Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-12

II. 8. Whitoomb Of Burlington. He removes
his family to your city in few days W. Z.
Dunthee also removes TO the same place SOON.
The matter Of organizing brass band ia aow
being agitstei in our village. a meeting if To-
be held Tuefisy evening We hsve plenty II
material Push i, forward, gentlemen.
Rlcu45xp-One year sgo last March meeting
the two village districts in Richmond united in
All ,ornei graded school, the district renting
the Academy for school building Itisgrstfy-
ing TO the friends Of education here, thst The
experiment hiss been success. Atthe annual
school meeting the lsst Tuesday in March. L. D.
Mason, Burr Edwards and H. 4 Hodges were
chosen prudential committee, and we're sutho-iz-
ed to purchase the academy on certain conditions
Of the t,oekhoiers, and dispose If the ola school
buildings
Amos B. Cooper hss sold bis farm sui stock to
r J. Morse Of Jonesvi.ie. for zen thousand DOL
lArs, sni has bought tic hote. Of Mr. Morse for
seven thousand Fl. Fiauery h.s h,agl, the
Cooper farm OF Morte for the sane pail.
Ell Bronson hiss ro.I his farm in Richmond
TO Mrs John Ennis FOR $1,000, al bought in
H.nesbarsh spleniii meteor passed from
east to ve1; ever Richmond about ten O'Clock e.
~, tie i;h instant Lighting up tie heavens
uas The monday sun, snd bursting, the frse-
monts falling ike FIRE works. Il Was near enough
70. persons 20 distinctly hear sound as it passed
along Ike 4 rockst.-MoEt Of the farmc-t have
tapped tbeir sugar orchards, but the sap does
n5trun freely yet it's too cold snl dry.
AyuvEBsART CELEBRAuoS og rHa L'Usl0s
CATuoliQUE OF WNooskI- Friday morainC ,he
ST. John Bapdste Society, Mr. Oliver Csbsa,,
President, started from their hall On College
street, preceded by the Queen City Band. ami
marched up Church stre.L At the head Of
Church street they were joined by the St
Joseph Society. Mr. A Nsnte,le, Pretiden,. with
the Sherman Band Of Win5oski and the process
zion thus formed PROCEEDED to Winooski The
societi9s. c3nEisting Of L'Union Csth5I4uc, Of
Wi1ooski, Peter Fountain, Marshal, assisted hy
Mr. Corm.e-; the st Joseph Society, Chas La
fln;sin, Nsrrhsl, assisted BY Nh Gordon, and
the St John Bsptisis Society, by Mr. Rivari,
assisted by F. Beiari, formed in front OF the
L'Uai5u Ca,bolique hal. and marched TO ST.
Peters church. The service, At tae church
were OF an interesting and impressive
character TIE St. Joseph choir Of thi,
city Furnished tie music under the direction o.
Ncssrs A. Gravel and "A Rousseau. Returning
from church the procession marched through
the principal streets, sni broke up IN front Of
the Union Catalogue rooms Father Aule,te
cfioia,e3 ST the church, and preached fine ser
mon Mr. Pattensuie. President Of L'Union
C.Jho,ique and Messrt. Ca5ana ard Nantelle
inside very handsome speeches, which we're re-.
csiysi With hearty cheers Cheers were also
given for the two banis who furnished the
music, and the societies tsper.tel with the best
Of feeling all around. Returning TO this city the
Queen city band healed the S. Jlseph society
ami the Sherman bsnd the St. John Baptist.
The bands ami societies, in full uniform and re-
gala made very handsome appearance. and
the whole display vss credit to our French
citizens.
The excellent music WAS the subject 4 gen
er.l remark Az the societies were marching
from the church st Winooski, shoemaker Of
,hAt place usmed Paddock undertook to stop the
processiou by Selling one Of the instruments Of
the Queen City Band Some delsy wss occa-
stoned BY this outrageous behaviour, until Mar
shsl Biysri " induced the man to geJ out Of
the way
MrL75x-We hsd case Of ausult and bat
/ terry here on Saturday last. The Coon brothers
sold " $. Bennett crookery crate few days
ago. from which they were hsyiug the crockery
taken out Before they had time 10 examine the
crate Bennett took !. away. When they checked
snd counted their invoice, they found Themselves
short to the amount Of one hundred snl twenty
piecet Of crockery, mostly ssucers. They called
upon Bennett to return the crockery, but be
would no, unless they would pay him for it.
Saturday morning an officer served writ OF
him. 4 short time afterwards, as Bennett VA
passing the store, o. Z. Coon, who Was on the
steps, very kindly said " Good morning, wher
Bennett Immediately made for him, pushed hin
over some barrels and dealt him some heEvl
blows, till come men stsniirg nesr stopped him
It's considered By the community as a cowAr1ly
&C; on the part Of Bennett, a. he is s large man
weighing Dds pounds, and Mr. Coon very flen
der. sickly m,n. Justice Fsrchiil fined Ben
nett the very exemplary sum o. three dollar
and costs.
/ BURGLARY AT NORTH BENNINGTON. ysul
2 Of the First National Bank Of North Bennington
] Wa blown open Thursday morning betTee
twelve and half part two. There was dance il
the hall over the bsnk that closed at midnight
and the bank clock was found to have ttoppe
1880 There we're two explosions. The ysul
door was blown open fret The conclusion toe
out all the windows. About an hour later h
inside saie was blown open. Both explosion
were hetTd scross the street at Wright's Hot
and by other parties, but NOBODY took much NJ
tee OF it. supposing, as one person remarked
thst it vas &" only powder-mill exploded or =
earthquake" 1t was not known until half psi
xix in the morning, when Mr.. Bark Wright vi
It p,ssing by and ssE the broken windows. NJ
e Wright vent and notified Mr.. c. E. Houghtol
,! Vice PRECEDENT of the bank, and told him
?, thought he smell powder. A black oil-clo
s,tehel was eft in the bank. 1t contained sever
o cans of powder and come burglars tools. han
Z, car that WAS standing on the switch al Nor
e Bennington wa. taken and was found near Blu
lie kinks Bridge Friday morning. The thieves pr
lie baby made their esospe on it. No money "
h taken from the vault. The intide dooF was n
% blown open sufficiently to permit the taking
auy money.
\ An employee OF the safe company, after an e
ID animation, s,ates that in smother hour the bur
70 lGrs woula have forced their wsy through I
le inner door and had the funds Of the bank
their disposal.