Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01

Is visiting Miss Jennie Gordon.-Wesley
Kimbal and sister and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Minkler OF Wcstford spent a few days in
town last wcek.-Hrospectivc apple buyers
are numerous. The apple crop is lght
through this Scction.-Some Of the farm
crs find a good market for piums by taxi
ing them to the eastern townsville Sc
we're hail storm that passed over u section
of the iSlanb several days ago, injured all
, fruit in it's course. The one of Aug. %
which was more destructive in surround
ing towns did not reach this island. r p.
McDcrmott and family left for their home
I'm Freehold y. j." Aug. 2Gth, after SPEND
ing a month on the island.
! We notice thcAllcn Shoe Co at Burling-
ton are doing the business of thctown; low
prices must win.
! ALBURGH SPRINGS.
The Union Sunday school picnic was
postponed last week on account of the
storm, to this week Thursday at the
grounds of Mr.. +. a. Laduc, West AL
burgh
NORTH HERO.
/ An excursion Is being arranged for tho
benefit of tho Methodist Episcopal Sum
day-sChool to Burlington and return one
wcoh from next Saturday Sept 10th.-An
ice cream social was held in the town
hall Wednesday evening for the benefit
of the Methodist Episcopal church,.
s. Smith and family Of Swanton have
been spending q few days with Mrs.
Smiths parents, G. II. Knights, in the
south part Of the town.
We hear that the Allen Shoe Co. of Bur-
lington are making extremely low prices
on shoes.
SOUTH HERO.
\. T.. Robinson Of Maiden. Mass. spent
Monday at his fathers. &. l.. Robinsun's
Mrs. n. O. Axtcll returned Tuesday to
her home In Clay Centre. Kan. after
spending several weeks at her fathers e.
l.. Herman KCelcr has re-
turned homo. During his absence he visit
Cd Bridgeport. Conn. Potsdam. y. T.,
Now York city and Chicago.-Robert Lam
don of Washington, D. c.. is visiting his
mother Mrs. VI. r. Landon.-Mas Laura
Kinney and Mrs Mary Durant are on tns
sick jist-Air. and Mrs. Il. l.. Robinson,
and Miss Lydia Robinson of Washington.
Kan, are guests at &. l.. Rohinsons.-
Miss Jennie Perry Of New York spent n
few days in town rc'cutlY.-Applc buyers
are getting numerous. Apples are scarce
and pums are plcnty.-A lawn party vas
held ut S. T. WadSworth's Wednesday
evening for the benefit of the NJ. ..
church.
We notice the Alien Shoe Co. at Burling-
ton are doing the business Of the town; low
prices must win,
ISLE IA NOTE.
/, Mrs. Seymour Doolin was taken very
! III on Sdturday.-Mr. and Mrs. stephens
/ son Of Tarrytown. y. y. are boarding ut
q. j. Thomas for couple of weeks
. Roy Thomas &C Swanton Is visiting az
, William Ihom9s While fishing on" day
, last week Mrs NJ. :. Thomas caught
, ~ pound pickcrcl-Mrs Eli Hocomb has
been visiting in Alburg for a couple of
wecks.-1hcrc will be Il social az the v.S-
try # the Methodist Episcopal church
Wednesday evening. The proceeds arc
. to apply on tho PASTORS salary.-Mr and
=, Mrs w a. Spulo visited in town last
= week. Mn ana son ana Mr.. Oivctt
= Of New York were in town last week
. buying winter apples. They bought near
~ all the farmers had and paid SD per
/ larrcL-At tn republican caucus Dr.
: King was nominated for town representa-
: tive and at the democratic caucus Capt
, William Montgomery was nominated.
t ALBURGu CENTRE.
The worst hail storm ever witnessed in
, this section took place ThurSlny after
j, noon in the south part of the town. Hail
- stones fell that measured from eight ~
ton inches in circumference and lcyelcd
: corn and buckwheat and destroyed lots Of
"a gardens. Tho wind blew limbs from the
= trees and Mt +. a. Laduc's they were
: Obliged to hold the windows in during tho
storm MIR. McGregor was badly cut on the
WrlSt from HNllE EldSS. Nl ~. I. L'l'N
tons there were 30 pancS of glass broken
!, and 80 at jackson K yuolds. Nearly every
:. house suffered loss from broken windows.
;, The storm seemed to 20 IN sections. At
w. W. Rociwcl's u lights of glass were
. broken ana II at MIR. Fred Laroys while
~, other houses nearby ESCAPED with ou.y
a two or three, but the garden were de-
~ stroyod. North Of the Centre the storm
- was not 80 severe. Thcre was some heavy
- thunder during the storm.
|, Tho Epwnrth League Will hold s0'i 4
:, at the residence Of \. c. IraytOn W, d.
II n,sday evening. The orchestra fv m
= North Hero win he prescnt-Mrs Juds n
=, Haynes of BURLINGTON T. thr guest + Ar
- and Mrs. Il. 5. liaynes.-Mrs. Nyc and
" the Misses Rockwell of ST. Adams and
~ Swantou spent sunday with Mrs, y, b.
. RockWcll.-M Miss Pearl Dixon returned tc
- her homo in Canada last wcck.-CUrn and
y huckwhcat and gardens were completely
:, destroyed south OF the Centre in Thurs
> days haistorm Cows and horses that
were in the pastures were injured ana
number of turkeys and hens were killed
Tho hail cut the telephone wire on the
+ W ST shorc.-Ernest Rckucll of johnson
spent Sunday at Mr.. Ncihorn Hazcn's.-
MIR. ana Mrs -. q. Iicll have gone tc
-. " hitehull on the adams. john one
~ is not as wcll.-W. WHITMAN, who has
u spent n good many years in the West
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