Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-12-20
NPRGENNES,

At the annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the National Horse Nail company yester-
day, the following were elected directors:
]. c. Mccarthy, New York, J. H. Neher,
Troy, New York, J. Y. Hindes, D. H. Lewis
and S. w. Hindes. At a subsequent meeting
OF the directors ]. c. Mccarthy was elected
president, j. Y. Hindes, manager, and d.
II. Lewis secretary and treasurer.
F. A. Woodbridge is visiting his sister
Mrs. Walter Scranton, Orange, N. J.--Mrs
d. Renaud is seriously III of pneumonia. -
Mrs. II. II. Reed, of Shelburne, president of
the Woman's Home Missionary Society of
Burlington district, will deliver an address
Sunday evening next at the Methodist church.
John Robeor has gone to Brandon to work
on the new Roman Catholic church in that
place Harry b. Wright son of Edwin
Wright of Weybridge is seriously ill.-Eva
and Cora Roy are visiting friends in Bur
lington. Lucy A. Hindes, who has been
I'll of fever, is able to be out again. Henry
Simonds and family of Los Angeles are ex-
pected by friends day.-The big anchor
ice jam at Dead creek has broken away en-
tirely and the water in the river is down to
It's ordinary level. Henry I. Booth has lost
his valuable Alcantara colt.
Ahira Scovel died Thursday of cancer in
the face, in the SGD year Of his age Flu
neral Sunday at p. m.-F. M. Strong,
who visited Lynn, Mass, with a view to in
terest some of the business firms of that city
recently burned out, to locate in this city,
has returned. Mrs. G. E. Rusk of Orwell
now 70 years of age has taught in the dis
trict school for 30 years. "A d.
Searles of Bristol has taught school for 40
terms; he is 81 years Of age. He has taught
school in Canada and in Wisconsin. Tho
teacher of Waltham, Judge William S.
Wright, is in the 10th year of his age
Earl P. Harrington is visiting his father,
George l.. Harrington of Weybridge.
The river was filed with anchor ice so
that the mills did not start Monday. The
ice became clogged and the water rose at
the rate of an inch per hour, for several
hours and flood was feared, but it broke
away in the forenoon and the water re-
coded. George Danyo and wife are receiv-
ing compliments; it is a daughter. Henry
Hckok and Charles Strong spent Sunday in
Burlington, the guests of j. S. Hickok and
wife-A. B. Taber is putting the
dwelling of Charles Stone on Water
street in condition for the occu-
pancy of j. d. Whiteside and family. -
Private letters from Daniel T. Donnely,
of Butte City, Montana, speak of the good
health of Fred Grandey and wife and of their
good business prospects. December TO- D. j.
Hennessey q Co., opened their new store,
built on the ruins Of the former one which
was burned.-The funeral OF Ahira Scovcll,
Sunday, was largely attended, Rev. Mr..
Pllsbury and Rev. Mr.. Sherman ofliciated
Pail bearers: j. ID. Smith William Sher-
ril, J. Crane, and B. F. Young. He
leaves wife, only.-State Superintendent
L. 7. Palmer, keeps a list of the teachers
attending the county institutes, four Of
| which have been held, viz Addison, Chit
tenden, Lamoille and Windsor, and the
number registered has reached S0.-Mss
Preston, clerk for n. j. McCuen, after
weeks of illness, is able to be out.--Under
the new law the commissions of liquor agen is
| expire Dec. |. Commissioner Covles has
con tinued William Dalrymple in the office,
| and will issue new commission at once.
Mr. Crab, superintendent Of the Lake
Champlain Granite company, at Barn Rock
harbor, was in town ON busineei Mrs
James b. Mclean of Addison, has gone to
Los Angeles, Cal, to visit her daughter,
Mrs. l.. Sampson. Arthur Taber is ex-
pected home from Norwich on his holiday
vacation.-Walter Tappen of Troy, New
York, was the guest of Mr., H. Stevens
Sunday Prof. Irish of the Norwich Uni
| versity was in town Monday.-G. II.
Sprigg & Co. shipped carload Of fat cattle
to Boston market, Monday.
\ scholarship has been taken by J. D.
Whitcsde for his son George, who will enter
the preparatory class at Mortified Univer-
sity after the holidays.
st. Peters Church was brilliantly
lighted at 6 o'clock, Tuesday morn
ing, at early mass, at which Fa-
theirs Campeau, B4auchaine and Paquet
were present, some 400 in attendance
Preparations are on foot looking TO the
Christmas observance at the State Reform
School. THE ferry boat is running from
Port Henry, y. V, to Chimney Point when
required, it being open water again. Two
trips were made Monday Car
ter 81 Sears bought two tons of poultry
Tuesday. Among the lot were 361 pounds
of turkeys, fatted by Richard Booth Of Fer
risburgh, that averaged nearly IA pounds
each. Price paid turkeys l6 to Is cents,
- to II cents for chickens. Sprigg & Co.
bought about one ton Tuesday and Bristol
n Son about one ton of
poultry Tuesday for Boston market
geese and ducks. The boat for the new
steam ferry between Port Henry, ". V,
and Chimney Point has been purchased and
will be ready for service with the opening
of navigation in the spring. The water,
which came up Monday to Mack coal bins,
has receded foot or more, but still sur
rounds the boat houses below the falls. 49,
The Nergennes Whist club met at the
Stevens House Monday evening. Four
tables. William Field is seriously i'll with
lung fever.