Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
CHARLOTTE.

Tho entire west part of the town is
underaid with slate rock coming to the
surface in many places. and with abrupt
western facing along the lake shore. The
drilled we'll of the Lake View creamery
went through over two hundred feet of
block slate and was in the same rock
when water was reached. l.. b. Mcneil
and W. H. Mcneil both found water
in over 100 feet OF slate Several other
wells found water in gravel before reach
ing rock. but when rock has been reached
It is generally slate. The developments on
the l.. D. Stone farm continually showed
flint formation running through the
slate that made the latter of no value.
The beading house on the c. A. Chap
man land near the lake shore Is for
housing the help While stripping the sur
face for slate. The value of quarry
depends of course upon that character
of the stone found after stripping and
| blasting A c,iff on the C. r Holmes
! farm offers n promising outlook for
| slate The stone Is black and appears
very free from flint apd has a per-
pendicular exposure Of fifteen to twenty
| feet In the east part of the town are ex
| tensive outcroppings of lime stone and
ly burned on the e. Il. Field farm near
the Baptist Corners; and great quantities
| exist on the Truman Andrews farm The
| lime business on The farm was seriously
handicapped at the outset and finally
| abandoned by its distance from a ship
| ping station.-Miss. L. ByinGton of Chi
cago, Is visiting A. A. Byington and
family. Richard Dion is at home
| for short vacation from Dartmouth
| Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Ash of Walla Walla,
Wash. have returned after a short visit
| in Charlotte and Shelburne Mrs. Peter
| Stebbins and daughter. Dora. went back
| with them. Mr.. ASH has made a marked
| success as ranch owner and dealer In
general merchandise since going to
| Walla Wala as poor boy. He Is a son
of Ambrose Ash.-Solon A. Lewis is NOV
| ing and enlarging his farm barn.-The
| teachers training class met with Miss
Emma Leavenworth Monday evening"
| David Bissonette is improving and is be-
| ginning to use his broken leg again
| The constable has In his hands
| a warrant for killing unlicensed dogs. -
The school yard in No. has been built
and a foundation laid for the school
| house which Is 10 he removed to the
south side OF the highway from It's
| present stte.--Mrs. George Jabbert of
Morrsonville. y. Y. is visiting in town.
| Mr. and Mrs. Guick will attend the
State Congre gational convention In Fair
| Haven this week. Wallace Coleman Is
| slowly improving in hcalth.-Mr. and
| Mrs Charles Stone of burlington passed
| Sunday In tOwn.-The condition OF Miss
| Margaret Whalley continues to improve.
Road Commissioner Smith has COM
pleted the highway work for the present
Wallace Coleman Is improving,-Rich
ard Dean, Dartmouth. '09 is at home
Mrs. s. G. Sweetland of Chillicothe, Mo.
IS visiting her daughter, Mrs, F. j, Pope
Mrs Pope will accupy her cottage neal
the lake in North Ferrsburgh.
Richard Dean. Dartmouth, 90. ATTENDED
the meeting of the alumni at Nergenne'
Tuesday evenang.-Mrs. George II. Cook
and two daughters left Tuesday for two
| weeks visit In Montreal and Canada
John O'Connor OF Middlebury was "
town Saturday.--Iouis Dean attended th'
wedding Of Miss Elizabeth n. Donnell,
and Rowland Robinson at Ferrisburgf
q Tuesday evening. -Road Commissioner f
b. Smith Is building the state road nort'
of G. NJ. Byington s-Nelson NASSAU o
Vergennes has been visiting relatives II
town