Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-19
FRANKLIN COUNTY
RICHFORD.

Dr. j. u. Hamilton. has sold his home
place on Main street to S. Carl Carpenter
for $500. The doctor is arranging to
build a now rcsidcncc.--W. y. Gricc has
sold the now house on Province street,
to Mr.. Knight, who lately moved here
from Orange. Mass.--The band boys are
10 give minstrel show Tuesday evening.
March II. and much fun is promised by
the 'Darktown Mnstrels." good music
will be furnished For dancing after. the
entertainments. W. Wheeler has bought
the W. w. Cor farm on the Berkshire
road, paying 5000 for the samc.Wil-
liam lmpey. who slipped and fell on tho
ice one day last week and fractured
rib is able to he out again. Mrs. Edward
Barber of Marlboro. Mass. is visiting her
uncle. II. a. Congcr, here.A. II. King q
he Custom House here has rented
tn house of Mrs. A. Mckinley
and will occupy it soon.-Thcrc
has been Sc days of good sleigh
ing here the past winter Sleighng
is gone now and wheeling began Monday.
y he town of Jay wants the town line
changed between that town and Rich
ford. The present line is said to have
been surveyed by the surveyor general 10
years ago. and was approved by the Leg
stature and the ancient land marks are
said to be in existence to-day.
There is some talk of putting in gas
plant here OH account of the raise or price
0n. per cent lDr cleHlTiC I1GntS after hlirll !.
y number of the stores Will burn oil until
they can get better prices on lights
Frank Kennedy. former resident Of this
place was one Of the victims in the drown
ing accident at Spicr Falls. y. y. March
q His mother and 4 sister. Mrs. Frank
Parker, reside here. Kennedy was a stone
mason by trade. He leaves n wife and
three childrcn.-The winter term of the
high school closes this week Friday for n
two weeks vacation. --Manley Barter and
family and his son. w. f. Barter and family
have come back to Richford to reside
and are to build house the coming sum-
mer in the Nillage.--W. V. Farr was in
town last week on business in the interest
Of the Free Pross.-But very little maple
sugar or syrup has been made in this vic
unity up To this time. and it is predicted
there will be but little made this year
The sweat CominEs Manufacturing COM
pany has bought OF S. Carl Carpenter
his half ot the saw mill property. for
which they paid s4.Nor. The company now
own the entire property. having bought
the other half last fail Of s Ralph car
pcntcr for S.3u0. Since Richford voted no
license the travel between here and the
linz has increased largely. as no kind
of liquor could be got this side of there
Joseph Jones is the boy who now sells
and delivers the Daily Free Press. fIa
lately returned from the Montreal hospi-
tai. where he had been treated for blood
poisoning caused by an injury or cut on
his arm-Mitcholl Stone of Burlington, is
spending Il couple of weeks visiting rela.
tlvcs and friends here and at Berkshire.
William lmprcY went Monday to Bos.
ton. where he has job building a house
for Porter BliSs.-Thc mail south of ST
Adams lid not arrive here until the after
noon rail at three o'cloCk.-On account &C
the IL ness of the rector. the Roy. r. +; |
Leach. there was no service in st. ANN; |