Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-16

noon and evening ut the village hail. The
horse trot on the river Saturday afternoon
was for blankets. Alton Ashley was one OF
the winners The reading circle are to
meet Thursday afternoon Of tho CongrcSa-
| tionsl parsonage. Mrs. Skeels of White
ball, n. y, was in town last week visiting.
MI and Mrs. Bates of Nesitord were
visiting in town last week. -Charles Ian
don of st. Adams was in town SATURDAY.
ESSEX CENTER.
The children of the late Mrs. Selma
| Dorr wish to thank friends and neighbors
| for many kind acts during tho recent sick
ness, death aud burial of their mother: Mi.
aud Mrs. Adbor Dorr, Mr.. aud Mrs. john
Dorr, Mr.. and Mrs George Dorr, Mr.. nnd
Mrs. Joseph Door, Fred Dorr, Willie Dorr,
| Mr.. aud Mrs. Louis Mnssey.l
| The house OF II. s. Bradley was burned
asst Thur day. The fire was discovered at
about | 80 in tho forenoon, probably the
result of au overheated stove or defective
chimney. Most of his household effects
were saved. Thomas King, who was NV
ing in a part OF the house lost nearly every
! thng. N. Is. Bradley is moving into the
| W. ID. Ayres' house at the Centre.-Thom-
as King has moved in with Eli peppin.
Mrs. & II. Brown went to Rutland
Monday, as a delegate to the W. Il, Z. de-
partnont of tho State G. A. II. encampment.
SOUTH BURLINGTON.
Miss Eva Sullivan, teacher in district 10.
6, gave an entertainment of raro merit in
the school house Tuesday the 9TH. The
programme contained "A numbers and each
part was carried out in u pleasing manner.
WEsTFORO.
John and Louis Bashaw have rented the
Lapoint farm in Fletcher. Mrs. Ei. Nor
gan spent last week in Bucling ton
+. H. Myres has rented the Dan Bishop
fern in jericho. Louis Hall is to occupy the
farm vacated by Mr.. Myers.
John L. Rice has been hired to make
cheese for the Union Cheese company the
coming seasop.-E. II. Rugges has been up
pointed postmaster at the Brookside post
Office Albert Wilcox moves to Fairfax
this week to carry on Isaac Wilcox's farm
Tho auditors are to meet Saturday, Feb
ruary Is.
St,ELBURNE.
The funeral of Mrs Amorett Russell
took place at the Methodist church Friday
at II o'c ock H. m, Rev. w. j. Chapman
officiating. Mrs. Russell was very estiina
BILE lady. She leaves son, Charles NJ
Russell, who has the symathy OF the whole
community in his Bereavement. -Mastei
Frank Gebhardt, who has been very sick, il
improving.
ESSEX JUNG TON.
Miss Agnes Drury 10 in Montpelier for
few days.-Mrs. {. n. Ferrin started FOL
, Montreal Thursday evening to spend fev
days with her brother Henry benedict. -
Mrs. Walter Mansfield from Boston an,
Hiss Hattie Macras from Colchester ar
visiting at DR.. G. u. Ferrip s.-EdwarC
Smith has moved into his new house Oh
Park street.
> ST. GEORGE.
The town auditors will meet at the tow
clerk s Office in the early afternoon Of Feb
, ruary rs. All town officers arc requesto
to have their accounts at the clerks olllc
10 due time. u. S. Reynolds, CT the W.
johnson &; Co. creamery of Essex Junction
. wa, in town last week aud completed ar
rangements whereby a separator will b
started about April /. Mr.. Jimmo vii
furnish the motive power.-Miss Anna Bar
Der OF Richmond closed 10 weeks term O
school last Friday. Russell Tilley has bee
on the sick list for few days past R. L
: Forbes fell on the ice while going to hi
t barn one evening last week and receive
quite severe bruises. b. Carr is on tn
sick ist.-H. II. Tilley had relapse las
Thursday night which left him in a feebl
coalition.
WlLLISTON.
! Mrs Carrie Wright arrived in town las
i week There was a dance at the hal
, Thursday night. Waterman and Steven
8 furnished music. People are earring pota
toes at 10 cents bushel. The Slee clu
met at Mr.. l.. IL. Tacott's Saturday night
. Oscar Phelps is expected in town soon -
D Lon Wheeler will loave the Bishop farm i
March and move to Colchester to work I;
/ the creamery.-The singing school will clos
/ Wednesday night with a concert. Mrs. Lou
= ton is to return from Montreal the first OF TIL
G week. Mrs. johnson has so Far recovere
r as to be brought home from her sons Sat
urday.
a HiNESeURGH.
: Harrison W. Pierce has bought of
Dow all his mill property, including on
dwelling house ami tho machine shop, 70
$500. He has rented the shop to the ne
creamery association. --Constab.e Edwer'
Ray will move to Shslburne this spring
Cornelius Crowley has taken ths Lewis Ne
son farm in Charlotte on shares. -Charlt
Howard is spending the week in MlIton.-
% Miss Mary Lyman is visiting at Herber
3ecchcr s.-Miss Jennie Freeman ia home o
= {. vacation. -John Chapman and his son
. Mrs. Howard Ray aud Frank LamI
"A son have been very sick with tho gril
d. ana under DR.. Edmunds' treatment
y Mrs. {. l.. Lampson was quite seriously in
. iured by fall Oh the ice. The aged An
broso Bissonette, 0S years old last January
;, Is quits focbe. The farmers have organizs
= a cooperation creamery company to be ru
% on the test plan ard will begin about Marc
l.-Dr. T.. II. Hunt hns been appointe
= Loslth officer for st. George. Miss Ciar
: Weed is candidate for postmistress as We
as Miss Belle Coanns.
= Miss Cora Ball will resume her class c
u instrumental! and vocal music, Throughout
Q the spring and summer. Mrs IL. NJ. Pag
has fine display of house plonts.-Mr.
II. ID. Weller gave dinner party lost Sal
> urdey.
The u. Y. NJ. Concert club will give on
CT their entertainments in the Baptis
church Friday evening, February 24th
L The club Is so we'll and favors bly, know
, that all who may attend may safely antici
a pate most agreeable time.
e EAST CHARLOTTE.
Friends of Rsy II Murray will m n J,