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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17

ShELBURNE.

DR.. w. S. Webb has built quarters for
his pheasants on the north part of his farms
and moved the birds into their new home.
George Smith has moved into Mrs. l.,
Smiths house aud will soon open meat
and fish market near the depot. DR.. w.
S. Webb shipped carload of brood mares
to Philadelphia Thursday
W. H. Harmon will sell at auction next
Tuesday April 81, ell his horses, COWS,
harnesses and wagons etc. Mrs. n. T..
Clifford has gone to Jericho on vsit.-W.
A. Weed jr., returned to Williams college
Wednesday. W. II. Tyler Is sick with la
grippe. Rev c. II. Wilcox will go to con-
ference next Monday. Leslie SGregg is able
TO be out. j. NJ. Tyler is sick with pneu-
mona DR.. Webb intends planting 10, 000
shade and ornamental trees this spriug.
Lone tree hill is to be covered. Miss Hattie
Tyler is to teach in district No. D, Miss
Bertha Eddy in district No 4, Miss Nellie
Blair in district No. D. and Miss Fannie
Sutton ut McNeils Ferry in Charlotte. "A.
j. Croto has moved into ithe Judge Weed
house. William McGee caught large wild
goose recently and has her quite tame. He
intends to use her for decoy this fall. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Beaurhimin ir., have re-
turned from their wedding trip and are
/ living with her father.
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FOURTH OF JULY RACES.

The Champlain Valley Association to
Hold IA Meeting at Howard Park-BiG
Purses offered.
The Champlain Valley association will
hold two days meeting al Howard Park
July and 4. They have decided to hang
up the following purses: 500 guaranteed
stake for three year-olds; $500 guaranteed
stake for the 2:tj class; $500 purse, open to
all PAGERS; $500 purse for the 235 class, aud
500 purse for the : 80 class 1t is believed
that n meeting of this character will dra
the best horses in this section at least and
it cannot fail to be successful
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COlCHESTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Hine arrived home
Monday. Charles Byan has moved into the
McNall house. Mrs. Minnie White has re-
turned to Worcester, Mass, for another
year Steve Thompson has sold the Bay
Lawn camping ground to John Rolfe and
has bought the Densmore farm.-Dan
White has moved to Essex junction. The
new creamery is to commence running about
the last week in April.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17

The store aud contents OF A. w. Huntley
at the Centre were entirely consumed by
fire on Sunday night, the 18Th, The origin
of the ire is unknown. As Mr.. Huntley
was doing IA thriving business he will At onco
rebuild. lie was insured in the agency of
T. :. Peck at Burlington, who has the ad
iustment Of the loss under way.
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FAST CHARLOTTE.

Miss Mary Jacobs Of East Montpelier,
who ught the winter term Of school at the
village, is expected to return to teach the
spring term. The creamery of Bright ~
Easterbrook commenced taking milk on
Monday for the season.-A. W. Sherman
aud Charles Merrill victims of the grip, are
convalescent VIII Spear is visiting friends
in Starksboro.
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It's economical brussels soap,
ESSEX

Pursuant to warrant for an extra iowa
meeting, there met at memorial hall quite
large gathering TO discus, paying the heirs
of the late John Story $500 in settlement Of
damages respecting the drowning accident.
The meeting voted adversely. MIS- Han
nah Morgan was buried April 3. She was
81 years of age She had been life long
resident OF the town and was known as an
estimahe lady and kind neighbor.
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VICINITY MATTERS.
BURLINGTON AND OTHER CHlTTEN-
DEN COUNTY TOWNS.

The Important Happenings of Week In
Our dst-Surrounding Towns Come
in for IA Generous Share OF Attention at
the Hands of Our Correspondents.
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PROBATE COURT.


