Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-06

The highest reading was % on the goth
and Fist, and the lowest % below zero on
the 10th The greatest daily range was I8
on the 18th and the least was two ON the
18th. Total rain and melted snow, which
fell on eight DAYS, was 1.57 inches with a
normal at this place of 3.02 inches. Snow
fall was IA inches. of which 80 was on
the ground at the close of the month
Prevailing wind was from the northwest.
Slcet was noted the 20h and end The
month was composed of If clear. seven
partly cloudy and 10 cloudy days.--Slclgh-
ing in This section Is excellent and has
been usc1 for the past week to the fullest
capacity of men and teams in the
cndeavor to close up the much bclated
seasonahlc work. The Northern Telephone
company are securing "A fairly good sup
ply of poles to use on their related lines |
Mss Annie Merrill entertained her sun /
day school class Friday cvcning.--A j. !
croft has been confined nearly a week /
with "A severe cold.-Thc condition of f.
| j. Wilder who has been il, two weeks.
does not improve. lie is suffering with
inuhts disease and is apparently grow
Ing weaker. Mrs. Wilder also is stil con-
/ fined to her bed with heart trouble com
plicatcd with a cold The SON y. r.
Wilder. who injured his <ncc three weeks
ago. is out on crutches, wearing plaster
'cast-Mrs r. g. Farrell returned Satur-
! day from a visit Of "a few days with her
I parents in Morctown.--Wil Towlc re-
turned from Hanover, y. II. Saturday
where ne has been employed for over
wear in "A store. lie Is to assist his
.brother r. $. Towlc. during the sugar
season Mrs l.. T.. smith Of Franklin
lis with her daughter Mrs. K. II. sweeney.
who is still confined to the hod.-An
epidemic Of mumps has broken out anew
among the children in the lower grades
of the village school
The following officers were elected
Tuesday: Moderator, Wchard smith
clerk ". ". Hutchinson; selcctm'n, +.
" Spiccr, three years to succeed nm
self. H. W Towle two years in place
Of f. W. Forsythc, resigned; ovcrs"or of
poor G. II. Abel; constable and cJUrc-
} tor. - j. Croft; treasurer, w. w.
llutchinson school director for three
years. Z. \. Cassidy; auditors, y. \
NSetinc, V. y. james, W. j. Fhaftce.
listers. a J. croft, ono year. In pIac'
uc II ~ Cramton. deceased; f. l.. stan
ton. three Years; town grand juror. j ..
, Khnhal. town agent Richard Snlth'
library trustee, five years w j. Chaftee
rho sclcctmen were empowered to APP
. ,oint two road commissioners The sum
e so was appropriated for Memorial
day expenses: 500 for free public library
The town highway district voted an
, extra tax of 10 per cent For permanent
road work S1,0oN was appropriated. The
ecIoctm,n were instructed to settle with
g j n. Tatro for injuries received on tn"
nighWay.-Town TAX sla5; license, no, Isl,
7 yos. -. fifth class license. no. 1853, yes, 10.
Peter MarQvcen gave an illustrated Ic"-
- ;urc on Mexico" Monday cVcniuI, TIA"
- last in the lecture course.-"Larry
/ Gardner leaves to-day for Boston. whore
, / lie will ioin the Red SoX men who are
V to leave that city the 9TH for Hot SPRING. p
n Arb. to begin tho winters training. -'
/! Mrs G. 4. Draper Of Mcdford, Mass.
/, Is staying in the home Of a. n. Aseltin"
G where her mother. Mrs. Martha Draper
# is in i'll health.-Mr and Mrs. Fullo'
% Baker of Montgomery were guests ov"t
Il Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs AFRO Stanley
n T.. u. Wallace, the milkman, is confined
/. to his bed by illness. His son, J. T..
. Wallace is substituting for him Mrs
II w. T. Pcrlcy returned to her home IN
:. Cambridge Saturday after 10 days in
town Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Noble were in
f Fairfield Sunday, guests of Mr.. Noble :
brother Jay Noble.-Mr. and Mrs. c. f.
n Hritch and son. George, Of East lIiEhgatf
Y We're with their daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Il sheldon. sunday
10 II. .. Powers has moved his family Il
l. Richiord, whore hc has entered the I'm
G plov of the Sweat Comings Compah!
: His place in Kimhall Brothers AMI Com
h panys office has been taken by Howard
9 T. Kimban VINO has hc"r assisting il
n tho First National Bank during the Illness
II of his father, II. +. kimbal cashier
. The latter has so for recovered as to To-
n ahl" TO resume his place MI and Mrs
l.. $. J. NcihurS HAY, moved into tn" room
~ in P1l"y block recently vacated by Nj :
III Myra adwiCk.-Durin- the town meet
IN ing Richard Smith offered a resolution
X suggesting to the school directors an
st supcrlnt ,udcnt that tine schools in tn
SIS town districts. beginning with The hcN
s. school year nave 81 instead of - week
tn of school as at present. 1t was carrie
i'll 10y a unanimous vote of the town district
H. The WASHINGTON, u. G., Sunday Star q
to March e. made the following announce
ments: Mrs. Herbert Claiborne Wilkin
e: announces the engagement of her daug
nd ter Miss Annie Lind wilkins and Nj
c. John H. M.ars of New York. The mar
b. riage which will be very quiet will tai,
nj plac, carly in April at her home. NJ
=" Mcars is It, son Of Mr. and Mrs Josrp
o. II Mcars Il Inis place. He graduate
b. from III. hs'l school in the class of IN
j.. and Norwich University class OF 100
's' he has Il position with the fire insutan'
H. companies Of New York city as undo
m writer's agcHt.--M. =. BENSON has move
Ie' his family from lhc tenement OF +. l.,
Ie- fountain to that Of Mr.. Greenwood YaCa
e" cd 10y :. J. Ncihurg.- Revcrouds y.
III Legs and +. II. Miller were In RiChfu
o. Monday to attend the regular month
ne meeting Of the Mississquo Minister
association, The April rIecting viii
1t" held here the 1th.-Msscs Ida NJ Syk
hS and Rcrtha Clelaud treated tn" pup
a. in their rooms to straw rides Tuesd;
w. afternoon Fred Marsha, who has be,
80 IN the employ Of the Central Nermo
''' railway a short time, returned to he
- Tuesday suffering from an accident
a. which both his feet were injured
1t" BEAVER.
Albert Patterson mas moved from C.
Ortous farm to carl Daniels house
49,. Earnest Elmer raS commenced work +
-, H. \. NIcNall for the season. NJ
~, strait is films his ice house with i