Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04

Miss Helen Winslow left on Thursday for
| Boston where sac intends to remain for a
time.
Principal Conant is making preparations to
move to Randolph directly. Mr.. Campbell,
it is understood, has been engaged to take
his place.
Worthwhile.
c. j. Patch and family, Mr.. A. p. Wheel
ock and Mr.. A. II. Copey are in town from
Dorchester, Mass.
Mr.. John Utton, of the Utton Bros. train
ing stables, while exercising a horse on
Maple street, on Thursday, was kicked from
the sulky and sustained quite serious in
juries
Mr. c. A. Gill. a prominenent member of
the Morrisville Cornet band and lifelong
resident of the town, has accepted position
at Bellows Falls, where he is to move soon.
Mr.. Nichols, special examiner of the pen
sion department, is IN town, making an ex-
animation of several pension cases.
Hon. r. K Gleed will return from his
Western trip this week.
The ladies of the Universalist society held
| their first lawn party of the season at acade-
my park on Saturday evening. Ice cream
| and cake were served as refreshments. The
Park was very prettilY Illuminated, and the
evening passed very pleasantly, a good num-
Der being in attendance.
Mr.. Daniel Smith has purchased the resi-
| dence now occupied by Frank III. Garner, at
| the corner of Union ard Congress Streets.
Mr.. Garner and wife will leave town soon.
Wesley Demas, young chap at work for
j. NJ. Campbell and young Cameron, at
work for G. L. Hadey, were out shooting
| off In,
| revolver. Demas loaded the revolver with
powder and shot, and handed it to Cameron
to shoot at a target. Cameron examined the
revolver, holding it in both hands and acct
dentally pulled the trigger, sending the
charge toward Demas. Four large shot
struck the latter IN TIE abdomen, making
| serious wounds. DR.. G.. c. Rublee was
Immediately sent for and found the young
man in great pain. The four shots were
probed for, but not reached, the doctor prob
ing as far as he dared to. If Inflammation
should set in there would be but slight hope
of the young mans recovery.
| Officers of the State Temperance Camp
| Meeting association, were in town on Mon
day and sent kilograms securing the services
of Francis Murphy, the temperance worker,
who may be added to the list of speakers
engaged to be here during the State tenn
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August. He promises to be here four days.
| Miss Eula Reed will return from Enter.
prise, Kansas, next month.
| Frank Ii. Garner, who has recently sold
| his residence at the corner of Union and
Congress streets, will shortly move his fam
| lily to Albany, n. y.
The announcement made in Wednesdays
paper that Francis Murphy, The great tenn
| perancc worker, is engaged as one of the
| speakers at the coming State temperance
camp meeting, was very well received and
no doubt will add much to the interest of the
| occasion. With such speakers as Francis
Murphy, Neal Dow, Mary Livermore and
others, the annual meeting cannot fail in
| drawing Il large crowd.
G. A. Gile, with A. NJ. Churchill has de
cided not to leave town and has given up
his position at Bellows Falls.
Green Mountain lodge of Good Templars
continue their weekly meetings, although
| rather slimly attended, during the Summer
months.
Young Demas, who was accdently shot
on Sunday, is doing well and will recover.