Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-29
VERGENNES.


VIM. S. Allen, of Los Angeles, Cal. sends
us a copy of the East Side Champion of that
city. MIR. Allen formerly of this place, is
now prominent business man of that
growing locality The Sons of Temperance
have secured quarers in the second story OF
the Gaines block MIR. and Mrs. AlaDson
Wright of Watham, happy young mar
RED couple, are rejoicing in the advent of n
daughter. The "Wasbington elm that
has graced the park since centennial
day, has had to make room for more
promising and thrifty successor. &c. II.
Sprigg u Co. shipped to Boston, Monday, II
carload of cattle and sheep. Among the
shipments to Boston Monday was a yoke of
oxen by Joseph Carter of Panton weighing
about 1000 pounds. Gen. Grandey has
received COPY of the Kalamazoo Ga
zette, containing an obituary of the late
Lorenzo BiXby formerly of this city,
who died at that place the 10Th inst.
lie took up his residence in the West some
% years ago. He was brother of the late
Deacon Bixby of Vergennes. Our streets
and stores We're well filled Saturday, and
trade was pretty good.
States Attorney Wilds and Deputy
Sheriff Lawrence were in town Mon
day on private business. H. p. Elltharp
has taken possession of his new
home beyond the State school grounds. -
Deputy Sheriff r. c. Middlebrook has been
quite i'll. but is better Union religious
services were held at The Methodist church
Thanksgiving day, the Baptist, Congrega-
tionalist and Methodist congregations
uniting John W. Gordon of Cuttingsvlle
is about opening a harness shop in the store
on Main street adjoining the bakery. Mir
Gordon recently purchased the house and
lot corner of Green and King streets, of F.
\. Woodbridge The case of pneumonia at
the state school gives more hopes
The young man is about IS
years of age and is from Rutland -
The new washington Elm - in the park
is not so stalwart, but more promising than
its illustrous predecessor.
Rev. Mr.. Pillsbury delivered the
Thanksgiving sermon at the Methodist
church at 1915 O'Clock a. m, Thurs
day.-Services were held at st. Paul's
church at 9:30 o'clock a. m, Rev. Mr.. Tay-
Tor officiating. Thanksgiving services at st.
Peters church, Father Campeau oflici-
ating
j. = Ilckok of Burlington was in town
Tuesday. With the close of rhetorical ex-
ercises at the graded school, Wednesday af-
ternoon, the school was discontinued un-
til Monday H. Stevens and daughter
went to New York Tuesday. The schooner
rugged pleasure yacht Eagle has been taken
from her moorings in the basin below the
falls and placed in secure winter quarters -
Deputy Sheriff T. c. Middlebrooli is i'm
proving. His father. d. d. Middlebrook OF
Ferrisburgh, now in his s5th year has been
out daily to visit him. John w. Gordon
has been putting his new purchase on Green
/,
family in. He intends building on the cor
ner lot in the spring.
1t is understood that f. \. Woodbridge
is considering a proposition for the sale of
the Woodbridge homestead, one of the his
torical residences of Nergennes and which has
been in the family for generations. Mrs.
Philo Bristol is in feeble health. Ella NJ.
Hindes has returned from Boston, where
she has been for some months.
\ severe attack of asthma led to
the general report Tuesday that Henry
Reed was dying.-A very pretty Thanks
giving son arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Casse. 1t is by no means an
unusual Calislse H. W. Fraser of Bur
lugton was III town W edncsday on business
Arthur Taber of Norwich university is
home for the Thanksgiving vacation. -
The December term of Addison Coun-
ty Court begins December 3. 1t is
understood that Judge Loveand Nun
son of Manchester will preside. The
returns from Dryden * Estabrook
North Market street, Boston, to G. H.
Sprigg n Co., for the sale of their 10 tons
OF poultry is in the highest degree cumpli-
mentaly to the character of their purchase
for Thanksgiving market. The Boston firm
have placed most of G. II. Sprigg q Cos
a,