Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
ESSEX JUNCTION

At the annual village meeting held Sat-
uraday afternoon the following officers
were elected: President, It. W. Sibley;
trustees, +. w. Booth, David Yandow,
George b. Drury, Charles G. Williams
clerk, f. r. Russell; treasurer +. L..
Nichols; collector James H. Veile; audi
tors, ]. S. Reynolds, William B. Johnson,
James A. Donahue; chief engineer, James
H. Veile; first assistant, +. +. Como:
second assistant, H. w. Ring. A tax of
so cents on dollar of the grand list was
voted to pay the current expenses of the
| village. The matter of drainge side
walks. the expense of maintaining the
chemical engine was left with the board
of trustees.
A tract of land has been rented by
Frank Labelle for q base bail ground and
| bicycle track.
The first brick Of the season were made
Saturday at Drury's yard.
The project of hiring the Labele lot for
athletic purposes has been given up owing
to the expense of enclosing 1t.
| Frank Shinville, conductor on the Bur-
lngton and Lamoille road, was called
home Saturday by the death of his broth
er In Hnesburgh Austin Dmery is sub
stituting for him
Mrs. Bertha Prentiss Is visiting friends
in the village
John b. Stevens. baggagemaster on the
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injuries to his hand while coupling cars.
The map of the survey of the village
made last year by Engineer Mcintosh has
| been framed and hung in the engine room
where 1t can be inspected by the public.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Mr.. Henry Shland of the firm of Rob-
ertson & Shiland to Miss Bertha Robinson
of Underhill to take place at Mr. Shiland' s
home in this village May 6.
| Mrs. f. A. Lunt Is again under the
| treatment of a physician.
| DR.. George Roy, who has lately located
in Winooski. was the guest of DR.. w. j.
| Labelle Tuesday.
Officer Como is using his efforts nightly
| to keep the sidewalks FREQ from loungers
at the east corner of the drug store.
A man claiming to be an advertising
agent for Hoods Sarsaprilla, Sun Light
soap. and Battle AK tobacco. was In town
Tuesday. Finding his stock of materials
used in decorating barns. fences, bridges
and rocks, running low he attempted Ia
purchase new supply of several who
deal in paints here. and rendering In pay
ment check for sl5 which no one would
accept. He then went to q. r. Willey's
stable and endeavored to buy horse, fl
nally hiring one to go to Colchester and
return. Not fulfilling his promise Wiley
telephoned to Milton Wednesday morning
| learning that the man left there at
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was in St. Albans. where Wiley went and
secured his property. but the man had
disappeared.
Mr.. Seneca Place of this place has hen
| that as a record smasher distances all
former competitors. Last Sunday she
laid three eggs. Monday she produced an
| enormous. double yolk egg and Tuesday
she accomplished the extraordinary feat
of laying two averaged sized perfectly
formed eggs, coupled together. the point
OF contact being at the smaller end ex.
tending toword the other about one inch
The marriage of Mr. William Warner
Graves OF Newark. N. j.. to Miss Bertha
Ferrin will take place in the Union church
in this village Wednesday, May 49,
! Tho wedding ceremony Of Mr.. Harry
| shiland and Miss Bertha Robinson will
be at the BRIDES home In Underhill and
| not In this village. s.
The game Of ball between the Fort
and home teams was not played to fn-
ish Wednesday. At the commencement
OF the game the Fort rnen objected to the
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