Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21
VERNMOT LOCAL NEWS.
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the originator Of "Chase's Gold Drops" for
the cure of the liquor or tobacco habit,
has just moved into q new house on Lin
coin street, which he has taken great
satisfaction in building for himself, mas
much as Il was made possible by success
full treatment in his own case, and the
treatment of a large number of others at
a nominal price.-Rev. Mr.. Drew of Stowe
preached in the Congregational church on
Sunday morning in exchange with the
pastor.-The w. c. r. U. will meet in the
Congregational vestry on Thursday after
noon.-The Methodist ladies' meet at their
vestry and serve supper this Wednesday
afternoon.-There is q great demand for
rain, 1t being generally conceded that 1t
has never been as dry at this period In the
season.-Morrisville Cornet band Is max
ing ready for Memorial day.-Fred Small
ley has the foundation laid for a new
house OF Congress street.-Quite a numbc
from this locality were at Elmoro pond
on Sunday.-An adjourned village meeting
will be held Monday evening, June lit
is expected that q charter will be granted
this week by the Grand Lodge at Rutland
for an Odd Fellows lodge here in Morris.
ville.-The services of Memorial Sunday
will be held next Sunday afternoon at the
Puffer Methodist church. The several or
ganizations having headquarters at Grand
Army hall will attend in a body. Rev. ].
II. Wallace, pastor of that church, will Of
ficiate as speaker, assisted by the pas
tors of the other churches. The exercises
of Saturday, May 80, Memorial day, will be
held in the. afternoon, with an address by
r. w. Hulburd, esq, of Hyde Park.-The
programme for commencement week at
Peoples academy II Morrisville graded
school is as follows: B~accalaurcate SER
mon by Rev. G.. N. Kellogg, pastor Of tho
Congregational church. on Sunday even
ing, May 81; class day exercises Mon
day, ure 1, at 2 p. M; business meeting
of the alumni Monday, June I, at 4 p. m,
alumni's reception and banquet Monday,
June 1, at S p. m. at Hotel Randall; gradu-
ating exercises and class reception Tues
day, June ., ut s p. m.-Charles l.. Wood
bury Is in town to commence the recon
struction of the reservoir.-Numerous i'm
provements are being made in Pleasant
View cemetery.-Mrs. McNall Is visiting
her son, Almer, who Is a train dispatcher
j. c. Noyes is putting in a ~furnace.-A
new steel ceiling adorns Dwinelrs drug
store.-Dr. A. A. Minott went to Northfield
the first of the week.-The road machines
are on duty about town.-Trees and fences
were badly damaged by Monday mornings
high wind.
STOWE.
An electrician and railroad conductor
from Connecticut was In town on We'd
nesday and Thursday last looking over
the proposed railroad route. He appeared
very willing to engage in the building OF
the road IF there was a cent to be made
in it." and whether or not he discovered
that cent Is not generally known outside
of the official dignitaries connected with
the same. The people at least are not
very s%anguine of its early construction
and will not Mt present contribute very
largely to its stock unless things appear
moro promising than they now appeal 10
be. Tho assessment of stock already sub
scribed has furnished funds for much jun
keting by a few Observation-Disclosures is very
low in the streams and our mills are idle
much of the time In consequence thereof,
running a part OF the time of day and
night.-Eddie Houston has his art gallery
nearly done and will soon be prepared for
business. 1t is finely located on the park
and very easy OF approach.-Mrs. Jane
Sanborn was called to Waterbury last
week by reason of the sudden sickness OF
her mother. who has recently had a shock
of apoplexy.-Miles Mcmahon & Co. lave
just received n medal and diploma, issued
to them by the Worlds Columbian Expos
ition for their exhibit of fine table syrup
1t is quite an honor to the State and may
encourage our sugar makers to improve
to their best even the fine article now
produced.-Fred Harris has moved into
the house owned by Carlos Clark.-Tho
public library Is closed for the present to
repair the books.-A somewhat amusing
accident occurred Friday afternoon, Two
linemen were repairing the Western
Union wire near the drugstore and al
lowed the wire to drop n few feet above
the ground at the point where it crosses
the street. At this time Frank Shautty
drove through at n good pace without
noticing the wire hanging which came
just above his head and snapped the tor
of his buggy off as quickly as though II
had been struck by a genuine Western
cyclone. II cost the company sl5 to set
tle.-IIerbert Harlow has been sick.-ThC
neighbors of Justin Russ assembled or
Wednesday and did VI his springs work
Mr.. Russ was recently seriously injured
in n runaway on n milk wagon, having
one leg fractured.A daughter waSbori
to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Shaw on Tuesday
Miss Ellen Mcmahon viii go this weei
to Bethlehem. N. H., where she has beer
employed in the Sinclair HOUSE for many
The tax case Of DR.. Church
heard by the board of civil authority oil
appeal from the listers report, turned on
much in the doctors favor. The lister.
claimed to ma 5000 worth or property an(
proceeded to double 1t, making n list o.
1920. The doctor claimed that this as
sessment was excessive and that his resi-
dence should be considered In New York
where he recently spent the winter. Hon
G. w. Hendee of Morrisville was consulted
and advised a settlement as some ques
lions of law were involved and might en-
tail a law suit on the town. which h,
could not advise. The INST was conse
uuently reduced from sl20 to SIG. wher,
II now stands,much to the benefit of th'
Doctors pocket book,-Rev. Mr.. Kellogg o.
Morrlsviile preached at the Congrega'
tional church on Sunday in eXchang,
with Rev, Mr.. Dire VA new and larger
separator has been placed in the creamery
doing twice the work of the old one..-
At the democratic caucus held on Friday
night c.. l.. Mcmahon and J. J. Vearer
were elected delegates to the State con
vention at Montpelier.-J, S. Wilkins o
Montpelier visited his father, j. D. Will
kins, last week.-Lucius Faunce move,
to the Kcndrick Jenney house soon.-Mrs
II. Page. who has already suffered two
operations, goes soon TO the Mary Fletcher
Hospital at Burlington for the third re
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