Probate Court business for the week
ending April -, 1891
Cordelia EIgerton's estate. Charlotte,
appointment of Sidney L. Russell adm mis-
traitor de bonis non.
Peter Ryder's estate, Bolton, appointment
of Alpha W. DAVIS, DuXbury Vt, admin
istrator; James A. Burleigh and Charles f.
Wyman OF Waterbury, commissioners, anc
Perly J. Davis and William X. Strick and
Of Duxbury appraisers.
Harriet T. Schroders estate, Burlington
decree OF estate
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The special announcement which appeared
in our columns some time since, announcing a
special arrangement with Dr. Is. j. KENDALL
Treatise on The Horse and his Diseases" where
by our Subscribers were On 1 BLEED 10 obtain
"A copy of that valuable work fires by
sending their address 10 b. j. kENDALL CO.,
and enclosing two-cent stamp for mailing
same is renewed tor II limltei period. We
trust all Will avail themselves ~ tac uppnrtu-
nifty OF obtaining this valuable work TO every
lover Of the Horse IL Is Indispensable, as II
treats IN a simple manner all the diseases which
afhict This noble anlma. it, phenoih-
ena sale throughout the United States and
Canada, make IL standard authority. Mention
this paper when sending for Treatise"
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by local applications, "a they cannot reach the
discussed portion Of the car. There is only one
way to cure deafness, AMI that is by coustitu'
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feet hearing, ana when it ia entirely Closed.
deHfnes, is the result, and unless the iuhammu
ton can be- taken ont ami this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing Will be dc--
troycd forever; nlne cases ont OF ten ARE caused
uy catarrA, which IL nothing but an inilamNd
condition Of the IN uCouS surtacr-.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness caused oy CatarrD that We
caunot cure by taxing Halle CatarrA Cure,
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f j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
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When you are troubled with dizziness, your
appetite all gone, and you feel bad genera ly,
Ike few doses OF DR.. Henry Bakers Man
drake Bitters, and you will be surprised at The
Improvement in your feelings, Every bottle
warranted to give satisfaction,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17

Said noted man OF 80 years, my mother
gave me Downs E'ixer for coughs and colds
when | was "A boy"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17

Givadam Jones of the Lime Kiln club says
ar had my choice. be,ieb I'd RAIDER hab a
box Oh do economical Brussels soap dan Il
gross oh de finest rayzers.
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Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Bahy was sick, we gave her Castoria'
When she was a Child she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17


The graded school spring term will com
mence Monday, the goth inst, and the 9th
er schools in town a week later Tho teach
ers in the graded school are: Principal q.
r. Waters OF Cambridge intermediate,
Miss Leonard; primary, Miss Hall. All
are graduates of our normal schools and ex-
perenced teachers. Miss Flannery will
teach in No. /, Miss O Brien in No. >, Miss
Richardson in No. 8. Miss Terion in No. 9,
Miss Scagel at Jonesyille Miss Barber ut
the ''checkered' house. Mrs. Mary Mason
has returned home. -Mrs, John Bates has
gone to Worcester, Mass, to spend few
weeks.
horton Bros. have returned from market the
store is nearly compl ted .and ready Tor paint
ing Mr. Barber Is cleaning away the rubbish
| preparing 10 buud. Mr.. Gleason, who bought
/ the WhitComb location. las commenced lay
/ Ing The foundation for his new bluck.-A g.
/ Mobiles has been very SICK with pneumonia IN
! Boston, hut was some better Friuay. Hotel
! keeper Eal Iuond retire, MAY /. II Is expected
| VI. j. Eli OF Huntington viii become the land
land. JadO Green Is very SICK nnd - hUt eS-
| pected to live.
For years the editor of the BURLINGTON
! JUNCTION. tAlo., POST, has been subject &c
! craInp collie OF fts OF indigestion. which pros
! trated him for several hours and untitled hin
| for business tor two or three days. For th'
past year he has been using Chambcrlainl
| COlic, Cholera and DtOrrhoa Remedy " hen
ever occasion required. and 1t has invari abl'
given him prompt relief. % and ~ cont DO tile
for sale by Beaupre Il l.owrey, Burlington, ant
! w. Il. Nichols, Essex Junction,
The hest oe made for furmors aud all out
door workers l. the Tape "Prcsl Winner
which I. manufactured expressly for their use
| IL j, capital rhoe for wear, easy and plant II
| the foot and at lie same time tough and dur
! able Don't fail TO see II when PURCHASING
your next pair " shoes
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walk brsky, and there is new life and energy
come into my whole system. III. MINUS,
Cleveland Tenn.
The inhrmities Of the old folks, the weak
ness of Spring, and all diseases Of nerves
and brain are overcome by Painc's Celery
Compound This scientific strengthener
and remover of the vital forces is a boon
to weak, weary, and overwOrked men and
women.o 1t is the perfect Spring medicine
for young and DID,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-03
State )7epS.

