Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-27

college in burlington spent Sunday at
home.-Mr. and Mrs. g. H. Fay. Mr.. and
Mrs Clayton Fuller, Miss Jennie Town
and Clarence Town attended the Grange
meeting held in Essex on Feb II. They
report very nice time.-Arthur Crandall
is home from the Montpelier Seminary
over Sunday.
WEST MILTON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Walton of this
place are going to Burlington to spend the
summer with their daughter, Mrs. Geo.
II. Reynolds and their son Fred has hired
Earle Costello for the summer.-Last week
Wednesday was the coolest day so far,
the thermometer stood AZ below at five
o'clock a. m.-The average price paid for
January milk was SO cents.
WESTFORD
Charles King has moved to the house on
the Bishop place.--John Gibson from the
Experiment Station spent Sunday at John
Aliens Mr. Jordan will hold meetings
every evening this week and every after
noon from Tuesday to Saturday.-John
Robinson spent Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. Clark.-George Holmes of Burlington
has rented the house vacated by Charles
King. --Anson Cook Is visiting friends in
| Burlington.
JERICHO CENTRE.
c. l.. Higgins went to Massachusetts,
last week and will he absent two or three
weeks.-AIrs. II. +. Hovey and her daught-
err Mrs. G. l.. Higgins, visited Mrs John
| Aylng in Burlington two or three days
| last week, returning home Saturday even
| ing.-Rev. T.. Rose has nearly recovered
| from his ilness.--On Monday evening, the
/ II inst, about 40 of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Nicely gave them very
pleasant surprise the occasion being the
| 18th anniversary of their marriage. Eddie
Ransom rho has been a work In the in
sane aarium at Northampton, Mass. re-
turned home tho 18th inst, having closed
his labors at that place. He intends to
carry on Mrs. Helen Humphreys farm
! the coming year.-Charles Bicknell has
moved to the DR.. Hovey place, recently
purchased of Dr. A. F. Burdick-Wi.lie
! Field returned home last Saturday from
Randolph. where he had been to attend the
funeral of his uncle, Melvin Church.-Mrs.
Mary Gohnson) Baker, died of diphtherla
Feb. IS. She was the wife of Zenas Baker
and was i'm her 3ith year. The husband
and little daughter have the deep sympa-
/ thy of the communication Percival of
Dakota is visiting his cousin. Henry Per-
cival and others in this vicinity.-Mrs.
Hattie Phillips of Brushton, n. Y, aunt
of Mrs. Widber visited DR.. and Mrs. Wild
Der one day last week.-Mrs.. Guy sherman
who has been i'll again the past few weeks
Is now better she begins to work some.
JERICHO.
George Maurice of Burlington spent
Sunday with his brother, Prof NJ. p.
Maurice.-A. ID. Cochran has bought the
Davis place.-D. l.. Bullock and mother of
Pompanoosue are stopping in town-Rev.
| d. A. Whittier, the evangelist, began
union meetings Monday evening in the
Methodist church..-The lecture, accom-
panied by a stereopticon exhibition on
] ~ n n a
large audience Friday evening, was much
enjoyed.-IG. W. Curtis goes this week to
the Mary Fletcher hospital.-NIrs. REM
mington is visiting at L. f. Wllburs.
WILLISToN
The Young Peoples Social club of this
place are making arrangements for a
private ball on Friday evening, March 6.
ID. J. Squires has nearly finished moving
| to his farm, recently purchased of II. G..
Gleason of Richmond.-Mrs. l.. S. Rey-
nolds is soon to move to Waterbury, hav-
ing sold her place here to Sanford War
| ren-Mr. Macomber is moving to Shell
burne, where he has purchased farm.
The funeral of C. p. Bliss was largely
attended from his late residence Sunday,
Rev. II. d. Bacon ofiicia ting In the sud-
den death of Mr.. Bliss a heavy blow has
fallen upon the family, and friends of
which he had a large circle.-The ladies'
of the Congregational church will give a
fair at the town hall Friday evening, the
Goth inst.-Homer Phelps has enlisted in
the regular army for three years and gone
to St. Louis.-Miss Mae Patten was mar
ried to Edward Burnett In Essex by Rev.
Mr. Miller the 18th and the reception was
at Mr.. Burnett's fathers in Richmond
Will Brenn has come home to remain.
SOUTH BURLINGTON.
The closing exercises of the school were
held at the town house Friday evening
and were a success in every. particular
There was singing by Miss Durfee and
the entertainment concluded by laugha-
Bile sketch by the "Edson's," assisted by
local talent. One of the most pleasing
features of the evening was the fancy step
dancing by Maud and Herbert Edison
The extreme cold weather a week ago
proved too severe for the pheasants and
some have been found frozen near the out
buildings in the neighborhood, where they
tried to find shelter.
Miss Jennie Osteeye closed her school
Tuesday and gave her scholars a sleigh
ride
Walter Durfey has bought out Mr..
Smiths milk route
Mr.. fuckers little child has been very
;, sick with whooping cough.
SHELBURNE.
MIS-. RuSnloW or SheiDurne HarbOr en-
terteined party of friends Saturday
evening. Among those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Burritt, Mr.. and Mrs. Deyett
Mr.. and Mrs Tyler, H. w. Tyler Miss
Newell, Miss Smith, Mr.. Hepworth and
Miss Atwell.-Mr. Charles Winterbottom
has bought and is repairing the Smith
homestead in Che village. Mr.. Frank Mac
omber of Grand Isle has bought Mr. Win
terbottom's farm.
Mrs. Col II. A. Hascall Is In town al
the home of her sister Mrs. j. f. Wells
Mrs. Hascall has been spending the gay
season at the Canadian capital-A birth
day party Friday evening at the Methodist
church was well attended and the pro.
gramme well rendered. A nice lunch was
served at the close of the programme
Proceeds N1.-Rsv. and Mrs. w. j. Chap
man wRIt to Bristol Monday to attend the
strict~preachers meeting.-Dr. X. o.
Stoddard of North Ferrisburgh was II
town Saturday.
The reports of the town officers for the
past year show that the selectmen have
drawn orders for s5330.29, S2202l being or
account of 1894 The total cost of schools
was $3iS5 AZ: text books and school sup
plies, s653.23 erection and repairs OF
school houses sl337.A, The road commits
sioner has expended ON the roads, 1887 81
Tho expenses OF the poor have been, de
sides the interest on investment in the
poor farm, s5l7S3 making the total ex
penses OF the town for all purposes, $l2
3d.. 81, leaving net debt TO be provided fol
Of about $1,000. Litigation, the erection
of one new school building and altera
lions and repairs on others, and the pur
, chasing of text books for the school.
have increased the expenditures of tn,
town very much over what they ordinar
ally have been or are likely to be again fl