Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-05-24


ready for the wires on the new telephone
line from Richmond village via Jonesvile,
Huntington north village to Huntsville and
South Huntington. The citizens of Hunt
ington contribute $3.50 towards the project.
1t will cost about $500 Arthur Ellis and
Frank Gilett do the work. As Cornelius
Ashlinc, wife and hired man were driving
down towards Huntington north village last
week the harness broke The hired man
jumped out and the horse ran against tree
throwing Ashlne some 80 feet down n ra-
vine, seriously njuring him. Mrs. Ashlne
had several bones broken and the wagon
was destroyed Mrs. Noble Johns from
Grandvillc, n. Y, and Mrs. Aleck Johns Of
Burlington, are the guests of Mrs.. &. ID. FL
lis, their sister DR. B. j. Andrews and
wife were in town over Sunday. Rev. Mr..
Marvin preached at the Unversalist church
last Sunday.
BOLTON
Mrs. Rissie Barrett has been out of town
several days. Miss Maggie Leary has re-
turned to her home in Jericho. Mrs e. g.
Iarned of Belvedcre is visiting at her
father : William Ravey is in town stop
ping with his sister, Mrs. Cullen. Mrs
John Phillips and children are spending
few days with her husbands parents. Miss
Belle Morse accompanied party of Jericho
young people to Burlington Saturday even
ing Mrs L. o. McCee is quite ill., Road
Commissioner Gill is doing some excellent
work on the highways and the outlook is
favorable for better roads then the town has
known for years.
SHELBURNE
Miss Jennie Rich. who has been visiting
| Miss Mary O'Grady has returned home. -
| Col i. q. b. Cannon is painting his house
on the Meach place The selectmen are
making out the tax list and will soon put it
in the collector hands. Fred Roberts, who
| had his Jaw broken by horse kicking him.
is doing well.
Miss Katherine Burritt celebrated her
| fifth birth day 10y entertaining a large com
pany of her little friends at Mrs Clara Bur
rtt's Saturday from to , p. IN Refresh
ments were served; games and music made
it very enjoyable for all present The
Methods, Sunday school will observe chill
dren's day Sunday, June 1O.--Mr. and Mrs.
! f. Z. Sanburne of Peru, y. ". spent Sun
day with George Smith and family. +.
! Tracy was in town Saturday. -Mise Caro-
line b. Feriin, teacher in the graded school,
has been obliged to resign her posi-
| ton ON account of sickness DR.
W. 5. Webb shipped two car loads Of
horses to Philadelphia Sunday to be exhb-
! tied at the horse show there. John Dubuc.
| ir.. is clerking for Tracy, Van Nliet q
| Russell III the absence of Mr.. Tracy. Miss
| Sophia Latham and Mr. j. Parker were
married al East Charlotte by Rev. Father
Ieauchange Saturday morning and dance
was held Saturday evening at the bride 5
parents Mr. and Mrs. Peter Latham. The
| Methodist church choir have rehearsal at the
| church Wednesday and Saturday evenings
| Hon. and Mrs. Smith Wright spent Sunday
in town.-Hon. Lee Tracy is in western
New York. There will be a strawberry and
ice cream sociabe at the Methodist church
parlors Friday evening, May 25.-H. W.
Tracy is in New York visiting his brother,
Prof. Charles l.. Tracy.
The Willard creamery which has seven
separators, one of which is at Shelburne
Falls, paid for the past two weeks ending
May 81, for standard milk GS cents, aver
age butter test 4.05: the average price
paid per cwt. of milk 60. 4 cents; for pound
butter fat 20 cents The johnson creamery
| which has IA separator in East Shelburne
paid for the two weeks ending May 20, -
cents per cwt. for milk; for average butter
test, B. 15.-EH II. Palmer has built larg,
hog house near his William Cow
an, ir, is repairing his buildings. 49,
Austin Mckenzie is building large Woo
house. The school in James Milham's dis
trict. Miss Lula Collins teacher. will have {
flag raising Friday afternoon May p. N
j. Allen is Smuggling his large barn, E. 4
Rockwell will move his family to St Al
bans Thursday N. Il. Miller went to Rut
land Tuesday to attend the district stew
ards meeting. D. &, Smith a Son run
their meat wagon through West Charlotte
Tuesdays and Fridays.-Nlr. George Aver
of st. Adams was in town Tuesday.
HUNTINGTON.
Cen W W Henry Camp, No. So Son
of Veterans. was inspected Friday evening
May IS, by Past Col. Z. 7. Griswold o
bennington. The camp ranked frst-cass
receiving mark of 20 per ent.-Regula
meeting of Camp No S3 5. of V. Saturda,
evening, May &c Every member is re
quested to attend. Memorial sermon will
he at the church at the north village Sun
day, May -. Every member of the Cam
of $. of Y. is requested to be at the &. a
II. hall at | p, IN. on that day, wearing tn
uniform of the order.--E r. Collins wifi
and daughter arrived home from Haverhill
Mass, last week. Rev Melvin Smith o
| 'otdI hSbpip VIII IiceicH lue MtIllOTldl ser
mon here next Sunday at the Union church
GRESHAM Conger has sold his place at tn
Centre to Levi Taft. Mr.. Conger will NOV
to Bristol. Fred G. Norton has sold out hi
goods in the store at the Centre to Georg
Brewster. Mrs. Orvis Ellis is sick wit
typhoid fever.-The telephone poles are Sc
through town all ready for the wire
JERlCHO
An Episcopal service will be held in schoc
house hall next Sunday at O'Clock D. m
3 Mr.. Hopkins of the |. V. NJ. will read tn
service. 1t is expected that Rt. Rev. \. {
| A. Hall will otiicate here the last of thi
month, The ladies' auxiliary of Calvar
church held an ice cream sociabe at tn
f residence of Mrs. Frank Howe Thursda
| evening. 1t was very enjoyable affair
g The base ball club of Essex Junction wi
come here Saturday to play the Jerich
g boys. Some two weeks ago about 10 pei