother OF Mrs. DR.. Styles, VINO has
been spending the last week visiting her
daughter, returned home Saturday. Mrs
DR.. styles had been expecting to have all
ontmg from home for a few days and re-
turn with her mother to WillsOorO, but Oh
account Of her health was unable to 20.
.... The citizens of this place are busy
getting III their coal tor winter at the rate
OF from two 10 four car loads per day.
.... There has been so much rain that tall
harvesting is almost impossible.
Samuel Booth, who died this week at
the home of his son Cassius AT the June
ZION, was for many years resident of the
east part Ot the town. A bner Mayo
moved his family TO Westford last week
=. Rev. f. p Butler and family of Lyme,
\. H., are spending their vacation i'll
town. q. II. Cdlkins has returned from
M trip 70 Plattsburgh. Potatoes are
selling tor 30 cents Il bushel.. ...... Mrs.
Amelia Phelps is slowly recovering from
her recent illness.
SHELBURN
The Rev DR.. Kirkby Of Rye, n Y,
viii Ctiiclate at the Episcopal church sun
DAY at 1920 a. m, also at 1880 p. m. when
he VIII give an interesting talk on mis-
sion work among the Indians with whom
he labored p Years. DR.. W. seward,
Weob snd party returned from their coach
in trip Thursday evening. H. Elna
* usmau, photographer from Lowell
Mass, is taking some views of groups and
residences IN town. The new depot Is
complete all but grading the grounds.
Fruit is not as plenty this year rs last,
but the quality Is better.
One OF Benjamin Harrington's horses
Vas LicEed and his shoulder broken, SO
that he had to be shot. The young peo-
pie nave got out programme for their
Tuesday evening, prayer meetings Tor
period Of six months. Dr.. w. WebbS
new barn has been raised and every part
. Of The frame work put in its place without
An accident. The several departments
Tilted with perfect eXActness, which is due
20 the management of \. + Clifford, as
sisted by A. j. CroIo -. Mr. Thomas New
comb and family, who have been spending
the summer at Capt. X. J. Whites, re
turned to their home i'll Brooklyn, y. y,
Tuesday morning.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs Cir
Ion Smith Will be glad to learn that Their
win son Carl Seward is cOnvalescent. He
mas been very sick for seven weeks and
was paraiyzed from convulsions.
wEsTEoRD.
rev. g. p. Byington preached in the
Congregational church last Sunday, anC
is expected to conduct the services neXI
SUNDAY at the same place. Mr.. and Mrs
ByIngtou are visiting friends here in theil
old parish. Rev. Mr. Teller preached
at West Bolton last sunday. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Charles Kmball have returned
from Canada. =. Francs V. Randall ant
family nave returned TO town after severa
years absence. Miss Mamie Page u
Essex closed "A very successful term o
school ia district No. II last week. Sh
IS expected to teach the winter term i
the same district.
WEST BOLTON.
During the storm last week a singula
freak Of the lightning took place in tn
house corrupted by the family of Josep
Streeter. a bolt apparently descende
the chimney, and its only visible effeC
was s'rr,k about half inch wild
with the nair all removed, across the bac
of the Cat lying under the stove, and
narrow strip of flooring about :
inches long broken squarely off
each end, thrown up from the midd
of tue ii ,or some distance away. TT
cat as well as the people don't undo
stand now it happened, as after r
CANINE It's senses it could not be induce
20, b,nGa tyur do