Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12

grand jurors, I. r. Wilcox, f. A. Wood,
IL. r. Kingsbury; inspector OF leather, l.
w. Parris road commissioner, w. W.
Foss town agent, G. A. Ballard; school
director, G. II. Brush; trustee of Bellows
Free academy fund, c. II. Brush; county
grand jurors. c. A. Hawley, J. b. Alfred,
M. o. Perham petit Jurors, A II. Riley
G. l.. Bellows, Il. +. orion, o. Hewey
II. Il. Giddlngs, r. l.. Marvin; voted to
extend the jurisdiction Of the constable
throughout the State: voted to leave the
tax bills in the hands Of the treasurer
for collection; voted to appropriate s25
for observance of Memorial Day; voted
to unite with Bakersfield association In
caring for the poor; voted to sell the town
farm; appointed I. T.. Hunt agent to
convey the same; voted to raise 100 cents
on the dollar for all purposes
Seventeen couples attended the dance at
Harry Riggs Friday night.-William
King has let his farm to Theodore Minor
and moved in with f. G.. Rugg.-Mrs
Chittenden and son of Burlington visited
at Rollin Whceler's last week.-Lucretia
and Walter Stafford are expected home
this week
| Miss Efe Wheeler visited friends at
Enosburgh Falls last week. While there
she attended the examination of teachers.
The children of the Sunday-school gave
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church Sunday eve, the sth. The church
was well filled and all the parts were
well rendered.-Miss Dema Chayer at
tended the teachers examination held at
Jeffersonville last Week.-Mrs. Mary
Luvin of Enosburgh Falls and Miss johann
ma Croft visited Curtis Wheolers family
last week.-The funeral services of John
Il. Maxfield's child was held from their
home the 5th inst, Rev. Henry Croker
officiating. John Dolan has received his
rollers and expects to have them ready for
grinding In few days.-Louls Ruseau
has advertised all his property to be sold
at auction the l4th, he intends to sever
his connection with the Lamoilc Grist
Mill and will move to Westford, where he
intends going into the grocery business
Miss Orilla Clark of Brigham Academy
Is spending her vacation at Clayton Wood
worth's on the s. s. Marsh farm.--H. L.
Pease, Geo. II. Lawton and John b. AL
fred have been appointed fish and game
Wardens by the fish commlssioners.-Dr.
l.. X. Blair, who has been spending the
winter on North Island, spent last week
in town.-Stanley ]. Scott has moved his
family to Fletcher.
SHELDON.
Mrs. Reed, president of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, was In town
Sunday and gave two lectures, one al the
Methodist church in the morning and one
at the Congregational church in the even
ing.--The Franklin County Temperance
league will hold a temperance meeting at
the Congregational church, Friday March
18th, at 1880 a. M, l p. m. and ?. m.
Refreshments will be served at the church
par.ors.-Mr. and Mrs. c. d. Thomas
passed their SD marriage anniversary on
March 7th.
ENOSBURGH.
Moderator, Olin Merrill; town clerk. W
w. Hutchinson; selectmen, NJ. L. Hubbei
C. s. Forsythe, w. " Phelps; treasurer
Hiram Ladd: constable and collector, John
Burns: road commissioner for three years
II. S. Leach; listers, II. W. March. w. G.
Fassett, A. T. Croft: auditors. f. McFee-
tiers, w. G.. Fassett. Richard Smith; town
agent, G. S. Fassett; ovcrseer of the poor
James Kemp; school director for three
years, G. S. Fassett; town grand Jurors
r. McFeeters, G. S. Fassett, w. r. Ovltt
V. A. Irish; county grand Jurors, W. II
McAllister, F. II. Her. Eugene Perley
w. X. Ovitt; petit Jurors, ". r. Parker
f. NJ. Wright, j. NJ. Jeffords, L. L. Stan.
ton, S. o. Maynard, Van Il. Perley, Lyman
Gilbert, S. W. Forsythe, John Lawrence
Charles Allen +. f.. DEMO, a. A. Ray.
more. The sum of $50 was appropriate
for Memorial day expenses and 800 for thc
public library; f. ]. Tyler was elected
trustee of pubic library for three years
and II. A. Champion for one year.
Rev. ]. W. Baker of Lancaster Mass.
; has accepted a call to be acting pastor Of
the First Congregational church.-The
Y. p. S. c. f.. will hold a social at NJ S
Woodwards the evening of the 18th, and
a business meeting at East EnosburGh
the evening of the 12th.--Miss Hattie $
Wood of Westminster, Mass. is visiting
at G. S. Fassett's.-Sugar makers arc
getting ready for sugar-making but mus
wait for suitable weather
; BAKERSFIELD
: Quite an experience a Burlington drum
, mes had on Thursday last in getting from
: Watervi,le here. His name is Monro,
Barnes, and he works for George W
: Kelley. He Is not very large but full OF
grit. He tipped over. was dragged more
. than 10 rods in the snow but still hung or
! and finally stopped the horse. He then re-
loaded his grips and came on. He was
} half day getting seven miles
and for his persistent efforts he
, deserves success-Farm help seems
to be scarce here this spring. MIR
Huttng, the stage driver from here to St
Adams. was unable 70 get through on.
day last week on account OF high water
} the first day he has missed in years.-The
roads in and about town are In bad shape
and the commissioner is kept busy all the
| time to keep them open for travel on ac-
count OF the snow.-Our townsman, C. c.
Corse has been Ill for the last few days
| Mr.. William Green has moved 10 town and
taken possession of the farm he recently
bought of Mr. Labelle,-Allen Estur was
, showed In at Eden several days last week,
and could not get home until the storm
: subsided.-The winter term of school in
Brigham Academy closed on Friday even
t ing with rhetorical! exercises by the mid
: die class. There VIII be a vacation OF two
weeks when the spring term will COM
mence.-Cortis Wells. who was shot re-
Gently by Xavier Barber, is doing well and
it is now hoped that he may ultimately
recover.-Mrs. Ida Shattuck has sold her
. house and lot in the village to Mr.
Blodgett of Burlington who takes posses
sion the middle of April. Consideration
slSO0-The town at the annual meeting
. voted to build a new school house in No
. 7 district.
: HIGHGATE.
f. Corwell OF Sheldon has rented the c.
+. Skeels farm.-Phllip Bovat and family
have moved to Fairfield. Warren Austin
of the U. V. NJ. spent Saturday at home
The firm of C. w. Sunderland e. Son, has
dissolved, the business Will be conducted
by Il. w. Sunderland.-Jerry Trombley
is on the sick lst,-Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Payne have daughter,-Miss Lillian
Payne is visiting friends in Manchester,
N. IL.
L. d. Herrick an aged and much re-
spected citizen of this place, died sud
denly Monday afternoon at the residence
of his son, +. d. Herrick.-Frank Slime
hour has gone to Boston,-T, r, Stinehour
has moved to the c. K Stinehour farm. -