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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08
LERlCAO

Prof j S. Ciley's school closed last Fri
day, with rhctorical- at academy hail in the
evening. The programme consisted Of rcci-
tation, 10y the pupils, intersper.cd with mu-
SIC by a select quartctte. The recitatipns
were all well delivered and thoroughly COM
mitted
The republican flag was out in honor Of
Harrison and MOrton's Inauguration Non
day.-M. II. Alexander has moved his law
office into picrcoS block james HanlaY
took possession last week, Of the place in this
village, which he recently purchased of G.
Van Nliet.-Mias Emily &. Howe is in Bur
lington for q few days.. VI. Stevens has
gone to Windsor for short visit to his
daughter, Mrs. +. W Oake>
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UNOERHIlL.

F. p. Buxton and wife started March 9th
for Thomp~on's island near Boston where
Mr.. Buxton will have charge of the farm
Mr.. and Mrs. iazen from Alburgh are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Ira Thorp.-
Thirty books have been added to the Under
hill library. II. Norris and children
are very sick, and W. W. Blodgett has the
diphtheria.- d. Williams has returned
to California, after teaching successful
term of school at East Berkshire. Michael
Gill has taken Ira iawley's farm for the
year.-Mr,. L. Ii. Mann from Burlington is
visiting friends in town.--George jackson
has moved to his farm, purchased last tall of
Myron Putnam at Hampshire Corners
New sugar and syrup in limited quantities
can be found among the farmers.
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WESTFIELD.

Those who tapped their sugar places last
Saturday secured good runs of sap sunday
and Monday.
George K. Hoyt goes TO Dundas Ontario,
next wcel; To take the mana cement of the
carpet lining manufactorv, which he and
Lewis F. Soaver of North Troy have pur-
chased.
Communion was observed at the Congre-
gational church last Sunday. Freeman
Farman has moved into his new house. -
George Smith has just begun work for Lang
maid, the baker AT Newport. Paul Dushau
has rented his blacksmith shop 10 Mr. Green
wood of Troy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08
SAFI PllRN.

Mr. and Mrs Joseph PaWode are rejoic-
ing over the birth of ,on.-Charlie Willie
cut his wrist badly Wednesday while at
play-T.ee Tracy and Charles Russell have
bought the milling property at the Falls
Charles Lavelette and hi, TWO sons. Dolbert
and Charles, are sick with pneumonia.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08
RONBuRY.

Fred Frnk of Montpelier and VIII Frink
of Clinton, Mass, are called home 10y the
death of their mother, Mrs, Adeline Frink,
who died on Sunday with pneumonia, after
an illness of four days.
A large Harrison and Morton fag was
raised Monday morning in front Of the SUM
init house. Those who We're Fortunate
epough to he in readiness for il. are having
a fine run of sap Frank Marte Of Boston,
is visiting his mOther
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WHITING

Married in Whiting, ON the eth inst, by
the Rev. ". VI. Mayhem, Frank Davis
formerly of Burlington. to Miss May L. Bry-
ami, daughter of A. r, Bryant all of Whit
ing
Mrs. Joseph r. Necdham is sick with
bronchitis
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EAST CAARl OTTE

The John II. Sherman home farm has
been sold TO II NJ. Stacy for $4,000 By
ron Cleveland lost a valuable horse last week
being obliged to kill it after il had broken
its leg lay slipping ON the stable h1or.-BuIr
Palmer ha, taken possession Of the Abel
Leavenwo1h place which he has rented for
year.-Dca"on Juliu, Dumas and wife Of
Bristol were in town over sunday.
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BARRE.

Miss Minnie Thurston and r. L. Pellley
of Chicopee Mass. were married February
91.-Hiram Bancroft is on the sick list
Aaron Wales died suddenly Saturday of
pneumonia &C. V. Perry, cashier of the
Fairbank scale company, ST. Johnsbury,
is at homo on a visit-D r. Sortwcu has
presented the Barre cornet band with $50.
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WEYBRIDGE.

After being idle about two weeks with
broken machinery our saw mill is again
started 10y its owners, Hayward a Roscoe
\ good deal of grain is being bought and
fed 10y our farmers this winter rs they con
slider corn at 30 cents a bushcl and corn
meal at 81 cents per hundred cheaper than
hay at $40 and SIP per ton.
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ADDISON.

