Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-18

S1RAifo2p.-Jouathan Gilky, jeweiler,
nan nuti respected in the community,
committed suicide, on Friday of last week
He bad been thought To he slightly dcrang-
ed ior about TX weeks, aad had an idea that
he had committed great wrong, and that
public sentiment was against him lie was
missed on that morning and a note found in
ms shop confirmed suspicious of his SUI
eide Search wa> made, and the body Wa
toGni NJ considerable distance from his res
Hence in a thick undergrOwth of hem
lock wheu ne had crawled. evidently that
be might not be found after shooting him
sell. The bali entered the left temple and
passed cat iust behind the right ear, kill
Ing h'm instantly.
fir - lDDr>G AND SURPRISE PAxIY.-La,t
Monday evening, 4 number of the friends of
Mr. and Mr.. james A Brown concluded to
give taem surprise party and As last
Sandy. the G,h, was the tenth anniversary
of their weiiing, it was thought best to
tara RE party into Tin Wedding Accord
iusiy they gathered to the number of some
two score al the residence of ". b Ras-
sell, Niuoo,ki avenue, and, having made
all necessary preparations. proceeded to
Mr. Browns residence, on George street,
where they took them all by storm. Rev
W. } Heath offered prayer, and then. with
appropriate remarks, presented the gifts,
every thing which human ingenuity could
manufacture from tin. many of them being
very valuable
Mr. Brown responded with some pleasing
remarks, in which he said the last ten years
had been the pieasante>t of his life. and he
advised his unmarried friends to leave
single b.e--eIne>s," Prof F. H. Woods
kindly furnished the company with music,
after which refreshments were served no
ticeabie among which was an elegant look F.
ing cake, kindly furnished by Mrs. \. Z. |
Jones. This attracted a great amount of |
attention. and finally Mr.. Brown was re
questcd to cut il. His surprise may be in
aglned when he found that this, too, proved |
to he made OF tin. One thing which created
considerable amusement was that all the
dishes used at the time was made Of TN.
The whole affair was = very enIoyable one
Mr.. Gross Is now, as We hear, tn, chief
owner, as well as editor in-chief of the 81.
Adams AdcctisT, having recently pur-
chased a majority of the stock of the com
pany. Mr.. Royce takes the literary and
news department. The young gentlemen
take hold with commendable enthusiasm.
Their salutetorY says: I've come with
steadtast determination to do our best and
do honestly, with kindly feelings toward
all; with genuine love for the work before
US and with grateful assurance that kind
friends are willing to bear a little with
the boys shortcomings and cover them
with veil woven from the spirit of Christ's
sweetest words She hath done what She 5
could. "
"She, the Adrethsr, can do good
deal; but we fear the enterprising pub
fishers will fail Of their expectation to
publish large amount OF special news
eighteen hours in advance of any other paper /.
in Vermont" There is very little impor
tant news going between the regular runs" \
Of dispatches; and as genera thing a
paper printed at noon, as the Adrsriiser is.
must expect to be at least six hours behind
The morning Gailies on all important news.
Ind but thre5 hours ahead of the evening
papers on anything.