Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-07-11
ELLINGTON FREE PRESS, FRIDAY MORNING, july IL 1851

We regret to learn that the inclemency
Of the weather utterly disconnected the arrange
ments of our Montpelier friends for a Celebra-
ton of the Fourth. About noon, on Saturday,
we received the following telegraphic comma
~nication -
MONTPELIER, July 9Th, 1851.
D.. w. c CLARKE,
Picnic, Military, Music and the Fire Works, at
Montpelier this afternoon and evening. Trains will
leave Waterbury at twelve and six, and return after
the Fire Works.
Give notice TO the people as wide as possible.
+. p. w. JR.
We insert this communication, because we
are reported TO have received ono requesting US
to get out Hand-biHS &c. The Notice mem
toned was given "as widely as possibIe,'
however, and over one hundred Of our citizens
took the cars for Montpelier, at s o'clock, p. NJ.
and reached that retired village between 10
and III, and just in season to witness the last
set piece of the Fire Works, and to learn, from
personal observation, that our Montpelier friends
generally were having " a high old time" The
report is, that pretty much everything but cod
fish and cold-water had been consumed. by the
Fireworks or some other way. very much TO
the modification of the General Committee.
Our friend, the Major, and his friend, the
Treasurer, however, are said TO have made a
haul OF Goldfish that was sufficient for the crowd.
and was very palatable, Notwithstanding the
Major brought his along By The tail, leaving the
head and shoulders to take care of themselves
Great excitement is reported to have prevailed
when our friend +. p. w. Jr., by mistake, pros
uounced a funeral Grafton instead of a eulogy
over the remains ofthe late Mr.. PECK!
The return train brought the Burlington visi,
tors home again, with one or two dead Con
d%uctors, at a very early hour, and the general
impression here is, that Montpelier hasn't
stopped celebrating yet! Will Mr., President
SCOTT tell us how it is
T0r The Free Press)
Manufactures.
Much has been snd recently upon the subject OF
Manufactures in Burlington. Their importance to
the prosperity and growth Of our town is unde1iable
Shall we now have action instetd of words We
WISH TO see some indication some movement in the
matter, enforcing the truth OF what has been written. |
Who will demonstrate the problem whether Bur
In gton can manufacture or not Who will success
fully employ the $1,000 in funds 20 generously Of
tered Tor loan by one of our most wealthy and en- |
terprislng citizens p We pause or a satisfactory
reply. Pnocnrss
July I, 1851.
1t is currently reported that our busy
and insinuating friends, Barber ard Stansburv, |
OF the Courier and Post, had a "social meet.
ing" recently, and resolved, unanimously. that
they would not vote for their ~faycrite candidate.
the Hon. Lucius B.. Peck. Certain malicious
persons nave added that the Courier suggested
to the Post that the present appeared to be an
occasion of sufficient solemnity to Justify the
singing of "Mortality." Whercupon, our wi,ty
friend of the Post is said to have remarked tina,
she would be darned to darna,ion if he sung
any such thing" The meeting is reported 10
have broken up in some confusion.
The latest case of spiritual rappinps',
that we have heard of is that of an individual |
who raped at the door of the Post Office Car
on the Central Road, on Saturday evening, and
for a gin cocktail.
WHO is to be the candidate Of Messrs
Barber, StansJury q. Co., for Governor? We
learn, from all quarters, that our respected
townsman, AsAHEL PECK, Esq, is not sufficient
ly acquainted with the gentlemen nam,d to war
rant his accepting"d honor - Oyertures have
been made, we understand to CHAs. X. FIELD.
}. u. BRADLEY, RYLAyD FLETCHER, O. l..
SKATER, and other highly respectable gentle,
men, but they are reported to have declined
taking rye, this year Can it be possible that
our disconsolate friends are TO be driven back to
lioratio Bristol, the gentleman from Needham 2
Why don't they dig up "Smilie and Bank Re-
form p Something, it is very evident, has got to
be done. We feel deeply for these distressed pol.
and long may they wave ! Where's
John Van Buren,?
For the Free Prcss)
Manufactures,
GEN. CLARKE:-In answer to PROGRESS, in
your paper OF yesterday, | will say that if he will
leave the name Of the person who proposes to loan
SO 600 for manufacturing purposes, in Burlington.
at your office he shall Immediately have a proposa
a part of it, to be employed in this T.{qsc, so
the amount taken shall be ycarig paid for stark
md iddor at east halt Tor the last. The most am.
BE security shall be gwen. ABB C..
Burlington, July s.
-Our citizens who prefer the homnopath-
C system of tnerapeuti cs will be pleased to
notice DR.. WARDS advertisement, in our COL
INNS. DIR. WARD brings high testimonials of
skill and ability in his profession.
We omitted to mention, in our notice of
he excursion of a multitude of our citizens to
Montpelier, TO witness the closing ceremonies of
he grand celebration, that the Fire works were
shot Oft, and that there was a great preya.
ence of "bricks" in that ancient town. The
'oys that came as far as Waterbury, on the
boHnd train, desire us to express
heir obligations for not having been carried
any further than MiddleseX.
Tho Lecture Of Professor ARuEs, on the
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