Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-14

stroke or paralysis, is improving slightly
and is hoping that he will soon be well
enough to ride into the village
l. X. Blumenthal, the horseman from
Hartford, Conn, was here Tuesday and
bought several head of gentlemen's driv-
ing horses. The prices as a general thing
did not go over s75 n head, but in few
cases more was paid
Ozas Sanford of North Duxbury who
has been spending the past two years
among relatives and friends in Cornwall.
Shoreham, Middlebury, Brandon and West
Salisbury, will return to North Duxbury
within few days and resume his former
occupation as bookkeeper
The great electric light question: after
a three months wrangle between the vii
lage trustees and the Middebury Electric
Lighting Co., with two special village
meetings In the meanwhile, has at last
been settled and 1t is hoped to the satis-
faction of all concerned. The trustees at
their regular monthly meeting, held on
Tuesday evening. voted to offer the COM
pany sl2S0 for "a street lights to be run on
every night when lights are needed for
period of one year. The company accept
ed these terms and the contract was made
and signed on Wednesday, when the year
began. The company hustled around
all through Wednesday in order to be ablo
to light up at night and everything was
got in readiness on time, 80 that the vii
lights after an interregnum of about three
months.
Satisfactory arrangements having been
completed with various interested private
parties the village sprinkler was started
out for the season Wednesday evening.
The village pays for sprinkling the busi-
ness portions of Main street and Mer-
chants Row, and people who want other
streets or parts Of streets sprinkled must
pay extra for the service.
The remains of Mrs. Botsey Allen, an
aged lady, who died in Ferrisburgh on
Monday and who was formerly resident
of Middlebury, were brought here We'd
| nesday forenoon for interment and were
buried in the Too:e cemetery, a couple of
/ miles east of the village A number of
her relatives reside in and near Middle
bury.
Chpman chapter of the Sons of the AM
erican Revolution are to hold their regu-
lar annual meetings on the anniversary
of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga.
/ While fixing up for electric lights We'd
nesday. a large nest full of young spar
| rows was found in one OF the lamp shades
on Main street The nest was taken out
| and transplantcd into an elm tree In the
| park nearby, whore the old birds found
| their young ones and the family soon
| seemed to be as happy as ever again.
| VIII Condor of Brandon was In town on
! a visit to friends at the Hotel Logan this
week. as has also Gus p. Pohl bookkeeper
for the Italian Marble company OF Bran
! don.
! There was quite frost in some places
in and around M!ddlebury Tuesday night,
but 1t Is not thought to have been severe
enough to do any damage to the fruit
trees
| The board of pension surgeons had four
old soldiers before them for examination
on Wednesday, larger number than for
several weeks past.
Mrs. Charles w. Earl and Mrs. Abram
". Langworthy are visiting friends In
| Brandon.
Mr.. II. C. Whitson of New York city
is in town for short stay with friends.
BRISTOL.
| II. =. Sherwin is building a back piazza
| to his house on Mountain avenue.-Ferrs
Stokes will build an addition to his house
this er.-Superintendent Kinzie has
been visiting the schools the past week.
! Manager Landon of the Bristols has ar
! ranged for the following games for the
season. May %, Port Henry, at Bristol;
May q, Bristol at Port Henry. May go
Proctor at Bristol; June 4, Port Henry al
Bristol; June G, Rutland Institute at Bris-
tol; June 10, U. " NJ. 90 at Bristol; june
13, open; June II, open; June Is, Bristol al
Port Henry; June 90. open; June a. Port
> Henry at Bristol; June o. open; July !
open; July T. open; July s. Bristol at PORT
, Henry.-Mrs. j. w. Partch has been visit
ing in the north part of the State the past
week-F. A. Brunette of the Queen City
has been doing a fine job of grading fol-
Town Clerk Wilson the past week.-L. f.
Bissonette has built front piazza to his
} house on Pleasant street-Ira T, Eastman
of Montpelier in in town calling on old
} frlends.-Another case of scarlet fever IL
reported on North street In the family OF
Mrs. Nellie Colby.
In the local market last Saturday butter
brought 10 10 l3c a pound; eggs. 10 to l2c q
dozen: dressed hogs $3.50 per cwt.; dressed
beef, $3.50 to 81 per cwt. potatoes, 10 to 12C
per bushel, and no call; hay, $40 per ton
oats. 32c per bushel.-M. +. Varney ha:
! been sick for several days.-The farmers
| and gardeners are complaining of thu
: drought.-Rev. L. A. Bgelow of the loca
Methodist church will deliver the Memor
5 ial day address at Weybrdge this year.
r p. x. Wilson of the Herald. who has beer
} sick for several days, Is out again.-Th,
7 scarlet fever scare seems to be dying out
The new grist mill is rapidly approach
3 ing completion and will be ready for thu
t machinery soon.-Farmers in some local.
:. ties are trying to give their potatoes away
G but can find no takers.-Mr and Mrs
$ Lucia of Middlebury were the guests o
= Frank IIadoo and wife Sunday.-The Meth
odist Sunday school board met Monda!
n officers, etc.--The I. o. G.. T. will give tn
$ play Past Redemption" at Holly hall
, May 20th-Joseph Trudo and family hav
Q again taken up their residence here.-Th
c Lincoln and Bristol Telephone compan.
s will connect with the Warren Telephon
@ company in short time.-N, +. Dunshe
and w. A. Lawrence have been apponte,
s commissioners and appraisers of the es
e tate OF the late John b. Elis.-N. II
. Munsil and Mrs. e. ID. Potter arrived II
8 town last Friday night from Canal Win
s chester, Ohio Mrs. Potter's health i
somewhat improved,-A regular meeting
i of w. C. Dunton Post, G.. A. r., wa
: held Wednesday evening, May 13th.-
{ Frank Ladoo is moving to his farm latel,
g purchased in South Bristol.-Rev. w. A
n Kinzie started for Rochester, n. Y Sun
= day night. Mrs, Kinzie has been there 70
e several weeks.-Mrs. j. Ic. Whitney. VIII
has been siok for some time, Is slow
= lmproving.-The class of 96 b. II. s., ar
o to be held June 9Th at Holly hall.-Th
X Methodist society are contemplating som
: extensive repairs and Improvements o
their house of worship this season.-Th
o building boom Is quite lively here. c. W
t Rogers and +. l.. Dickerman have thei
= new houses we'll advanced; l.. C. Hagget
has bought building lot on Maple stree
G and expects to build a house this season
s Charles Rivers Is also making arrange
@ Brown Is in Ferrisburgh working for I
II. Daniels.
o Arthur Cove is finishing off the outsid
O of the ell part of his house.--R. II. Hate
t informs us that Mrs. Hatch Is improvin
l. slowly, being able to sit up part of tn
= time.-George W. Brooks, farmer an
Miller east Of the village, died Monda