Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-28
VERMONT MATTERS.


first effected an entrance to the residence
of H. w. Thompson. on Lower Terrace. !
Mr. Thompson was awakened by the noise |
of some one in the room. Hearose TO make
a search but the thieves were frightened |
away by his noise, and carried - WI II
them They also attempted to euter Col.
Greene's residence by means OF Ladder
placed against one OF the upper WINDOWS,
but one of the young ladies OF tue mouse;
who was awakened by the noise, catieu
her father, who frightened them OH. ne
houses of r. Alexander and James Miller
were also entered and $50 was stolen from
the former and s. from the latter. There
is vet no clue to the perpetrators.
,IontpeIier's New Opera House.
The new opera house, erected by Mr.
Asa Blanchard at the head of State street,
MONTPELIER, gives that village what it has
long needed, IL spacious and convenient hall
for music aud the drama. The audience
room is 81 feet square and 30 feet high,
and has 800 seats, of which $40 are on the
main floor, and 100 in the gallery. The
stage is so feet deep. and provided with
suitable sets of scenery, and there are SIX
dressing rooms. Steam pipes under the
floor will furnish heat through openings
in the floor. n square dome rises from
the centre of the ceiling, and the room Is
lighted by four patent reflectors suspend
ed from the corners of the dome. life gas
lets are lighted by electricity. The
couStic properties are satisfactory, ana
the Montpelier people will doubtless get
much comfort aud pleasure out of the
opera house 1t was opened on Monday
evening by Il dramatic company
Burglar Captured at North Hoyalton.
H. T. Clifford merchant of North Royal
ton. had desperate encounter with Il
burg,,,r in his house Thursday. The bur
glar fired one shot which wounded Clifford
but the latter OVerpOWered the thlcl ana
helm being summoned he was captured.
He was well armed and had 5000 on his
person. \ bag containing watches and
iewelry was found near the house. Ite
burglar gave his name as Jackson smith
of New York.
BurgIaries at BrattlebGro.
The Farmers and Mechanics exchange
or Grange store and Thurber's bakery at
Brattleboro were burglarized Saturday
night or early yesterday morning In the
former the safe was drilled and forced and
completely ransacked, the burglars secur-
ing between S,225 and $500 in cash. At the
bakery the safe was robbed of so. Though
one Waterman was on duty all night he
reports having seen no suspicious Charac'
ters
Semi-Centennial Celebration of the Black
River Academy.
The semi-centennial of the Black River
academy closed Wednesday with concert
The exercises began Tuesday evening witt
an address of welcome by Hon. w. II
Walker of Ludlow. An historical address
was delivered by Captain II. b. Anterior
of Nashua y. H., and Il poem was read by
Rev. Homer White of Randolph Music
was furnished by the Howard Opera Hous'
orchestra of Burlington. On "Wednesday
morning the exercises We're held in the
grove. They consisted of an Grafton b,
Arthur Little, ID. ID. of Chicago, Illinois
and poem by Edwin Blood of Newbury
port, Mass. The alumni banquet wa
held at one o'clock in Hammond hall al
which plates for 300 were laid Hon. f.. X
Clark OF Brattleboro was toast maste'
Responses to toasts We're made by Hon
Redfeld Proctor, PrOctOrville, Vt; Hon
A. w. Beard, Boston; George ;: Weaver
New York Hon. II. NJ. Pollard, st. Louis
Mo-: George w. Gardner, d. d., Winches
ter: John G. Greene, Mechanicvllle, y
Y. Thatcher b. Dunn, Gardner, Mass
S. A. Gitlin, Boulder, Col. Charles Z
Farwell, Providence, II. |. and others.
Eloped with His Employers Money.
Frank Wilbur decamped Friday wit
the contents of the till of the grocer
establishment of Charles Bedard, at Pou
ney, Vt. Thursday Bedard engaged hil
to attend store while he iwent to laR
St Catherine fishing. Soon after the d
partrre of Bedard, Wilbur began the co
lection Of bills, stating to each person tn;
he had bought out Bedard and that bll
must be settled collecting in this mann'
quite a sum. Bedard, not returning unit
after the store had closed, did IN
meet Wilbur, nor was anything Wroh
suspected until Wilbur not appearing, Il
Investigation was made. During the san
day he borrowed Il sum of money from h
former employer and leaves many unse
tied bills.
Universalist Convention at Bellows Fal
The Universalst convention at Belloy
Falls opened Wednesdays session with
conference and prayer meeting at a. II
followed by communion service. a 10 Il
reports of the secretary and treasurer
the past year were presented showing IL
to have been the most prosperous year
the society's history. About fifty p
cent more cash was received and distrl
uted than ever before and the missona
collections amounted to over $500. Thr
new parishes were organized during &
year and there was great success in
special work at Rutland At 2 p IN. the
was a general business m citing of &
convention followed by an address up
''Our Schools" by DR.. !. NJ. Atwoo
president of the Canton Theological sen
ary and Prof. Dana, principal of Godda
seminary. The annual meeting of the W
mems Centenary association was addre
ed by Mrs l.. NJ. Smiley, vice-preside
for Vermont, Rev. Myra Kngsbury a
Mrs. X. ID. Pratt. lnthe evening the
were three powerful addresses by Rev
A. Parker on "The Power of Univers
ism" by Rev f. w. Whitney on "1
works of the U'niversalist parish, and
Rev. CIV. Perry on "The Responsible
of Individual Universalist." The presc
session of the convention IS said to
much the largest ever held. Among tn,
present from out of the State We're Dr.
l.. Dewarest of Manchester, n. H., sec
tary of the general convention; DR.. Il
Emerson of Boston, editor of the Lead
Dr. G. S. Weaver of Canton, n. y. d
Rev. j. j. Lewis of South Boston.
Universalist Church Convention at u
lows Falls.
The Fifty-second annual convention
the Universalist churches of Verm