Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-02

tons per acre tho last year. There 10 evil
IDENTIFY some land in Vermont that has not
run out yet. George Prindies boys have
sold $500 worth of eggs from thoir hens i'll
10 months. They had 300 hens. The total
receipts OF Mrs. Willard Rays farm for the
year 1892 were S3l14. The total expense
account was S10i5, which certainly leaves a
handsome profit There will be regular
meeting of Gen. T. S. Peck camp, No. az,
at the G. A. II. hall on Wednesday evening,
February s, $685. at 1880 o'clock. Every
member is requested TO be present
as it is for installation of officers. -
| The question for debate at the ii. II. s.
Debating society on Thursday evening is:
Resolved, That Washington did more for
his country than Lincoln" Everybody in
vited to attend. Mrs. Louis Thompson is
visiting A. II. Hosford and wife at Lowell,
Mass.-Edward Duryen bruised one of his
| feet badly last Saturday while drawing logs
| S. G. Place IL confined to the house with
heart disease. Henry Weidenbacker has
taken D. c. Barriers farm in South Bur
lington. Clifford Lewis ba. taken Curtis
| Andrews farm.-lssiah Dow sold 10 cows
last week at $40 each.
a Golden, Col, paper, received here, con-
tanned an account of the death OF John r.
Harrison in the snow, near Troy Mont,
the last of December. He was interested in
a mine about eight miles from Troy, Mont,
and started on snow shoes from Troy
| for the mine, but never reached it. Six
days later his partu arrived in Troy from
the mine and informed the people that
he had not reached it. A searching
party found his body frozen in the snow,
about two miles from his destination. Mr..
Harrison was a nephew of n r. Miles, esq,
and his mother was native Of this town.
II. n. Hall is putting now engine into his
! creamery. He 10 drawing water for his
creamery from Pond brook, and says he
will keep running if he has to bring water
in basket and Mrs. S. j. Ploof are
spending few days in Burlington.
RICHMOND.
The funeral of Arthur Thompson Of Mid
dlcsex was held at the Unversalist church
January 90, Rev. Mr.. Evans, assisted by
the Rev. Mr.. Hazen, officiating. Deceased
was a member of North Star lodge f. and
A. NJ. and the burial service was rendered
by DR.. Brigham, master Of the lodge, in the
church on account Of the Indictment wealth
er, marshal pro tenn, +. E. Briggs, having
charge. The intorment was at the new
cemetery. Deceased leaves a wife and two
children. District Deputy Clark made an
official visit to North Star lodge the Gath
inst. and exemplfled the new floor work for
the lodge.
Mr. and Mrs s. T. Andrews gave an in
formal reception to their many ftiends and
neghbors, Saturday, January %, previous
to their Western trip.-Mrs Andrews and
Miss Carlotta started Monday snight for
Pleasant Plain, Iowa, where Clark s. An
drews and f. w. Powers are associated in
business. A little later Mr. Andrews will
join her in visit through Iowa, Michigan
and Illinois. In the meanwhile they will
visit the worlds fair. In view Of this trip
Mr. Andrews has rented his farm to Mr..
Alton Kenyon Of Hinesburgh for one year.
Last Monday Chandler Cutler was takin e
his niece, Miss Carrie Richardson, to her
school in Williston when the harness broke
The horse ran and Miss Richardson wa,
thrown out, receiving serious injuries, but
is now much better. Mr. Cutler was also
! somewhat injured. Mrs. Fanny Clarl
has gone to Middlesex to stay while
her counsin, Mr.. Swift, goes t.
Florida to look after his orange grove
There is to be race on the mills track or
the river next Friday afternoon. A priz,
OF four blankets aud purse of $50 are t.
} be awarded. Several fine horses are en-
tered.
SHElBURNE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Barritt are receivine
congratulations over the birth of son. -
The High School lyceum held Its first meet
, ing at the school house W ednesday evening
: The question discussed was: Resolved tina
''The Indian has suffered more at the hand
of the white man than the negro.h Thu
leading speakers on the affirmative were
\ Harry Tyler and Martin Tracy; on the neg
Q alive, Burt Scoville and Charles Niles Tn
t board of decision were, Mr.. Booth, MIR
Blodgett and Miss Ferrin; and the question
was decided in favor of the affirmative
There was some good singing and speaking
= | by the young men aud women, and a pape
- edited by Miss Florence Newell and Len
y Allen. The next meeting Of the lyceun
. will he held in the school house Wednesda
. evening, February 8.-Miss Mamie Irish o
Holyoke Macs. niece OF Luther and LON
!, andy Pierce, died January 90 and was buris
at Shelburne Thursday, Rev. w. }. Chap
man officiating The meeting for the dis
cussion of good roads has osen postpone
from February to February 10, to allo,
. Hr. Clifford time to complete the arrange
ments. DR.. F. r. Stcddard has boon az
:, pointed health officer for the next tire
years.
Tia junior Christian Endeayor sociabl
70 Friday evening was very pleasant affair
The y. p. S. C. f. of the Method,
~ church observed Sunday evening as Chris
!. tien Endeavor day. The Charlotte Chris
- tian Endeavor and their pastor, Rev. Nj
;. Gnlick, were present.-The funeral
+ Frank knights occurred Sunday afternoon
u Rev. }. w. Chapman officiating.
JERICHO.
l. L. II. Chaplin has sold his farm to Fran
# 8. Ransom, aud Ernest Smith has purchase
n the latter's farm.
MILTON.
10 Few men in town were better known tina
o Horace Robinson, having spent nearly Il
ID OF his GO years of boyhood and manhoo
4, here. The funeral service was held at Il
: Methodist church. Rev. w. G. Robinso
% officiating. Senaca lodge, Of which he was
9. member, performed the burial services wit
IN III asonic ceremony.
% 1t is said that toe graded school distric
&c will have 10 hold their annual meeting al
h election of trustees on or about March Z.
I'd Patrick Mansfield has been confined to h
" house for more that a week, w ednesdu
III morning the villagers were aroused at 6:t