Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-25

Il is announced that the steamer Naquam
makes her first trip May 2Slh.
Joseph X. Emmet at the opera House
June ith--the close of the season.
llciucbcrgh bridge, north of the city, is
undergoing much-needed repairs
Robert Roberts, Esq, will deliver the
Memorial day address at Weybiidgc.
The members of Post Stannard are active
" making arrangements for Memorial Day.
Coal is comparatively high-SG25 for stove
and the knowing ones says that it isn't to
be any cheaper.
Governor Barsow and staff will be pres
cnt - the dedication ceremonies of the sol
diers' monument at Cavendish, Memorial
day.
DIR. Webb has built on the Wheeler prop
city a stable large enough for ten horses,
which he will have brought here from New
York.
Burlington Commandery, Knights Temp
lar. will act as escort TO the Graud Comman-
derry ut lis annual meeting in this city next
month.
The list OF heavy taxpayers, elsewhere
printed, will be found interesting reading, on
account both of the names that 1t contains
and those that it does not contain.
The memorial sermon before the members
of Post Slannard, q. a. r., will be delivered
by Rev. NJ. ID. Jump at the Methodist Epls-
copal church on Sunday evening next.
DR., |. H. Grnncll, father of our towns
man DIR. a. T.. Grinnell, died at his residence
in Massrna, N. v, Wednesday, aged &c. The
funeral was held at 10 O'Clock Thursday
morning.
County Commissioner Humphrey has ap-
pointed Dea. james Mitchell City Liquor
Agent. This puts an end to the long agony,
and we trust the issue will not again arise in
our politics.
While the ladies were holding their tenn
perancr meeting Wednesday afternoon an I'M
lucky chlp-a German spectacle-pedder-
was having dulirum tremens ia JUL, to which
he had been committed the day previous.
The closing exercises at Beeman Academy,
New Haven, occur June 6, and =. One OF
the features of the occasion will he concert,
in which the Misses llibbard, Mr.. George
Allen, Jr.. Mr. Hibbard and Mr.. Bowen OF
this city will take part.
Owing to previous engagements, Bishop
Huntington has declined the invitation OF the
University Y. NJ. G. A. to deliver the ad-
dress at lis anniversary. Rev. Roswell ID.
Hitchcock, ID. D., presiden, OF the Union
Theological Seminary, New York city, will
deliver It,
The Pittsburgh Republican, says; "One
very prominent Vermont landmark which
we mss on this side OF the lake is the siivery
dome of the old University OF Vermont, in
Burlington, which used to shine like star
of the first magnitude under the afternoon
sun"
The members OF the Freshman class of the
University held their class supper at the
Witheiill House, Pittsburgh, Friday night,
making the trip on the steamer Reindeer. An
elegant banquet was served, aud there were
toasts and music, and right joyous time
was had
b. d. Stevens of this city has just received
patent ON safety casing for railway car
stoves. Among other patents lately issued
is one to j. b. Hustled of Nergennes for a
machine for asserting horse nails and an-
other to :. NJ. Macomber of Grand Isle for
hand corn planter.
The work of bailasiing the railroad track
between his city and Nergennes, prior. to
relaxing it with steel rails, is progressing
vigorously. The first lot OF new ties-nine
car lOads-was distributed along the track
between here and ShelDurn last week The
sand for the ballasting is taken from the
vicinity of the tunnel.
Before his resignation as County Commits
sioncr Deacon Mitchell appointed agents IN
nil the towns in the county which will MAN.
tain agencies this year, six in number, as fol-
Lows Milton Miss Helen Deminr Essex,
Calvin Howe Colchester, Peter Premier
IJinnsbnrch Aheinrd Jotloin Huntington,
Dorman ID. Schoileld.
The return game between the Rock Point
and Medical college nine, on the college
G louh.'s 5",u ~, ,h' n,n,ics ,Le score
standing 30 to in their favor. The doctor!
have an exceptionally fine organization, TIM
local ond vicinity nlnes.
Caa v1l,s ro,nrnod from Woshinc,o,
zen. "Il,S ,v,I'n' ,hs nU., Nv y.i,oE tb
luesuay' Du'lnS ms aD " ~, Nv f'n w.
seem o. ,le pa..,c u. H. to,ni tho fam
nrs' tl,c S,nou ,i't "a nI, no"u NV time
GUS i"ea,Ls ,on nnsYi, ;dr,;fv H.. landmark
nu ,h wa" Init Of yy,,ch he and Ills soldier
fnnrht their mart IN the famous battle.
W;u;an, O,p,io, who sutr,cd fine amnu
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w a,'.oai $3.50, az uos,,;,ai loo, ,vecl,
tht ha,? i''au ,aD',,i.' ~ sann has hoo
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III. G,ad Tcmnla,s of Cliltendep. La
r,oiIir cnrjonin franklin and Grand Isl
counties will meet at The Morrisyille cam
Cromnds Wednesday June 6. for a Coo
s1emnl,rs cnmn meeting instead of holdin
tbe,r summer union. The prorramm wi
consist nj various exercises by the visitin
iodgcs An address will be delivered in Il
afternoon hv Rev Merritt Uulburd. Fla
one way ON the railroads.
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