Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-16

| ton in time for the play, the train reach
| Ing tho latter place q short time before the
closing of the theatre.-A Burlington party
visited George Bencdct's sugar camp last
Saturday. They were accompanied by DR..
| W. S. Maya little daughter has come
to claim a home at Theodore Ashley's.-
Andrew Ruesins second child has been
| III for several weeks. Ezra Ross goes
abouth the goth of this month with his
family to Pittsleld, Mass. He Is to go into
a restaurant.-The creamery Is now run
every day instead of every other day.
MILTON.
Mr.. Richardson came the next day after
town meeting and has a force OF men at
work at the Great Falls clearing away
the underbrush and timber for the site
of the pulp mill.-Miss Lizzie Smith re-
turned from Florida Thursday evening
where she has been for several MONTHS
Mrs. il. F.. Powell and G. N Wood attend
/ ed the funeral of Rev J. ID. Keefe in Bur-
! lington Thursday.-E. D. Teachout has
moved one of the buildings on his farm to
a lot where his new street Is to be opened
and is fixing 1t up for a double tenement
house The farmers are having big run
| Of sap and arc kept very busy attending
| TO IL and large quantity OF fine sugar Is
being made.--Nfrs. Clark had her millinery
! opening on Friday at her rooms in the
Austin building.
|
go last Friday evening accompanied by
| her daughter. Mrs. Hale Flint, and her
three children, who are to spend the sum-
MGR In Vermont.-Mr. Sweeney of Water
bury has moved into A. b. Caswells tene-
ment house. There Is great demand for
houses this spring. There are no empty
| tenements and there will have TO be quite
boom in the building line to supply the
increasing demand for houses.-tiev. Geo.
| L. Story, son of Postmaster A. II. Story,
| Is to preach for tho Methodist people the
coming year.-Charles Lovely is very ILL.,
| Rev. r. j. Christie and mother returned
from conference Tuesday and will soon go
! to their new charge In Sheldon and East
Fairfield.
Miss Clough OF Lebanon, N. H., is visit
| ing her aunt, Mrs. Daniel Meeker.-Mrs
Melvin of Montreal has entered the enl-
ploy of A. n. Austin as housekeeper.-Sev-
eral townspeople attended Joe. Jefferson Mt
Burlington Monday evening.--A number
of men were in town this week looking for
emplQymcnt-!Th farmers consider this
o very good sugar season. Mr.. George
Morgan has made about one ton of sugar.
II Is rumored that Mr.. Richardson has pur-
chased of II. e. Powell 90 acres of land
adjoining the water privilege. Services
are to be held at Trinity church on the
coming Sunday at o'clock.
MILTON BORo.
Byron Mears has hired out for the sea-
son to Nat Hayden of Georgia Dock
John Stanley moved in Monday with his
son, Oliver for short time.-Mrs Geo.
Allen of st. Adams, Mrs. Eugene Allen
and Miss Electa Allen of Milton were the
guests of Mrs. Burr Martin last week.
Capt. A. c. Fay went last week Tuesday
to visit his brother Stafford at Richmond.
Miss Mary Hotchkiss of Georgia Plain
is engaged to teach the spring term of
school, commencing April 20.-Nellie
Mears has finished work for Mrs. Fay
and went to her home Sunday for a week $
vacation before going to work for Mrs,
James Tabor of Swantor for the season.
sugar makers were kept busy last week.
Bun Martin boiled without letting tho
fire go out from Monday noon up to Sat-
urlay noon. He has made over $500
pounds from LOO observation-disclosures
and butterflies are as lively as in summer.
Miss Nellie Mears and her brother Ar
thur entertained their friends Friday eve
at the home OF Capt. A. c. Fay. Refresh
mcnts and new sugar were served.
EVANSVILLE.
The infant son Of Frank Haskins Is very
III with lung trouble.-Ernest Gorton Is
able to be out after a long and painful
sickness. James Dewire had one finger
sawed off and his hand badly cut last
week while at work in the mill.-B. c.
Shattuck's little daughter. Gertie. who has
been dangerously i'll with typhoid pneu-
monia is gaining slowly, but is not able
to sit up.-Ruth Baker is very ill.-The
friends of Calvin Carpenter kindly went
to his house last Thursday and drew him
up a large wood pile.-Miss Mandana Nor
ton of Bristol is to teach school here
The Sunday-school have elected the fol-
lowing officers: Superintendent, Alden
Elliott; clerk, Nettie Jones; treasurer,
w. II. Thompson.
ESSEN.
Three of the town schools will open next
Monday, April 90 Miss Ethel NJ. Leach
will teach in No. S. Miss Ella Buzzell in
No. 9. and Miss Georgiana Lavely in
No. 70.
ESSEX CENTRE.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
a. NJ Thomas Sunday evening.-School
No. 6, Essex Centre. Miss Jennie Bicknel
teacher commenced Monday with 80 pu-
pils.-Monday was n very warm April
day. The thermometer rose to So degrees. -
Memorial services will be held this year
at Essex Centre, Rev. c. p. Taplin will
deliver the Memorial sermon, Rev. f. f.
Ijerrick will deliver the Decoration day
address.-Monday the outdoor sports were
inaugurated in the morning by a game OF
quoits by the veteran quot pitcher, Nelson
were pitched in the afternoon, and at {
o'clock long-ball was played,
BOLTON
George, the little son of Mr. and Mrs
w. II. Stevens. has been very i'll the past
week with pneumonia.-Bessie Miles. who
has been visiting at G.. W. Stevens the
past two weeks, returned to Hinesburgl
Monday. Fred Fleury has taken G. w
Randall's farm in Duxbury and will
move there this week-Miss Aggie Morse
went to Jericho Saturday whore she is
engaged to teach-Mrs. Anna Powers oil
; Windsor spent the Sabbath at her fathers
John Phillips-Mrs Fred Lombard Is
very i'll with typhoid fever,-Willie Whalcr
Is spending few days with his brother
Station Agent Whalen.-Mrs. G. C. Hunt.
Icy spent last week with her sister ir
Waterbury.--John Blair has purchased the
U. S. Whtcomb mountain farm and takes
possession at once.-Miss Alice Wood and
Mics Maud Wright, who have been study
Ing stenography with Mrs. T.. II. Nc
Ginnis, have returned to their home IL
Quecche
} WEST MILTON.
The river Is clear OF ice and the ice alons
the banks is rapidly disappearing A large
.. amount OF sugar is being made. Corrit
Osgood has already made a Thousand
pounds.-Mr. and Mrs. VIII Munson o.
Colchester spent the Sabbath at C. w
Wrights.
HUNTINGTON.
II. A. Gillette goes to Barre May 1st
: where he has secured a position as teach
! cr.-The regular meeting of Gen. w. w
, Henry camp, No. SO, Sons Of Veterans, will
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