\ cider case before Justice Roberts. and
a jury, was tried Monday Paul Shacke,t
gave some hard cider 10 one Dealey, and he
became riotous. II. c. Roger appeared for
the State, j VI Slade for the defendant;
verdict, 500 and costs.
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ST, JOHNSBURY.

Clerk and treasurer f. d. Blodgett Sc
iectmen, Daniel Carpenter, Charles Cobb,
10. F. Bennett: overseer, !. Randall; super
ntendent of schools, Charles L. Putney.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08

what Sou coughing vet my friend Z" "Or
course my cold is no better We'll, don't
stand un the order of going, but 20 TO the drug
gist and gel "a bottle OF Or, Bulls Cough syrup,
quick lie went, and he was Straightway
made happy
For burns scalds and other wounds saliva
ton oil las proved itself To be the best remedy
ever, used All druggists sell it Tor p cents a
bottle.
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GEORGIA.

Mr. aud Mrs Samuel Howard of Milton
were in town last week visiting friends and
relatiyc,.-Nr and Mrs. George Nay of
Milton were in town last week for a brief
visit Mr. and Mrs Martin Rankin have
moved to Wcstford Joseph Murray has
moved into the house formerly owned 10y
the late Abel Bliss. Farmers are making
preparations to make sugar. Hay is plenty
and in good demand, selling for $40 per ton,
delivered at 81. bans.-Allen Cleveland
left on Wednesday of last week for Mexico
Missouri, where he intends 10 spend the
coming year -Jason Newton has moved
into Mrs H. c. Thomas's house ON Thomas
hill-Mr and Mrs Hra Perciva from Jeri-
cho were in town last week, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. O. {. Hulburd.
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FLETCHER.

About foot of snow fell Wednesday
morning. Mr. Thomas has moved into the
William Hall house at the harbor and has
secured the cream gathering route up
towards Pleasant valley Harry Spaulding
has taken MIR Armstrong; farm for one
year.-Mr, Ellinwood will run both his
farms this year himself, Mr.. White having
vacated the upper farm, and taken William
Metcalf's farm in North Cnderhill-Our
farmers have mostly secured their help,
average price per month for the season, SIS
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CORNWALL.

- MODERATOR l.. W. Poet: clerk, c. II.
Lane: >clcctmcn. \. j. Field, l.. W. Spauld-
ing. ir. NJ. Il. Williamson; treasurer, W.
II. Bingham; over>eer of poor, Il. y. Foot;
constable Il. f. lIaskell listers, W. II. De
Long, II +. SANFORD, G.. f. Benedict audi
tors, l.. W. Pect f. II. Warner, John
Halnon trustee Of public money, w H.
Bingham, agent, c. D. Lane member of
county board of education, T. p. b. Mat
theWS
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LINCOLN.

Moderator, \. &. Merrill: town clerk and
treasurer. VI. b. Cove; scicntmen. A. G.
Merrill, 1. \. Colby, James Ward: ovcrseer
and constable. Howard Clark: listers, w. II.
Hoag, &. f.. Bristol. c. 4. Hammer; audi
tors G. W. Bunham 5. d. O Bryan, II.
Farr trustee, Elihu purinton; grand juror,
:. NJ. Colby; member Of county board of
education. A. G. Merrill
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WHIT ING.

Moderator. A. II. Hubbard; clerk and
TREASURER and trustee of United States de
post money, w. j, Wright selectmen, d.
j. Brown. \. II. Hubbard. Frank Wooster;
ovcrseer of poor c. f. Church; first con
stable, Jay Wooster: listers, a. +. Els
worth. K. u. Ne,dham, T }. Ketcham;
town grand Jurors, c. :. Walker, :. II.
Rawson agent to prosecute and defend suits,
G.. $ Walker; member of county board of
education. X. ID. Needham; trustees of school
money and lands. &. :. Walker, ID. Holmes,
:. II. RaWson. 1t was voted to raise ri
cents ON the dollar of the grand list to pay
the State, county and town taxes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08

