Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-26

party Saturday evening. Refreshments
were served and a very enjoyable time was
reported. Among those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. j. S. Patrick, Mir. and Mrs. r.
H. Cassidy, Miss Annie Smith and Misses
Lucia and Alma Andrews OF Burlington,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Il. Patrick Mr. and Mrs.
+. L. Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs a. s. Hull
DR.. and Mrs. G. f. Edmunds, Mr. and Mrs
l.. l. Ray, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Y. Beach, Mr.
and Mrs. G. Il. Leonard, Miss Eta Mead
l.. l.. Partridge aud II. c. Miles OF this town
and NJ. n. Buck of St. Adams The prizes
for the best playing were won by Mr.. Buck
and Mrs. Leonard.
Frost has penetrated the ground TO q
greater depth than usual and occasions
much Inconvenience by stopping water
pipes. Mrs. Susan Rays large dairy,
Charles Lavigne's large dairy on the Mack
place and many others are supplied with
water hauled in casks The waste pipes to
Daniel Patricks cistern, which is in the
attic, frose up and the overflow flooded the
house, doing a good deal of damage. James
Cassidy drew 5000 pounds of hay to Rich
mond at one load, which sold for $22 90.
Hay sells at the barn for $12 per ton. -
Perry Read has fitted and seeded fvo acres
of land in such a manner that he expects to
roise 30 tons OF hay on it this yenr. He
uses 500 pounds of phosphate and 80 loads
OF manure in seeding down w allace W.
Place sold $1,000 worth Of produce of his
farm of 90 acres last year. He raised over
$500 worth of potatoes, his bees paid well
and his butter, which vas home made, was
supplied to special customers in Burlington
for gilt edge price, r. o. Castle and c.
l. Cole took G3 pickerel out OF Sbelburne
pond one day last week. Daniel O'Brien is
at the Kelley cure in Montpelier. Hull's
creamery paid 81 % per cwt. for December
milk. After April the creamery will
adopt the milk test plan and evory patron
will be paid in proportion to the richness of
his milk.
UNDERHltL.
Mr.. George irish will movs to his farm
at North Underhl this spring. Carlos
Young of Vergennes is in town on visit.
j. w. Clark il running the heelwright
shop of Homer Thompson. Mr.. Preston 10
in the same line at Currie's shop.-A sister
of Mrs c. S. Whipple from Cambridge is
| in attendance at her bedside. MIR. Horace
| Irish of New York intends making his
future home in town.-A man on the street
under the influence OF intoxicants is a rare
| spectacle. missionary attempts are being
made by the Methodist church OF this place
| to again start the society at Westford Cen
ire.
c. c. Abbott has returned and resumed
his duties at the depot L. Terril is
sick. Mrs. H. l.. Smith is visiting her
daughter, Mrs Bradford. Efforts are be-
ing made by the Lyceum club to induce the
citizens generally to participate in their
| debates. -Epidemics OF type hitherto un-
known in this section 80 say Nj. d. 81 ere
| raging in our midst.
1t is too cold yet to move potatoes, al
though several cars are waiting to be load
ed.-Many bushels of roots are frozen in
collars twenty-five teams are engaged in
hauling logs to the mill.
The funeral OF Mrs. Harvey Horner was
held at the residence of her father, p b.
Smith, Underhll Ceutre, Monday. Her
death occurred last Friday and was caused
by consumption. son OF G. Z. Ter
rll, has been quite sick. MFR. Spear and
| family are to move from the Hawley farm,
| which they carried on last season.-A
| dramatic entertainment is promised US in
the near future. A musical entertainment
is also in the embryonic state, both voca
and instrumental, the proceeds to the Catho-
| lie society at the Centre.-It is understood
that Carlos Young late Of Nergennes, will
remain in town.
RICHMOND.
| About IL O'Clock F. M on the 18th the bells
rang for fire. Upon investigation it wal
found to be the dwelling of Rufus Place.
| The house with nearly ali of the contents
was burned. Mr. Place was the only oc
| cupant aud narrowly escaped creme ton.
The building was only 25 feet from Il. c.
Hathornes house and it required some eff
fort on the part Of the citizens TO save that.
| The insurance is about 5000.
Our local sports are daily speeding their
trotters on the river. The continuous cold
weather has shut off several water supplies.
j. w. Hilton is confined to the house Of
grip.
There is nearly a water famiLe in this
village. The new service pipes OF Hilton &;
Stevens have been frozen for a number of
days. The water company are making
great exertions to thaw out and get the
water started. Arthur Thompson of Mid
dlesex, formerly Of this town, son of Far
nam Thompson, was buried here Monday.
his disease was inflammation Of the bowels.
MILTON.
An infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jed
Lsvanway died Thursday. They were
burned out but few days ago.
WEST MILTON.
George King has commenced work on Fl
8. Lincon's new farm house. Mrs. Charlie
Osgood was in Fairfax last week TO care 70
her sister, Mrs. L. G. Cook, who is danger
ously ill.-WHl Morton has moved to Nil
ton Falls.-Mr. Wright was obliged to leav
the store for few days last week becaus
of two large boils with which he wa
afflicted.
HUNTINGTON.
The funeral of Mrs. Rosette, wife of JOIN
T. Sprague, was attended Thursday from tn
Union church at the north village, Rev. 4
b. Fuller OF Sterksboro officiating, with q
w. Sayles in charge. About 30 King
daughters attended in body and furnished
a beautiful floral cross for her caskot thu
showing their respect to former MONDE
of their order. Her age was 81. Sho leave
a husband and three children to mourn he
loss The singing was by the Richmond choir
Mrs. Kate Towers, Mrs Hattie Towers
Mr.. Winslow and Mr.. Jacobs, with Mrs
Eva /. Sayles at the organ. -Mrs. Sylv
johnson. Mrs. Guy Bickford, Levi A. Taft
j. n. Cutter and S. r. Norton, Mr.. A. b
Smsllss family, have all been sick with l.