Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-06-20


principal.
Three hundred and twenty-five pupils
have been enrolled under the six teachers OF
the city schools during the past year Under
ordinary circumstances the vacation would
end with the first week in September, but
! the fact that Mr.. a. B. Clark, the principal,
! retires from the school, and from teaching,
| may necessitate a slight change. Mr.. Clark,
we learn, is about entering the General
| Theological seminary of the Protestant
Episcopal church at Albany, n. 7. He
has filed the position of principal of the
Vergennes graded school for three years
with the highest credit and leaves the insti-
| tuition in well patronized and prosperous
| condition. or the teachers, several will re-
tire, and new ones will take their places.
| The efficient school committee have applica-
lions under consideration for the position of
principal already,
Rev. Mr.. Sergeant from Southern Illinois,
occupied the desk of The Congregational
church Sunday last.
Children's day for 1884, the centennial
year, was observed ct the Methodist church
Sunday evening last, and it was an occasion
long to be remembered not only by those
who took part In the exercises, but by all
who were present Singing, defamation,
responsive readings and re marks by the pas.
tor, insured the closest attention of q
crowded house for nearly two hours.
| GOD wants the young" was well
done. The reading by Miss Far
well and, tho singing by Grace Farwell
greatly admired. Little lamps are we,'
and Tender little Twigs," were cuteiy
rectcd by two little tots. The floral adorn-
ments were very profuse, while the novelty
| OF singing birds was new and not unap-
pro2riate feature Of the centennial ova-
| ton.
Tuesday the fate of the nation will be
settled at Middlebury, Or if not the fate of
| the nation, the status of a large number of
patriotic citizens who wish to serve the
people in an official capacity. The main
difficulty in the way is the small number of
Offices and the large number of applicants.
Let the majority rule There are indica.
tions of strong temperance breeze during the
canvass
The indications are that there will be a
large delegation of absent sons and daughters
of Vergenncs, to visit our city the present.
summer.
A. Roscoe has sold his fine span of horses
L..
of Rutland, for $500. They were five and
six years old, sired by Bruno" and are up.
doubtedly the finest pair of horses ever
taken from this town.
West FcrrIsburgh.
Ira j. Blakelcy's house was discovered to be
on fire at about o'clock Thursday morning.
The family had barely time to escape. InsuT-
ed for $1,000.
The best amateur theatrical performance
which has been given in Mddlebury in long
time was the rendering on Wednesday evening
OF the dramatised version of Mrs. Frances
1odgson Burnetl's story, "Esmeralda. -
Town hall was filled with fashionable and
discriminating audience, and the actors were
put upon their best mettle. The result was
pleasing surprise in the uniform excellence
of the acting. The cast of characters was
as follows. Old Man Rogers, North Caro-
Ina farmer, Mr. Jesse Stearns lydia Ann
Rogers, his wife, Miss Elga Stewart Esmcr-
aida, his daughter, Miss Hattie Chapman ;
Dave Hardy, young North Carolinian,
Esmeralda's lover, Mr.. George Fletcher /;
Esterbrook, man of leisure, DR.. F. W..
dalsey Jack Desmond, an American artist
in Paris MIR. P. F. Chapman Nora
Desmond and Kate Desmond Jacks
sisters, Miss Anna Dashell and Mrs.
F, W, Halsey George Drew, an Amer
lean Spectator, and the "Marouis de
Montcssin," Mr.. George p. MacGowan. The
characters were hippily cast and the play
ran OFF as easily AMI smoothly as to invite q
favorable compa' son with most of the tray
cling troupes
The summer term of school ended on Fri
day afternoon.
The ladies of the Congregational church
held strawberry and ice-cream festival in
the church parlors Friday afternoon and
evening.
Messers. Noble +. Dunshee of Bristol and
Edison a. Dowd of New Haven, who were
nominated on Wednesday by the County
Prohibitionist convention for sheriff and
assistant judge have notified the president of
the convention that they decline the honor,
on the ground that the ticket wa put 10 the
field with the avo we'd intention of defeating
the regular Republican ticket
The Republican town caucus on Friday
evening was largely attended there being
257 votes cast IN the ballot for DELEGATES to
the county convention. Out of this number
OF votes the list of delegates in favor of ID.
w. Clark of Orwell for Senator received
small majority, ranging from one to six or
seven. Had the caucus been held twenty
four hours earlier the Stanley ticket would
nave received MAJ Onty of the votes cast,
but events had happened in the meantime,
events over which Mr.. Stanley had no con.
troll, which just seemed TO turn the majority
in favor of Mr.. Clark. There was strong
sentiment against boilers and boiling prcva.
lent in the caucus, and the fact that Mr.
Stanley was one of the nominees Of the
temperance convention of Wednesday helped
considerably to defeat him. 1t is believed
that the result of the Mlddlebury caucus
settles the contest between Clark and Stan.
ley, as the county outside of this town was
divided pretty evenly between these two
gentlemen, and the eighteen votes of Middle
bury will probably give Clark a fairly large
majority in the convention.
During the next three weeks Middebury
will be visited by the following alliictiors
and blessings A theatrical performance.
an operate performance, circus, two
county political conventions a murder trial,
the Commencement exercises of Middlebury
college and Fourth of July celebration.
large Blaine and Logan flag was flung
to the breeze across Main street, Tuesday
Democratic county convention to-day. 1t |
10 L. W. IlCbcllIICh Vi d. |
Adams will be present aud address the con-
vention.
Mrs. E. W. Linsley has gone to Milwaukee |
Wis, where her brother Hon. Daniel Wells |
S sick ard believed to be beyond recovery.
Mr.. Wells formerly lived in MidGlebury, |
md has been very successful in life
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Worthwhile.