Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-15
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Montpelier.

MIR. A. q. Brown has surrendered he general
agency OF the Connecticut Mutual Life In.
surance company for this State, aud that
Office is pow in the efficient and expcrienced
hands OF j. ID. wilkins. formerly connected
with the Mutual Life If New York, whose
ONCE VIII be for the pre- sent at this place.
The docket of the March term of Wash.
ington county court, just out, presents 25G
law and II chaucery cases.
A letter from Judge Redded, in Rome,
received Wednesday, brings the pleasant
news that his beath is improving and that he
has gained some flesh.
AT meeting of Company II, Capital
Guards, held Thursday evening for the pur.
pose OF filling the vacancy created BY the
resignation of First Lieutenant Frank |. Pit.
Kin, George p. Dewey was promoted to that
position, and Orman d. Clark as promoted
to the s. cond ieutenancy. Other promotions
will follow.
a missionary concert was given by the
mission band of the Baptist church, Thurs
day evening, at which varied and interest
ing programme was presented. Rev. DIR.
Mason OF Boston whose missionary work has
been in all parts of the world, delivered some
excellent remarks. The Band" held meet
ings FRIDAY at the church and concluded
their exercises Saturday morning.
A campfire under the auspices of Bro, ks
Pest, G. A. r., was held in the ves,ry of the
Unitarian church Thursday evening, Com.
mandcr w. A. Holden, presiding. After
the singing OF some stirring old army songs
by the g. A. K. glce club, and few pleas
ant remarks by Gen. Stephen Thomas aud
Comradc Ii. G. Lull, Rev. Q. II. Shinn of
Plymouth n. H., delivered his interesting
lecture, Southern Uuionists in the War"
Inc attendance was small, owing to other
entertainments that evening, but the excel.
ence of the lecture caused liberal conlribu-
TONS by several in the audience, which
brought the campfire nearer deserved
financial success.
Another pleasant terpsichorean sociabe
was given az the Pavilion" by the ladies of
Christ church on Friday evening at which
about S35 was taken.
Waterbury.
There was quarterly meeting and COM
munion service at the Methodist church last
SundaJ. Rev. Mr.. Parker, a missionary 10
India, delivered lecture in the evening, and
lectured again on Monday evening with
views from Hindostan illuminated with a
magic lantern.
p, II. Woodward is dangerously sick with
pneumonia.
NorthneId
''Neighbor lakewood" will be presented at
Barre on Friday evening by our town dram
attic company.
The slate busiless is now being pushed
more than FIR many years. The Owen
quarry has been leased to four Welsh quarry.
men who are practically acquainted with the
operating or safe quarries and some of whom
have had experience in experimenting quar-
RES in this country. The Morris quarry is
still run by the Adams Slate and Tile com
pany under the direction of Mr. j. II circuit.
George Nj. Fisk, Esq, is also engaged with
a small gang OF men in clearing out
the Best quarry, with the intention of working
1t the coming season. 1t seems probable
that more Slate will be got out this year than
for many years past, and, rs our Slate is of
tue best in market and prices and demand
are now good, we hope for large and sue
cessful business this year.
The mock trial which has taken the place
OF the graded school lyceum for the past
three weeks, was concluded Monday even.
ing. One OF the pupils was tried for breach
OF the peace by assault and battery on a fel-
low pupil, and after sharply contested trial
the Jury brought in verdict of acqniltal.
Rev. |. p. Booth, pastor of the Universal
ist church, preached a memorial sermon
Sunday on the late Judge Hemun Carpen-
ter.
The ladies of the Univcrsalist society hold
their annual festiva! Thursday evening
c. d. Williams met with severe and
painful accident Monday in Mr.. CIRCUITS
millyard. A log rolled on his foot and broke
three toes.
The docket of the March term of Wash.
ington county court shows two hund, ed
aud fifty-six law and seventy-one chaucery
cases.
The sixth masonic district convention, un-
der the direction of Dr. j. Henry jackson,
district deputy grand master, will be held
at Masonic hall, Montpelier, on Friday Feb
ruary %. The convention will then receive
the .uost Worshipful Grand Lodge Of Yer
mont, after which the first and second de.
grees will be worked, and in the evening at
seven O'Clock, the third degree will be con-
ferred
Colonel Randall has issued a call to the
surviving members of Company F. Second
Vermont Volunteers, for reunion, TO be
held at Montpelier on the 81 instant. In the
evening grand camp fire will be held in
Capital hail to which general invitation is
extended.