Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-26

BURLINGTON AND VICINITY.
The trees are DOMINIC their summer suit
in haste.
TnESE was old snow on the ground ant
s.eghing, in the regions of Canada below
Quebec, last week
GENEROUS GIFTs.-Nathan L. Churchill
has given the Universalist Society of Wood
stock and the Perkins Academy OF South
Woodstock $1,000 each, without CON-
ditions
InE Towing BUsINEss.-The rates for tow
iug through Lake Champlaiu, this year arc
l1~er than have been known in a long time
The lines charge but five dollars for towing
from Whitehall to St. Johns. This is finn
i1T the boatmen, but death to the lines.
RICHMOND MARKET, May 22.-About $50
tabs Of butter were sold at 20 to 22c. for
ttir to good; 23c. for choice. The first shin
uent OF the season Of Mil Brook and Fay
Corner factories cheese was made on orders
lnE EsrEY GUARDS of Brattleboro will %
sikh Gov. Peck as an escort to the centen-
MAI next month.
IT Is said that the summer buster for gen.
tolucn will be made with a trail. and will
Bee striped with red. white and blue down
tse bank
FMS English Duke of Deyonshlre has lust
-.i one Of the Holker Shorthorns to Hon.
Brown, Of Canada. for $500 guineas.
te highest price ever yet paid for female
saHtborn in England
REPORTED DEfA1cArIox.-It is reported
t1lt the postmaster Of Mount Tabor has
..rontcd with considerable sum of
'crnment money. 1t Is also said that he
ga teAuiter as collector of taxes to the
-u1unt of one or two thousand dollars.
NILERs NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Tho
taIi annual convention of the Millers Ma
aHnai Association Will be held at Milwau-
kes, Wis, commencing June 2l,t, 1876.
N,er4 from all parts of the United
states and Canadas, Irrespective Of State or
local Organizations. arc invited to attend.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-A woman named Han
nab Johnson was killed by the Montreal
express while walking upon the railroad
track between SALISBURY and Arlington,
nday She was struck by the train and
taro~n upon the eowcatcher, and was dead
when tho train was stopped,
IHECITY SCHOOLS Superintendent Alrer
.4- revived the custom, which never ought
80 have been allowed to fall into desuotude.
ALLOWING each teacher one day in every
term in which to visit the other schools and
elmpgre methods OF teaching, school disci-
ranc, etc.
GJy TIlien has signed the bill passed
hy the last New York legislature, allowing
D wife TO testify in favor Of her husband in
criminal cases. The new law does not com
gel her, however, - be witness. This is
81 innovation upon the old common law
rule prohibiting husband and wife from
tc~tilying for or against each other in
criminal casts
MEMORIAL DAY.-Hon. Paul Dillingham;.
Of Waterbury,, and Col Redfeld Proctor, of
Rutland. will deliver the Decoration Day
addresses in this city Col. F. Y. Randall. of
Montpelier, al SSanton ; Hon. {. W. viii
arl, at Barre Gen. W W. Grout,at Mont
pelier; Hon. George II. 3igelow. at Watt.
field Col. ". G. Veazey, at Rutland; Col.
Aldaee F. Walker, at Arlington Hon. D.
e. Nicholson, at Grafton
E,sEx.-The elder citizens Of Essex and
ADJACENT towns are to meet at Essex Centre,
90 the first Tuesday in June, at 10 O'Clock
a. III t. participate in an old-fashioned
game OF base ball. The committee Of ar
Engagements consists Of A b. Halbert, L.
~ Bates. and James Bixby. Grand mar
shal Of the day. Josiah futile. All arc
invited to attend, as general good time is
expected.
WALKING March There was q walking
match at Springfield, Vermont, the other
night, Al which A. IL Sibley walked seven
miles n iity-six minutes and fifty-nino sec
0nds The first prize for amateurs was taken
by Willie sibley. who made one mile in
seven minutes and thirty-nlno seconds. The
second prize was taken by n. Edwards time
oight minutes and twenty-three seconds.
PArRONs OF IlUsBANDRY. to Dec
Grafton day falling on the last Tuesday in
May. the next meeting of Central Vermont
Council of the Patrons of Husbandry will
be deferred until June 9th, when it will
meet at Barre. Addresses will be given by
prominent members of the Order. and a
picnic held \ very full attendance Is OK
pectid
Rk1URSTD To HER DUsKY LoyER.-Mrs.
D1roid, OF Monkton. this State, who sband
oncd her husband to cohabit with mulat-
- named Rand, residing at Waterford, N.
I, and who was recently returned to her
husband, has again turned up in Waterford
aud living with Rand. Proceedings will
be c.mmenced, says a correspondent, to
Danish her from Saratoga county.
ATTEMPTED SUIcDE.-J. A. Bruso, an
artist, formerly of Saratoga, n. Y, but of
late in the employ of the Washington Copy
ir- Company. Of North Troy, Vermont,
made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide
Saturday morning by shooting, succeeding,
however, in in1tting a serious wound in
the left shoulder about the heart. Probable
cause, temporary insanity.
NNooskI sends as delegates to the Dem
0cratic State Convention ". W. W. Thomp- |
son. William Kidder, Charles Lafountain,
George Carpenter. Josiah Dupau, lthamer
Bakcly. Willard Thayer, n. E. Wilson;
Sub-titntes-J B. Small, r. p Thompson.
Thomas McAvoy, j. 0. Champion, A. j.
Merrill, j. P Reed, j. L. Mason, Jerry
Patnaude
CHARLOTTE The ladies here are prepar-
ing for Musical Entertainment and Cen
tennial Tea Party, to be held at the Con-
grogational Church, about the middle Of