Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-17

day the 18TH.
Episcopal services in the Methodist church
Sunday. Rev. b. A. Atwell of Shelburne
Will preach.
COLCHESTER.
j. f. Wolcott is visiting his son Edgar in
! Worcester, Mass The Colchester Dramatic
club will give an entertainment at the town
hall Thur,day evenin,.-Rev. n. G. Parker
OF the Troy conference is in town in search
of place to buy Tor his future home. The
| Metho1sts are talking Of sa.ling their par
sonage and buying =. McNa!fs place as it is
more convenient to the church.-B 2.
Thompson is in Worcester, Mass, visiting
his granddaughter, Mrs. Minnie White. -
Commuulon services will be held at the
| Methodist church Sunday. Rev. MIR. Rob-
i. s)n OF Milton will olicate.
SEELBURNE
Miss Laura Colamer gave leap year
| party to her friends on the evening Of the
OH Mt her home. fire supper was served
with general good time all Ground
| Capt. +. W. Blodgett and Miss Lena Fer
rim closed their schools i'll district No. | Fri
day. In Miss FERNS room there was
rea, i1t coute in tie third AMI fourth
r'auer's clas.e.. The prize, ii gold dollar,
VS. awarded by the giver, Eev. {. i. Viii
cI>, to May Clifford IN the third reader aud
to ,ollas Tracy u the fourth reader Class.
! The ju lges were Mrs. j. Il. White, Mrs. +.
W. Blodeett and Miss Fannie Sutton.
DR.. W. $. Wobo aud family return
to New York Thurs lay.-Rev. \. b. At
well holds Lenten services Mt the Episcopal
chapel Mon lays and Fridays at p. M
The King Daughters give an enterta nment
and soclaOle at town hall Friday evening,
| March Is.
HUNTINGTON.
Commissioner Ellis has appointed II. NJ.
Small liquor agent for the remainder OF the
| year.-l.iuaS " Williamson and George Nor
ton have returned from Boston.-A ID.
White, who has been sick FOR some time, Is
better. Maud Collins is gaining slowly.-J.
r. Cutting is moving to Brsto-E jah Roll
Inns and wife have leased their farm for ono
year and have hired cut to X. "A. Norton
for the same length of time.
The creamery at the North village will
commence taking milk every day soon.-
solomon Norton is able to sit up some.-
, y lawsuit Is in progress at the Centre, in
which W. L. Burnnp OF Burlington is at or
, ney for NJ |. E.iis, plaintif, and George
, Alger and George flanagan of Hinesburgh
are defendants in the suit. --Communion
services were held last sunday in the Union
church ut North vilage.-Alley Carpen er,
who had his anNle hurt, is gaining slowly. -
Maud Collins is gaining. The dance at the
town hail at the North village last Friday
| night was well attended, and two overcoa, 8
t and pair of gloves we're stolen from Mr..
, Mahon. Mrs. John Carpenter is sick. The
little daughter OF Il. W. Sayles hurt her
3 chin severely While siding the other day
| The Ladies' Aid society at the Centre held
{ an ice cream festival at the town hail W ed-
tA.tr no
, pairing the church. AT the horse trot at
, Richmond the Sd Maud d, the horse owned
/ by Richard Delong OF Huntington won.-
; Lawrence Swinger has leased Mrs. Alfred
0 Smiths farm. Communion services we're
held in the Union church Sunday at the
North villages. Il. Norton remains about
the me.-Ihe steam mil ut the Centre has
commenced saving slaves.
HlNtS9URGH.
, The funeral of Mrs C. J. Russell was
largely attended from her late home Fri
day. Rev. A. c. Field of Arlington con
ducted the sci vices II. NJ. Hull had charge.
The hymns were rendered by Mr. aud Mr..
Z. O. Martin, Mrs. r. A. Miner and Frank
, Flagg The white casket was covered with
a profusion of flowers. Mrs. Russell was q
daughter Of w H. Northrop of Castleton. -
AT the meeting Of the Cemetery association
the following directors were elect I'd: e. d.
Boy nton, Il. NJ. Hull, w. K. Patrick, c.
3 g. Peck, c. f. Mend, James Fraser, Ii. d.
Weller. About $500 cash and assets was
l reporte in the treasury and it was voted TO
nd about $500 in draining the grounds
and grazing the avenues. At the directors
meeting G d. Boynton was chosen presi-
: dent, II. NJ. Hull secretary, and W. r. Pat
rlc: sexton. "A. Sykes has tapped his sugar
a orchard, but no sugar has been made yet
y A large flock of Wild ges.s passed north
during the warm spell which many think
9 betokens an carly spring.
RICHMOND.
County Examiner j. 5. Ciliey will hold
examination OF teachers at Academy hal
March Il at o'clock a. IN. Five mem
\ bers were added to the Congregations
= church last Sunday on profession Of faith. -
/, The schoo. board of directors will meet al
. ii. l.. say les store Saturday at p. M.
, to transact business. w. ). Walker of St
Johnsbury, sonin-law of Milton Stevens
has bought third interest in the dry good,
store Of Hilton ~ Stevens and Will move tC
town in few days-A praise service viii
b. held at the Universal st church Sunday
' al the usual time, under the auspices OF thu
a h'ng Daughters; subject, Trust. ~
WEST MILTON.
n Service at the church bere each Sunda,
Il has added much to the interest of the Sun
3 day school as there Is no break in the les
sons. The average attendance for the hal
d year has been 20 and the largest attendanc
has been 3i.-Alrs Lane of Burlington ma
il come to spend the summer with her niece
o Mrs. A. A Ierrick. -Emery Mills is talk
e lug of moving to Mallets Bay Mrs. q. w
d Granger Is quite sick with la grippe. MIR
n snow met with lad accident While chop
l. ping the other day. His axe glanced cut
It ting cash in the calf OF his leg that re
J. quired seven stitches. Dr. Hathaway dress
;. ed the wound and it is doing well.-D. q
Bullock purchased fine three year old col,
! thoroughly broken of Cornelius Bevens TO
A. $50 and Dave say S it isn't Il swtcher either
l. WILLIS ON.
ID B. +. Charles had the first finger ON hi
- right hand sawed Off Saturday. A flock c
10 wild geese, numbering about 10, passed owe
W few Gays sincs.-Harry Charles and Hei
in bert Osborne have returned from Lon
% Lake. -Mrs Searles remains very ill. Mr.
Nav Lent il caring for her.-Messrs, Ial