Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-10

cessful and growing school Mr. Cove
has accepted position as principal of an
institution in Monson, Mass.
Morrissville.
Several Morrisville young ladies leave
this week for the several White Mountain
houses. ....P. f. Stone, has been taking
in violin playing at the New
England Conservatory of Music, Boston,
returned home on Tuesday evening".
Lillian Cutting, Miss Bertha HOlbrook.
George NJ. Powers and Prof. H. >. Wilson
have been attending commencement ut
Burlington. Paul's and Elmore' : string
bands have several engagements for the
3d and 4th of July The Leslie Concert
give a concert at the town hall
on Wednesday evening of next week..
The noon stage between here and Water
bury, which runs through July, August
and September made the first trip on
Wednesday,
A1burgh
There was to be strawberry ana ice
cream festival at Mr.. Ora Bells, East Al
buryh the Both ult., for the benefit of the
Good Templars also one the lst inst. at
the Congregational church at the Springs,
for the benefit of that society, but owing
to the rainy weather there will be post
ponement to some future day. .Chll-
dren's day was observed ut the Methodist
church, at the Centre, Sunday, the 2Sth
ted with flowers and evergreen's, among
which sang many fine canary birds. The
exercise consisted of responsive readings,
singing and rectatlons by the Sunday
school scholars and short address by the
pastor, the Rev. J. S. Tupper. The sing
ing was fine and the recitations good. ...
Oliver Bruso was brought before Justice
Grordon, the 27th inst, for an assault on
Albert Reynolds and fined 81 and costs
amounting to nearly SO.
MiddIebury.
Saturday night we are to have fireworks
and Il free exhibition of stereOptlcan views
of foreign and American cities. ON ac-
count of the rainy weather the seniors lost
considerable money in their Commence
ment undertakings. james Hughes, who
was hurt last week at keesevllle, \. Y,
does not grow perceptibly better, and bus
little hope is entertained for his recovery,
although at one time he seemed to be inn
proving John Hunt has been put on
the pension rolls at 81 per month and re-
ceives about 1900 arrears of pension. 1t Is
expected that first communion Will be adj
minstered to Il number of children at the
Catholic church next Sunday The
greater part of the stores in town have
agreed to keep closed on the Fourth....
Mr.. and Mrs. John Garlin have an i'm
pOrtant visitor at their house. Boy, ten
pounds. Mrs. A. NJ. Swiney and chill
dren of Holyoke, Mass, arrived in town
Wednesday.
n. A Stapleton started Tuesday morn
ing for ST. Paul, MINI, where he will
study law. Henry n. Winchester started
for Reedsburgh Wis, to spend his sum
mer vacation at home. Miss Adella
Damon started for Baraboo Wis, where
she will be employed in store. -. What
with disclosures, seizures and Fourth OF
July enthusiasm, lots of Srist has been
brought to Special Prosecutor Tupper' s
mill this week, "and still there's more to
follow. Samuel Sheldon started We'd
nesday night for New York, whence he
will sail on Saturday for Europe. Mr..
Sheldon intends to spend two or three
years in German University, and will
probably travel abroad considerable before
he finally returns home. Mrs. Lucy
Slade is recovering rapidly from the
effects of her recent runaway accident,
and is already able to go out. -. Lewis st.
Mary is also recovering, and James
| Hughes, injured two weeks ago at Reese
vile, n. Y, is reported to be little bet
ter, but the chances for ultimate recovery
are very slight. ... Saturday evening, this
w eek, William Schroeder of Burlington
acting assistant adjutant general, will be
in Middlebury for the purpose of orga
niZing IL post of the Grand Army of the
| Republic. Two previous efforts We're
made to get up post here, and one was
actually organized few years ago, but
! for some reason or another it soon petered
out. 1t was expected that first commune
| ion would be administered to numher OF
children at the Catholic church last Sun
day, but it will take place next Sunday
instead.
Isle Ia Motto.
Some of our townspeope attended the
celebration at Plattsburgh July 4th
| They reported Il good time ... There was
a brilliant display of fireworks the eve oi
the Fourth at Fisk's landing, Isle LA
Note. -. Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Fisk and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fisk have gone
to Montreal, Miss Jennie Hill is
crop in town this year is almost IA failure
on account of the mHggot that works II
onions .. Mr. +. X. Goofsell has gon
into the grocery business ... There is no
so many camping parties in town thi'
year as there was last year at this time
...July Fourth your correspondent hat
the pleasure of witnessing the display o
fireworks at st. Adams, Swanton, Rouse
Point and Fisk's without leaving town.
, Franklin.
independence Day was celebrated witt
unusual display this year. The addres
by Rev f. Snow, the original poem b.
Rev. +. Prouty, the excellent music b.
the band, We're the subject of many com
mandatory remarks during the day. Tn
"Horribles'' under the management o
, Mr.. James Simpson were well arranged
and while other towns might have excel
led us in quantity of their Horribles W
can't imagine how they could have eX
celled in quality. The sports of the da
were entered into with considerable en-
l, thusiasm and furnished great amusemen
to the crowd. THE tug of war;" "greas
/, ed pole" potato race" "wheelbarroy
race" and the CREASED pig" were among
: the items on the programme. The dis
, play of fireworks in the evening was quit
/ good and was well managed. Not an ac
cident of any Importance occurred to ma
r the pleasures of the day and not drunk
p en- man was to be seen.
5 Northneld.
The Vermont Christian Messenger Ia
I commenced the issue of II four-page ed
! tiOn-half the size of its regular edition
' devoted to temperance. and gene, al secr
= lar news and topics of an undenominu
tional character
4 MorrisvilIe.
4 NJ, +. Story, II. w. Bell and 5. l.. Gate
[ are at home from the L. V. NJ, at Bul
+ lington .Children's day, or "Rose SUI
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