Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-11-03

for enterprise and capital
BURLINGTON HARMONIC SOCIETY. - We
take pleasure in announcing that the Har-
monte Society are now fully organized and
ready for the business Of the coming season.
Our music-loying citizens will remember
with pleasure the enjoyable entertainments
given by the society or under their auspices,
heretofore. and be glad to learn that they in
;,nd during the coming season to give a
course even superior to that Of any previous
season. They have already made arrange
mcuts lor a srand opening entertainment,
to be given early next month, for which
they have secured the justly celebrated
RLdolphsen English Opera Company, who
will present the beautiful opera, IS Sleeping
QGeen, - and the musical farce, " Box and
Cox TINS is one of the finest operatic en-
terta.nments in the f.ld, happily combin-
Ing, Is It does, nice music and capital
amusement. Tho music Of the " Sleeping
Queen is fine, and Box and Cox affords
Sufficient genuine ion for one evening; 50
all may count on a good time coming.
Ms. DAVID y s5IlLlNos, Of Boston, vel
known here As the head Of the lumber firm
Of Sklhngs IS Whitney Bros, i running
for the of6;e Of Treasurer Of the State of
Massachusetts, On both the Prohibition AMI
Democratic tickcts-certaiuly an astound-
ing ard unheard Of c5mbpation.
Arr5IxrNE>r.-Dr. F. =. Wheeler. Of
Bristol, one OF the oldes: and most esteemed
physicians Of that vicinity, has recently
been appointed Government Examining
Ssrgeon lJr that District.
Another NLkNlNr TRAcEDY-NTsTERIoU
AffAIR.-Jack o 'Brien, boss on a section
or the M.ssi.qaoi railroad, was stabbed in
tae side and neck, and left inscnsible near
the track at Eaosburgb, Sunday evening.
After a time he partially recovered con
seriousness and crawied to his house; though
unable TO give an account of the affair, he
repeated the name Of Pat Regln, a fellow
lAblror. WAC was arrested. o Br.en
wounds are very severe, perhaps fatal.
Ma. Hl>sr, Of Chester, told a curious
story 10 the House. Yesterday, to the effect
that a gentleman" (Qy. What Is MIR.
Henry's definition Of that much-abused
wo7dO borrowed 3 600 If widow. erect
ed Herewith a handsome monument IN a
church yard. sacred to his own memory
" men lie should 20 C5er al mQ0rfs, failed
within SIX months and paid the widow
iaho could IN afford to lose i,) only ten
per cent of her c.aim-and all IN this good
Iv commonwealth and in the Christian era
II not impairment, what might be the
gentleman name who is SO anxious
about posthumous honors?
WI>oosK1.-On Friday evening, the 27th,
inst. "a, the mansion Home School, Winoos-
X. Mr.. j. J. R spong, B. {. l.. etc,
formerly of The Vermont Episcopal Institute
delivered an historical address before the
teachers and Young ladies Of the school, and
a lew invited guests. The address was ex-
tcmporaneou-. but decided success. 1t
was illustrated by ample references tc
/ Count Tab4'- Historical Chart Of Time, a
/ large copy of which was suspended from
/ the wall. The practical examples given OF
the case and thoroughness Of learning his
tory by TAbl's method. were very satistac-
tory All were delighted with the occasion
which was lnliycncl by music from part
OF tie school, as well as by anecdotes from
the lecturer.
NoRrHwrs7FRx YER1oNT TEACHERS As
ISOLATION - The annual meeting Of thi
association viii be held at the Academy
Hal. Sxant9n, Nov. and 4. 1875. Tn
programme is as follows:
FRInAYr.N.
-e.. "A, ress- Tie Education OF Man
L. White, EUntpel or
SATURDAY, a.. N.
qal orsau.zlt and Business.
4..f D. -cu-s Iuu-Compulsory Education
J. d. BARLEY, burlington
M,ss Mary F. Wells, Burlington
Iu.a. p.-cus,ion-Tne Teaching 81 tolucal Ge'
.-raphy 10 advanced Gases.
..l,. r.per-Tact. the Teachers AIN.
Miss L. Ii. ErowLell, Burlington
ID .a. Recitation.
SATURDAY =. N.
l.u Uscuss-on--Do We need "a State Boa;d Of Ed'
cation
: W A Teuuty. Uuderh u. G. =. A ger, Burlingtol
50. Discussion - Latin and Greek in drAde
Scntus.
s. ". Lsndon. ST Albans: W. y. Phelps, swanto
. / $780, Address-1he Value Of Classical studies
Prof. S A.hee, Mldd-ehur
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