Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-25
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.

An enthusiastic and clamorous demo
cratic caucus was held at Concert Hail
Thursday evening. MIR. e. II. Horton was
elected moderator, and Joseph F. Mongeon
clerk j. W. Lavign received the nomina-
ton for town representative by majority
OF 90 over II. n. Deavit:. The total num-
Der of votes cast were 22j.
Tho republicans OF Colchester met in
caucus Friday evening at Corporation hail
TO elect a candidate for town representative
and 10 Justices OF the peace. X. D. Wheele"
was chose chairman and J. X. Nash clerk
of the meeting Hon. a. J. Stevens
unanimously received the nomination
of town representative. The following
names were selected for ju 5ticas of the peace:
John Lyns, John Crockett, Grafton Brand,
! y. @. Hood, William b. Mcbride, William
Z. McCrae, Thos. Mongoon, f. f. Bigwoo1,
d. L. O Sullivan, Adolphus Wheeler, l.. l..
| Peuuimen, Caar.es Black, William Dyke,
| 4. 4. Graves, Leslie Wolcott. The follow
ing were elected republican town commit
tee; r.. d. Wheeler &. L. MacBrldc, a.
o. Hoad.
The democrats OF Colchester raised a
! Cleveland and Stevenson flag to the breeze
| Thursday night from Winooski block across
| Allen street.
IA- board of civil authority met at the
town clerks office Saturday morning and
evening to revise the check list of Colches-
ter's voters. Thirty four names were add
| ed to Inc list, four were erassed and 10 were
challenged to be notified.
Tao name of II. 4. Bailey should havs
appeared among the list OF nominees for
| justices OF the peace on the republican ticket
OF Mr.. Murdoch, who hos taken charge
Of the carding In the Colchester Merino
mills tho Frederic N. B., Herald says:
John Murdoch and family left Marysville
n Tuesday for lis old home at Burlington,
/ VI. Mr.. Murdoch has been for six years
foreman of the card room in the factory, a
member of the brass band and q man we'll
! liked BY all the people, young and Old.
| lie has received the offer Of better salary
ii the mill at Burlington whore he worked
previously to coming here. 1t may be said
here also that Mr.. Murdoch is one OF the
most capable cotton mill men we have ever
had here and his place will be a hard one to
ail. The boys miss him in their social
circles and he received rousing send OIL
from them on Monday night.
Mrs. S. n. Gout and daughter, Miss
liiuott of Boston, are guests of Mrs. DR..
Burdcb Dr. l.. F. Burdick was called tc
st. Adams Monday. Mrs. Dennis Provost
and family of Morrisville, formerly of thi.
1
ESSEX JUNCTION.
Miss Ethel Robinson Of Bur ington, i.
visiting at George Drury's Mrs W. j
Shiland aud Mrs. D. j. Hunter, are visiting
friends in Toronto, Ont.-Mrs DorCas Free
man and daughter, Miss Gertrude, of Ev-
erett, Mass, have been in town visiting
trlonds. -W. i, johnson is spending few
days in camp with his family, at Thomp
doavor society will give social on Mr.. Jol
Bates lawn, Thursday evening, August 70
WESTFORD.
Arrangements have been made Cor {
union Sunday school picnic 10 Providcnc,
Island, August g. leaving Essex Junction
at $40. Fare for the round trip 30 cents
1t is expected that tie band will accompany
the excursion. The democrats have nomi
mated John Hcwrigen for Representatives. -
\ creamery association has boon formed a
Hampshire Corpors and the buildings ar,
: now bolng built
UNDERhiLL.
Thomas II. Ross at the Centre is very i'll
b. l.. Terrill at tho Centre has his mil
nearly ready 10 run again. He is gather IN
; UP the lumber that went down tho river il
: the hOod hut it is damaged very much. -
rs an extra train was coming down from
8 Cambridge junction, Thursday night, Their
- were four cars deraiiod at North nd erhill
Thore was one brakeman on top of the ear
and when it went over he fell on top o
some brush and dishgurod his face some
what, but no bones were broken. a Mr.
5 Murphy of Weterville, Maine, was in a ca
Of IS horses for DR.. Webb, and they jus
got over the wreck in time to save them
, selves. Being attached to the engine the
, came to this station all right and wer
{ Obliged to stop or here until the wreckin
train from st. Adams passed through to tn
, wreck, about / O'Clock at night, when the
| started for Mr.. Webb's farm. The cream
{ cry started up Tuesday morning. They ar
/ at work on tine bridges at the Center, an
4 will aoon have the one at Bixbys croamer
0 ready Tor the stringers. Butter sold frol
| Is TO 81 cents here to-day. Hathorn an
. Waters are the buyers, Waters Dough