TO 500 two N orr urpurpeciVC
farmers tapped their sugar works last week,
ana report quite good run OF sap-fred
smith has tine lot oil hal1 blood Holstein
yearIng heiters, also two run blood', which
are older -
btNOON'
Moderator d. i. Osgood; town clerk, II.
;. Howard; selcctmen, {. Is. Goodrich, +.
:. Lee, W. :. Bascom; treasurer F. w.
Walker: ovcrsccr, \. j. Dickinson; first
constable, u. :. Osgood; listers II. X.
White, W. b. Mobiles, {. J.. Barber; audi
tors, &. NJ. King, W. H. Kellogg, VI. f.
ll"oN; fence viewers w. D. 'toodilch,
Perry Carter, j. VI. Howard; town grand
jurors, James Dorsey, W. J.. Strong, W. II.
Kellogg: member of county board of edu-
cation, Jasper +. Newton; tax, 90 cents on
the dollar.
ALBURGH'
NWI'ia'or' D. ~ Nc''r,SoI, cicrh, W"
u'lll I'raN ION; Scc'thell' H. W. par'N' VI
f. 'au9"iil' W. +" Mu' arSar' treasurer -
- |'r.o'' oVrrSecr, w. "o',' 10" il9'ei9'
~ L. MahllllB H. II. hcS nous, al iell
hockN"I; iirSt constable ~ NJ hcrreS"r,
r. S'c"hu '"il~'ahle' - L. 0oWic'' agent,
- M"rNlh; hellpcr OF county noaru "l
'"u'"',oH' d. w. MarNlh' amount appIo
P'l"''"' IlCH'uliS Hla'o 'aNi H-tu''
STOWE.
Moderator. George W. wilkins. clerk. A
C. RAYMOND. .olortnon G. RAYMOND =
G.. Atwood. :. G. Poor: listers. /. &.
Moody. Orisou Smith. \. &. Cheney. audi
tors w. II. II. bingham. G.. W. wilkins
Il. T. Savage: constable. G. f.. Burt:agent
George wilkins: treasurer. O. T.. Luce:
ovorsecr of Door. W. J. Atkins; superintcn-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08
HUNTINGTON.

Moderator q. II. Ellis; town clerk, treas
mer and trustee of the United States money,
&. W. Sayles; Selectmen, q. H. Morrill,, f..
Il. Strong, 5. f. Kcnyon listers, l.. y. Viii
hanson, NJ. j. Ellis, G.. NJ. Norton; member
of the county board of education, q, ii. Ill
lsagent To prosecute and defend suits Henry
Brewster; overseerof the poor II. VI. Small;
street commissioners, Selectmcn auditors, q.
IL. Ellis j. W Fargo, C. b. Andrews; LIST
constable, Romeo Norton: fence viewers, Tru-
man johnson. f. G.. Norton, Joseph John
son; town grand jurors, II. NJ. Small, G. l..
Williams; Inspector of leather. lumber and
shingles, and surveyor of wood, Sidney Gil
lett; sexton Montramhlc Ross, j. b, Ellis,
pound keepers Fred Highly, Charles Lewis;
Sealcr of weights and measures, Herby Gil
lit; grand Jurors to county court, q. l.. VIII
liams, o. j. Tomlinson, C.. b. Andrews, Hen
ry brewster; petit jurors TO county court L.
II. Fargo T, 1t, Sweet, ). NJ Sprague, +,
r. Collins, Smile Kenyon, Parker Jones,
Sidney Gillett, G. w. Brewster. {. W. Lew
is. Martin sherman. Town tax 80 cents on
the dollar, highway - cents, State school
tax 10 cents, taxes to be paid TO the town
treasurer.
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THE BURLINGTON VT FREE PRESS FRIDAY MARCH $, 1883