The Morrisvile post-oflice became IA
presidential Office April l.
The town clerk of DummerstOn has
held the office for II successive years.
Charles \. Pierce has been made post
master at Bennington in place of Ii. W.
Martin, removed.
Mrs. Harriet Martin of South Hero
hung herself Friday morning. Grief
over the recent death of Il child is given
as tn, cause.
The st. JOhnsbury board of trade has
engaged canvasser to get the names of
all who will take city boarders the COM
ing summer.
st. Johnsbury is agitating the scheme
To connect two parts of its village with
an iron bridge and vaduct $50 feet long.
The proposed structure will cost $50, 900.
The steam saw-mill of Wallace Il Co.
at East Cambridge and 10000 feet of
sawed lumber were bun ned early sunday
morning. The fire is supposed 10 have
been of incendiary origin.
Railway traffic north and east was bad
ly delayed on Monday by the burning of
three carloads of kerosene on the track
about mile north of Burlington. \ hot
box was probably the cause.
Arden Flint of West Randolph has just
been tried for selling liquor and keeping
a nuisance. He was found guilty of 100
offences and sent to the workhouse at
. Rutland for about % years. He was
taken to Rutland on Saturday.
Thomas Williams of Fair Haven, who
was assaulted at Albany by three men
Thursday night, died Saturday from his
injuries. An autopsy revealed the pres
ence of an umbrella ferrule which had
been forced five inches into the brain.
While c. c. Currier, engineer a. the
Brattleboro asylum, sat in his chair in
his engine-rOom Sunday, Il patient, who
was bringing in wood, crept up stealthi-
~ and dealt him Il terrible blow aero, :
the face. breaking his nose and other
wise distiguring him, and throwing him
! insenslble on the floor. Currier will
probably recover.
The old Pierce tavern at South Roy
alon, built more than hundred years
ago, and for half a century one of the
noted half way houses, where the stages
connecting Vermont with Boston used
to stop for Il change of horses, and
were old time teamsters were wont ia
stop for nights rest, going to or com
ing from Boston, is to be reopened for
the travelling public.
The building committee of the Ben
nington battle monument have decided
upon a stairway rather than ramp for
the monument. The stairway will be
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-03

built of iron, with steps four feet long,
having rise of four inches and a tread
OF 10 inches. The idea of stone stair
way was considered by the committee,
but was rejected on the ground of ex-
pense, while the same objection and the
additional one of lack of room caused
the idea OF ramp to be rejected also.
The stairway will be built with the
appropriation of $4,000 recently made
by Congress for the purpose. and will
be completed before the dedication of
the monument in August.
Mrs. w. p. Dillingham;, vice-president
for Vermont of the National Mary Wash
ington Memorial association, has made
her final report to the association by
which it appears that the women of
Vermont have contributed the sum of
six hundred twenty-five dollars towards
The expense of monument to be placed
at the grave of Mary, the mother of
Washington. Contributions were re-
ceyed from all the counties in the State
except Franklin, Windsor and Orange.
ana were as follows, viz: Addison,
SoO.52; Bennington, $3.50: Caledonia.
S56.22; Chittenden, S55.13; Essex, sl2
Grand Isle, $40; Lamoille, 1922 80
Orleans 500; Rutland. Sl6s.SO; Wash
ington, Si7.35; Windham Ss3.3l
amounting to SG25.0S. In her acknow-
Judgement to Nermont's contribution.
Mrs. Margaret Hetzel, secretary of the
association, says 81 call yours the ban
ner State 50 far
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-03
NEW HAVEN,

The Ladies' Missionary auxiliary met
with Mrs. Eliza Meacham on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Adeine Dickey is quite feeble.
She has been confined to the house all
winter.
The wheeling is fine. The main roads
in town are nearly as good as in md
summer.
Letters from Miss Abby w. Kent say
that her intention now is to leave Ameri-
ca for Japan in May.
Moses Purinton is talking of buying
the old Calvin Sprague farm, now oc-
cuped by Mrs. Dickev.
Rev. and Mrs. G. n. Thomas went to
Port Henry on Monday for few days
absence. Mr.. Thomas was to of1icate
at marriage ceremony at that place.
1t was his former parish.
On Wednesday evening a maple sugar
entertainment was given in the town
hall. The proceeds were for purchas-
ing bibles for the church, the pastor
saying he wanted to see two bibles i'm
every pew.
The services on Easter Sunday were
appropriate for the occasion and includ-
ed an excellent sermon by the pastor.
The display of flowers and plants was
fine, and the music grand. In the even
ing there was an elaborate service of
song by the choir, all of which was well
executed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-03
BRISTOL.

