Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-20
ADDISON COUNTY.
VERGeNNES,

Miss Belle Strickland is home from Reese
Sille for her summer vacation. The Misses
Hit and Miss Alice Merrill are at j.. j..
Benton's Swiss cottage at Mile Point. Miss
Rabb of Vincennes, Ind, who has been the
guest OF Lieut.. and Mrs. Bradbury for ssv-
eral weeks, has concluded her VISIT. -Goorge
T. Stone is closing out his stock of goods
and will go out of trade. Miss Lllley OF
Washington is a summer guest ut Drift
wood cottage. DR.. Shipman was treated to
a surprise party Wednesday evening, by
Mrs. Shipman. The evening was devoted
10 whist and refreshments closed pleasant
occasion.
The vergennes Independents will take
part in the St. Adams fremen's tourna-
ment. The Volunteers will probably at
tend also.--The grand stand on the old fair
grounds is to be moved up to Main street
ind transformed into tenement house. -
Mrs George L. Rogers of Detroit, Mich, is
visiting in Ferrisburgh end vicinity Ar.
thur Field of Hot Springs, s. D., son OF the
late Austin Field, aud formerly of Yer
gennes, is visiting here. Miss AdGie Briggs
OF Brandon is the guest of Mrs. Z. G. Nor
ton at Milo point. Charles and Harry
Booth are stopping at Whip-poor-will
lodge. George Stone Charles Hindes, b.
Bristol, A Armagnnc and others go into
camp for season at :. a. Tuttlo's camping
ground, south OF KimhalI's point.-The
district school at West Salisbury, Mary L.
johnson teacher, closed Friday with e pic
uic to Lake Dunmore and appropriate ex-
srcises.
Dir. Pilon has been appointed an examin-
Ing surgeon for The bureau OF pensions fer
Addison county, which meets at Middle
bury.-W. w. Sweeney started Saturday
night on business trip to West Virginia.
Moses y OFT, the nurse of Judge Stevens,
Is taking q vacation.--G Il. McCueD has
returned from his trip to Massachusetts. -
Judge Petty has returned. Lieut. md Mrs.
Paine are guests at Driftwood cottage, APP
l'etree Point -lir. Scates OF Boston is the
guest of i. L. Sears. Miss Eliza Stevens
has returned from Keesevlile. The Lily
brought party Of city guests from est
port Ina Friday afternoon. E W. Hindes
of Burlington passed sunday with his
father. j. q. Hlndes shaft OF the
Nellie is now ready for service. DR.. and
Mrs. Henry +. iickolt of Orange n. j.,
are spending q short time with MIR. and
Mrs. ". Il. Hickok.
Charles Holcomb aud son, with their
families, left this city for West
port Monday.--A destructive forest
fire ragged in Panton Saturday The city
council met Tuesday evening at the city
clerk office. -Georgo Thorne has taken the
kimball cottage at Mile point. A. Har-
iington and wife are at Chimney point.
FERRlS3URGH.
School closed at the Centre the 7th. The
last afternoon was passed pleasantly by
many of the people at the school house,
which was handsomely decked with flower,
Ind evergreeng. Many of the children
y.
reading, and also by some fine singing
Jessie Field, Julia and Jane Danyow nnd
Wesley Jones attended every day and were
promptly on time. c. II. Dinsmore, the
teacher, who il we'll known through the
northern part of the State, has been en-
gagged for the remainder OF the school year
MlDOl.eeURY.
The managers OF the Addison County Ag
ricultural society are making unusual ef
forts to have this years fair n good one.
The time is Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day September H. 10 and Is. The races
will be for foals OF 1890, purse 500; for
ioals of 1889, purse $780, for horses that
have never beaten three minutes, purse
$3.50; and for horses that have never beaten
$3.50, purse $3.50. Tho first and third race
named will take place on the afternoon OF
the second day, and the second and fourth
pn the afternoon OF the last day. There vii
be a 'peg' race also, the second afternoon
and bicycle race the last afternoon, will
purse OF $25 in each. Entries for thu
horse trot will close September 4, and al
pther entries September II, at p. m. c
5. Dana OF New Haven is the secretary
The local board of pension eXsmn
Ing surgeons had only four candidates be
fore them for examination las week. Al
off l.. faiA IA. ia midi fn cra
new board of surgeons appointed here
all of them democrats-but whether 1t will
succeed or not remains to DO seeS.
Mr. George ". Powers of Boston, Mass.
Is here on his regular summer visit TO hi
lister, Mrs. Justus Cobb. Miss Emm
McCue OF New y ork city is III town on
visit to her sisters, Mrs. j. ii. Sargent an
Mrs. J. J. O'Connell Of the Logan House
Mr.. NJ. c. Morrison, son of Mrs. J.. NJ
Morrison of Middlsbury, and Mas Haiti
l.. Ogsbury OF Albany, n. Y, were mar
ried July II in the latter city. Rev. G. I
X. Cogsweil, son of Luman II. Cogswell
in town for u visit to his parents -Mrs
Prof. j. N. Mallory OF sctuate Mass
formerly Miss Madge Powell OF Middlebury
is with her sister and mother
Mrs. Clarence w. Page OF Boston re
turned home Saturday after month
visit here. She was accompanied by he
sister, Miss Katie McHugh, who will max
an extended visit in Boston. NJ,
Sorley of Malone, n. y, former resider
oil Middlebury, has been in town OF bus
ness the past few days.-Alrs. John Be
OF Boston is visiting friends hsre.-Ali
Lottie Russell was well enough to bs oil
Saturday afternoon, after an illness
about two months with nervous prostratioi
Mr.. Edward Smith Of New York eau
TO town Saturday evening for n visit Mt Il
Logan House. MIR. ard Mr.. Charles Wal
wright are here from Chicago for a SUI
mer's visit
BRISTOL.
Tho ball game Friday between the ia
tory nine and the street nine resulted in
score of to 0 in favor of tho former.
a number of men are engaged in layil
new aqueduct and it Is hoped that Il
long water famine may soon be over.
Farmers are well along with their haydn
CORNWALL.