DAY. MARCH 8, 1889.
vim; member county board of education, o.
| +. Hurlbut; voted 10 raise 100 cents on
dollar for town expense; voted $50 for Nc
mortal day exercises. The town indebted
ness is $500
BETHEL.
Moderator, Fred Arnold; clerk, W. K.
Adams; treasurer. j G., Sargent; seectmcn,
G. $. Davis, f. Sturtcyant, f. II. Marks
listers, Norman Fowler, +. Morse, a. u.
Sanders; ovcrsocr oft poor. j. u. Cushing;
LIST constable, Guy Wilson; ID constable, y.
y. Sanders; agent Fred Arnold; town tax,
10 cents.
SOUTH HERO.
Town clerk, NJ +. Landon: selentm II, II.
r. Robinson, L. b. Phelps, George Tracy;
treasurer, w. p. Hall; trustee of pu lie
money. V. Barnes, e.secr Of the poor,
Samuel Phelps; fin ST constable and collector
of taxes, John Allen; listers, II. Churchill
II. W. Como, j. Phelps; auditors $. Wads-
worth. VI. Allen. W. f. Hall: town grand
juror, Samuel Phelps; scalcr Of weights and
measures, town clerk; member of county
board of education, DR.. G. W. Petty: high
way commissions ". /. Allen. Wallace
Martin, f. Il. Phelps officer prosecution Of
suns - - 'Iark' cemetery r'lnl"i.Siohcr'
t. H. hlhheY' Gr"nu Jurors L. J." h y,
-. -, DIXON .. -. ho.lhsuh' W /. man.
W. T.. laIh'r' " after hartih: peuu juror,
WaIilc' .Har'in' ~ ,. DliIon' H. NHurcnIb
:" d. ! "c'P7' - Wt'SH'' !, D. ,'""''lI 3
VeorG lr''E f. d, l heil',, 1ohl J I'Si' ,' -
town voted against bonding the town to aid
/ i'm Iuildinu the Grand Isle bridge lut voted
=" '"''e sum al" give '"""i" "'''i"s 'l'
So''''
,,,.. 0H'D D.',-r - ,.,. y
< Ec,no,t. soloctr,cn II e RorLo,r. If
q Rur,,.u II f. G,n.vonor. treasurer n
II Rnnnctt. o,ar-aa,.. Of thnroor fine select
men. first constable / II Howe. second
constable g. II RurroI. Hs+or. NJ k
Rarhour + II EIdrodgo II K Nriobt.
auditors q y VoIlo,. {, II smith i p
crane. trustee nublic money / i Crane.
fence viewers y II Hnnnptt II f Nor
riu II II Barton. Grand jurors NJ K
barbour l.. : Bulyyqli : + Wal1er.tovn
nyont ! ! Crane. mcml,rr of school board
Of cdncntion f G BIaisdeu trustee come
tery fund. NJ X Barbour: sexton in centre
of town. J. \. Spauldinu: sexton i'm wet
part of town, L. Sunderlin sexton near
Town Whine me = H. Nlh''h; pound Keeper W.
l.. Nl''oi'I' ms %cior OIL Ie'''Iier' L. "a LAY
, ior' inspector ol NUMBER ana ShInS!eS' -
Gio,N eur, o'''. " '"N Vi '' 'e''S' GA
''"H'' VI "'6"""N '"f'
LINCOLN.
MODERATOR \. {. Merrill; town clerk and
treasurer, VI. i. Cove; selentmen' a. I.
Merrill l. \. Colby, James Ward; ovcrseeI
ana constable, Howard Clark; listers W. H.
hoas' r.. JIlNtol' T.. A. Hammer; audl-
tors -. w. thurman. =. u. - Bryan, H.
|u,. '-i,i" " 'i''o, = '',' JI'V'
: education A. c. Merrill
ooo,,..
OOI'N"N
MODERATOR !" W. lt'I: clerk I. H.
Lane; SrlcC tmen' y. d. fl'Id, l.. W. Spauld
ing u, NJ. Il. llllamsoh; treasurer, W.
. H. bingham; uNerNeer ol poor Il. a. root
constable, i. r. haskell; listers W H. De
Long, II r. SANFORD, {. r. Benedict; audI
b tors, l.. W. Peet. +. II. Warner, JOIN
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RIPTON.

Town meeting passed off rather noisily as
usual The following officers were elected
Moderator, W. Newton selectmen, j. Good
50, H. Kirby aud John tee; town clerk and
treasurer, T. Billings, listers, l.. Sparks, W
Foster aud y. La Francis; constable and
collector A. Mobiles; p-or master, W. Gal
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CAMBRIDGE.

MODERATOR +. =. Mudgett; Sclectmen and
road commissioners, Otis sherman, Fred
Fullngton, and $. NJ, Stafford; constahles,
l>t, &. f. Melvin. 2d, Irving Chase; over
seer of poor, John Learned; auditors, H. y.
Gray, II. Y. Narnum, and j. b. Page; list
erf. Julius Green, G.. b. Waite and Albert
Mcclellan; town clerk, ". II. Griswold:
member of tie county board of education.
DR.. W u. Buchanan. Tax not including
rOad. % cnnts.
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COLCHE Err.

