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


tract are that the company are TO furnish
every night in. the year for 1ve years at
| the sum agreed upon some time ago, viz:
si4O for 10 street lamps OF 80 candle power
| distributed over about three" miles of
street. The company reserve the right to
occupy four days time in making an yre-
| pairs to the plant that may, he caused by
accidents to It. The constrpeteon of the
line will be begun as soon As convenient
and according to q specification In the con
| tract, the whole system must be In work
ing order ready to turn over to the VII
lage by October I. In case Of failure 10 com
pete the work by that time the company
forfeits a sum equal TO the amount of
rent for the time used until completion
from time specified above
Tho body OF Mrs. Caswell, mother OF
Guy Caswel, was brought to this place
for interment Tuesday.
Alex, Metras has closed his shoe shop
and removed to Saint Marie, z. q.
Mr. Seymour Parker of Westford is Wis
lifting his sons, r. n. and Rollin j. Parker
in this village
John Mckenzie arrived in town Wednes-
day.
ESSEX CENTRE.
Miss Lena Nichols, daughter OF O. S.
/, Nichols, gave a birthday party Thursday
I afternoon to about IL of her friends, 1t be-
ing her ninth birthday. j. Nich-
OILS, who recently died In South America,
WIS formerly resident of Essex and a son
, of Jeremiah Nichols. He was educated at
Z the old Essex academy. He married Mary,
: the daughter Of Mr. Walker, the principal
, of the academy, by whom he had two
|, daughters. one of whom is living, Mrs.
, Flora Wilder of New York city. who was
with him in Honda, Columbia, at the time
of his death, having spent the winter there
: for her health. Mr. Nichols went to
Honda in 1879 as a civil engineer. At the
time Of Essex's centennial in 1883 he visited
BITS former home and met many OF his old
) associates but returned to Honda in Octo-
l berNof that year No particulars of his
= death have been received-Nfrs' Jennie
= Hart and Miss Anna Warner OF Jericho
Centre visited at T.. f. Garvtn's last week
Thursday.
w. NJ. Button went to his duties at tho
{ Colchester Point lighthouse last THURSDAY
r George Dygent returned to his work Ia
\ Gloversyile, N. Y. last Thursdny.-Mrs
i Mary Mead OF Jericho and Miss Anabe
( Butler of Laconia, n. H., visited al Mrs
$ A. J. Garvin's last week.
. ESSEX
: Miss Fanny f. Aver Of Essex was mar
: ried April Is, to MIR Henry Williams OF
Philadelphia at the homo of her cousin
Mrs. w. NJ. Stevens of Essex, Rev. Mcssrs
l.. Fl. Elliot of Waterbury and L. b. Ten
= ney of Eesex officiating. The flowers ano
: wedding breakfast came from Burlington
= The happy pair started on the II a. m
5 train for Philadelphia. where they will re
+ side. Mr. Williams is In the insurance bus
. mess in that city.
y HINEsBURGH
Il In this section the sugar season closet
i April IL. About half the usual quanut'
q was made. Albert Ray has shipped on
h thousand pounds of maple sugar to Lin
n coin, Neb.-Mrs. W. e. Andrews has II
is turned from a trip to Philadelphia an,
i Baltimore.-Charles Pease from the Wes
l. is visiting at A. II. Weed's.-E N. Sane
2. tuary while examining State documents II
d the archives at Montpelier obtained
copy of the original survey OF this tow
which ne has left in the ,Jwn clerks Office
The caucus for choosing republican
r State and district delegates will be he'd Il
y the town hall Saturday evenlne.-M. i
). Sanctuary shot "a pickerel at Shelburn
1t pond one day last week.-Andrews Bros
T. are sheathing their store.-Coburn Pierc
has built an addition to his carriage re
le postory.-C. G. Peck is grading aroun
ot his new house.-M. f.. Sanctuary and wifi
is will return to their home in Mancheste
= this week., Hopkins has moved int
m the house by the tin shop.-A. Ray is re
c, pairing his house.-The Valley Falls cream
N cry is now receiving $4,000 pounds of mil
r. daily.-The public schools opened Monda
"a with the following assignment of teach
'd ers No. |, Miss Lizzie Gaffeny; No.
IL Miss Eta l.. Brownson; No. 5. Miss Bessi
Niles No. 6, Miss Bessie Harmon; No.
Miss Tressy Gaffeny: No, s, Miss Mary I
Coleman: No O. Miss Mabel Eddy; No i
Miss s. A Andrews; No. 12 Miss Nell
Bissonette; No. l3. Miss Lottie Vancol
\, No. IA, Prof. A. NJ, Jones,-Clark Morril
N who has been in poor health for a yea
- was taken to the asylum at Waterbur
m Saturday. cheese factor
A. opened Monday. the 20th, for the season.
m Sam Reed has bought of o. A. Baldwi
~ his house at North End for s7OO.-Roa
~ Commissioner Somers is busy repairin
a roads since tho big thaw.--Jamcs Mage
,o fell from his wagon and broke his cola
a. bone last week.
IS HUNTINGTON.
ne A regular meeting of l.. A. s., No. i
". will be held Saturday evening April %
W Rev. S. p. Perry preached at tho Unio
church last Sunday.-The Christian ban
n held prayer meeting at j. w .Trudo
~ last Tuesday evening.-The recent hig
III water did considerable damage to tn
80 highwayS-The stage between this pac
CT and Richmond was unable to make II
as regular trip the 14th inst. on account
T. high water.-E. II. Monahan, commando
al of the Vermont division, Sons of Veterans
expects TO visit the Sons of Veteran
EVANSVILLE.
Ernest Gorton has gone to Brando
ty where he expects to spend the summer.
Nv Henry Wright and Joseph Gramoe ha,
' moved to the Centre-Ruth Baker, WI
IN has been dangerously i'll with typhoid few,
and pneumonia, is convalescng.-Gert
al Shattuck who has been i'll for three week
JsI Is not gaining very ast.-Landlord D.
long and son visited at Alden Elliott's la
va week.-John Davis and wife are visltr
he Mrs. Davis parents at Ripton.
d. MILTON.
III Mrs. d. II. Coon, who has been In New
. ark, N. j., through the winter spent Sun
" day with her family.-Miss Bessie Dixie
a. returned from Providence. r. l., Thur
I'D day evening accompanied by her aun
Mrs. Mosher Nj. Richardson has bougl
d" Of H. f. Powell tract of land containin
90 acres on the north side of the river OF
y" posite the pulp mill site.-Ernest and Ha
a' tie Rogers gave a very pleasant party to
u number OF their friends on Friday eve'
=. ing.-Mr. John Drew Of st. Albans was
town Saturday.-Mrs. A. Nj. Fuller Is
40 town for few days.-Six of the telephor
ne men are working along the line makir
repairs and are boarding at Edwal
Flinn's.-Ernest Rogers and Frank Kir
started for Hartford Ct., Monday morl
VI ing.-Will Blanchard returned to his woI
In Boston Monday morning.-Henry b
ee man of St. Albans spent Sunday in town.
as Hollis Wells and Joe Douglass were a
rested Sunday for being drunk. and we
brought before Justice Brown Monday ar
~ Wells was fined IS and costs for beir