Sugar-makers report good run of
sap.
Our streets are dry and the dust is
flying.
F. 5. Haskins is the happy father of a
boy baby.
Principal Narney and wife are in Bos-
ton this week.
c. F. Hatch has gone to work for his
father in the store.
Richard Monroe has had his pension
increased to SD a month.
Bert Stewart has gone to Nebraska
and W. W. Hatch to st. Louis.
W. F. Chase and \. f. Grow are
painting Elder ID. Bosworth's house.
Rumor says that new block is to be
built in the village the coming summer.
Mrs. \. +. Allen has moved into her
house, corner of West and Maple streets.
Mrs. Jesse Stearns and child from
New York are at her fathers. Col. Dun
shee.
John Callahan has moved on to the
llanchet farm purchased by him a short
time ago.
Pat O'Nel has rented his tenement
north of the Bristol House to Il family
from Monkton.
\. F. Mansfield cut his hand badly
with the planer in Drake 4 Smiths box
factory, Tuesday.
y. F. Dunshee has gang of men at
work getting the store lately occupied
by II. ID. Stewart ready for his dry
goods.
Letters from Miss Mabel Eastman,
now in Brooklyn, y. V, inform her
friends here that she is improving ia
health.
f. b. Patterson has moved his goods
and chattes from his house on West
street. preparatory 10 moving it to
Church street.
Miss Jennie Grow, the president of
the c. +. s., entertained the members
of the society at her residence on Noun
tain street last Tuesday evening. Ma
pie sugar, pop corn, etc, were served,
and all seemed to enjoy themselves.
Graded school district No. elected
the following officers Tuesday night
Moderator, Nj. W. Wilson; clerk. II. f.
Allen; third committee, ID. +. Meader
collector, II. p. Sherwin; treasurer, +.
j. Bristol; auditor, \. \. Dean; tax
voted, 10 per cent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-03
RIPTON.


G.. Hodges has let his farm to David
Lee and Josiah Emery.
The maple sugar makers have had two
Or three pretty fair runs.
G.. j. Hodges pension has been increas-
ed from 81 to S24 month.
John Lawrence died on Friday, March
p. The funeral was last Sunday.
An uncOmmonly lively and robust re-
ligous revival is going on up in the north
part of the town.
1t is said that d. G. and Albert Foster
have bought the George Sessions farm,
north of East Middlebury, of Z. X. Sever
ance.
Charles Bartlett, the man that Middle
bury and New Haven have been having
about. has invested S25 in five acres of
land III town.
Mr.. Culver has procured for his son
Frank at "A cost of $40 a spinal apparatus,
which, it is hoped, will assist materially
in his recovery.
\ well-known citizen of the town not
long since found upon his doorstep at the
uncanny hour of midnight baby about
81 hours old, well wrapped up in basket,
with nursing bottle, change of clothing
and other Announcements necessary for "A
person of that age to make proper start
in life.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-03
General 11eps.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.

very dangerous counterfeit 81 silver
certificate has been floated.
Secretary Blaine was at the state de-
partment on Monday for the first time in
TWO weeks, owing to illness.
Senator Pepper of of the Kansas ALI
ance says he will cooperate with the Re-
publicans, and not the Democrats. as had
been expected.
Gen. Albert Pike, the author and states
man, and head of the Scottish Masons of
the Southern Jurisdiction, is critically i'll
in Washington.
Maj. Estes G.. Rathbone of Ohio. at
present the chief post-oflice inspector.
has been rendered and has accepted the
Office of fourth assistant postmaster
general. created at the last session of
Congress.
Mr.. Romero, the Mexican minister.
said at Washington Monday night that
the United States department of state
and the Mexican government were in
correspondence on the subject of treaty
of reciprocity between the two coun-
tries.
Inc government of Santo Domingo
mas appointed Manuel Jesus Glavan as
minister to the United States and it is
Understood that he is especially instruct
ed to negotiate a reciprocity treaty with
this country. Mr.. Glavan negotiated
the treaty of 1884 with the United
states which was never ratified by the
Senate,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-03
WEYBRIDGE.

