Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-16
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
les SEX JUNCTION.

and 1t is thE ught ne VIII recover.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
ESSEX JUNCTION.
A republican league club will be formed
in this village this week and all republic
cans are earnestly requested to be present
and assist in the organization. The meet
ing will be held in the q. A. Il. hall next
Saturday evening at 1880.
The correspondent of the Free Press at
this place desires to thank those who have
aided him in the collection of locals and
other matter for the columns of the paper
during the past two years. With this is
sue his connection closes with the Free
Press association. II is to be hoped that
.he same courtesy may be extended to his
successor.
The new bobbn shop is nearly COM
pleted. A new upright auxiliary engine
was put in last week.
A paper for the enrolment Of those who
wish to join the Republican League club
will be found at j.. l.. Nichols drug store
until Saturday afternoon.
Tho Young Mems Sunday Evening club
will give a sooinble In tho Union church,
Friday night. April 18th. The committee,
after painstaking effort, have prepared the
following elaborate programmes
Solo-Miss Addie Tenchout.
Recitation-Albro Athcrton.
Recitntion-Alice Johnson.
observation-disclosures.
Violin soloDT, o. Bacon.
Violin solo-Miss I,ottie Haseiton.
Seleot!on-Harry Shiland.
Reading-Mrs. e. p. Smith.
Banjo solo-Nrs. Davidson.
Reading-Janles II. Allen.
Solo-Mlss Angie Truax.
Duet-Miss Bertha Ferrin and Mrs. j.
H. Vieie.
Recitation-NIiss Jessie Ferrin.
Soo-Miss Mary Parker.
Accom- panist-Mlss Nellie Hopkins
The adjourned meeting for the confer
ence of the village trustees and tho Of
ficers of the Peoples Electric Light COM
pany will be held In the g. A. r. hall Fri
day evening. At this meeting 1t is expect
cd that something definite will be done in
regard to the closing Of the contract for
the electric light plant and street lighting.
The village reports were distributed
Tuesday.
Rodney Fadden, who has been visiting
friends in the village for the past week,
returned to his home in Canada Wednes-
day.
All members OF Volunteer Fire company
No. l are requested to prepare for the
semi annual drill which will take place
next week. the date of which will be an
nounced in this paper.
Mr.. L. Smith of Richmond is moving into
q tenement in Mrs. Ellen Stevens build
ing on Church street
Mitchell Johns is at work in Charlotte.
From there he goes to Starksboro
Mrs. J. A. Donahue, who has been sick
with the grip, is again able to be out.
Martin Mattimore died at his home last
night, after brief but painful illness.
He leaves a widow and son.
CHARLOTTE
S. E. Russell has taken into partnership
in the mercantile business Stanton Will
liams, who has been cerkng for him for
several years. Mr. Williams, who is much
thought of here, is young man OF eX-
celent business ability.-Thc carpenter
work on the creamery is finished and the
machinery is now being put in.-Carpcnter
and Williams are now at work drilling a
we'll on the farm of r. c. Beers. They are
down about 40 feet AMI have been some
six weeks getting there. The trouble Is
they have struck a rock of such exceed
ing hardness that they drilled an entire
week with no perceptible gain in depth.
Some idea of the quality of the stone
can be formed when we learn that the
drill weighs 100 pounds, with a drop of
three feet, and GO blows n minute. The
pounded up particles resemble grass seed in
color, or a little darker. Old we'll drilers
have never met such obstacles. 1t is
though by some scientific men that n
boulder. similar to rock formation found in
the st. Lawrence country, has been struck
by the drll.-Quite number from here saw
jefferson in Rip Van Winkle.-It has been
a fairly good sugar year.
COLCHESTER.
The maple sugar festival given by the Y.
2. S. c. f.. at their hall was we'll attended
and pleasant time Is reported.-Miss Alb
bic Mitchell of Essex Junction Is the
guest of Mrs. F. l.. Personalities Lora
Wheeler, who has been at home for the
past two weeks on account of Illness re-
turned to the Essex Classical Institute on
Monday.-Mr Jethro Parsons who has
been spending the winter at A. +. Nay IS
left on Tuesday for st. Adams to spend
the summer with friends.-Mrs. Luna
Thompson is visiting at her fathers ;,
George n. Wright's.-Miss Jennie Cook
has been confined to the house for some
time with a throat trouble-A very pretty
home wedding was held at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. o. s. Caswell last We'd
nesday evening when their daughter Miss
Almna Rich was united In marriage to
Mr.. James B. Kirby Rev. C. P. Taplin
came from Barre to perform the cere-
mony. The house was tastefully decora-
ted for the occasion, the bridal party
standing beneath a bower of evergreen
and flowers. The wedding march from
Eohengrin was rendered by Mrs. F. L.
Parsons The bride was prettily attired
in costume of tan color trimmed with
white lacea They were the recipients OF
many handsome presents. Only the I'M
mediate friends OF the bride and groom
, were invited, but a pleasant surprise was
given them when the Good Templars
Lodge of which they are members called
on them in body.
EAST CHARLOTTE.
The Ladies' Aid society gave o
maple sugar social at Lyceum hall on
Wednesday evening the 18th inst.-Mr
and Mrs. j. r. Taggart were most agree
ably surprised on Saturday evening last
by number of their friends, 1t being the
Goth anniversary of their marriage. A
pleasant social time was enjoyed by those
present.-Maple sugar makers had large
runs Of sap the past week and a large
amount Of sugar has been made.--Miss
Flora j. Foote, who has been Ill for some
time with a fever, is still confined to her
room and is very poorly.-A large delega.
ton from town attended the entertain.
meat at the Howard Opera House in Bur.
lington Monday night.
HrNEsBURGH.
Five persons were admitted 10 thu Meth
Odist church Sunday.-Rev. j. l.. Fort goe.
10 conference at Gloversville, N. Y, thi,
week. He has been nero three years aIiC
many wish him TO stay another year
Mrs. Rowe Ia quite III. She has 4 broker
limb. and fell 9 fow days ago and sprainet
her wr1st.-duy Ross made 1000 pounds O.
yugAf last week and has syrup for 30
pounds more.-Edward Lawrence returned
from, Maaas h ~ etfs iaat week --T'hero u, n,