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

Swanton was brought to tho Congrega-
tonal cemetery for burial Sunday--Prof.
A. l.. Ransom of New York City spent
| Sunday in town as the guest of Mrs. Abbie
l.. Redding.-The high water of last week
| destroyed n part of the saw mill fumes.
higher water without the ice moving out
of the river has not been seen for years.
Miss Lillian Banyea Is teaching school
at North Sheldon.-Mrs. NJ. b. Hunt
Is painting and repairing her old house
| at the Falls
RICHFORD.
John Fawfaw died Friday OF consunp-
| ton. The funeral was held Sunday af-
| ternoon in the Baptist church.-Rev. r.
| l.. Nanton is confined to the house Ho
was not able to preach Sunday. Rev
| William Puffer preached in his stead
Mrs. +. Simonds returned home Tuesday
| from her weeks stay in Montreal.-Joseph
Bodwitch, formerly with NJ. j. Maloney In
| the printing office, Is visiting his grand
! father j. G.. Powel.-A. N. Clapp Is
raising the roof on his store and Will put
| In a hall In the upper story.-W. S. Wood
worth Is confined to the house-L B.
Parker has broken ground for a new house
| on Elm street
A letter from residents of Richford saws
there is not now, nor has there been the
| slightest danger of the large iron bridge
there being swept away, and no danger OF
either damage or destruction to the Union
block or any other building on the lower
side of River street. While several cell
lars have been flooded, there has not
been single case OF any of the occupants
of the River street buildings moving out,
and there Is absolutely no fears enter
tanned for the safety of these buildings.
| 1t is admitted that II the old bulkhead
broke there would probably be consider
| able damage done to the mills and fac
|
ton of the small iron bridge over the
gorge in which the fumes are placed.
MONTGOMERY CENTRE.
Mrs. Heman Hopkins has returned from
| Ludlow, where she has been staying the
Providence, r. I.-Archie Wakefield and
Hazen Tracey have gone to Johnson
Henry Buskey has gone to Boston.-Eddie
Benway has returned to Burlington, his
sister, Rozena, going with him.-Clayton,
son of Henry and Nellie Russell, died April
IT, aged six weeks,-All the schools begin
April 27,-Mr, and Mrs. Charles Nelson and
daughters have returned to Derby.
SHELDON.
| The water has been very high In the
Missisquoi river, but no damage has been
done to property. The new dam at the
pulp mill built by Spaulding and Shepley
last season stood the great pressure all
right. This dam sets tho water back three
miles and the Sheldon meadow and Adams
| meadow have been covered with water
4 Walter Husband of ST. Johnsbury came
home to attend his fathers funeral Mon
day, and returned Thursday. Mr.. Hus-
| band Is assistant postmaster at st. Johns
bury.-The roads are In very good condi-
I ton for this season Of the year.-Snakes
, and frogs have come. Arthur Holmes
| killed two snakes April 18th. April flow
| ers were picked In the woods the 18TH
| Sugar makers have made a pound and a
| half to two pounds to a tree. Jay Surge
made 3400 pounds Three years ago this
/ same sugar place made 5000 pounds. Mr..
Surge taps 1900 trees.
| School commenced Monday In the VII
1 lage. Miss Powers Of Bakersfield and Miss
Soule Of East Fairfield are the teachers
Mrs. Hiram Skeels Of Highgato Centre Is
t, visiting. in town for a few days.--Col.
1 Herbert Sawyer Of Hardwick spent SUM-
day at Sheldon Junction. Mr.. Sawyer Is
clerk in the Centennial House at Hard
wick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Gilbert gave very
pleasant reception tea at the Wead resi-
dence Tuesday evening. Relatives and
friends were present and had very en-
joyable tipne-Spaulding Shepley has COM
menced work on the canal and the place
where the pulp mill Is to be extended at
Sheldon Springs last Monday.
FAIRFAX.
Mrv. Freeman and Miss Allen Of Wor-
cester, Mass, visited Mrs. c. c. Alfred
the 15th.--The members of the NJ. e,
church held q reception In the church
Saturday eve the 18th. TO welcome Rev.