Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-09
MILTON.

Frank Morrow who has been at work
at the pulp mill was taken TO Waterbury
by Constable Mears last week where he
was wanted for breaking Jail some time
ngo.-Frank Boclaic and Thomas Elwell
were arrested and taken TO st. Adams
last week for stealing sheep from Miss
Sarah Goodwin at Georgia Plain. They
had a hearing Monday and Were let out
on $500 bail, while other cases were inNeS-
tigatcd which are hanging over them
There WAS horse trot on the riVer last
Saturday which was hotly contested. {.
T.. Hotchkiss' horse "Wind Splitter get
ting first money and Charles Landon :
horse Lady Lishtfoot taking 2d-Miss
Gertrude Phelps of Fairfax is spending Il
few days with friends in town.-Miss Cac-
RE Chase of Colchester who has been WIS.,
iting her sister at T.. A. FroSt's has re-
turned home-Miss Maggie Demo Of
burlington spent sunday at her father $,
Lev. Dennos.-Mrs. D. +. Berkley has
moved her millinery goods into rooms in
/. Y. Sandorson's house ON Main street.
Mrs Il. Il. Stearns of Burlington was
in town Monday.-fiarry Mahoncy has
moved in the new house which +. o. Bcv-
rs recently built-SiX new members were
received on confession at the COngrega-
tional church Sunday and two by letter.
The brick work on the walls of the plup
mill is nearly completed and the iron
tcusseS for the roof are being put in place
and will soon be covered. one of the
large water wheels has arrived and the
r.st arc on the way. There are to be
three of LOCO horsepower and one of 600.
The heirs of the Ebcn Powell estate
have taken an appeal from the admins
traitors account.
The rooms adjoining "The Glcnwood,"
formerly used as a tenement, are being re-
paired and will become the private apart
ments of proprietor c. +. Skeels-Mias
Ardclle Dimon of sheldon is at her aunts
Mrs Addie Landon Most of the far
mers are getting ready for sugaring. Miss
a. NJ. Crown has purchased new eVapo-
rator and sap buckete.-Yo ung G.. Nay OF
Jericho was in town the past Week.-Mrs.
Gertrude Phelps of Fairfax spent sun
Gay with Miss Kate Ashley.-Mrs. Diana
Bcrkley has moved into Mr.. c. l.. Sander
sons house on Man street,-Mrs. Annie
Sanderson has nervous prostraton.-Miss
n. NJ. Crown made twenty-four pounds oil
fine sugar from Saturdays run of sap.
WEST MILTON.
A little daughter was born to Mr. ans
Mrs. Bert Evarts Sunday--Some fears Of
big break up of the ice in the river wa
felt Sunday night, but the change II
the weather prevented it.-Bert Evarts i
to move soon to Charles Sandersoni
house on the Plains.-Mr. Morgan is suf
fering from a severe stomach trouble
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Wright spent the las
Of the week with friends il Colchester.
SOUTH BURLINGTON.
Mrs George Germain is in and confined
TO the house.
ESSEN.
The members Of the Maple Lawn De
batting club gave an entertainment OIL
Monday evening consisting Of music
readings and rCCitations by the class o
80 followed by discussion of the ques
ton, Resolved, That education should b
compulsory. Affirmative, Stella Wood
ruff, Buel $ Brown, Bertha Brown. Neg
alive Percy Severance, Albert Bicknc
John Stiles. Both sides were well sus
taned. The judges were Messrs. Marvi
Chapman and Roswell Brown Of Mort
Williston and Miss Nellie Hunt of Esse>
a decision was rendered in favor OF IN
Affirmative. After the close of the lteI
AIRY exercises. a social hour was enjoyed
light refreshments being served by tn
young men of the school, There wer
sixty-fve in attendance. The winter teri
closed Saturday, March 4; attendant
throughout the term twenty-four. I'll
spring term will open Mach H.
sHELBURNE.
George T.. Smith is confined to the hous
with rheumatism.
capt Paul r. Boynton, a native Of tn
town, died IN Willsboro n. Y, Februar
H. aged ~,
H. II. Hepworth spent Sunday in tow
Charles Winterbottom has gone
Springfield, Mass, with a carload
horses.
At the adjourned fourth quarterly col
ference Of the Methodist church Tuesda
the official board voted unanimously
ask for the return of Rev. ID. w, DaytC
as pastor for the next year.
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