Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10

G. Marsh, Mrs. Biaif ihomas MIS-
George Thomas and Miss Eliza Marsh
of Sheldon.
RICBFoRD.
The report o. the Richford VILLAGE Of
f1cers Is out. II shows that there was
aid for general street work se077.9s: for
electric lights. slS9s.so for fire depart
ment, s36sls; for snow work, s795;
sundries. sfC7e~. There was also paid
for sewers sl.o727b which will be re-
funded by admitting owners orders
drawn ana protested by the treasurer
amount to 80. rap eG The auditor recon-
mends a Tux OF 10 cents on n dollar Of
the grand list, and he also finds tho net
/ Indebtedness Of the village to ne Sl3, 40. %,
which Is nm Increase of 1853 II. In ex-
PLANTATION the trustees point out the pur-
chase of village team ct cost OF
st61 TO- md stone on hand Mt crushing
plant estimated to be worth 1854. The
report OF the water commissioners shows
that 1880 of noa:lng Indebtedness was
paid during the year. and there is IA
balance on hand OF S.0is.36. The indebted
ness consists OF $4,000 of unpaid bonds.
md Sc 900 of floating Indebtedness. which
Is being raid out of water rents
| Two old barns wero destroyed early
Saturday morning by n fire that was dis
covered at about 1:5 O'Clock in Mr..
| I'ailey's barn on Province street In this
barn a COW and thirty hens were burned.
also n wagon. some hay, and other prop
erty. The adjoining barn next the tere-
ment house OF Dr. H. a. Bogue was de-
| troyed, but the most OF the contents were
saved The loss Is under 1900 and Is
partially covered by insurance The
cause OF the fire Il unknown.-A daugh-
! ter was born TO Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
n. Anderson of Brooklyn, N \. January
II, 1910. Mrs. Anderson will be remcm-
bered as Miss Muriel Grice. former
| Eichford girl.-The first annual meeting
of the teachers Of Montgomery and Rich
ford was held in the high school building
here Friday. Mason S. Stone gave an adj
dress. as did Principal G. Leland Greene
of this villaEe.-The store IN the Wood
worth building, recently vacated by Mrs.
l.. ]. knight. millner who has moved to
the Garvin building, has been leased by
Mrs. ". S. Woodworth and Mrs. r. r.
Searles, who will put in n complete stock
Of new millinery and be ready for bust
ness March l. or sooner.-The Hon
Frederick c. Fleetwood of Morrisvile
will gave a talk before the Woman's
club OF this place and its friends in
Aver opera hall Tuesday evening. Feb
A program of choice and difficult class!
cal music has been prepared tor the 2lst
piano recital to be given by the senior
students of the Leach school of music
this evenng,-E. c. Kinney, field repre-
sentative of the American Sunday School
,,.jn tod odd n
vermont and the Sunday School Union"
in the Baptist Church Wedne sday even
ing.-Almon White, who has been with
his mother. Mrs. w. w. White for four
weeks, returned 10 his work in Waltham,
Mass, Friday night. The condition of
Mrs. White remains practically I'M
changed.-Th condition Of Carroll Gull
ley, who has pneumonia, Is better The
thermometer registered % degree below
zero Monday morning.-Gordon Tibbetts
has returned from visit of two weeks
with relatives in Knowlton, Foster, Wat
erloo and Farnham, Que.
At the annual village meeting Monday
evening the following officers were elect
ed Moderator, T. f. Greene: clerk. H.
H. Rounds treasurer, H. II. Comings
collector =. H. Phaneuf: auditors q. F.
Ladd DR.. II. a. Bogue. r. F.. Greene;
trustees S. Carl Carpenter, Asa J. Liv-
ingston, Sheldon r Boright, Moses Love-
lette, Arthur NJ. Pond; fire wardens. s.
+. Morse, Joseph Clark, II II. Comings
attorney Arthur b. Rowley; water COM
missioner for FIVE years, r. Fay Hopkins
The board Of auditors was increased TO
three members. Messrs Livingston, Bo-
right ana Pond are new members on the
board OF trustees, and Mr.. Hopkins sue
ceeds Or Il. NJ. Pelton rs wafer commits
sloner, but all other officers were re-
elected, over Is voters were present,
and the meeting was very spirited, there
being from one TO four ballots on many
Of the officers. a tax OF s. cents was
voted; the sum of SO was appropriated
for open-air concerts: and the proposition
to buy a street sprinkler was voted down,
The fire wardens may use not over $500 TO
buy new fire hose.
MIR and Mrs Charles Baisdell OF
Newark, n. j., are visiting here. Mrs.
Blaisdell will be remembered as Miss
Anna Royston.-The condition Of Calvin
Lawyer, vino has been III OF sciatica for
several weeks. is much Improved Mrs,
Ida NJ Denike and son, Harold OF
PeeksklU n y, are visiting Col. l.. G.
Leavens and other friends in ,his place
Mrs Denike will be remembered AS the
daughter of Capt. John lIalsted, the first
Chinese inspector at the port Of Rich
ford. She left Richford II years ago
and this is her first visit since.-The 2lst
piano recital by the senior students of
the Leach School of Music was given
Tuesday evening. The program included
Soma vary dlfficult work.
GEORGIA PLAIN.