At the annual March meeting the follow
ing were elected grand jurors; j. T. Brown,
Frank Jubel, q. n. Wright, W. II. Nc
Bride, Peter Fountain, II. l.. Bli,h, +. l..
Parsons. Willard ThaYcr; the following
we're elected petit jurors: II. b. Carpenter,
y. f. Wilson, \. &. Small, James Evarts,
+. II. Horton. +. L. Bigwood, j. d. Tan
ner, Paul LeClair, Patrick McGreavy, r.
ID. Wheeler, Charles Lafountan, 5. y. Ed
son, r. f. Gokey, ii. f. Thompson, Frank
Bluliely; the following We're elected street
commissioners William Mcintyre, a. NJ.
Wheeler, II. F. Thompson. y tax of &c
cents was voted.
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MIDDLEBuRY.

The town meeting at Middlebury Tuesday
was one of the most largely attended, most
and withall one of the most
good -naturcd ones ON record 1t lasted from
10 n. m. until about q p m, with an inter
mission of an hour and a quarter for dinner,
and was thus one Of the largest If not the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08
WlLLlSTON.

Moderator, George w. Whitney; clerk
and treasurer, Charles d. Warren; select
men, G. ", Patten, W. j. Metcalf II. +.
Wright; overseer of the poor and poor farm
director, Nathan Allen; constable, l.. j,
Chopin; listers, r. +. Brown, J.P Pattcn
Addison Isham; auditors, A. l.. Bingham
saith Wright Thomas Coulon; town grand
Jurors, Jason CLARK, j. Miller; town agent,
the esoIctmep; street commissioners, the sell
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MILTON.

Moderator. {. s. Ladd town clerk, J. s.
Benham; selectmen and overseers Of poor, c.
+. Sanderson e. :. Ashley, George G'rang
cr; treasurer, T.. :. Whitney; constable and
collector, William Landon; listers l.. \.
jackson. Alfred Washbum, Samuel Phelps
town agent, Homer f. Powell; member of
board of education, John +. Wheelock; au-
ditors G. $. Ladd, c. \. Pratt, II O. Bart
lett: road commissioner, Edward Miner.
Voted toraise 30 cents on the dollar of grand
list to pay the current expenses and indebt-
cdness Of town.
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HYDE PARK.
ROYALTON.

MODERATOR D. G.. Denison; town clerk
II. T. Allen: secctmcn, G. T.. Coli y. W.
Sevall, C. b. WALL treasurer, +. Wmslow;
overscer of poor, Henry button; constable,
d. {. Jones, listers, II. +. Allen. j. A..
Slack, j. b, Bennett; auditors NJ r. Skin
ner, j. o. Bell,nap, c. \. Lyman; trustee
OF public money NJ, T. skinner; member OF
county board of education, Il. z, Dana
Tax voted 60 cents
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UNOERHILL.
ESSEX.

The annual town meeting passed off very
quietly with the following result: Modera-
tor, NJ. A. Bingham; clerk, r. w. r. Mich
OILS: treasurer, George II. Brown; selectmen.
+. c. Abbey, Samuel Keeler, +. W. Booth:
overseer of poor, c. II. Nichols: constable,
W. b. Nichols; second constable, Charles f..
Ayers; poor farm director, C. H. Nichols:
listers, f. d. Baker, l. r. Story j. X.
Warner; town agent, T. w. r. Nichols;
auditors, S. a. Bgownell, George Beechcr'
d. j. Hunter; town supervisor of schools,
G. NJ FerIiu: street commissioners, j. w.
Davidson, j. X, Warner II. G. Gates; trus-
tee of public money, George II, Brown;
grand jurors, William Humphrey II. Ring
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EERRlSBURGH.

Moderator, VI. F. Allen; town clerk, c.
Bobinson selectmen, W. Field, j. f, Hatch,
c. W. Palmer listers W. II. Dean, Fred
Allen, j. Tuppor; grand jurors, }. b. WI
kins, c. Mallory, j. Dahin; constable, Il. d.
Booth
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08

The selectmens report shows the debt
during the past year to have been reduced
some $1,000 The town clerk 5 record shows
"a deaths, % births and 10 marriages last
year The town officers elected are rs fol
lows: Moderator, C. 5. Emery; town clerk,
C. p. Dickinson: selectmen, \, w Whitney,
w. T.. Townsend, L. b. Robbins; treasurer
j. h. Bacon; oyerseels the Seectmen; first
constable, Alonzo Noyes; collector, j. X.
Darling; auditors, j. NJ, Constock, G. $,
Emery, Hyde Cabot; inspector of leather;
". W. Calder; inspector of lumber, George
Hutchinson; agent, :. Is. hebard; member
Of board of education, j. NJ. Comstock;
highway tax, 30 cents; town tax, - cents;
trustee of public money, &, 5. Emery fence
viewers the selectlnen; grand jurors, J, NJ,
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ADDISON.

