Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-21
ADDISON COUNTY.
NESGENNES.

The Harrison League club Of Vergennes
acid q meeting Tuesday, the 18th, Capt. &.
/. Parker vice-president, in the chair. +.
w. futile secretary. The resignation of
+. Fl. Toss president was accepted and
{. T.. Parker was elected his successor. c.
W Read of Addison was chosen first vice.
president, Joseph Laduke of Vcrgennes, sec
md vice president, and j. y. Walker of
FerrisburEh, third vicepresident. L. e.
Norton and d. r. Noupg Of Nergennes, 7.
c. Gully of Addison, I.ichard Booth of Fer
rsburGh, W. f. Frisbie Of Waltham, f. n.
Field of Panton and Oiin McShane OF Monk
ton were chosen & committee to solicit
funds The executive committee were III
s,ructed to exercise all due diligence in get
ting the campaign banner ready to be flung
to tie breezs; aiao to procure suitable
room for the use OF tho club and friends
turing the campaign. The best spirit con-
trolled the meeting, ard n firm purpose was
apparent to hold public meetings, procure
inspiring speakers, wake up the adjoining
towns and on election day bring out tho full
vote OF Vergennes for Harrison and Reid
Moses Reed, teamstar, was seriously in
jured by e runaway the i2tA, being dragged
Hador the wagon boz. lie was found in
fonsibi9 and although no bones were broken,
10 In q critioa! condition. Carey Marshall
:
stallion into town tno 18Th. lie stands is
hands and weighs about l4C0 POUNDS. Tho
uaptha boat, Alpha, Capt. Rockwell. New
York, George Il. Allen owner, came up the
river the 18th from Cedar Beach, having
pn LOGrd Mr.. Allen, wife and sister, Mrs.
RolNu Bascom and daughter or Whitehall
md Mrs. Field, son and daughter of Cedar
Beach. The boat is 43 feet long and 9 feet
beam, and her ordinary speed is 10 miles
an hour She IS finished in natural wood.
inspectors White end Goodhue Of Bur
lington, looked over J.. L. Benton'5 steam
launch Camilla recently. She passed tip
top inspection.
Cotey Bros. ere turn ishng timber for the
erlersing ard improving of ". Bristol 5
barn CT his farm in WoltLan. -Mi.s Edna
Carlisle OF North Adams is the summer
guest OF the Misses Tsggart. -Fatrick Sull-
van OF P&nton and Hiss Mary LaClare Of
Nergenue5 were married at St, Peter D
lEurch on the 18th st.-Mrs John Grace
Of Stsrksboro is the guest OF her daughter,
Mrs. c. /. Burgo. Capt. Hofnegle is Gel-
ting the steam launch Oliata ready for tue
government inspectors. M. j. Graves
Is steadily improving in health. -
The Ross cottage OF Basin Harbor is now
occupied by MS Robert les and family,
and her sister Mrs. Pullman. line new
furniture mandatory IN the Kendall
building is steadily advancing. They have
more orders new than they anticipated and
are employing more hands. The children in
the family of Mr. Ash Of West Ferrsburgh
ere better-NoseS Reed, who WAS severely
hurt By q runaway the l3Ib, is on the
enin.-The ladies' whist party had Il pleas
ant meeting at Mrs. NcMdgter's residence
(tEe Green homesteGdJ Thursday afternoon.
In Of NJ ~
Btorksboro aged So yelrs, Addison county
loses it's oldest lawyer. lie was admitted
10 the bnr about 80 years ago; was post
master Of StarAsboro about so years and
WIS for many ye~"s a member Of the Legs
laLurG, lie represented the town in 1913,
snd Vas tt one tlI1o free soil candidate for
the spesllership. lie always lived in Stark
oro.-Mrs. FuTklurst of Flattsburgh and
her two children are guests at Whip-poor-
will lodge, which hos now about ~ guests.-
Father Rivers OF Somerset, Wis, formerly
Of this city, is enjoying every hour Of bis
vacation with relatives and friends in til.
city and vicinity. He has been INDUCING
in fishing at the point, near the Old fort
and in the trout streams Of Lincoln and
Bristol. The red raspberry brigade is out
in full force and great quantities OF choice
berries are baing secured, they are
plenty, selling at eight and ten cents.
* The New Haven creamery met with an
Hccident TO their machinery, necessitatine
assistance which was promptly rendered by
the creamery in this city.-A large number
OF students from Albany, N. ", annually
camp at Bluff Tor Barber'sl Point, south OF
Port Henry, where they gave a largely at
tended entertainment Monday evening. A
second concert was given at West
port Tuesday evening. Tho Vergenne'
nine play return game at Bris
tol with the club Of that place Thursday. -
The tlremen Of this department are drill
ing regularly with view to taking part il
the fremen'i tournament to be hold at Nil
hlebury Wednesday and Thursday OF mex
week. F. a. Allen, president Of the asso
citation, is absent in California and his du
ties will therefore fell to tho fret vice presi