Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-26

He is to receive deed of the place Joseph
Pratt is moving into the Harrington house
CHARLOTTE.
s. A. Williams is improving. Martin Hill
is critically i'll with typhoid fever. School
commenced in No. g Monday the 23d.
Stella Prindle is teacher.--Miss Laura
Brownell teaches in No. 2.--The DIR. Joel
Stone place at the Corners is decided to Mrs.
Martha f. Field. There are several ''sus-
pects' connected with recent burglarics at
Cedar Beach and Thompson Point cottages.
Rutland papers, which speak of a recent
arrest as made by deputy Sheriff Thorp of
Charlotte" are o little up a tree, unless we
have a deputy Thorp'' all unbeknown to
us,-One of our prominent and successful
horsemen says there is good demand for fine
drivers, he having sold three within a short
time at good figures.
MILTON.
The Graded school opened Monday April
| 16 with about 100 pupils. The building of
the Catholic church is progressing rapidly,
| George King has lately purchased the
grounds where the old school building was
burned for $500 on which he proposes to
erect handsome dwelling The marriage
of DR.. George Dixon and Miss Jessie Mans
| field was solennized Tuesday the II that the
home of the brides parents. The official
ing clergyman was Rev. G.. Graves of Bur
| lington. The happy couple left on the night
express for Boston. Another occurred We'd
nesday morning at 9 o'clock at village hall,
the contracting parties being Mr.. George
Gillon of Fairfield and Miss Mamie King of
this place daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
King. They take trip to Montreal.-A
socable was held Wednesday evening,
April %. at village hall by the Episcopal
society. Miss Farrell of st. Adams is visit
ing at her brothers.. j. Farrelfs.
1t is hoped that soon the wOmans auxil-
arv Of Trinity church will be able to furnish
the pews of their beautiful church, which
are free and open to all. They also hope by
their efforts, aided by the men, to have e1-
ira services during the summer, and for
this purpose a special fund is now being
raised
BOLTON.
Miss Aggie Morse has commenced her
school in Jericho. it being her ninth term
there II. b. Whalen left for Montreal Sat
urday, where he receives medical treat
ment Miss Nellie Phillips is learning dress
making at Waterbury,. Bingham OF
st. Adams recently visited in town.
HlNESBURGH.
/ Mrs. Norman Kenyon died suddenly Sat
urday night. after an illness of only three
days. She was highly respected by oil fol
her Christian virtues The funeral wa:
held Tuesday afternoon. Rolin Liv.
ermore went to Connecticut Friday. There
is case of scarlet fever at Mcchanicsville
John Peshet and his sister Elizabeth ar,
both quite sick with pneumonia.-An the
primary schools in town open Monday Will
several new teachers DR.. Hunt is soon t
move to New York.
Rev. T. J. Harris has been re-engaged by
the Congregational society, and services
| will be held in the church next Sunday a
} the usual hour. o. A. Mead is repairing
, and painting his house outside and in.
Judging from the number of visible hay
e stacks and mows a good deal of hay will b.
= summered over.-Farmers are nearl,
e through sowing grain and the late rain
have started the grass finely.-lndication
a are that cattle will go to pasture shortly afte
S May !, or two weeks earlier than usual
The Laplotte river is very low.-BefOr
+ the rain forest fires could be seen burning
d in three towns and the sky was red with tn
/ flames at night.-Riley Lawrence who is il
e the livery business in Waitsfeld visited hi
$ father, Milo Lawrence, the past week.-W
n r. Patrick has purchased half interest il
the general merchant business of the Do'
Il Bros. in Elwood. Neb.-The continue
n change in our population is shown by tn
! records of one of our churches in which i
r the last four years there have been II re
4 movals, or a little more than half the resi-
dent membership.
. ESSEX JUNCTION.
The remains of Wolcott j. Beach wer
= conveyed to their final resting place Mondn
v afternoon. The funeral was largely attenJ
q ed, A. f. Stanley of Leicester Junctio
conducting the services.
q H. D. Davis from San Francisco, Cal
V is visiting his son, A. l.. Davis --Alic
q Chase, who is attending school at johnson
q has been at home for a few days vacation
d Mr.. and Mrs. William Fletcher and daugl
"a ter Anna from st. Adams, ara spending
# few days in town at Mrs Fletcher's parent
N Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Booth's.-Miss Jul
i J.. Bates has accepted a position as steno
70 rapher at North Adams, Mass. She wei
ii Tuesday morning.
t. ESSEX CENTRE.
III Mrs. Frank Parsons of Colchester visit,
'r at her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Fairfield
- last week A horse driven by Castle w
is liams while hitched under the hotel sh,
10 last Sunday evening, got unhitched and
40 backing out and turning around broke awe
from the wagon and ran home with t
. shafts. The horse was considerably scratc
e ed by the broken shafts
al SOUTH BURLINGTON.
III There was flag raising at the fine hri
he school house in district No. 6 Frid
n morning p. Cooney, as school commissio
err raised the flag to the top of 60 fo
pole which was given by the Howard Pa
people. The flag, which is 6 by 10 feet
Is size, was purchased with money contribut
T. by the scholars. George p Partridge ma
ed some brief remarks. The school has abo
1e 40 pupils.
It The future voters of the town have be
IL reinforced by two on Spear street, Mr.. a
Mrs, Hiram Merrihew being the happy p
SCISSOR of one, to he known as Harold, a
Mr.. and Mrs. David Upper one to be call
% Stephen.
oa Sylvester Sails, esq, has just return
- from Canada with fine pair of fal
=. | horses