Antoine Rivers made his annual visit
last week at his sons, l.. Rivers.
l.. {. Sturtevant will go next week TO
the Boston horse market for horses.
The auction at +. +. Stewards home
stead on Wednesday was well attended.
MIR. Dewey will remain on the place the
coming year.
The officers of district No. 3 are
Moderator, IL. \. Boies; clerk, G.. w.
Cobb; prudential committee, +. l.. War
ner, w. c. Sturtevant, Il. l.. Shaw ;
treasurer, +. III. Fiske; collector, III. NJ.
Adams; auditors, NJ. \. Baker, j. 5.
Cole, A. w. Sturtevant; truant commit
tee, &. II. Sprlggs, f. A. Fiske, l.. c.
Sturtevant. A tax of II cents was vot-
ed. The balance in the treasury is
S2.75.
Ernest Sturtevant. who is serving in
a wholesale grocery store in Hartford
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-03
VERCENNES,

william Strickland of Boston is visit
ing relatives in town.
c. w. Doten is a student at the Troy
Conference academy at Poultney.
G.. II. Sprigg & Co. shipped a car of
calves to the Boston market on Friday.
C. Z. Parker has been confined to the
house several days with the grip, but is
improving.
Mrs. Mabel (Pierce) Griffin of STAN
ford, Conn, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
DR.. Pierce.
Herrick Stevens and daughter, who
have been visiting relatives in New York,
have returned.
Services were held in the Episcopal
and Catholic churches appropriate to
Good Friday.
The spring term of the vergennes
Graded school began Monday. A. b.
Morrill, is principal.
The river is clear of ice to the lake, the
snow has all disappeared and horse-rad-
ish is now the popular root.
Henry II. Hickok, insurance agent, has
been confined to the house two weeks by
fever. He is slowly convalescing.
Austin Gonyea of this city and Mrs.
Barton of Weybrdge were married on
Monday at Middlebury by Rev. FIR. Lane.
saturday, market day, was well at
tended. Butter brought % to 30 cents
eggs, l6 cents; dressed poultry, II to 1G
cents.
Pliny j. Norton of Addison, who went
to Australia with Z. d. Morrison & Co..
with lot of sheep last fall, arrived here
Friday last.
c. w. Barber of Addison was taken
suddenly i'll last week with hemorrhage
of the lungs and stomach and is in a crit
ical condition.
The adjourned city election of officials
takes place April 0 at : 80 p. m, The
tax rate is to be voted, several articles in
the warning are to be acted upon and the
newly elected officials sworn in.
Easter services at the Episcopal and
Roman Catholic churches on Sunday last
were largely attended. The floral dec.
orations were splendid and the music
rendered fine. Appropriate sermons were
preached at the Congregational and Meth.
odist churches, large numbers being in
attendance.
The people at this end of the proposed
saddle-back and single track railroad
that DIR. Mahana of Benson so enthusi.
astically planned to be run from White.
hall to Nergennes, would like to know
whether the naturalization of this pro-
jject has been abandoned by the doctor
or other fields more green are being
sought for.
The annual school meeting was held
at school-house hall Tuesday evening
Thomas Mack was chosen moderator
Andrew Ross, clerk; Frank l.. Fish
collector; Cyrus A. Booth, treasurer; j
G.. Hndes, auditor, Thomas Mack was
elected to fill the vacancy on the board
of committeeman. A tax of 30 per cent
on the grand list was voted.
At the annual parish meeting of St
Pau's Episcopal church, Monday even
ing. the vestrymen elected were: Cyru,
A. Booth, Charles f. Parker. y. j. Nc
Cuen, ID. II. Lewis, Henry 7. Booth, 4
Neville, DR.. f. w. Shipman. S. W
llndes, c. L. Warner and W. w. Booth
I'd: delegates to the convention to be
held at Rutland in June, Charles f. Par.
ker, y. j. McCuen and DR.. f. w. Ship.
man; alternates, w. w. Booth, S. W
Hindes, II. Neville
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-03
CORNWALL.

w. NJ. Easton is very low at present
writing.
Alfred Sears and family have moved
to Massachusetts.
r. G. Easton has taken the j. b. Bene-
dict farm for term of years.
Mrs. S. S. Rockwell and Mrs. M. S.
Lee, who have been quite ill, are reported
better.
At the school meeting in the seventh
district, Tuesday evening, |. L. Hamblin
was elected prudential committee for the
ensuing year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-03
EAST MlDDIERuRY.

The roads are dry and the travelling is
good.
y. Decker remains with Z. L. Coggs-
well this year.
Edwin +. Sumner is running the town
farm this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Russell are inn
proving in health.
Mr.. Cove, employed by +. j. Olmsted,
will move to the Ralph Roberts house.
Mrs. b. o. Smith got up surprise
party for her husband on his birthday,
March %. Quite large number were
invited and spent the evening in a very
pleasant fashion. Elegant refreshments
were served.