Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-02-28
NERGENNES.


from Schroon Lake to aid in the work; ice
a foot thick is being cut for shipment.
W. X. Dalrymple now doing good bust
ness in the Stone block, has rented the centre
store in the McCuen block, and will soon
take possession it is one of the best business
stands in town. Owners of lake shore cot
tages are storing ice for the heated term
A new ice house is in process of erection at
the Booth cottage at |. c. Point.-The
Board of Common Council request that all
bills against the city be presented on or be-
fore Tuesday, March A.
The new industry in Lake Champaign
the ice boom-is proving of great benefit to
residents on the lake shore, who are called
upon to take any number of winter board
ers, and the business men of Port Henry,
Westport. etc, are reaping a harvest of
patronage as unexpected as it is welcome
Luther Whitney has gangs of men engaged
In cutting timber in West Addison, and
drawing it to the Dead creek saw mill, to
be prepared for use in building ice houses
for New York parties, and altogether it is
circulating a large amount of money and
giving employment to laborers where,
usually, in the winter there is no business
doing.
NIessrs. Clark & Morrison of Addi-
son, the Australian sheep dealers, are
getting ready for another trip to
the new continent in the spring.
The school in the Willmarth district, Addi-
son, closed Friday, Miss Harris of Panton,
teacher; she has given general satisfaction.
Among the sheep sent to Boston last
week by Sprigg q Co., were % Cotswold
lambs bought of George Roscoe, Monkton,
that averaged 81 pounds each.-Henry
Lawrence of Shoreham is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. H. II. Burge.-Capt. Lewis
Daniels is delivering his oak logs at the Cotey
mill to be turned into lumber for his new
steamer. They are brought from near Dea-
con Curriers' in Pnnton.-ESgs are not a drug
| in this market: it took a dealer the best part
an hour the otherof day to find out that he
! could not get half a dozen eggs in this mar
ket.-The 100 tons of ice required to fill
the State school order is delivered and
packed. -Cassius Taber Of North Ferris
burgh, brother of A. b. Taber of this place,
is no better. Principal Shaw of the graded
school has been making some new arrange
mcnts in the High school department, in
tended for the benefit and convenience Of
teacher and scholar
The Congregational church of New Haven
has decided to build their new house of
worship on the site of the George Barton
| dwelling, burned some months since; il is
undecided yet whether TO build of brick or
wood. Eight thousand dollars is the esti-
mated cost of the new building.
Mrs. Josiah Happen of panton has not
yet rallied from the shock of Thursday, and
IA fatal result is feared. She is T1.-Rev.
! Mr. Taylor and family have returned home
from Connectcut.-Mar c. Peck, son OF
E. c. Peck of New Haven, has gone tc
Mullvance, Kansas, to see how he likes
W estern life. street Commissioner Austin
will begin filling his large ice house at once
ice is IT inches thick. saturday Nergenne:
was filled with visitors, and trade good
G. H. Sprigg 4 Co. shipped car load Of cat
tie to Boston Monday morning. E. b. RAND
has returned from Boston, L. S. Daliin o!
Fcrrsburgh, in the Nermonter, takes Rev.
Mr.. Piilsbury to task for his published posi-
ton on high cense.-Ihere were 124 teams
in this city at one time Saturday s.
". Cushing, the jeweler, was expected
home Saturday from Eastport, Me-, where
Mrs. Gushing died recently
Fred +. Scovel of Minevile, \. V, i.
visiting here - Dr.. Rich of Sutherland
Falls, Mass, who succeeds to the practic,
of DR.. Powers, dentist, is expected Monday
DR.. Powers left for Boston Saturday. -
John Lyons the marble dealer, leaves Yer
gennes this week with his family for Brau
don, to take charge of the Douglass Hous,
here. A. Willard of WeybridGe, while c,
harvesting in Little Otter creek last week
got a thorough duclliug, bat was rescued
with no other serious result.-The children
reception Saturday evening" by Mrs +. II
Taylor and Mrs. Whiteside, at the resdonc,
of the latter, was splendid success
The usual lenten services will b
Observed at St. Fauls churcl
this week. Ella Hindes is better. A ser
mon to young men was preached Sunday
evening by Rev. Mr.. Pillsbury, from tn,
words, "Is thy servant dog, that he shout,
do this great thing ?'-Tho tenement nous
of l.. F. Benton, situated near the residenc
of Ira Ward, New Haven was slight,
damaged by fire Saturday night; fire caugh
i'll IA bureau from box Of matches. Full,
insured
The Brady Bros, from Bergen Point, ar
harvesting ice at Grown Point to be shippe
to parties in Pennsylvania. There is nue.
trouble experienced iu getting board for thi
sudden influx of laborlng men.
Owing to high water in the spring, Wey
bridge lost her sawmill; the nearest one mort
= is West Addison, there is the Cotey mill i
Vergennes and the Taft 4 Preston steam
mil III New haven. lncSe mlllS cover
t wide territory and all are doing n rushn
business especially the New Haven mill
which cannot fill its orders, although run
, ming at the rate OF 5000 and 5000 feet pc
c day.
For perpetrating the meanest kind of
+ robbery at farmers house in Hancock
o Robert Ferguson and Jonas Howe were ser
n fenced 10 two and half years in the Stat
= prison by Judge Royce; just sentence.
. The beautiful piece of statuary, "Mem
e DRY, " which is from the studio of an Italia
a artist, and designed for the browning piec
+ of the family monument of the late j
J. Hawley in the new cemetery has arrived
# and was put in place Tuesday by Emerson
d Co. of Rutland.
j. w Ross of Rutland is the guest of hi
e partner, George w. Ross. The Denver e.
X cursion party, under the guidance of Rev
d Mr.. Hays of which Mrs. Helen Dlll, fol
! merry of this city, is a member, bound fC
@ England, Sc, is now on the ocean. 1t is
IS select party of Is married people; the roun
trip ticket costs SJ5O.-C. H. Coleso
1t has leased the Pease House, Port Henry, fc
10 another year.-A delegation of % of II
:. Stato school bOvs Wit II onicnre ot,anfnI III