Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

ly warm weather. Portland street the
most travelled street in the place IS under
going thorough repairs under the direction
of Street Surveyor Thomas.
Rev X. Morgan, presiding elder, dellV-
cred Il temperance address at the reg
ular Union Temperance meeting held at
the Methodist Episcopal church on sun
day evening &c. The annual meeting of
the w. &; 7. Y. was held at the Methodist
Episcopal , church O.. on Monday kInns,yyv eEer for
Portland e. Rev. NJ. p. Bell of the Meth
odist Episcopal church is attending
preachers meeting at Swanton this week.
Rev w. ". Hyde of Berkshire is to occu-
by Mr. Bells desk here and at Gilmore
next Sunday.
st. Johnsbury.
A. J. Shurtlef formerly of this
place, has been in town for few
days attending court. Mr.. ,Shurtleif
county. Rev. w. II. Laird and NJ.
! w. Anger returned from Morning sun,
Iowa, Wednesday, where they have been
attending the synod, held in that place
.... Rev. H. f. Fuller, the former princi-
pal of the academy, is in town for few
days visiting friends. Mr.. Fuller is now
principal of the Worcester polytechnic IN
stitute' at Worcester, Mass....H. W.
Blanchard of West Stewartstown, \. H.,
is in town for a few das. Mr.. Blanchard,
has been at Burlington, the past three
months, attending medical lectures. ....
John :. Bacon, cashier of the Chelsea
bank, was in town Thursday and Friday
attending the graduating exercises at the
academy. Mr.. Bacon graduated here IN
the class of 80. The graded school of
the village closed Friday for a nine week 5
vacation AT II meeting of the st, Johns
bury Guards, Thursday morning, j. II.
Thompson was promoted from the posi-
tiun of second lieutenant to that of first
lieutenant and John d. Orcutt was
elected second lieutenant. General
Ide reported that the company was
in better condition in every respect
than any other company which has
been inspected. The Newport company
which was inspected Friday is the last ON
the list for inspection. William I. IlOr-
ton late of the Lake road office, has ac
cepted the position of ticket agent Tor the
Boston and Lowell at Weirs Bridge, n
H.. Mrs. David Morrison left Thursday
morning for BinghamtOn, y. y, on 4
protracted visit to her daughter, Mrs. ID
ID. Jones, who resides in that place.
Nineteen candidates We're confirmed al
the Episcopal church "Wednesday by BiSh
op BiSsell. 80. Miss Harriet Is, COnant, ,prin
cipal of the graded schools, leaves Sltur-
day fora two months, vacation in theWe,t
l 49,. Four boys from the academy have re
ceived places at the Profile house, y. II.
during the Summer-C. III. Jewell, Dexter
= ID. DOW. II. y W lllllu ana .Jeu y. Hodge
49,. This academy has some time beel
termed by some college as "a Dartmouth
feeder and from the following list o
those VINO 20 TO college 1t would seem Il
nave Decn ilGhllN hallltu: lhtlf name
ana the c0ileSeS TO WhlCh they go are a
- lulInWs +; ~ 3uttoll, W. r.. tarIe, II
J. Nelllp, H. y. W lllllrt, f.. Is. CnaSe, \
=. DAVIS, y. L. Nelson, ID. y. BlakelN, +
y, }. liaZen, +. f. Fletcher, ID. ID. Dow AM
e .. >. Warden to Dartmouth; y. NJ. Nol
ton ana f.. ID, l5odgctt to burlington: W
q ID. Baker and +. q. Ward to Amherst II
: f. Grout TO Williams; Benton to Han
. ward.
n l.. j, Bishop, late OF the st. JohnSbur
| and Lake Champlain railroad Office, ha
| been appointed special agent by the Ira\
q ellerS ; Insurance company OF Hartford
Y Comb. Drs. Il. b. Bullard and II. ;
. Brown OF TINS place have been appointe
K pension examiners. Each of these me
: formerly held these positions. Six q
eight couple Of students took IA ride t
Llttletun, y. H., SATURDAY and enjoyed
very pleasant time; The services at tn
=, jnlNerSallSt church are now held at TO-.
Il. m, instead OF 23O p m, and Sunda
II school Immediately after..... 1t is perhar
d a singular fact that Sir Thaddeus Fai
e banks who presented the diplomas to tn
a graduating class has at three dilferer
times presented Il diploma to two SranC
sons and one granddaughter.
beO vi. Llllles, clerk OF the oak Ill
5 house Of l-ittleton, \. H., was III tow
# Friday, attending the Commencement e1
- erclses at the academy.....Th academ
I examinations were finished Thursday an
: showed that very satisfactory work ha
t been done during the past term MIR
- W. D. Ali'crSoll returned from Suhue
i time pnst Win friends Ahonr five I'm,
1t dred peuple were nreseut nt The Con
d mencement concert nt Music hail Thnr
dny evening and were pIvrn - fine entn
tainment bV Blnisdpll's orchestrn of %
cord. n. H. assisted by Edward X Un,
T. of Boston Who rrcitrd Several selections
X n manner which evidently preutIv nlrns,
Il. fine audience me cnncrrt was ), tnccn
ii financially as well rs musicnllv ms n
"a class ua;d' ali their exnensrs which was ,
~ that could be desired DR. O h Nettl
,d ton has sold the Stockwell place toey,(;n
lie Horace Fairbanks for s4OrO Nv m
means the North church will hnve
Il livery stable attached to their church IN
:, summer. Rev. Henry FAIRBANKS h
IL bought the Ide place on Main street
ry :. IL. Moore for 5000.