Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-10
ADDISON COUNTY.
VERGENNE S.

the house, at two o'clock, Tuesday. Mrs.
John Gouloit died Saturday night in the 50
year of her age. Funeral Tuesday morning
at uine o'clock, from st. Peters church,
During last year $4,000 OF the city's
Indebtedness has been paid Off
Rowland f. Robinson Of Ferrisburgh has
presented to the Vergenues library u copy of
his history of Vermont just issued. Tue
library now has 1hom psons, Heaton's and
Haskins and Robinsons histories OF YER
mont.-Mr. w. Il. Hill Of Cambridge has
succeeded Mr.. Fancher as teacher at the
State Reform school. Miss Herrika Stevens
is visiting her sister, Mrs Lieut.. Hammond
at Chicago The annual inspection OF the
fire department was held at the city hall
Monday evening.
The annual inspection and pay night of the
Vergennes fire department occurred Monday
evening" The city hall was well filed with
officials and fremen, among them being
Chief Engineer NJ. J. Graves; lsG Assistant
j. n. Norton; ID Assistant A. b. Taher;
mem bers OF Volunteer hose No. 2, Stevens
hose No. !, Otter Greek hook and ladder
company. Aldermen $. W. HINES, II.
Ketcham, !. H. Smith and Common Coun-
cilmen Nj. L. Bristol Il. &. Norton, q. +.
Town, and s. d. Miner, vice president Of
the State firemen's association were also
present. After inspection Remarks were
made by Messrs. Hindes, Bristol and others.
The entire depart ment Is in excellent coudI-
ton, the tiremen in good uniform. Nine
teen hundred feet Of A No. l hose is avail
able, with 800 feet surplus hose
AT the close the fremen received Sc each
for the year. OF course, the historical cigar
ended the whole affair III a cloud of smoke
Judge j. W. Barnes IS better. The love
ly little daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. \. Cross
aged ) years, died Tuesday. IL ne funeral
OF L. Graves was largely attended Monday
d. Kingsland, who manages the town
farm SO we'll, has had offer of the Com
blnation farm at WillistIn, but will not ac-
cept.-A vicious COW came near doing seri.
Gus injury to Mls. i. h. Nittum. The ami
NAL knocked Mrs. Y. down and her face was
injured by the horns Of the COW before help
came. -Rumor says that States Attorney
+. l.. Wish is about to lead to the hyineueal
altar Miss Minnie j. Lyon OF W&ter bury,
late of the State school.-Ihe funeral of the
late Cyrus Smith attended at the house
Tuesday at 2 p. IN, Bearers, Il. b. Benton,
James Crane i. Doten, L. c. Everest
Judge W. $. Wright of Walthan, alter
20 years of faithful service as school super
intendeut, gives place to a successor. He i
town clerk, which position he hes held for
the same period. Revival SCI ices at the
Methodist church in Pauton are IN contem-
plutiol, and the services CT L. l.. kipgsand
will be called in requisltlon. Mary Mckee
yer is sick with TYPHOID pneumonia. --G f..
O. kimuall of Boston is in town on
business aud will return Saturday,
c. S. Haven is taking possess. Of ais new
purchase, The StricA an residence, on FL
bow street-Mrs. W. a. Mead's Illness
| n raj aH IA ~ ha
templuted reception by the Ladies Relief
corps. The steamer Island now 'yIng at
Hoboken, n. j., viii take tho first foreign
shipment OF trio OF white wonders from
the poultry yard of William n. French OF
New Haven to Andrew Hanson of Copen-
hagen, Denmark. They are as line speci
mems OF poultry as could lie desired. ! hey
go in charge Of Capt Thomson, of the Is
land. The order came TIL ough the Dalisl
, consul at New York. lac birds will in nc
degree detract from the reputation of Yer
. mont abroad as a model State for sheer
horses and fowls.
The Forthcoming report of the az 'Itors
OF the city will show reductions in the ex-
, penses OF nearly every department, NOTABLY
the poor account which this year is only
about 5000, ,ainst about $1,000 thu year
previous The entire floating debt has beJn
paid, and now the Sj2, 900 OF wa.or bond
10 Lac only Indebtedness OF the city. A tar
of 100 cents is recommended to run the city
for another year, and pay $1,000 o.. tn,
bonds,
CORNWALL
A pleasant social was given on tha even
ing OF the "a at the hospitabe home of Dr..
aud Mrs. Z. o. Porter for tue uene4it OF tn,
Sunday school fund Deacon A. j. Bene
dcl, for many years a resident OF this town
but now Of Concord, n. H., is in town on 4
visit to his brother, Charles Benedict. w.
H. Matthews has hesn lie past waek ii
western New York on II visit to his niece
Mrs. Hobbs, formerly Miss Auu!a Mead OF
, this place.
Mrs. Robert Huntley OF West Cornwall
, left on Wednesday to JOIN h-r husband
Portland Me- Mrs. Sarah bingham anC
son Dean returned on Monday from Vir
,inla, whore they are soon to locate - s.
, Haskell OF New York is sojouruing in uow1
with his father, B. +. Haskeli-tiiiber
Lane and son, formerly of this town, blu
now residents of Bethel, are in town on
visit to Mrs. Lucinda Lane
LINCOLN,
The proceeds OF tho Crazy sociable. >
under the auspices Of the "Y's' last " ed
;Iesday evening, were $l3-Goorge Brown
nus gone 10 AnespHVJ, -hGss., 10 work.
Revival meetings ara being held evenings il
the Methodist church. The Method
church nave bought new organ. Mis-
Sumner OF East Mddlebury IS here. Edison
Irish, while working for tho Lincoln Lum
Der company Monday, got his hand on tn
saw, cutting or one finger and ujuring tn
rest or his hand badly. DR.. Dodge dresse,
it.
3 kllDOLEBURY.
Smith Beckwith ID improving the interior
of his house. Tx Gov. Stewart returned t,
5 New YORK Friday night He will 90 from
there to Boston. He has recently been IL
Chicago with his daughter. Teams are Il
: work removing the debris from the site o
the Methodist church. The funeral of Mis-
Paulina Packard was attended from her LAT
residence Saturday afternoon. Rev. Mr.
: Bell OBLIGATED. -George Pilney ia out again
1t is understood that Clinton Smith ha
decided to remain permanently III Washing
r on.-Aany cisterns are dry on account O
the dry weather, and those in the stores o
Main street were filled from the hydraut
I Saturday. Prof. Benedict of the BristC
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