Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-01

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4. stewart Of Wcyhlidgr. j.. ". stowe OF
bury. MIR Hayward ~ Addison, Il. r.
Bristol Of P0ntuu. Mr.. Nredham Of Whit
ing, :. smith of iiridpprt, Nj NtWuUd of
Shorcham, Edgar sanford OF Cornwall.
George Porter Of Fcrrisburgh and Mr.
Moves of BRISTOL
The following committee ON resolutions
wa, appointed Rev. Y, II. Archibald of
Addison. Rev. :. l.. b. Spcarc of Middle
bury and +. VI. Strong of Ncrgcnucs. This
committee reported II series of prCamblCs
and resolutions, which were adopted, one
by one
The committee ON nominations reported
I he following names To fill the places of
those who withdrew from the
ticket. nominated seven weeks ago.
For Senator for the Southern pro
bate district, Samuel James of Wcy-
bridge, vice Albert +. Stanley of
Leicester; for states attorney, John &.
Stapcton of Nliddlebury, Democratic nom
ince for the same Office. vice l.. ID. Eldrcdgc
of MddlcburN for sheriff. Thad. NJ.
Champman of Middlebury. vice Col. Noble
+. Dunshcc of Bristol for assistant judge
for the northern probate district, William
= Wright of Waltham. vice Edison \.
DOud OF New Haven.
The report was accepted and adopted
without debate.
While the committees were ont in consul
tation. several gentlemen addressed the
convention. and several of them addressed
II several time apiece. Remarks were
made 10y Rev Mr.. Freeman of Whiting,
+. VI. Strong and +. X. IIancn of Yer
gcnncS. Rev Mr. SpcHrc and Deacon Bar
rows of Middlcbury and others.
Two plans were discussed for raising
funds for the prosecution. One was to
have each town raise the money to pay the
expenses of the meeting and work done in
the town, and the other was that each
town represented should pledge itself
for Il certain amount ANA the
total To I've used for the several
works of the campaign without regard to
the towns in which it was raised. After
much discussion the latter plan was finally
adopted, and the sum of SlG1 was pledged
by persons from the various towns repre-
scented.
The committee concluded its business
with only one session. and adjourned
short y after one o'clock. About seventy
persons took part in its proceedings.
Remarkable case of Paralysis.
BRATTLEBoEO. July en-. j. Bryant of
Vernon, former of Barre. Mass. and who
nomination for vernon of Massachusetts
ut the time GarGncr was elected. was re
Gently thrown between the wheels of his
which caused the total paralysis of his
whole body below his neck. His mental
faculties remain unimpaircd.
Addison County.
Rev NJ. G. ~tcbbins of Springfield.
Mass, for the past year professor in Mid
dlcbury College. has accepted the call ten
dcred him hv the CONGREGATIONAL church
in Cornwall to become their pastor, and is
expected To begin his labOrS next SUNDAY
His family will remain in Springfield until
necessary repairs are made on the parson-
age. .... Rev. Mr.. Sargent of Sando-
yer, Illinois. father of Rev G.. :. Sargent
of New Haven, has preached in very ac-
ceptable manner in Cornwall for the past
few weeks. ...... Cards are ont for IL
centennial gathering. to he held at Corn
wall, Aug. -. of the sanford descendants.
it being 100 years since the arrival and set
thing of benjamin Sanford in town.
Vcrgcnncs.
Daniel W. Buckley. Esq. formerly II
resident of this place, whose death was an
nounced in Thursdays FREE Press was
city sheriff of NcrgcnncS in lN22. and for
some time after. Mr.. Buckley was II
gentleman of large Wealthand was worth,
III rough estimate. one hundred thOuS-
and dollars. He was Il resident of Walt
ham for several years later in life. and left
to take up his abode with his brother in
Dickinson. y. V. on account of failing
health. He is well remembered 10y our
older citizens. who will pay their respect
to his memory 10y meeting the remains at
the depot, He will he buried in the new
cemetery, Rev. &. j. ketchum of St
Paul church officiating.
Middlcbury.
Mrs Cornclia Barrows, wife of l.. Cros-
by Burrows, was arrested at Middebury
ON Tuesday, charged with an assault upOn
Florence Bentley, alias Fannie BarrowS. Il
young girl who has lived in the BarrowS
family since she was about six years of age,
and is now ~ years old The arrest
caused considerable of Il sensation in Mid
dlebury. Mr. Barrows is Il leading mem
Der of, and has been long Il deacon in the
Mlddlebury Congregational church, and
Mrs. BarrowS has been for many Years one
OF the most prominent women in the coun-
ty in religious and temperance movements.
On trial, the jury. after an absence of not
over three minutes, returned II verdict,
pronouncing the respondent guilty. The
court fined Mrs. Barrows $40 and costs. the
highest fine which he could impose under
the law. An appeal was taken and Mrs
BarruWS was put under 800 bonds to APP
pear for trial at the county court. This
case has aroused an extraordinary interest
in the community and much sympathy was
extended to the young complainant.
Arthur Fuller of New York. former
resident, Is i'll town, on Il visit To relatives
and old friends. $500. The "Indcpcndcnt
mas, convention called to fill up the va
cancieN ON the temperance county ticket.
will be held in Middlchury to-day ......
some muSiC-luVcrS here are talking of
holding II musical convention in Middle
bury Suun and if the project is carried out
the convention will he held during the
latter part of August. ..... y. W Bar
rctt. who holds Il position under the roy
crnmcnt in Washington. is here for his
annual vacation. Dan" was one of the
most popular of the boys in blue who
went our from AlirIdlcburY. ..... The an
nual meeting of the State Woman's Chris
liuu Temperance Union will be held in
Mitdl"huN during the month Of Scptoln
Der.
Bristol.
The Lincoln Cornet band have an cNcur-
sion to-day to llighgate Springs The
towns of Lincoln, Starkshoru. Bristol.
Munktun and New Haven will be well rep
resented. The band has bscn rrorgauiztd
with sixteen members, :. W. Hatch lead
err.
Morri~NillT.