Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12

Leaf has moved to Richmond.-Mrs Lu-
cnda Reynolds will move to Waterbury
this week. Sanford Warren will move
into the house she vacates, which he has
lately purchased.-Mr. Mcmahon of North
Williston is very sick His son, Larry
has been called home from Montpelier.
EVANSVILLE.
Willard Haskins died Tuesday, the 81
inst. The funeral was held Thursday at
Howard Ravclins, where he died. Rev. S.
j. Perry OBLIGATED. Mr. Haskins was quite
an old man and has been in poor health
for some time.-Ernest Gorton, who is
very i'll with pneumonia, Is not much bet
ter.-Gracie Shattuck, who has been very
i'll with typhoid fever, is convalescing. -
Walter Ravelin and Miss Mary Haskins,
daughter of IIeman Haskins, were mar
red last week.-John Davis and Joseph
Hammer are moving into Joseph Beams
house. -Howarl Ravelin Is moving into
the house vacated by Joseph Hammer and
belonging to r. A. Norton.-The creamery
began to receive milk Tuesday.
ST. GEORGE.
f. T. Hensdil and wife of Hinesburgh.
visited al f.. IIensdill's last Saturday and
Sunday. NJ. Foss gave another of his
excellent Photographic entertainments at
the school house last Friday evening.-Mr
and Mrs. Edison Isham are spending few
]
ing the vacancy OF the farm which they
| have rented in South Burlington.-Town
Clerk o. w. Isham is about the house
once more after a siege of lumbago which
confined him to the bed several days
Mrs. S. Il. Hinsdil and son are visiting
In interchangeable Jane Gates of NAL
lets Bay is visiting her son James and
family.-Mr Russell Tilley returned home
last Sunday from a two weeks visit with
his sons Silas and Sidney in South Bur-
lngton and Willston respectively.
WlNOOsKl
Lester C. Smith, who lives near the Bay,
narrowly escaped being trampled to death
by his horse Saturday about noon time.
He drove to town in the morning and put
his horse, which is a colt. in Joseph
Devino's stable. About / o'clock he went
to hitch up to drive home, when he was
taken with fit. and fell under his horse.
lie was soon seen by some boys who were
passing the yard about this time and got
the horse off his body. The horse had one
foot on his hand and another on his thigh
when seen by the boys. lie was carried
into Clements store and taken care of by
| friends.
| The check list for the village meeting
has been posted in the postofiice. The an
nual meeting is called for Wednesday,
April 8, at Concert hail. The trustees and
justices OF the peace will meet at the
town clerks Office, Monday. March %, 10
make all necessary corrections or addi-
tons to the list.
While b. A. Austin was driving on WI
nooski avenue Monday evening his horse
got frightened at the electric car which
was coming along. The colt. which is
pretty speedy, got going so fast that his
heels struck the runner of the sleigh and
added to the horses fright and it broke
into run. Mr.. Austin undertook to cross
q L. ~. 1T
when the sleigh runners got caught in the
track and tipped over, throwing Mr.. Aus
tin out with such force as to break his
collar bone and three ribs. The horse or
sleigh was not damaged any. Mr.. Austin
did not feel the effects of his accident
until Tuesday morning
The board of trustees held a special
meeting on Monday evening, the entire
board being present A communication
was received from j. w. Lavigne praying
the honorable board to vacate the land
now occupied by the Lafayette Hose
house. This will necessitate the village
TO build new hose house or to move the
present building to some other vacant lot
The communication was laid on the table
for further consideration.
Henry Conin and c. II. Shipman We're
appointed auditors, vice DR.. o. w. Peck,
resigned and T. f. Sullivan removed from
town. The following bills We're ordered
paid Consolidated Electric Light Co.,
$sjS5; Edward Duval, for running pillow,
$50.
Tho annual school meeting of the vii
lage will be held in tho Spring street
school house Tuesday. March 81. A trus-
tee to succeed Daniel Smith of the East
ward will be elected
Owing to the resignation OF Grafton
Brand as overseer of the poor, the select
men have decided to deal out rations to
the poor themselves.
a. e. Clement has gone to New York
to visit his brother, Henry. who is there
from tho south on business.
Mrs. j. d. Yandow has returned from
the Fanny Allen Hospital where she UNI
derwent a successful operation.
Unfortunate things are bound to hap
pen in the best of places Yesterday morn
ing four troopers from the Fort loaded
with liquor obtained at Essex Junction
landed in Winooski and proceeded to dc
the town. The trouble commenced over q
team which they had hired from Willey's
livery stable. Mr.. Wiley came down &c
try and get his team away from them
when he found out they were abusing IT.
= Some loud talking resulted and Constable
Bgwood undertook to quite them. They
Immediately turned upon him and assault
ed him. Seeing that he was unable tc
cope with the ,rturated men alone he
called on the citizens to help him, free
fight ensuing. The citizens got the besl
of them but they were taken away anC
carried to the Fort, where they were land
: ed In the guard house Severe steps are
to be taken this time to quell these peri
; odical outbreaks even to the extremity Of
notifying the war department If RELIEF
cannot be obtained through other chan
nels.
Miss Mary Pollnger has returned from
: protracted visit with her sister In Phila
, delpha.
Mr.. and Mrs f. T.. Thompson are tn,
} happy parents of a robust little girl.