Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-03
MiDDl EBURY.

lhhl department COMMANDER NOl. a. -.
Tracey viii oncate rs installing officer.
There is understood to have been $40 in
sUrHnce ON the barn of julius :. Morgan,
which was burned Il short time ago Mr..
Morgan is now seriously i'll and it is thought
that he cannot live many days.
George Avros received from n friend in
Canada Friday n large and handsome Cots
void ram rs n Christmas present lie is
Il fine looking specimen of the breed.
Tho animal olcction of officers of Fair
mount Fire Enoino company No 3 will take
place January
| Prof C,b,,,Ios R.,.or WRIGHT rnod q n,nor
/ bororn thn Modern, I,nyuoGo nssociotion in
/ E,.ton last ,,ooL tosrnh Lawrence has
rotu,rncd from, N,,,. Norl, for th, holid,vs
| T. ~ Rir1 hos hcon Granted neusion -
! Catherine s,IoI,lo, Of Salisbury VISITING
! hor cousirs \I,v Rolton is M ludlow with
/ Miss CboIlis y,ho j.. - tonchor in tho Blocl,
/ River ocodnn,y Rnv John Keller of Ar
/ liuo,ou \ T. h,. declined fine oolI to tbo
rcctur.Iin nf ~ et,nheu's church Henry
! Oviptt for. several vcnrs stenorrnuhcr in
fine \ddisnn countv Courts rcnrnscnts tbo
New Norl; u.r,Il nj WASHINGTON Nav
| Tild,u Carrie stool and Bcssio pinncv
boye returnnd from boarding school -
/ Rr,- Ln.tor a. IIoovt is sick Mrs IIeaxt
j. MIS-, III Gal Amo,a $ Tracy has spcnt
n prootor ,,ortion Of the weel- i'm Rutlnnd
parrcctino orrnngon,eut, for the state en-
canpn,nt Of fbc Grand Army of the
RoulbIi, or,,. ouo hid ,vo. ,,odo for tbo
Murray blocl. n fine auction the other dav.
! This was NOT accented baino only $1,000 and
the proporty cost ms, twice that amount
COL Sanford delivers the next lecture in
the coursa Jonuorv 1O.-Chnrlc, d. Earl
has moved into fine store with Allen CAL
position in tbo LARGO wool house of Patter-
son Bros Now York ,itv. Mr.. Twitchell
I'm, been onpngcd for the rast two wears as
local wool bu,.r here
Christ,na, IN Ntl,lloburv was truly merry.
At the Baptist church a largo number en-
loved yc,.cis,- by the chilIren. The nro-
rramme consisted of solos duets md chorus
SINGING. rocitotious hv Willie Nacombre
Lena Russell Leland (iOrhaiuand Il! c. Mo
gathlin of hcccollege: reading by lillian Rus
sell and Laura Bic,noll. and a Christmas exer-
else by the infant class. especially fine. The
church was beautifully decorated Five
tabeaux were Given. The Christmas tree
bore among other gifts. an elegant China
tea set TO Mrs 4. 4. Cambridge, wife of
the pastor. the Methodist church a sup
per was served for the Sunday-schoo after
which the little folks received remembran-
Ces from the school. The superintendent
was presented with beautiful Bible by the
members of his class.
From the annual report of the officers of
the village of MiddcbuI'v these facts ap-
pear: During the year the trustee 5 drew
order, for ~. OG3 - and there are now or
,lers outstanding amounting 10 S1240. -.
At the close OF the preceding year there
was in the treasury the sum of one cent.
The amount received from all sources dur
ing the year was S3r2l. %. There were
paid - orders and interest, amounting tc
%i0S. IS. aggregating %362l3O. leaving a
balance of 50, % in tile treasury The
auditors estimate that including the un-
paid orders, the expenses of the coming
year will amount to S2935 - to meet which
there are in all assets of S22SS. IS, leaving
the sum of SGlG - to be raised by taxation.
There were n large number of people in
town on Saturday and business was brisk
, Many country people who found it almost
impossible to get here to do their customary
holiday trading came to town and laid out
considerable money They all say that il
we could only have fair slcichinr the chances