Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-07
VCRGENNES.

Inc Iuneral OF MIS-, JOSIAH Happen OF ran
ton, February 26, was largely attended. She
lett two sons Sheperd Tappen of Troy, who
was present with his daughter Hattie and
his son Walter, also Rollin Tappen Of To-
ledo, Ohio, who was also present. Rev,
Mr. sherman of Nergennes OBLIGATED. Mrs
Happen was one of the oldest and most es-
tecmed of the residents of Panton.
Darwin Rider of Middlebury, who went
| to Brazil with valuable horses about a year
since, is now on his return by way of Eng
| land where he and his wife will stop to
visit friends The health of Mrs Rider has
greatly improved during their residence in
South America.
The girls department at the State Re-
form School had two additions during the
past week: one from Newport and another
from Rochester The roads are SO bad that
cattle buyers for Mondays shipment coun-
fernandez their orders for the delivery of
fat cattle here Saturday-the risk was re
| garded as too great. Parties crossing the
lake on whee Is report that they cut into the
! ice from two to four inches the timid re-
fused to cross Saturday, but some more
vcnturesome did cross. Mrs. Parthena
! Barton of New Haven passed her SSth birth
day Saturday in fair health. w. French
of New Haven. whose chicken brood cry was
!
next summer on an improved plan, also
larger; his market was both Boston and
New York The muskrat hunters are In
their glory, the high water in Dead creek
and Otter gives them every advantage, and
the muskrats fall an easy victira.
Austin Booth of Ferrisburgh has taken q
contract to furnish New York parties with
1000 tons; it is proposed TO cut it in kcelers
| Bay and to begin at once The ice house OF
! f. Hayes has had 10, $50 cakes of ice stored
| in it, leaving it short 1900 cakes: L. Haye.
has ~ tons additional in Myron Bristol's ice
house At Adam ferry, Panton, the ice i!
thoroughly broken up.
Sunday about noon. a dwelling hous,
situated in south part Of Addison, owned by
Oliver Gordon, and occupied by family of
that name, was burned with contents; no
insured; cause of fire not known.
Alec Blanchard has joined the ice work
ers at the lake for two weeks. Mrs. A. b
Tabor is improving. Robins were seen and
heard in this city Saturday, Sunday and
Monday.-A paroled State school boy
named Spencer died at William Noon
ans, in North Ferrisburgh, Sunday, anC
was buried Monday afternoon by Sup
erintendent Andrews. Mrs. f. II. Tay
Tor is visiting friends in Boston. -
Minnie Spencer, teacher in district No. 3
Wey bridge, closed her school Friday --Ellt
Hindes who has long been seriously i'll, is
little better --Beniam +. Young, whit
has been resident of Nergennes since 1926
was 50 years of age Sunday He was borl
in the town of Hanover, n j., and cam
to this city from Addison, where he resided
several years. At that time there we're Il
stores, two distileries, two "taverns,n tw
tanneries in town.
Rev. Mr. Sherman OBLIGATED in tn,
chapel of the State school, Monday, on tn
occasion of the funeral of Ernest Spencer
He was taken to the school from Rocking
ham, April, 1882, and was about 90 year
of age. All of the boys of the schoc
marched to the cemetery. William Noona1
kindly received the boy into his house dur
ing his last illness.
Nearly $1,000 has been subscribed for tn
new New Haven church. Peter Austin, witt
a gang of 10 men, with teams and ice plows
is engaged to help the ice harvesters nea
Port Henry p. Fisher has dismantled hi
saw mill and is transferring the lumber t
kingsland Bay, where he and Z. Hayes ar
to put up an ice house and fill it withou
delay Arthur Evarts, one of the prosper
GUS farmers of Waltham, intends renting
his farm. -Herrick Stevens and his daugh
ter, Jennie, are expected home next weel
from Chicago April l William Patten vii
change his residence from the Hickok hous
to the Woodbridge residence Charter cleo
tonin Nergennes fourth Tuesday in March
The frostwork at the south end of the ma
factory presents beautiful arctic picture
Speaking of the Westport tragedy, Their
is street rumor to the effect that circum
stantial evidence seemed to impli cate
young man in this State with the affair
, The officers ran upon a well sustained alil
in this city Tuesday night which left tn
party free.
check with forged endorsement wa
paid at one of the banks in this city Tues
day. The guilty party is known. -Fathe
Campeau left last evening for Whitehall, t
be the guest Of Father Either. May Nor
ton is familiarizing herself with postoflic
duties. Mrs. James Adams of Ferrishurg
died Tuesday, aged IS: funeral Friday, Il
her late residence, at II a. m. Rev Nj
Parsons officiating. The ice house at tn
depot is being filed with ice from Waterloo
Canada. To fill the house will require 81
carloads of 100 cakes, weighing 24O pound
each.