Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-23

apcc with the wages for which the Germans
and Swedes arc willing to work. A good
many of Germans have been brought into
the county already, and more are under
stood TO be on the way,
Judge Parker of New York city, brother
Of Professor w. ii. Parker Of Aliddlebury
College, who has been in town for some days
on visit 10 his brother, started for home
Monday. Judge Parker was formerly for
some time connected in the law bushes with |
Chester a. Arthur
Rev. A. $. Parker of Bethel will preach |
for the Middcburv Uniyersalists next Sun.
day, morniug and evening" nj the Odd Fell |
lows Hall. a good deal OF interest is mani |
Tested in these meetings and the number OF
those who wish to attend Is frequently larger
than thu hall can conveniently accommo-
date
MOrdiy was one Of tn" dullest market
days wc have had in town for long time.
The rua Is were So bad thai very few coun-
Try people clmc 70 town Butter ruled some
wha, higher than last week. while eggs ard
potatoes were somewhat lower Butter
brought from % 10 80 GEMS FER pound, eggs
Il cents per dozen, potatoes at the cars,
from 90 to 10 cents per bushcl.
Not very often have houses to rent been so
scarce in Mddlebury as they are a. the pres
cnt time. There probably is not an unoccu-
pied house In the village. The demand for
houses is great aud is steadily increasing, and
as a matter of course terIs ARE likely TO be
abnormally high this Spring.
| The Spring and Summer term Of the VII
lagc school commenced Monday, the attend
ance being about as large as usual ut this
season of the year One of the special fea.
lures of our school is the number Of scholars
from other towns who attend its various de-
par,ments TO procure instruction OF a kind
that they can not get 10 the smaller towns
and in many large snes.
The Gutter marble company have recently
purchased two new machines for cutting
marble out of the quarry. These machines
are understood 10 have cost about 10000
ap iecc, and they are the most perfect ma
chimes known for dong this kind Of work,
having all the latest Improvements.
Herbert Gibson of 81. Adams, brake
man on the mixed tram going SOUTH which
gets here a, a ont eleven, a. m, had mar
row escape from an accident Monday. He
was coupling cars in the depo, and got his
coat sleeve caught between the bun,ers. HIS
clothing was considerably torn, but the flesh
just missed being caught between the hunt
| ers
Early Tuesday morning, aheavy snow storm
Sc, in, the result OF which was about inches
of new snow on the level, and the sleghing
is first class again. Some of the surrounding
towns have still more snow than they can
utilize. In some parts of Rpton the snow is
from three to four feet deep, and in Lincoln
it is reported 10 he nearly cigh, feet deep in
the woods.
Joseph Moore, marble cutter in the EN-
ploy of Warner Judd, was the victim of
| inf W..,t, gIu., A
| heavy block of marble in some way fell upon
his leg, sprainipg his ankle very badly, but
not breaking any bones. DIR. +. o. Porter
happened luckily TO be at the depot near by,
and the iBi ured member was soon attended
to and MIR. Moore was then conveyed to the
Park House where he boards.
A young Middlebury man moved up to
Ripon las, week Friday, but got all he
wanted of that worthy town in five days,
and moved back to Mddlebury again, this
week Wednesday.
While most of the large towns in tho State
are already engaging orators and otherwise
making arrangements for the Observance of
Decoration day. the people of MiddIebury are
doing nothing about the matter, aud the day
will probably pass here withou; any suitable
observance of it, ms is usually the case.
Bishop w. ii. A. Bissc was in town en-
Monday and Tuesday. On Tuesday evening
he confirmed two persons at the Mddlebury
Episcopal church. Three other persons had
contemplated being confirmed, but were pre-
vented by sickness.
The resignation Of Rev. W. j. 1'illey as
rector OF the Episcopal church has been a.
cepted and Bishop Bissell has given his con-
sent MIR, Tillcy however, has finally con-
cluded not TO 90 out of the diocese, aud will
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of the one to Albany, n. y. The Episcopal
church here has prospeIed greatly under the
pastoru,e of Mr., lillcy, as it did also under
his predecessor, the Rev, J.T. Franklin, and
the music rendered by the choir Of the Mid
dlebury church has been some OF the finest
church music 10 be heard ia Vermont.
Phelps CColihan, who was so severely To-
iured At the Gutter Marble quarry about a
year ngo. has received new leg Of willow
wood, made expressly for him in Rochester,
n. Y. The leg cost 800 and is the gift OF
Mr., ". Phelps Nash Of New Haven.
Many OF the farmers of Addison county
have already begun to shear their sheep, in
spite of the cold weather. The heaviest
wool-bearcrs in great many iiJcks will be
reserved for sheanng at the public sheep
shearing of the Vermont Sheep shearcrs' as
ISOLATION which will be held here on Tues
day, "Wednesday and Thursday. April 3,
and 8.
Three intoxicated persons were 10 be seen
about our streets nj q rather earlier hour on
Wednesday morning, than even old stagers
are accustomed TO get overheard, Two of
them were from out Of town and certainly
did not procure the iire-water with which
; they were seasoned in Midllcbury.
At the Tuesday evening meeting OF the
al, ~,
gramme was rendered: song, Make me no
Gaudy Chaplet," Miss Clara Dashiclle and
Miss Mary Phelps duct, 'If Filial Love-"
Mrs. Ii. S. Foot and Mr. W. Lovctt song,
The Bridge" Mrs W. I,oyctt; quartet,e
"Ruth." Mrs. II. 5. Foot, Miss Laura Bell
and Mcssrs. Geo. NJ. Rowland and u, F..
Churchill; rano SOLO "Troubadour aud
Chatelainc," by Blumenthal, Miss May
Powers and double quartettc, There is
a River" 46th Psalm, Mrs. Warner Judd
Mrs. Foot Mrs Lovetl, Miss May Seeley
and Messrs. Churchill, Quinlan, Sheldon and
Lovett. In addition to this programme the
club spen, Some time in practicing part Of
their programme which they intend to rem
der at a pubic concert soon probably about
the middle Of April.
Joseph Nash, who has been running a
farm in Shoreham for some time, has CON-
cluded that he preferred to hire in Middle
bury and has moved back to town.
Ii is reported that last Monday morning a
brakeman on the cattle train, which left
here going south at about half past five, was
in some way precipitaled 10 the ground from
the top OF car, and that both OF his ankles
were sprained by the fall. He went on to
Rutland, where he lives, before getting his
injuries attended to.
| ycrpennes.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Protheroe Of San
Francisco, California, who have been spend
ing portion OF Their Dflual tour III this