Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-05-24

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Washington, with balance OF twenty odd
dollars in his favor.
THAT" FENIAS" CAMP AT NORTH Troy
A North Troy special says the party re-
ferre to n the press dispatch as being en-
camped there, consisted of bakers dozen
of ordinary tramps who have since pulled
stakes and lit out. The report add that there
is no sign or talk OF Fenisnism there. or
anywhere on the Vermont borders.
FKcY CHELSEA comes report oil curl
Gus partnership, being one between turkey
and partridge. A turkey made her nest
about forty rods from the barn. and soon
after a nice partridge selected the same spot
for q nest and they occupied IT IN company,
each laying an egg every day TIL the par
fridge had laid thirteen eggs and began to
sit. She is still sitting and the turkey lays
her egg caily in the same nest.
TEE FLETCHER FREE LIBRARY AND THE
SCHOOLS By the iudlciOus kindness OF the
trustees of the Fletcher Free Library, seven
copies of the library catalogue have recent
" beer presented to the School Department
for the use of the city schools. The High,
Grammar and intermediate schools and
Teachers Library are now each supplied
with copy, and thus the gres; advantages
sfJrdod by the library are brought d.
rcctly to the pupils in our schools.
The LIST OF Republican papers OF the
State who favor Col Proctor for Governor,
includes the three daiiies, the St. JOhnsbury
Caledoaian. the three Addison county
papers. the Newport Express. Montpelier
Journal. Brattleboro Record. Windsor Jour
nal, Ludlow Tribune and perhaps others.
Only the Rutland Leader, Woodstock SIAN
dard and W r. Junction Ojserrer favor
Col. Merrill. The Brandon Union for is
Sprague, and the Manchester Journal for
Miner. The Montpelier Freeman and Brat
tleborO PLrRir arc disposed TO be neutral.
c. NJ. STONE, Eco editor of the ST. Johns
bury Caledonidn, attended the recent Inter
national Sabbath-school Convention at At
lanta, Ga and says IAN signs of good
feeling between the different sections of our
country are worth recording. A fortnight
ago, q large religions convention. with dele
gates from tbirty-!our States, met at Allan
ia, Ga. With great unanimity and enthu-
siasm, the Governor of that Safe was elect
ed to preside oTcr the convention, although
be had been a general in the Confederate
army. Right molly did be demeau himself,
and most lovingly and tendeTly did he treat
all in the convention who came from the
North a. well a. those who came from the
South"
FRIED BY DEATn-J esse ii. Lewis, who
was convicted at the April term OF the
windham county court, in 1877, Of the
murder of Albert Demipf, on Ball noun
tain, in Jamaica, died in Fayette jail Thurs
day, May 9th. while ap siting the action OF
the Supreme Court on his petition Tor
new trial Lewis had long been in con-
sumption. and fully realized that bis earth
ly end was near; yet he steatiasily main
tsiued his Innocence vi the crime with
which be was charged.
DARTnjUIn CoLLEGE-Among the Com
mencenent appointments at Dartmouth
(which are based on Scholarship. next
Commencement, we note the following
name- OF Vernon: boy- George IL. Gilbert,
Of Dorset (vsledictorian, or class leader)
Amazl ". Townsend, Of Springfield; John
c, Dana, of Woodstock "a family which
has not been without representative at
Dartmouth for tim, immemOriaD Fred
erick W. Gregg, of Mortified Charles 5.
Cayerly. If PItt-f0rd, wntIi ). Mont
gomery, OF TIsn~hend Frank 5 Rogers, of
Troy; and Josiah a. " ,Ud. of MOrrisyiIle.
THE fall cture Of the SSantOn course
was given by President Bucknam, OF Bur
lington, Friday evening May 10th, on
Books and Reading " IL was character
lied by that pure, dA--ic style so predom-
iuaut in Mr.. Buckham'4 productions. Per
hsps the strongest Argument IN favor of his
criticisms ~ his own dietiOn, which savors
of that breadth Of culture attained only by
an extensive reading Of the best literature.
Many valuable suggestions were deduclble
from the lecturers searching criticisms Of
popular authors and its Influence Tor good
cannot BE- readily .stim.,ed The course ~
whole has been broad and olevating -
Advertiser.
BARRE ACADEMY will hold its anniversary
exercises next June, the programme being
as follows:
June 6, 7 and z, Examination of Senior
and Middle Glasses. June 9, afternoon. An
nual Sermon, Rev. l., 1enu'y. June 10. IL
and IL, Examination Of Junior and Sub
Junior Glasses. June 10. evening, Prize
Speaking. June II, evening, Rhetorical
Exercises, Middle Class. June IL. alter
noon. Anniversary OF Associate Alumni ::
Orator, &. II. Stone, E-q Laconia. N H.;
Poet, Rev. D. G Wheeler. south Hero.
June II, evening, Anniversary Of Social
FRATERNITY Orator. Prot Z. II lIigley,
Middlebury College. jane 10, morning,
Annual meeting OF Alumni. June l3, morn
ing, Special Meeting of Social fraternity
June ID, morning, Animal Meeting Of Trus-
tees. June -. afternoon. Rhetorical EIer-
cises OF Graduating Class.