Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-29

rev. Henry FAIRBANKS supplled Une Pul-
pit ut the Baptist church, Sunday The
hour for holding the Young Mems meet
ing during the warm weather has been
changed from $3.50 p. m. to $3.50 p. m.....F.
H. Bigelow of Wells River was in town
over Sunday. -. About one thousand per-
sons gathered at Music Hall, Sunday eve
ming, the occasion being the Memorial
sermon. After singing and a prayer by
Rev. f. T.. Fairbanks, Rev. f. 7. Sand
ford preached the sermon, his theme be
ing THE Need of Christianity in this
Republic" 1t was very able discourse.
p. f. Hazen, DR. j. L. Perkins, and C. p.
Carpenter returned from Worcester,
Mass, Monday afternoon. The fol-
lowing are the names of those,
who, for excellence in composition,
have been chosen to take part in the
graduating exercises of the st. Johnsbury
academy, June 10 Miss Frances Savage
of st. Johnsbury, Miss Martha f.. Cham
berlin of Newbury. VT, Miss Isabel
Perkins rli Of st. >Johnsbury; F. A. Bottome
Pennington, Me. These five were chosen
out of fifteen competitors. Mrs. David
=. Carpenter returned on Tuesday to her
home in Middlesex. Mrs. Carpenter has
been stopping here all winter with her
son, G. C.Carpenter.. Hon. l.. p. Poland
/, now has quite a standing library in the
rear of the postotiice. He has fourteen
} large government sacks of public docu-
ments. The whole weigh about a ton
New Haven.
DR.. f. ID. Hall starts soon for Nebraska
to visit his daughter Mrs. Minnie Sprague
Herbert +. Powers accompanies him as
far rs Chicago. A son of Mr.. Francis
Delongof California, who came East with
the remains of his father, is the guest of
Hon. Edward $. Dana, with whom he has
gone on Il visit to Orwell Constable
Caldwell has gone to Burlington with a
blind man who has been Il town charge
: for some time, to have his eyes operated
upon, by an oculist who is giving Il course
| of lectures before the medical students
He will be left at the hospital. -. Mrs
Geo >. Russell has been quite i'll for Il
few days past. DR.. Dean from Bristol
was called, who pronounced it an attack
of pneumonia. DR.. Goldsmith of Rut-
land was called Monday to see Mr. f. A.
Dowd and counsel with DR.. NJ. ID. Smith
of Middlebury who is his attending ply
sician Constable Farr of Bristol was in
town Tuesday serving papers in suit of
Eli Austin versus George w. Flint, and
town of New Haven trustee.
A good grass crop seems assured as it
has made a remarkable growth thus far
49,. The Central Creamery are turning
out 800 pounds of butter per week, at
present. The first gypsy wagons of the
season passed here a day or two since,
with the usual lace pedding attaches....
) Mrs. Calvin Squier has received another
full and sprained her wrist. Miss Hat
tie Sharp preceptress of Beeman academy
is detained from attendance upon her
classes by illness. E. Mrs. Kent and her
daughter Miss Abby are to be away this
summer. The latter goes to Chicago to visit
a brother. -. Chaplin &Squire's store still
remains closed -. Deacons Eldrdge and
HathOrne are elected delegates to the
Addison county conference of Congrega-
tional churches at Cornwall, this week
) Rev. &. ;, Sargent attends the meeting
of the American Home Missionary society
5 at Saratoga, n. Y, next week.
| South Royalton.
, One of the Central Vermont railroad
, woodsheds caught fire, Friday The fire
was soon eXtnguished. party intend
, ing to go with the Vermont colony came
q here Thursday and was considerably veX-
: ed to find that the freight charges from
= Manchester, \. H., to this place were us
large as they would have been to { hicago.
a \ report of an interview with the loca-
ting committee of the Vermont colony
has been circulated here, and as the re-
, port states that the committee found the
: soil in northern Dakota much better than
! that III the southern part, the settlers
/ thriftier, as also the towns, the question
: why did the committee locate the lands
= for the colony in southern Dakota is now
. asked. Western men charge the origina-
tor of the colony scheme with unfair play,
and claim that he is employed by a west
4, ern railroad. The colony is very nearly a
: tiZZle.
The New York Havana Cigar company
have sent circulars here asking for volun-
teer drummers to whom IA large salary
:. would be paid. One innocent bit at this
I bare hook solicited a number of orders
i and sent them in. After few days he
+ received number of blank orders, to
. which, for a variety of reasons, the Gus
i TONER'S signature should be appended
- Noticing large blank space between the
body of the order and the place for the
signature, one was sharp enough to see
G that tins was a new mote game" The
!, innocent drummer wih not lend him
i self to another confidence game
). West Randolph.
/ Senator ]. II. Morrill, and State Auditor
N e. X. Powell, were in town, Wednesday
p The former purchased fine pair of black
-. horses of George Stearns for $3.50 Quite
Il number of Randolph people are attend
- ing the grand musical convention at
= Montpelier. DIR. Mcintyre has bought
"" "" the Chadwick t back of his new block
I for $3.50
The Orange County conference of Con
/ gregational churches will hold its an
I nual meeting at the Second church, Brook
field, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 2nt
= and 3D. Each church is entitled to foul
!, delegates The Gray family drew t
:, good house here Thursday night ,... DR.
. Morton is putting in the foundation to his
, new house.
{ Nergennes.
e The lad, Burt Brown, who was so badly
!. injured last week by having his right foot
u caught in the wheel of wagon while
\ catching a ride, is doing well. Although
q his leg was badly broken, the doctor thinks
!, it can be saved, so 1t will be of use. The
u work on the old fair ground progressing
q finely, and one of the best trotting courses
/; in the State will soon be available on the
; grounds, near the American House, which
s property is now owned by Hon. j. NJ
/ Dyer, 1t is rumored that the hotel will
e be opened July next 80. The funeral OF
$ Mr. Van Buren Keeler of Ferrisburgl
l. took place Sunday. A large number OF
relatives and friends were in attendance
u The services We're conducted by Rev. Mr.
\ Austin. -. The ice cart and street sprink
), Ter are now in daily demand Shade
's trees are rapidly clothing themselves will
" leaves and fruit trees are loaded with
Is blossoms
If Waterbury Centre.
ii The fifteenth anniversary of the Greer