Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
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ment last week Saturday. Mr.. Shivoretts
formerly lived In town, but ut the time OF
his death was residing at Belden Falls
Rain is much needed. Farmers are
nearly through seeding and planting
Miss Flora Williams visited her sister, Mrs.
Burton Byington, at Hinesburgh, last
weck.-The young child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Earle Davis died last Sunday of throat
difficulty. Funeral was held on Tuesday.
Arrangements are being made for chill
dren's day in the Congregations church,
The plum and cherry crop VIII be almost
a failure, but the promise for apples Is
good.-Streams and springs are unpre-
cedentedly low for this time OF the year.
We have had only one light rain since the
first of April.-Sowed grain on low, moist
LAND has come up well; but there are plenty
of clay fields where seed sown several
weeks ago has not sprouted. and Will not
until we have rain.-With the exception OF
of hay, farm products were never known
so low and dull of sale as now. The out
look for dairy or sheep interests for the
season is not encouraging. There is no
proper proportion between the wages and
the value of land and its products. At the
same time, other lines of business feel this
depression, and the average farmer Is as
well off as the rest of them. He can make
as hearty n meal as ever out of his 10 cent
potatoes and SO a hundred pork.-Cottage
Dullul1B ulOIB lHt luNP DIOIDlStS IHOIt it-
tivity than ever the coming season. Par
ties from n distance are looking for de-
sirable locations, and 1t will not be long
before high priced SUNNI homes" will
frequently beautify our shores. Tho Lake
View Creamery company are putting in a
second separator to take care of the milk.
They have a first class plant, and every
thing goes ship shape.
HUNTINGTON.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. d. d.
Weller May III. 8. Sweet is build
ing All addition to his residence.-Guy
Bickford has bought Mrs. Edward Stevens
house and lot. After repairing the house
he will occupy it.-Rev. w. A. Agate of
Starksboro will occupy the Methodist pull
pit here this year.-Arrangements are be-
ing made to organize a Farmers club In
the north part of the town.-Road Com
missioner S. d. Collins has commenced to
repair the highways.-Mrs. r. C. Baldwin
and son are visiting tho formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Bedford.
Tn republican caucus will be held on
Tuesday afternoon, the 26th inst, for the
purpose of %electing delegates to the State
and county conventions.-W. T.. Hanks Of
Bristol has bought an interest in the steam
mill at the Centre.-Mrs. r. G.. Baldwin
visited relatives in town last week.-New
telephone poles are being set on the Rich
mond and Huntington line.-Mrs. Richard
belong Is on the sick list.
HINESBURGH.
Farmer are planting corn.-Pears and
plums have not blossomed we'll but apples
cherries and small fruit promises an
abundant crop.-Antoine Carpenters FAM
lily is suffering from some mysterious
mnlady induced by eating fresh pork OBJ
tained at Bristol. Nine persons are af-
fected and are very sick. The symptoms
are those of poison. Some OF the meat
was fed to two cats and a dog all OF which
were made violently sick. DR.. Russell,
who attends the family. has sent some of
the meat to Burlington for analysis.-Sev-
eral cases of grip have occurred in town
~lately.-Rev. T. j. Harris went to his
old home in Wilkesbarre, Pa, Wednesday
and be absent about two weeks.-Miss
Clara Toby of Burlington will teach a
large piano class here this summer.-Miss
Matte Landon and daughter of Bristol
spent last week with Miss Helen Weller.
The Chittenden Co., association of Con-
gregational ministers met at Rev. T. ].
Harris May 1.-THE spring term Of thhe
High school closed Frlday.-A. b. Stearns
our local botanist is gathering thousands
of trilium bulbs from the woods to send
to Europe.-John Hardy has moved into
Mrs. Norton's house in the village.-Miss
Ida Russell of Cornwall is visiting her
sister. Mrs. John Collins.-The mail stage
now leaves for Burlington at Z a. m, and
returns at 6 p. m.
The Winooshi association of Congrega-
tional ministers met at the home of Rev.
r. j. Harris Tuesday, the 10Th. There was
n good attendance of ministers from vari-
Gus parts of the county. Rev. d. Thomas
of Richmond read a carefully prepared
paper on The struggle for liberty" and
1t was followed by a lively and interest
ing discussion; Rev. A. Gulick of Charlotte
read an excellent paper on 'The Chris
tian consciousness n test of Scripture"
These topics are a part OF a series of
topics on the writings of st. P~aul.-Patrick
McDonough has sold his mineral spring
and about three acres of land for $500
cash. 1t Is rumored that the party who
bought 1t intend to build a sanitarium this
summer.-Rev. Charles Aver is sick at
DR.. J. L. Miles with malarial fever.-But-
ter sold for 10 cents Monday.
SOUTH BURLINGTON.
Mrs. Eaton Aldrich Is Ill.
Misses Mary and Lizzie O'Brien visited
in town last week.
Eaton Aldrich has sold out his milk
route to Mr.. Russell.
Mr.. Stephen Sprague of Huntington is
visiting his nephew, VIII Kimball.
NORTH UNDERHILL.
The report of Cloverdale creamery for
the month of April is as follows; Total
amount of milk received 292, 1857 pounds:
amount of butter fat 11,Ols; price per
pound of butter fat, 15ia cents; price of
standard milk O,62 cents; amount paid to
patrons s1,707.79
SHELBURNE.
Things are quite lively at Shelburne
Farms these days. over 200 men being en-
ployed setting out shade trees and ever
greens and getting the grounds in order
for the summer. Hurley and Squires, pro-
p~rietors of the Farms boarding house,
have some 60 boarders.-Thomas New
combe and family arrived in town Friday
evening and will spend a few weeks at
their summer residence on Shelburne
Point before sailing for Europe.-Never
has the apple orchards been fuller of bios
SONS than they are now, and II no late
frosts come to blast them there will be a
large crop Of apples in this town.
Mr.. Edward Andrews, a prominent law
yer OF Buffalo. n. y, and a former Shell
burns boy, died at the residence of his
father. Mr.. Giles Andrews, In East Shell
burne Monday afternoon from heart
failure. Mr.. Andrews and his wife came
here about two weeks ago, that he might
get some rest and recuperate from over
work, but last week he grew worse and
his father-in-law. DR.. J. C. Greene OF Buff
falo, was telegraphed for and arrived
Sunday morning. He was about IS years
old and leaves a wife and two daughters.
Sheriff Reeves made an official call on
the Hotel Shelburne last Saturday even
Ing, and confiscated four cases of lager
beer and one of 3 per cent. on his way
home he met the proprietor OF the Hotel
Shelburne coming from Burlington and
relieved him OF four cases more.