Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-08-05

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ParmEyr GRANT At rur Yrmn>r STATE
Fnn-Tae Rutland Hsrali learns tia. Presi-
leu, Grant will be present at the Fair of the
Vermont Agricultural Society, on the 18th Of
September The society should make arrange
meatsat once TO give the President ,s the Uni
tcl States an appropriate reception on Gle occa-
sion VI his visit 10 Vermont
Fms U.s. suElBrBS.-The horse barn Of lIr. /
Elijah Lake Of Shelburn, was struck tv light .
ming Friday afternoon auI set On fire. The
flames communicated TO his cattle barn. 3lzl0 f.
sse, and a shell 50 fee, long, both If which .
were consumed, together with one horse, double .
wagon, harnesses. moving machine, cutter and .
sleigh, nearly all his farming tools. -uI from lo
f, - tons Of hay. The loss Is about $4,000
insurance of $500.
ACCIDENT N surlBras.-Nr Fred W.
Wead, while riding 70 Saelblrn Point on sun
DAY evening. in company with Mss Alice Lyoa,
met with serious accident. Ills hose took
frightat is passing object. ami some part Of she
harness gave away, throwing la.h parties from
the buggy ami breaking Miss Lyon ankle She
wa. attended by Or. Atwater of this city, AMI is
nov doing well ~ Weal escaped bodily in
jury. but was somewhat iirrol in feelings.
Mi,s Lyon is "a daughter of H. a. Lyon, Esq,
of So. Adams.
About week ,eo a man uauei rse1r, Ie-
siding toward Colchester Center. came o. Wl-ao-
SKI with berries for sale. he invested che pro-
ceels IF bis sale in rum, ami went home aai
borrowed some money and went TO wnoaa
again aud got more rum. lie then went nome
drove his wife and children out O the house, and
hal ,le place TO himself thar night Ills wife
and children went to her fathers uo- far off.
and saii tin morning, and then went back and
found Nj Pe.or lying on the floor icll The
authorities looked into the matter little, and
concluded that rum d.i it, aui DO inquest
was held Mr.. P. was between 81 and so years
DID,
SUPERINTENDENT Vt LrE-D. A Wilson Of
Shs.5urn Falls, Mass, has been appointed SD
pariuteuieut Of Agencies # the Vermont Life
Insurance Company of this city, in place Of Nr.
C. + Eaton, resigned. Mr.. Wilson brings TO
the service large experience ia the business,
having been connected with the Charter OAK,
Connecticut Mutual and Mutual Life Of New
York For The last year or two le has teen en-
gagged as Principal Of Sheaurue Falls Mass.
Academy, position ereaisnel tor hispreseut
one. heis gentleman Of culture and accompany
DO web in securing his services. The Vermont
Life has already attained a good degree Of per-
mauence and with a constantly Increasing bust
ness is 10 healthy working order
This home company richly deserves the conf
dence of our people and We aro pleased to see it
SO literally manifested SIS in their business Of
the past year.
TuE Houl raE THE .rr-Srl-raIr-
rIoN f1R ruE PEEaiNe>I Frsp.-It is well
known TO many Of our reale1s that the msnegers
Of the Home for Destitute Children have been
endeavlring for year or two past 70 secure
. permanent fund Of d'ly h2alai dollars for the
support Of this institution. The subscriptions
for this object were male contingent upon the
procuring Of good AMI valid subscription. to tha
amount of 5000 before the lst % August.
1870 That day has arrived, and We are glal
20 announce that the twenty-five thousand, and
something over, has been secured, and that the
subscription is thus made binding = month
ago six or seven THOUSAND dollars were needed
to complete the subscription TO the binding
point Since then the ladies' have wor'zel with
great energy to complete the required amount
and on saturday had secured subscriptions 20
the amount of twenty-sey IN thousand dollars.
which. It is hoped, viii be stll further increased
when al the subscription books come in. The
friends Of this most worthy charity viii reioiee
in this success, and we trust the remainder Of
the fifty THOUSAND Will not be long in coming.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. At a special meeting
Of Company C" wells Zouave-) lst Reg-
ment Vermont Militia, Saturday evening, pre-
sided over 10y Captain Charles Wight Of Com
rany b. 80 the following officers were elected
captain l. C. Stevens, Vice F. J. Bates re-
sieaei.
lst Lieut., E. c. Ryer vice L. c. Stevens, pro-
NOTED.
u Lieut.. c. H Einsley, vice E. C Byer,
promoted.
The non-commjssioned officers are as follows
Let Sergt W P. Barker
III " y. Lcury.
"a " W G. Doolitte.
ith e. s Weston.
Isl; Corporal, F. Gentilini.
n " J Roberts
Sd " c. W. Whitney
lth ' r. II. Allen.
After the election ofofticers, the company par
took Of refreshments, and listened TO several
speeches Remarks complimentary to Capt
Bates were made by Capt. Stevens which were
greeted with hearty cheers.
PRESENTATION TO PROF. HoLNBEEG The
queen City Cornet Band took occasion Friday
evening very agreeably to arprise their teacher,
rtot, D. b Holmbe7s Of tb IS city. with beauti-
lui silver Ice pitcher, two gobets and a salyer
The pitcher and salyer bore the following n
s'r'phon . The Queen City Cornet Band ts
Prof J. b Hoimberg, July 18th. 1s70.', tn,
goblets were inscribed with the initials Of Prof
liolmberg and Queen City Cornet Band tn,
set was a very fine one. ami was procured o.
Brinsmad * Hiidreth. The Professor knew
nothing Of the proposed presentation until ad
dressed in behalf Of the band BY H. R. Wing. as
follows
PRoF. HOLNBERG About seventeen month
ago a number of gentlemen here pres, ut got to
gether for the purpose of organizing Corne
Band. The band was organized, and you wer
selected AS instructor. You will rem sniber tina
committee was apr ointei to procure means fol
the purchase of Instruments and to detray ex
pen=es arising fir the formation Of band
The COMMITTEE, with persistent effort