Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-07-13
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT.
EXERCISE, or THE NEXT COMMENCEMENT

EXERCISE, oF THE NEXT COMMENCEMENT.
SUNDAY, JCLY 29.-Baccalaureate Sermon
by President PEAsE Celebration of the
Society for Religious Inquiry in the evening,
Address by Rev. 5. 5. Cutting, d. D.,
Rochester, y. \.
TUESDAY, JrLY 5l.-Celebration Of the
Associate Alumni at 10 A. NJ, Orator, Hon
C. PALMER, St Paul, Min, Poet, JAMES
H. SCOTT, ESQ, New York City. The
Literary Societies will be addressed in the
afternoon by Rev GEo. b. CHEEyER, d. D.
Of New York City. Junior Exhibition in the
evening.
WEDNEsDAY,A rGrsT Besides the usual
exercises Of Commencement day, the Sigma
Phi Society Will hold celebration IN tho
afternoon, Orator, PRor. \. D. WHITE of
Michigan University, Poet, SAMUEL BURNHAM
Esq. of Boston. Mass.
GREAT SALE OF REAL E>rArE.-We call
attention to the extensive sale of desirable
Real Estate in Burlington, at Auction, on
the 25th inst, advertised in our columns
The WNoosu House.. We are glad to
learn that our nei.hboring city Of Winooski,
has at last, what it has long needed, clean,
quiet, orderly, wei kept public House Our
townsman till recently, Mr.. A. 3. MURRAY.
has taken the Wino1ski House, has reftted
the same and opened it, with good supply
of boarders and an Increasing run Of public
custom. Mr.. Murray undoubtedly .'ean
keep hotel, and what is more, cannot
keep any but a good one.
The DEMOCRATIC WAR IN MASSACHUSETTS,
1t was asserted a month or Two since that
about half the officials of the Boston Custom
House were adherents of Mr. Douglas, and
they did not they hesitate to express their
opi1i5ns. Since the split at Baltimore, and the
announcement from Washington that Brock
inridre and Lane We're the Orthodox candid
ates, change has been apparent, and but
few now dare to venture a word IN favor OF
the a. Little Giant, and his 81 popular sJve-
reigntv doctrines The guillotine, too, has
become "a well established part and parcel OF
the institution, and its cracking and groan-
ing in its bloody work of decapltatlon strikes
terror to the very souls of all the incumbents.
On Tuesday fix more Of the officials yield
cd M the ghost. some in silence, and Others
with threats Of an appeal to the people, but
all in vain as the fat had gone forth. We
understand, also, that those who remain viii
be expected to contribute literally to the
fund now raising to defeat Douglas if possible
in every State OF the Union.-B0H. IrGr.
.. SrrrosINc IT WAS MoNDAY.'-In a dis
senting chapel near Barnard castle, few
Sundays ago, two farmers met One OF them
On his way to the chapel, had noticed fine
calf in his neighbours field, which circum-
stance gave rise to the following conversation.
Addressing his friend in a tone which he IN
tended for a whisper, but which was loud
enough to be heard for several yards around,
he said
d" Tommy, suPposing it was Monday, what
wad We take for your calf
" Why" replied the other, " supposlng 1t
was Monday, aw wud tax two pund and
fifteen
Surprising it was Monday, aw'i gi' two
pund ten .,
hev't.'
The bargain was thus concluded, and the
calf. we are informed was duly delivered on
the following day English paper.
HoRss NAN, SPARE THAT TREE.
Hor. oman, spare that tree
lis not a hitchiug post;
Though in its infancy,
Yet soon twill shade a host;
Then spare, oh, spare that tree,
For be who placed it there
fha4s 2 ci0 Guild