Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-24
WEST RANDOLPH.

The United States Screen company are
turning out 1870 dozen screens n day with
20 men, j3, 600 butter tub fasteners per day
on one machine, and have just received an
order from Chicago for 600, 600 Of the lat
ter. They make large numbers Of wood
rules stspender buckles, are patentiny II
new umbrella runner and are invcnting
new selffeeding lacking machine which
promises to be great success.
DIR. II. H. Mcintyre, general superin-
tendent of the Alaska seal business is now
in Washington. d. c., on business concern
ing the leasing of the Alaska seal islands
He will start in April to spend about four
months in that section. George Temple,
/ DR.. Noyes and Charles Meade are now
/ there and four other Bandolphtes expect
/ to GO among them being Martin Wash
| burne, another superintendent.
| Wheeler, Lamson u Co. are making be-
| tween 80. 600 and 80, 600 Thomas butter tub
fasteners a day with two machines They
are putting in n water motor to furnish
power in place Of their steam engine.
The Prince butter tub factory now en-
| rloy ID men, and average making 300. 600
tubs IA year.
Over 300 scholars are attending the
graded school, and are taught by seven
teachers. There were 100 arrivals at the
Red Lion Inn for the week ending atur-
! day. f. NeWcity las moved his shoe
shop from the Smith block to rooms over
the Thomas store. There is said to be one
| honest man in town. Ned Bruce has paid
the principal and interest for an organ on
the installment plan. that has been running
iG years. enough to buy nice piano A
crowded hall greeted the Schubert Quar-
tette. Friday night 1t is reported that
! Brigham & Co., of Boston. are soon to sell
their creamery located near this village 49,
J. +. Nhittum of Wofboro, y. H., is tend
ing store for G. G. Whttum, his SON while
he goes to New York to return with his
wife who is visiting there. Mrs. +. ~
Shattuck is visiting in Moretown. RALPH
Day has left the employ of the Thomas dry
goods store, and is at work for Charlie.
Whittum C. W. Hayward is confined tc
his house by injuries TO his back received
by falling from the icy steps at his barber
SHOP. Frank Bacon recently sprained
one ankle and broke one of the bones above
it, by falling on the slippery sidewalk, but
is recovering at the Red Lion Inn.--Mrs.
". b. Wall has been quite sick.
A.brakeman, f. Wilson, from Granville,
on the No /, Monday slipped from a car
but received no fatal injury.-Inez Abbot
and Galur Fish are out again. Ma,
Irving Chad wick and Miss Lou Sanford arr
the latest sick ones. Mrs. John Church la
returned from Rochester.
The latest novelty lere is a small sleigl
drawn by span of black dog, the property
OF George Hart.-The roof OF the barn be
longing to Z ter Tredo was blown off by
} the wind Monday night Mrs Sulen
started for Boston Tues lay with her daugh
, ter M0ble, who is afflicted with seriou
spine difficulty. They go to ho-pital.-
There was business meeting Of the Con
grega ional church Monday evening -
| Ferda Fish returned to college at Hanove
MondaV.-lhc moot senate held in the iil5
school room Monday evening was quite WEI
| attended, especially the female por ion wer
on hand to vote on tine woman's suiirag
} blli.-The January number of the Hig
school Times is out Miss Con nee Gerr
5 is assisting W. $. S. Buck.