Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-27


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town Monday. The Hinesburgh and Char
lotte bands have chartered the steamer
Reindeer for August 1st and will go to
Ausable Chasm. A large attendance is OK
pectsd. There are several cases Of typhoid
fever in town.-Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Hos
ford of Lowell, Mass, are spending few
weeks in town. Farmers ane mostly
through ying.-Last Saturday during the
storm the lightning struck in the door yard
of Will Fish as he and bis wife were about
to step into their wagon. No serious dam
age WIS done. Mrs. Emelino Dudley Buch-
err, wife OF DR.. Elmer Bucher, died Sunday
after a protracted illness in the I7th year
of her age. Mrs George Flanagan and her
daughters spent the past week in town.
F. Rafferty, and family of Montreal are at
| John Stapleton's Miss Nina Hull and her
friend, Miss Alice NJ. Outhanlf, are spend
ing week with A. s. Hull at Deer Point
| Saturday there were four distinct thunder
storms here and about / J inches of water
fell. Fruits Of all kinds promise light
crop. Corn is backward, but grain is fill
ing well and is heavy growth while the
hay crop is better than for several years
past; potatoes though uncertain yet prom
Use an average yield; old potatoes are 10
cents per bushel, and scarce, but new pote-
toes are offered for S1.-George Leonard,
| who wos so severely njured by fall from
his moving machine, is quite comfortable
and the wounds in his back and his disabled
arm promise to heal speedily. Miss Mary
Falby is going to ettond the Burlington
High school the coming year.
SHELeURNE.
The Methodist Sunday school have their
annual boat ride on the steamer A. Will
liams August 4.-Charle. Allen and bride
have returned from their wedding trip to
Saratoga. Henry Thorp, jr., fell from
fence Monday and broke his left arm H.
s. Tracy Of New York spent Sunday at G.
L. Blairs with his family.
RICHMOND.
The Universalist church will be closed I'M
til the first Sunday in August.
COLCHESTER.
The Kings Daughters held an ice cream
festival and literary entertainment Friday
evening at the town hall. 1t netted them
about S9.-A hail storm passed over this
place Sunday afternoon, which did con-
siderable damage to growing crops. -Sey
mour aud Seth Cary are having an occa-
sioual tilt with the law Just now first over
an old account: second, over the cutting Of
e
of Franklin are visiting at d. y. Hunt
ress'.
! WEST MILTON.
Mrs. Sarah Carpenter and son are spending
the week with d. o. Bullock. Mrs Vaughn
and Mrs. Reid of Seattle, WASH, ere visit
ing at A. A. Herrick's There will be a
prayer meeting Friday evening at d. o.
Bullock's
SOUTH BURLINGTON.
Mrs. Judge Weed lie visiting hor daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. n. Drury.
Burberry pckcrs are swarming to Tam
arack swamp on the old Thayer farm.
Circulars are out announcing an excur-
, sion to Ausabs Chesm and Plattsburgh IN
der the auspices of the Charlotte cornet
band and Hinesburgh Harmony band.
WILLISTON.
Herbert Thompson aud wife started for
homo Saturday by way OF Chicago Mrs
Mary T. Whipple went with them to Chcn.
go and will visit Western friends before re-
turning. Mrs. James Burke is very i'll.
Her daughter from st. Adams came las,
t week.-Mrs. George Chapman of North
" Illiston is sick r. +. Brown and family
of North Wiliston have gone to the worlds
fair.-Mrs. A. S. Ornsbee will return to
-. w. tatbor,s NJ C,.r,' nJ
daughter Martha, arrived at the old homo
, Nil I's, -
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WESTFORD.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olkes of Bedford. p. @.
who have been visiting at Charles KIM
. balls, have returned to Canada The
Christian Endeavor society give an ict
, cream festival at Edward Morgan, Wed
nesday evening. Mis- Lenda Hill OF Bos
Y ten ID visiting her sister, Mrs George Grow
The funeral of Mrs. Heman Leonard wa,
4 held last week Wednesday. John Macon
Der returned to Springfield Mass, Monday
Don Scott and daughter, Miss Ella, ar
q | visiting in town.-Rev. r. b. Fay has beer