Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-07

spent the winter in Boston with their daugh |
ter, will return soon. They have planned
some extensive repairs on their residence in
the village -Sugaring closed with a bang last
Saturday. Only hiatt the aver age quantity
of sugar has been made. Frank Dow, son
of l. Dow, was married at Elwood Neb.
March 81 to an English ladv.-Miss Lucia
Andrews returned to Burlington Monday.
Mrs. j. G. Pierce of Eiwood, Mob, is ex-
pected to spend the summer in Vermont
Seven boys and girls from this town are at
tending the High school in Burlington.
UNDeRHlLL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brown are happy
over the birth of little daughter born
March 20.-E. S. Whitcomb, DR.. A. +.
Burdick and Deacon jackson were appoint
ed school committee in the lower district
and Hazen Colgrove in the upper. -Ernest
Humphrey, while splitting wood, had the
misfortune to cut his foot Hima Day also
met with like accident. Cyrus Mead ha
rented out his sugar orchard and taken
George Mays, which is much larger. Tho
sugar party and dance at the q. A K. hall
on Friday evening was not success in
point of members. Prof. B. c. Day is in
Orleans county performing his duties as
school examiner. Miss Early, who taught
the last season in the upper district, Is to
have the school again this spring. Mr.. j.
j. Monehan has been absent during the past
week on court business. L. III. Chap.n is
boarding with L. S. Whitcomb, jr.-katy
kavanagh, who has been very i'll at the
Custer House, is improving. The question
at the Debating club this week Isl Ike
solved, that iron 10 more useful than wood. "
Harry Brown of Burlington is spending
his vacation with his uncle, Rev. G. Pike.
son of George Towle and Johnnie Burnap
from Burlington have also been in town
with friends. Last Friday the town was en-
livened by the arrival Of party of boys
from Rock Point to visit the sugar orchard
of L. II. Potter. The boys seemed to en-
joy their outing. Arthur Knights has can
celled his engagement as clerk for b. Ell
Mead and is to attend school this spring.
Rufus Brown, loug time resident OF this
town, died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Fred Hadley, at South Burlington on
Sunday evening.
RICHMOND.
The funeral of James Burke was largely
attended at the Catholic church last Satur
day. lnterment was at Burlington. Mrs.
Farnam Thompson died Friday night with
a storke of apology, aged 10 years.-Mrs.
John Bates has gone to Worcester, Mass,
elected; +. f. Gillett, George Hatch and
Patrick Gleason.-E. w. Freeman and Il.
81. Couant have bought fine pair of bred
mares from the Lydia stock farm. &C. 7.
Rhodes, esq, has over 30 fine spring lambs.
L. l.. Freeman has pair of yearling
filies, sired by Homestead and one by
Clonmore, for which he refused S4OO He also
has fine two-year, old stallion by harry
Lam b srt MIR. (. s. Walker and family
from st. Johnsbury nave moved here and
will stop with Milton Stevens until they
make some repairs on the 5. II. Davis house
which they have bought.-The following
delegates were elected at the republican
caucus last Saturday night State, h. NJ.
Conart, G.. c. Bromley and Jonn Richard
son; district II. {. Gleason j. b. Norton
and f. f. Freeman.
COLCHESTER.
There was pleasant gathering of friends
at the home of Mr.. aud Mrs George l.. Nc
Bride Saturday evening the occasion being
the goth anniversary of their marriage.
WILLlSTON.
Gurley Talcott cut foot with an axe
The Kings Daughters meet Friday with
Mrs. G.. ID. Warren.-3lrs. Louise Chap
man has new5 from the " est of the death
l
very low with consumption, Harry Lee
has returned to Long Lake
WESTFORO.
Saturday forenoon a four-year- old son of
John Bashaw started TO go to a neighbours
a short distance away. He did not return
at noon and about p. IN. his body was
found in small brook. 1t is supposed that
he was crossing the brook and fell in. The
current was strong that he was drawn
into a culvert where he could not escapet
Miss Jennie Macomber is to teach school
on Osgood nil. Samuel Partridge is able
to leave the house. School officers for dis
trict No. 3 are as follows Prudential COM
mittee, E. B. Whpple; clerk, Henry Stone;
treasurer, I. E. Huntley; collector, l.. c.
Nichols. Voted to raise tax Of 80 cents
a dollar to defray expenses of school and
repairs on school house Miss Mary Gates
is visiting at Mrs. Sarah Baach's.
SHELBURNE.
At the republican caucus Saturday even
ing w. 4. Weed and e. n. Roberts were
elected delegates to the republican State
convention at Montpelier, F. r. Hart and
w. H. Tyler to the first district republican
convention at Rutland. Delegates were
given the power to choose their own alter
nates.-Miss Caroline Ferrin began school
in the village Monday. There will be
special school meeting in the school
house in district No. |, Saturday,
April Q, at 1880 p. m, to reconsider
the vote taken at the annual school meet
ing, excluding scholars out side of the di,-
trict from attending school. Mrs. c. f.
Wilcox has gone to Racevile, n. Y.-Dr.
+. h. Stoddard returned Saturday from
10 days vacation in Johnson among the
sugar makers.-At noon Sunday freight
engine going south, set fire to the grass in
j. +. Whites field. The fire spread very
rapidly and when discovered was close to
William McNeils barn. The alarm was
given at the church and by hard work the
fire was put out. Later in the day another
engine set fire to more grass in the same
fold and with a severe west wind soon got
to the town house before it was seen. The
bells were rung and large company of
men soon had the fire under control. The
only damage done was to destroy 200 fruit
trees for Mr. White.-Lee p. Tracy is clerk
Ing for Tracy, Van Vliet ~ Russell.
CHARLOTTE.
Anyone able to give the FREE PRESS the
present address Of Mr. l.. ", Wild, form