Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31


tragic death "A special village meeting
has been warned for Saturday night this
week, to take action of matters of no par
ticular Importance. -. George Hammond
lost u valuble horse Saturday, it dying
from "A new disease which seems to be
making its appearance in different parts
of the State. small steamer, which
had been running on Lake Dunmore, was
put upon Otter Greek here, Saturday, and
it made several trips up the river Sunday.
Another one will be running before.the
end of the present week.
quoi park of the Baptist Congregational, /
Episcopal and Methodist sabbath schools
of Middlebury and the Congregational ,
Sabbath-school of Cornwall will take .
place to-day, Thursday, weather permit
ting. =. Postmaster Peck has gone to BOs
ON business connected with the inventions
in the way of electrical apparatus ...Mr. /.
and Mrs. Edwin Nallette gave party to
of their friends Monday evening, |
and all present had II most enjoyable time. |
.. Mrs j. n. Mallory of Brandon is in
Mrs. Henry Powell....lt is understood
that Lorenzo H. Stow, who has so long
run the grist mill back of Sheldon's store,
is about to retire and that W. B.. Rose
will undertake to run the mill on his own
account. "A fifteen months old child of
TLlNtIN ElON, Sbll-lll vi l. IL W.
Leod, Esq, died Saturday and Monday
another, three months old expired.
Group and colera infantum are given as
the cause of death.
Windsor.
The fifth annual reunion of the Wind
sor county veterans will he held at Wind
sor, Wednesday, August H. The let
ters received indicate Il large attendance.
VIM. c. Tracy Post, No. 30, &. A, r. will
furnish free to all veterans during the
day and evening, ham sandwiches, baked
beans, brown and wheat bread, butter,
hot coffee, etc Among those invited,
and who expect to be present, are Hon.
VIM. NJ. Evarts, United states Senator,
His EXcelency the governor of Vermont,
Comrade Col. ). +. Pngree of VIM. G.
Tracy Post, Col. VIM. l.. Greenleaf, de
partment commander of Vermont q. a.
r., Colonels George w. Hooker, 5. NJ.
Pngree, Thomas Seaver, VIM. w. Hen
ry George L. Childs, Seth Hugh Henry,
Rev. II. A. Vandalism. Short and eX-
Cellent addresses are promised from the
above in the afternoon. In the evening
will be held a grand camp fire and CON
cert of war songs, closing with fire works
Half rates and special trains are being ar
ranged for. The executive committee are
Capt. r. j. Coffee, i. H. Humphrey, Chas
b. Evarts.
New Haven.
The illness of Hon. Erastus Sidney Hin
man, noticed in recent issue, terminated
| fatally on Tuesday morning. Mr.. Hin
man was born in New Haven and was
| about seventy years of age His early
years were partially devoted to mercan-
tile pursuits, but later he adopted agri-
culture as his life calling. He has always
been closely identified with the religious,
educational, and public interests of the
| town. and was assistant Judge OF Addi-
son county in 1S54-55. He was n man OF
sterling integrity and strict honesty and
required the same in others, He united
with the Congregational church in 1868
| and was a consistent Christian. A widow
and two daughters survive him. Funeral
services on Thursday, at four O'Clock p
IN.
Mrs. Nelson w. Partch died on We'd
nesday. Mr. Partch removed from Hines
burgh to New Haven some years since
locating upon the farm formerly owned
and occupied by Ira Abernothy. The de
ceased was buried on Friday and was the
first burial upon IA new lot purchased b!
her husband in Evergreen cemetery, ant
upon which he had erected fine monu
ment. Mrs. VIM. NJ. Partch has recent
ly returned to Michigan. Mrs. Kilt,
(Jewett) Sweet of Troy, n. Y, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. w. p. Nash. DR.. f. F
Preston has sufficiently recovered so as tt
be out. 30. NJ. Chaplin, one of the sufferer
gone into insolvency Rev. Roger Sar
gent, the father of the pastor, spoke Sun
day evening. Topic, Gen. Grant -. Mrs
Ellen Wright and Miss Mary +. Wright
widow and daughter of the late Dea
Alvah 5. Wright, will soon leave fo
Iowa, to reside with Prof. Edwin East
man. .Equestrianism is the rage jus
now with the young ladies and side sad
dies are at premium.
West Randolph.
Saturday afternoon, while Bert Chand
a Ter of New York was in bathing, he hat
"A narrow escape from drowning. He san
several times before being rescued. TIL
/ Hotchkis family are stopping for shor
. time in town.. Prof. A. 5. Hardy of 81
Johnsbury academy is spending part o
q his vacation in town. DR.. Geo +. +
n Sparhawk of Burlington was with l.. I
: Sparhawk over Sunday The news c
Gen. Grants death was received here b
telephone in about half an hour after h
v died One of the church bells was tollet
n and some of our citizens put flags at hal
4 mast. George Sparhawk expects to ell
8 Goodell of ST. Louis supplied the pulp
at the North Congregational church, las
Sabbath. 1t is expected that DR.. Goode
will supply this pulpit three Sundays
l. August. Rev. DR.. c. NJ. Lamson G
n Salem street church, Worcester, Mass
= |
y the North Congregational church of tn
- place and is expected to enter upon h
+ duties as pastor of that church Octobt
q next -. Rev. Mr. Darling of Danvill
N supplied the pulpit at the South Congr
= gational church last Sunday. lively
3 engines were employed to draw the circu
. train to Swanton over the Boston an
~ Lowell, there being four trains wit
= three engines on EACH. "A large crow
~ thronged the streets, last Saturday for
~ noon, drawn thither by Barnum's sho
a. which exhibited here on that day. I'll
street parade was one of the finest ev,
seen here and was nearly mile in lengtl
I a large audience was present at the afte
n noon exhibition, the tent being well tille
o. but in the evening it was much small,
,s and the performance was consequent
ss much shorter, but everything that WI
M given was well performed and gave pc
- feet satisfaction. "A horse belonging
~ Rob. Donaghy died on the circus grOun
y Saturday evening. 1t had been driven q
of day with another horse to and from Il
10 ground, and was overcome by the heat.
& Hyde Park.
in Our'annual Sabbath school picnic W
II be held at Fletcher, Thursday, Aug.
"a | Otis n NynlI a raSilapt of, nj