Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-07
VERMONT MATTERS.
How General Grants Funeral Day will be
Observed by Vermont.

tons of the State the funeral day of Gen
eral Grant the nations dead hero will be
observed throughout Vermont by II gen
eral suspension of business during the
progress of the funeral services in New
York, and in all the large towns and many
of the villages, where the Generals death
has not already been appropriately observ
ed, memorial services will be held. The
State will also he represented at the obse-
quies in New York by Governor Pingree,
Adiutant Gen. r. = Peck Quartermaster
General II. X. Ide, Judge Advocate Gen
eral c. l.. Marsh, Surgeon General O. w.
Sherwn and Coils Ward b. Hurlburt,
VIM. p. Fairbanks Edward c. Smith,
VIM. 5. Dewey VIM. b. Wright and
A number of State officers and members
of the Senate and House will also expect
to be present. Commander Greenleat,
Assistant Adjutant General Scully and
Vermont &. A. II. together with other
veterans will attend the funeral
The Governors staff will wear the un-
dress uniform except when in the line of
the funeral, when they will appear in full
dress Grape will be worn on the left arm
in both dress and undress uniform, with Il
loop in front; and Grape will also be
worn ON the sword hlt In New York the
headquarters of Governor Pingree and
staff will he at the Murray Hill hotel. The
bONcGuOI tNI)tClS " Gcllll llOllle MOnldN,
August 10.
The Rutland Races.
The first days races at the Rutland
Trotting park resulted as follows: $50
race, 800, won by 81, w. p" in three
straight heats: Frank w. Second, "Willey
Hoy" third, "Pyasus" fourth time 2:4416,
2;39i :, 23Ol4. The 2:26 race $3.50, unfinish
ed, 'Lotta' won the first two and Blue
Bell the last two heats time 2:3Oi =, 2:32,
$500, 2:3Oia.
The safe Robbery at North Pownal
We have received the following addi-
tional particulars concerning the safe rob-
berry at North Pownal, where the store
and postoflice kept by II. l.. Smith was en-
tered 10y burglars: The entrance was eff
fected by prylng open window. The
safe was blown open and sl44 taken, 800
of which belonged to the Congregational
church. a package of stamps, amounting
to $50, the burglars opened and rejected.
A quarter-inch hole was drilled in the
safe door and the powder inserted there
The door was blown to pieces, leaving
nothing attached to the safe but the out
side sheet of iron. The mail in the post
office was not molested. The store is To-
Gated IA few rods from the North Pownal
mill, but the watchman there saw no light
in the store and did not hear the noise
utIt 10 IO ClcN W illc
A Test Case of Assessment in Insurance.
A test case of assessment in insurance
has arisen at Brattleboro. The American
Mutual Life and Accident Association of
South Bend, Ind, has been receiving ap-
plications from Vermont several being
from Bennington. Secretary of State
Porter has commenced action by serving
papers on III. l.. Hover under the statute.
The officers of the company propose to
make this a test case and claim thBt
Hover was acting as the agent for the
assured and not for the company. The
case is considered important in insurance
circles.
The Rutland Races.
The races at Rutland yesterday resulted
as follows The 236 race, five starters,
Pickwick won first, third and fourth
heats, Charley Van, second Don Carlos,
fourth time 1861, 2:37l4, 2:37, 2:39. The
2:30 race five starters, David h., won
third, fourth and fifth heats, Harry East,
second Belle Sargent, third time 2:3519,
2;374, 1884, 2;37!G, 2:37114, 242J9,, Blue
Bell won the deciding heat in the 226
race, postponed Tuesday, in 2;3O
Morrisville.
Members Of the camp meeting associa-
tion were in town on Wednesday, making
further arrangements for the coming
camp meetings. To the great dsappoint-
ment OF all who have heard him, it is fin
ally announced that Francis Murphy will
be unable to be present The annual
fall announcement of the MOrrisville
academy is made. The name of Miss
Kate Healey as music teacher is added ....
Fred A. Patten who Is in the Easily organ
shops at Brattleboro and Levi ID. Grout,
at work in a manufacturing shop at West
Randolph, are visiting their parents in
town. . The Hyde Park team seem to
have weakened Il little, and do not prompt
ly accept the challenge to meet our base
ball nine here, on Saturday. Prof. w.
+. Whipple, organist and choir leader at
the Congregational church, is soliciting
funds for a pipe organ for the church ....
Quite party of ladies and gentlemen
spent Thursday very pleasantly at Bacon's
Landing, Elmore pond
match game of ball between the jul
Nenile mines of Hyde Park and this place
was played here on Friday afternoon re-
sulting in score of sixteen to two in
favor of the Hyde Park boys, The first
mines of these two towns will meet here
for game next Wednesday,
C. Arthur Noyes is in Albany, New
York. The Morrisville and Hyde Park
base ball club will meet here on Wednes-
day +. b. Merriam,a a former townsman,
is here from st. Johnsbury. He will dis
pose OF his business interest there soon
and go west.
Rev. Mr. DEMO of Iowa occupied the
desk in the Christian church Sunday af-
ternoon. ReY, VI. i. Bell of the Metho-
dist church will conduct "A Grant memo
rial service next Sunday morning The
sunday schools of fillmore and Morris
town Corner have been invited to join
with the Sunday school of the Methodist
Episcopal church here in a picnic excur-
sion to Elmore Pond on Thursday II.
II. Morgan, proprietor the Morrisville
foundry is seriously ILL.,
st. Johnsbury.
Herbprt w Davis of Wells River IA "a @
been in town for few days past, visiting
friends. Mrs A. q. Hawes and daughter
Alice have returned from Caledonia
Springs, VT, where they have been for
the past month, and are now stopping at
Mr.. H. Paddock's. About thirty small
boys had the pleasure of a picnic given
them by committee of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
Tuesday afternoon, and enjoyed very
pleasant time. Charles S. Hastings left,
Tuesday on western tour, to be gone
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