Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

Niiddlebury.
The Democrats held their first and only +.
rally of th" campaign in this county in |
NiddicOurY on Friday night. Rain fell /
all through the day and evening. prevent !
ng the attendance of people from outside
.4f the village. Addresses were made by |
Hon. William Sladc of ohio and Cot Y. /
y. Gaskrll Of Rutland Misses Mary !
and Belle Mccormack and Bridget
Nugent started tor Buffalo, Monday. in !
tending To- make their home there The
Weber qualtette of Boston gave IA con
night. The entertainment was excel
lent, but owing to bad weather the
audience was small ....SChOOl began
Monday, after twelve weeks va
cation, and the attendance for the
fall term promises to he good, especially
the attendance of pupils from ont of town.
The college term will begin next week
Monday ...No great crowd was in town
Monday To market, in comparison with
the large crowds here on several recent
market days The sheep trade in Addi-
son county j. beginning again. Four car
loads have recently been shipped to the
West and the trade may he expected to
commence to boom in earnest shortly after
the county fair....A young child of Frank
St. ClHrs died Sunday evening. Isaac
LONctt, who is - years of age, and one of
our most cstmabc citizens, had one leg
broken Sunday night by the kick of Il
horse. The fracture is Il pretty bad one.
The Republicans were well pleased with
! the success of the demonstration of W Ncd-
! ncsday in favor of Blaine and Logan. 1t
was Il very large and successful gathering
and probably did much to influence the
| Republicans of the cOuntYto pull together
strongly. Thad. VI. Chapman was the
grand marshal. The parade took place in
| the forenoon. there being about hundred
horscmcn in line, with the MiddleburY
band, j. 3. cobb leader and NJ y. Brooks
drum major. leading. and the West Corn
wall band. William B. Atwood leader.
SHulWichcd in between TWO divisions of
| hurScmcu. and there was LONG line
of people in carriages while the
streets were literally lined with spectators.
pom tlr rcturn march the procession
halted in front of BcCkwith X Co. : store,
under the large Blaine and Logan banner
on Main street and gave vent. to three
cheers anG Il tiger for the Republican can
didates. Then Grand Marshal Chapman
called for three cheers for 2N,UoD RePubll-
can majority in Vermont. and they were
given At o'clock the procession broke
ranks in front of the Addison House and
eVcrybudV set out to get sonnet hing to eat.
: 1t was nearly 3 o'clock when speaking
: commenced i'll the park. large
crowd had gathered there, and
there patiently listening to the. speeches
1000 people were in the crowd The
speeches were well received, especially
, CONGRESSMAN Horrs Mr.. Horr spoke fol
over two hours and kept his audience in
roars of laughter during much Of thu
: time. At the conclusion of his addres,
cheer, were given for the Republican can
didatc> and for the speakers, and then the
: large crowd dispersed. The business part
of the town bloSsOmed out in flags
, Across Main street one was hung which
attracted extensive notice II was the
nion Jack of England. Pinned t. the
!. British flag was this inscription Free
Trade Clcveland and Hendricks"
Tha contest betvern Nes.r, Marshall
Chnnmnn and Sinde for the po,ition OF
town Representative l. 50 animated lh;'
lir ,'N ,o,ii.i'toCI 'Ili,i,t ,,.iIti
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M",, "I,'t , " =; .?,,,',i nrV Wr IIiGbar,
: of Norwich, Conn, l. oliGlaIli- - pa>l"
: the nbSelirc ON vacation of the rector, Rev
= \ f. CARPENTER. AnSOn w. Frost .
!: Cornwall nominated by the .lum
: temperance convention for high bail
: if has at last withdrawn iron
the ticket ..All signs indicate tha
there will be lots of split county ticket
n next Tuesday. The Middleburry baN
=. ball nine went to Ticonderoga again ol
+ Friday to play with the nine who hea
them last SATURDAY. Result. unknown
T. + II. .Trwctt. an old Middebury news
II nnprr man. who went to Buffalo. ~ Y.
J. and made considerable money in tn
newspaper business there, has arrived il
town To- make his old friend. visit as h
i, accustomed to do nearly every year. .
The second annual reunion of the q. \
II. posts in Addison county began il
. East Middlebury on Thursday. On Frida
= afternoon Col. l.. f. Knapp addresse
the assembled posts
.
southern vermont
Thomas Kennedy of Rutland, conduC
tor on what is know as the marble train,
which rms between Rutland and Wes
e Rutland on Wednesday, while i'll the ao
\ of uncoupling car which the engln
= was throwing on the marble trac
II NJ West Rutland. lost his hold and fe
;. npon the track and was run over by tn