Clerk l.. c. Sesar constable, c. Mar
shall; solcctmen, Benjamin Smith, W. D..
Clark, j. Hayward; listers, Guy Gage, o..
a. Smith, Ezra WMtford; town agent, Rec
tor Gage
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08

Moderation. G q, Taylor; clerk, Demas
Robmson selectmen, j. II. Patch, \. c.
Leach, j. Neyins: treasurer d. Robmson
overseer. j. b. Leach; constable, d. II.
Chapman; listers, ,udson Kinsley, d. 5.
Gillian, c. b. Parsons; trustee Il. Arm
strong fence viewers, 5. c. Stephenson, j.
b. Leach, r. Armstrong; town grand
jurors, A, RugS, f. A. Hunt; inspector of
leather, G. NJ. Patch; pound keeper, y. b.
Blair; Inspector of lumber and shingles,
Luther Leach; agent. j. II. Patch; member
school board Fred kezer. Voted 30 per
cent for town PURPOSES.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
Two Weeks in Florida.

Two weeks in Florida is about the aver
age time the ordinary traveller can devote
to visit for pleasure or recreation, and
with this idea in view the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company arranged its personally
conducted winter pleasure tours to cover
that period. The first of the series of tours
is fixed for Tuesday, January 7th. The
special train of Pullman sleeping and din
ing cars will leave New York on that date
at $50 A. M, Philadelphia, Broad Street,
11.52 A. NJ. and run through to Jackson
Vile on fast time. ALI the meals will be
served on the dining car, and will be in
cluded in the price of the tickets. Excur.
'"tAts including meals en- route and
"'0o lio" live will be sold from
New York at $4,000. PhiladeIp,.s, $40 m
and at proportionate rates from other nr,n.
clpal stations on the system. The tickets
will be good only on the special trains
except that tourists from stations where the
specials do not stop may take regular
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28
North East Items,
NORTH EAST, MD, Dec. 9th,

NORTH EAST, MD, Dec. 9th, 1889,
George E. Kirk, junior member of the
hardware firm of NJ. E. & G. E. Kirk, of
this town, died Sunday, Dec. 22d, about
II 30 o'clock p. M, at the residence of Jno
w. Shippers, after an illness of ten DAYS of
typhoid fever. He was son of BENJAMIN
+. Kirk, who died little over a year ago.
Our worthy School Commissioner, jesse A
Kirk, Esq, is an uncle. His mother is a
sister OF ex-County Com missioner James
Crothers. Although resident of our town
about years only he had, by his courteous
manner, gentle disposition, honest and
straightforward dealing, won the esteem of
all with whom he came in contact. He was
so generally admired that we nigh, saw
that he had no enemies. His sudden and
untimely death has cast gloom over our
town that time alone can efface. All that
kind friends and careful nurses could do
was done but the cold hand of death could
not be stayed. He leaves a mother, two
brothers, James and Cassius Kirk, the for
mer resides in Philadelphia; three sisters,
Martha, Luella and Rachel the latter of
whom is VIM. T. Johnson's wife. His
many friends of our town deeply sympathiz4
with the family in their sad bereavement
He was kim and affectionate son, a de-
voted brother, sincere friend and a good
citizen. He was member of the branch
of Order Iron Hall here from its incipiency.
He was nearly 80 years of age. His remains
were taken Monday a. m. to his mothers
home at College Green by Funeral Direc-
tor Pierson, from which place his funeral
took place yesterday. The attendance was
very large. The place of interment is West
Nottingham. Services were held at the |
house. The bearers were Andrew Anderson, |
r. G. Underwood, D. D. S., Jesse H, Sim
pers, Prof. E. Lynch, Samuel Sturgeon and |
Geo. E. Gillespie.
Monday night, December 23d, an enter |
tainment was held in Charlestown public
school. The pupils took their parts well, |
and teachers and pupils are deserving of |
praise for their successful effort. Receipts
were about 81.
The M. L. Sabbath School entertainment |
Of North E 'st Christmas night in G. A. R |
Hall was success in every respect. The |
programme was good and well rendered |
throughout. Proceeds were $50. 80.