Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-13

Office, is taking short vacation Mt home
THE band concert Tuesday evening
was a success.
There was sugar party at Bamctts
Hotel Tuesday evening for the benefit of
the public library. MIR. Hayward of 'Ac-
ton, Mass, has charge OF the graded school
in place of Mr.. Tbbits, who is attending
the medical college at Burlington
johnson.
Hon. Jed p. Clark and daughter have
been visiting friends ia town. .... Fred
Dillingham; is home from Burlington. 800.
Abii'h Buck has returned to his medical
studies in Philadelphia. There was Il
maple sugar festival Thursday at the Bay
fist church .....The illuminated lecture,
Thursday, was dark and silent, the lee
turer failed to appear. 80. Friday there
were gatherings at II. G. Fancher's and
a. A Leland's to sample maple sugar.
.,...A. A. Norton of Glover is in town.
st. Johnsbury.
Lawyer Dunnett is on business trip to
| Wlllmantlc, Conn......W. Il. Harmon,
agent Tor the Singer Sewing machines
has sold out to Mr.. Decker, and intends
to leave fer the West in the near future.
......R. W. Fairbanks has charge of the
Dartmouth ball team during their pres
ent trip.....S Steps are being taken to or
ganize lodge Of knights of Pythia, in
town Major Bowman's name heads the
list, and everything points to success.
Union Fast Day services were held al the
South Congregational church, Rev. f T.
Fairbanks officiating :.Quarterly meet.
ing was held at the Methodist church,
SUNDAY, Pre-, idiug Elder Donaldson
preaching in the morning. ....... Herbert
Willard, George Munger, Frank Trull
and Irving Sanborn, all Dartmouth stu
dents, are spending their vacations az
Burke, is visiting at LAS Randais.....
| The services of Prof. j. VI. Chapman of
! Boston, have been secured as elocuton
Instructor at the academy .......M Mrs. DR..
j. L. Herrick of Springfield, Mass, is Wis
iting at her fathers. Col Franklin Fair
! banks. ......The Daughters OF Rtbekah
| |. o. q. T. will give a sugar festival at
| Odd Fellows hall, Tuesday evening, April
l0........ Miss Harriet Chaffee, a teacher
at Fltchburg, Mass, is AT home on hriel
vacation. .;:.;;. George w. WILLIAMS Of
! Folsom x Williams leaves on Monday for
rallapoosa, Ga...... Fred y SIM h OF
Boston, son of Abiiah Smith, is spending
his vacation in town.
North Hero.
c. b. Russell has sold his 800 acre farm
south of the city to Matthew DOdds for
$50 per acre and H. w. Allen has bought
| IL acres of 1t adjoining him for the same
price. Mr.. Dodds has leased his farm near
Pelot's Point T. Joe Pcquett for one year.
...... Daniel Hazen of Ansonia, Conn,
is visiting in town this being his old home.
Newport.
DIN Adams is in hotel at West Con
cord at work owen NeWcomb has gone
to Baltimore John Carney of this place
laid the first tie of the Passumpsic rail
road at White River junction 81 y ars
ago....M. c.. Grandy has been chosen
second assistant of the hose company in
stead of g. X. Miller. The body of Mrs
H. c. Cleveland was brought here Friday
morning. She died in New York We'd
uesday after surgical operation I'D. f.
Foster was called to Hardwick, Mass,
last week to attend the funeral OF his
mother The duties collected at this
port for the last month, including fees,
amount to 49, 64 -.
Monltton.
Rev. G. Z. Sutton is attending confer
ence this week II. y. Dean continues
| in a feeble condition Miss Matte Day
has been PROSTATE with rheumatism the
past two weeks. The many friends of
Miss Addie Meader are pleased to learn
that she is improving, and will return
| home SOOn
Alburgh.
The constable elected at our annual
March meeting has refused to qualify as
such and another person will be appoint
ed in his stead by the selectmen. ..... H.
NJ. Darby recently killed at one shot
| II crows and he says it wasn't Il very good
day for crows either. The crows probably
thought so too......N. Young of this town
recently sold for $3.50 fine three year old
| Hambletonian colt to parties in st. Adams.
| The colt WAS sired by Goodwin Handle
tonian and bids fair to make a good record
| for speed .....M Il. Mott, ir., was badly
burned about the face and hands while
trying to see if match would ignite
half pound of powder. The surprise was
genuine.
The superintendents of Graad Isle county
voted at the annual meeting that the pub
lie examination be held in each town on
Saturday, April 2Sth ar a. m, that the
written public examination be limited to
| five hours, and that no town certificate be
endorsed or renewed during the current
school year
Montpelier.
A slight blaze about ; o'clock Monday
morning in a tenement on Elm street,
owned by John Mooney, called for the
fl re department, but was speedily eXtin-
guished ... Miss Addie Phillips has re-
turned from a week IS visit at Barre. ......
Frank H. Covey has purchased the house
OF w. H. Wakefield on st. Paul street
paying 500 His mother is to occupy it,.
Fast Day was observed in the usual way
by closing the places of business, and
many passed the dayi in the country to par
take Of new maple sugar, Mrs. Agnes
Duffy of Chateaugay, y. \. Is visiting at
her fathers, Mr.. John Mooney Mrs.
George Bolton is entertaining friends from
Virginia. ...... Mrs. w. p: Phelps and
two children have returned from weeks
visit at Cabot. ....... Rev. w. j. O'Sullivan
celebrated mass at Barre last Sunday.
The masquerade ball at [ Mon House Hall
last week Thursday was well attended
and all report a good time. Henry
Fullerton has bought the T. j. Hubbard
house on Barre street. Mrs Major
Goodwin has moved into her house on
| First avenue.
| Isle La Motto.
But little sugar has been made in town
thus far this year., Rev. Mr.. Adams
preached his farewell sermon for The
present conference year last Sunday 49,.
Miss May Adams is i'll poor health Miss
Mary Scott is engaged TO teach the sum
mer school in district No. 2. Miss Helena
Holcomb left last week Thursday for Il
trip to New York and Philadelphia
Merritt Rockwell is engaged to teach a
term of school at North Hero II. q.
Lyon of Swanton has his store in town in
, good working order. Doctor Melvin
Hyde is sick with diphtheria, ...H ii. II,
| GoOdsell has moved to the Corners into