Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-23

been discontinued for o time.-Sugaring Is
over for this year in Cambridge. The
average amount made was two pounds
and half per trce.-Rev. Mr. Saunders
of Johnson OBLIGATED at the funeral of Mrs
Frank Sargent, and the music was REM
dered by the male quartette of Johnson
Hon. c. VI. Spaulding of Burlington was
in town Monday looking after the d. WI
Cutting estate of which he is executor
Mrs G. T.. Hulburd and son Philip of St
Adams have been in town the past week.
the guest of Mrs. Hulburd's sister Mrs. b.
liolmes.-The village millners have been
to market the past week. Mrs. Griswold
to New York and Miss Boomhomer to Bos1
ton-Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Dutton of Under
nil, who have been spending week of
sugaring with Mr.. and Mrs s. NJ Stafford
returned home Monday after a delightful
time In the sugar bush.-Mrs Gordon OF
keesville, N. Y, who he's been spending
the winter with her daughter. Mrs. a. 8
Grswold left Tuesday to visit friends in
Manchester, NH.-The past week has been
n record breaker for high water, thdX
water commencing to run over the high
way leading to Fletcher and Bakersfield
Monday afternoon and holding complied
sway until Sunday afternoon when a few
venturcsomo ones drove through tn q
water, though it ran into the wagon box
previous to that time there was no pass
ing except by boat, y. -. Withorell and
ferring people back and forth making quite
handsome sum of money for themselves
and at tho same time comforting a great
benefit to the public. The water Is still
very high and only n few drive through It,
The spring term of the public schools
opened Monday with Miss Boomhower and
Miss Conner in their former positions,
while Miss Thompson of Watsfeld takes
Miss Degrees position in the primary
dcpartment--Mis Grace Hull of Burling1
ton entered upon her duties as trimmed
in the millinery store of Miss Augusta
Boomhower Monday.-Mrs. Maria F'red-'
ricks who has been visiting friends in town
| returned to her home in Burlington Mon-|
day morning.-Dr. Briggs and G. J. Rem-
ington went to Burlington Monday.-N. A.
IIawley is very i'll with heart trouble-
Mr.. Joseph Robinson, Familiarity known as
Uncle Joe died Saturday morning at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. j. s. Nell
win at the advanced age of 81 years.
MoRRIsvILLE.
! c. +. Sweeney, in his lecture prepared
and delivered upon invitation Of his friends
here in the Congregational church onI
Thursday evening carried a large audience, |
by his excellent descriptive, toy
the Spanish Isle at the Gulf of Mexico's
entrance and made them fully acquainted
with Cuba and the life of the Cubans.
MIR. Sweeney Is keen observer Of the hum-|
orouS and brings in. many dry nuts tol
crack. His treatment of the Cuban dif y
ficulties Is impartial and intelligent andI
the lecture meets its ond in instructingI
and entertaining all who hecr.-Thc La-I
noble river in it's big rush of Thursday,|
Friday and Saturday, made serious in
roads upon the embankment near the|
tannery and came very near to undermine
ing the railroad side track that extendsl
down 10 the works. The surface waterl
has done some damage about town, moroI
noticeably on Congress street near thel
fill at the ravine and up in the dug way"|
toward Wocott In the latter locality
n huge chunk of the high way fell Out
and went down the bank and on theI
railroad track.
The scheme to furnish electrical power
for turning machinery is n matter now oc1
cupying the attention of the city fathers.|
Such plan seems feasible and might lead
to the development of small industres.|
! Tho News and Citizen office, which isl
about to enter new quarters, will be|
ready and waiting for such power.-Tha,
second Saturday in May is the time fixedI
upon for the field day of athletic sports 4
to be participated in by students of Mor1
risville, Hardwick and Craftsbury Acad1
emies.-A. NJ. Churchill hopes to go to his
cottage at Lake Elmore soon.--The bell I'M
the Advent Christian church belfry has
been rehung and put in general repair
Mr.. f. H. Raymore of Eden was in town.
/ the first of the week. Mr.. Raymore Is the(
man who will in all probability be the next
county commissioner as he proposes TO go
for it and Mr.. Niles the present incumbend
does not wish to figure as n candidate
f.. O. Joslyn is in New York and BrooklynI
-Lamoille County Grange will resume
regular work on Thursday afternoon of
next week, April 30.-Mr Sweet. supcrir \
tendent at the poor farm Is dead, after al
| l,rt 11A nj hgl1 ~
Tuesday from the Methodist churchill. ID
Marshall of the medical department L. VI
NJ. is at home with carbuncle on his
neck.-L NJ. Paul has returned from the
South where he had an engagemeny
through the winter in an orchestra. He
will go to Kenebunk Post, Maine for the
summer season.-In a lyceum 10 be held
on Friday evening the Academy students
will attempt deciding which cater more TO
fashion, men or women.-Fabe George of
Lancaster. y. H., was at home over SUM
day,-Mrs. Pierce. mother of Photographer
Pierce was in town over Sunday from St.
Johnsbury. local w. c. T. L. meets
with Mrs. S. r. Bracket on Thursday
afternoon.-E. O. Tyler will occupy c. H.
Elmore's blacksmith shop, about May LIST.
Mr.. Tyler has been on the sick list for
several days.-The death of Ashley WEIGH
occurred last Thursday. and his remains
were taken to Sheldon on Saturday for
is stopping in town.. C. Gallup and som
are demonstrating their farm house on
the Randolph road.-George f. Lang, late
on Lang & Campbell. jewellers, will locate
in Barre-F. S. Morgan, ex-newspaperist,
will soon go to Florda.-Morrisville Odd
Fellows met on Monday evening at the
Randall and will meet at the same place
on Monday evening next.-The school
teachers of the town will meet at the homs
of the town superintendent, Rev. Mr..
Booth, on Park street on Saturday at 10
a. m.-rhe river road to Hyde Park at
Cadys Falls, was opened 10 the public
travel on Monday, having been entirely
impossible since the foods of the last days
of February A republican caucus will be
held on Saturday evening to choose dele
gates to the State and District conventions
at Montpelier, and Burlington.-Harry
Cowles and Harry Hardy have associated
for the purpose OF general repair OF bicy-
cles, and have located In what was former
~ Il. +. Fosters marble shop.-Alrs. Fay
Tinker has returned here from the West.
Mr.. and Mrs George II. Currier are on
the way home from the South.
The officials in the poor farm met here on
Wednesday TO take up the matter of ap-
pointing a new manager at the farm to
succeed Levi Sweet deceased.-The pros-
poets are very good for the early insti-
tuting of a frst-class lodge of Odd Fe-
lows in Morrisville.-The Building Cons
mittee have in charge the new Congrega-
tional church project are seeking plans
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