Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-21

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hundred and fifty thousand dollars. 10 berz
pended in the erection of two posts, the l..
cation of which shall be selected by Geuer-
sheridan. | concur with General Sherman
in his view that this isa national enterpr
and should receive the support 90 the E.t
eminent. 10 will also prove to be an ec1n0u
i.oI measure. and will tend 10 the solution
of the Indian problem in the northwest
territory. william ". BELkNAr.
Secretary OF War
STATE PRls1y CnPEL.-A new chape. .a
the Vermont State Prison has just been
fitted up. The Windsor Journal -ay-
very pleasant scene occurred at tl.
State Prison in W Windsor. on SUNDAY. 81
inst. 1t was that Of the dedication %
room which had lately been fitted up for
chanel for religious uses Of the conyIrL- D.
was the first time of service there, and o..
ewes were lighted Ip with the novelty OBJ ta-
occasion. First, an audience OF some hi,
/ pars0rs. composed of the officer Cf ta-
prison and members OF their tumille- and
/ other citizens. occupied seats that We're
prepared for them Then came the men
about eighty in number, in regular line
/ marching to their seats in front " tie
[ Chaplain : stand In the rear 0t the organ.
on the east, just above the tablet If tar
'- Chillren's Offering, in 1863, was
pacard with the words, ' The Lord i1l-e-.
| the Prisoners p. cxlvi. .. " t. hel
/ the broken-hearted, 80 Luke is. l. and oa
the south side, - Welcome, good Angel,
/ The OBLIGATORY services consisted of sim
ing by the prison choir readins
| Psalm cxlvi. remarks and otfsriI
/ Of dedicat1ry prayer hy the Chap
/ lain and remarks and prayer by Re,
| d. Z. Miller Of the VI. f. Church, WinI~lr
I superintendent Pollard and other resident
/ officers Of the prison were present. Delight
was evident in every eye, al the WELDON
sight Of the pleasant and comfortable chapel.
prepared under the special supervision 10y
Director Hartshorn and the wonder now is
that the discOmiOrts and unseemlines~ .f
the old place Of worship were not long
ago abandoned. The Governor and Legs
lature of l--2. and all concerned In the
provision Of this chapel for the prison w..
have the thanks of all who worship inside
It's walls. lt viii accommodate As many
attendants as did the old place. and it is
value O. the Institution cannot be computed
RUrAND.-Golden weddings have been
recently celebrated al West Rutland Tint
Of DR.. and Mr. Lorenzo Sheldon took
place last week. and OF Tuesday evening
last that Of Dea. Luke Ward, Of the Frs
Congregational church. and his wife Both
DR.. Sheldon and Mr. Ward are deacons ID
the same church. and were each witness
NJ the wedding of the other, and have
lived a. neighb0rs for the greater part uf
the time during the past seventy wears. 10
is very rare that two instances of this kind
occur IN the same parish.
Rutland Division. No. 81. Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers. give their first an-
nual ball at the Opera House. on Friday
evening, February p. The music viii he
furnished by Halls Band, of Boston
Lieutenant Goulding repeated his stJr,
Of :. Colored Troops at the Camp Fire
o. Roberts Post, Friday evening
zen. II. Henry Baxter and q party OF
friends have left view York for New Or
leans, % remain for the balance Of the sea
son.
F1rty-~esen thousand dollars was paid in
dividends by the National banks last month
John Griffin and Edward Cauley had q
difficulty in the depot yard Friday Both
parties were severely punished, Griffin. in
addition 20 other injuries, receiving blow.
with heavy club or bolt of ron. and
Cauley having q finger nearly bitten off
Grlihn, on returning TO his place of work.
was acco>ted by another Cauley-patrick by
reference 90 the affair. when
Gritiin went for him, and shook him rather
roughly and otherwise illtreated him
Griffin paid fifteen dollars and costs In one
ease and five dollars and costs in the other
81. AB,Ns.- Homer T.. L5rerin. f5rmerl,
1t y. Adams, has been appointed o. III.
'ihce Of Coroner and Ranger for H5lme-
county, Miss
Thermometer Friday moruiue-lI below
zero.
The entertainment ot the Amateur Drs-
matte Club. gave excellent satisfaction IN.
I.SSenGer says that the two act dram.
% Down by the Sea. and the very Iaupbr
bic farce of My Turn Next" were present
FL m manner that reelected much rraiir1r
he management
The Ladies Cooperative Society n.i,-f
$40 Tor the benefit Of the poor. nj tbeI-
e~tlyal Friday evening. A feature of The
occasion Wa a New England kitchen ami
reading by Mrs.. Waughop
The Messenger saws that complaints t.,l.
leen made OF the nhicti0n Of severe csr-
'orai punishment by lady teacher in th..
primary department of the graded school
me lad, Tor trlhing dis0bedienee. WIS
'oGnded with a rule that he nearly tainted
hu t1e teacher became frightened ami
'oured water on his head Afrerwari d..
Hood settled, and the skin tarnei blaeL .r
truck
hiram Martin, lateof the fremont Hlu-..
ghSburg, p, @
AoNTrELER.-An old gentleman from
lontpeAer called ia to-day. and wi-hs-r.
give broad hint % the people 100
l"1 pace Who are very active in the TEN
efahce movement, to the effect that Pc
rms IN other directions are greatly needed
OF instance, he says the CAV md festive
'uth OF the Capital are painfully ADDICTED
>ueh pastlmes as insulting and brow
eating country people who 20 there O.,
lue' that they have no respect for age
idut{ OF anything else, and that they out.
7e po'h d, modesty and decency in their
'ihss- Ihese are certainly very serious
iargeS, and If true we hope the moral rr-
rlners 90 the Capitol will Try % at4-a the
iisance.-N- Adams MeSscuQer
iHE SUSPECTED CANBRIucE BoKc1, f~J,l.
Ms lbriggS, the alleged acc0mplice ot
naFleS shaw. the Cambridge family
'iisoner, recently succeeded in MAXIM 3
ne IN the partition of her cell nj the salem
II, separating her from her second love
larlGS The Sheriff being notified 10 that
ec' pS prisoner IN an adjoining cell.
tened and heard her say that She had had
r fortune told shortly before her incar,e-a.
m and was not afraid but that she would
clear, and that the deed was done and
uid not be und0ne. She has since been
waited To- the second floor of her new
ode Her first l0ve-Briegs. reeenrl,
I'd her visit. The two remaining children
those poisoned in the Shaw family are
" low and can survive buta short time
81. VALENTINES DAY.-The day. a, IL.
lie indicates, IS sacred 10 St Valentine.
20 was martyr and fouriShed about 90
u lie was priest, and assisted the
rtyrs IN the persecution Of Claudius the
'ond. Being delivered into the custod,
Asterius, he wrought miracle upou nj,
!shter, whom he restored 10 sight, by
leh means he converted the whole fam.
ana all of them afterwards suffered for
IT religion. It. Valentine was then
nsierred TO the custody Of another officer.
!, after Imprisonment at Rome. was
ten with clubs and stones. and after
rds beheaded in the Flaminian war about
year go, and was enrolled among the
rtyrs Of the church. Wheatley saws that
e was a man Of most admirable parts,
50 famous for his love and charity thlt
custom Of choosing valentines upon hi,
wal took ifs rise from tha,oa - Tharq