Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-31
VERGENNES


West Addison is busy preparing timber for
the new steamboat dock at Chimney Point
where n large gang of mon are at work un-
der Luther Whitney getting the piles ready
for driving and the oak timber for the
cribs. There is eight inches of ice at Chin
ney Point and the work is going on at a
lively rate; they propose beginning the pile
driving by Monday. The Walter Merrill
farm, West Addison, is furnishing superior
| pine and oak timber for the wharf and
| cribs.
AT the annual meeting of the Baptist
society these officers were elected: Presi-
dent, j. G. Hindes clerk w. d. Woodman;
secretary, Harvey Ketcham. Miss +. Ste
vens has returned from Keesevlie. Addison
leads III squirrels this year: Myron Smith
found ID flying sluirrels in one tree, and
bagSed live.-Airs. NJ. L. Mclean of Ad-
olson just escaped the great Western blizzard
and reached her friends in Los Angeles all
| right.
No services at st. Paul's Episcopal church
Sunday; the pastor, Rev Mr.. Taylor is
confined to the house with Ia grippe N.
d. Soper of Bristol has been appointed
teller in the Farmers National Bank
Rev. Mr. Webster. presiding elder, was in
town Monday TO attend the quarterly con
ference at the Methodist church -Quarterl V
meeting will be held at the Methodist church,
Ferrisburgh, next Sunday instead Of Yer
gennes. Cyrus Botsford, eldest son of the
late I. Is. Botsford, has not returned to Pouhg
keepSle, owing to i'll health "A neatly printed
manual OF the Congregational church has
| been printed for 1870, giving a history OF
the church since its organization in 1913,
showing that the church has had eleven
pastors, and has present membership of
22O. The recent repairs cost $500.
Mrs. N. w. Sullivan and Miss b. Nc
Nlahon of Burlington have been the guests of
Thomas Mack and wife The family of
Charles Upper of Ferrsburgh as well as
himself are sick.-Wiliiam Walker, former
~ of Boston, the purchaser and occupant of
the Capt. w. w. Sherman farm, Waltham,
talks of returning TO city life; this will
cause regret with many who have formed
his acquaintance. -Franll Dart and family
are seriously ill,-ln the case of Carlton Field.
Ferrisburgh, before j. e. Roberts, Justice,
for disturbing the peace. the defendant was
fined 81 and costs, and for third offense of
intoxication he was fined $50 and costs and
sentenced to the House of Correction for
two months, from which sentence he took
an appeal, and gave bail in the sum of 800.
He disclosed on Samuel Casavoy, who
was fined SD and costs, from which he
took an appeal, and gave bonds in the sum
of Sl5O.-W j. Thompson fell on the ice
Friday, and disocated his right shoulder.
He is doing we'll
The National Horse Nail company of Yer
gennes is one of the leading interests of the
city. 1t has capital stock of 800, 600 and
employs some 10 persons. The entire horse
nan business of the country is confined to
about 10 or II companies: The Globe Nail
company of Boston, and the Neponsett Horse
Nail company at Putnam, Mass: the Vulcan
Horse Nail company Of Seymour. and the
Capewell Horse Nail company of Hartford
Conn; the National Horse Nail COMPANY of
Nergennes Vt: the Northwestern Horse
Nail company, and the Union Horse Nail
company OF Chicago, ILL.,: the Standard
Horse Nail company of New Brighton. Pa;
the Ausable Horse Nail company of Reese
vile and the W. w. Mooney q Co. Horse
Nail company, Ausable Chasm and the Es-
ex Horse Nail company at Essex,
~ y. The output of all these
plants, for 1889 was 5000 tons the
average weight of the nails is 100 to the
pound, and the average cost to the consumer
is II cents per pound. The number of en-
ployes is about 5000 With one or two ex-
ceptons, the stock used in all these com
Martin steel, manufactured in Sweden.
The expectation is, that the above stock
will be manufactured in this country at an
early day Some idea may be gained of the
extent of the horse nail interest. when it is
stated that the various companies mention
ed, represent not less than 81, 800, 900.
Surveyors from Rutland were engaged
Tuesday in running the city lines to ascer-
tain how much land the Central Vermont !
occupies in this city. Does this mean new |
railroad
John c. Strong left for New York Tues
day morning.
Among those who signed the high license
blank sent here from Rutland were
Rev. Father Campeau of the Roman Catho-
lie church, Rev Mr. Pillsbury of the Con
church, and Rev Mr.. TAYLOR of
ST. Paul's Episcopal church. Albert Stage
has put in horse power feed mill at his
residence in Panton. There was a party at
the new residence of d. c. Barto. Panton.
Friday evening. and general good time
was enjoyed, dancing being kept up till the
small hours; music by Charlie Hall A
substantial reminder was left to help fur
1sh the new house. William French, New
Haven, lost his hennery containing $50
Young chickens by fire Monday. Fire
taught from an oil stove.