Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

derstood that he has traded off Il e-half
interest in his trotting mare, Nellie Lock
| .... Mr. Morris Gregg, who has spent sew
eral months in old Ireland has just arriv
ed back, and is naturally loud in his
praises of the cold green sodo :. The old
Phelps house, in which Minister f.. j.
Phelps was born, is now undergoing thor
ough repairs, under the supervision OF j.
Sattley Phelps, who starts on his return
to Washington next week. .. The game
of base ball. Saturday afternoon, between
the village boys and the college nine re
suited in victory for the students by a
| score of 26 to32
Col. Jewett Wilcox has gone to Mort
Adams, Mass, for a short stay and will
| proceed from there to Chicago for the
| winter. Rev. II. A. Crane, who has
been spending some weeks in town among
old friends previous to entering upon the
labors of his first pastorate, has started
! for Central City, Neb., where he is to be
located in the ministry large num-
Der of Middlebury people are i'll New
| York city this week, having taken
advantage of the unusually low eX-
cursion rates. .... Rev. James Mervin
considerably awry in the newspa-
pers of late, is visiting old friends in
/ Cornwall and vicinity. Mr.. Hull and the
writer were college classmates, gradual
ing at Middlebury i'll 1877, and Mr.. Hull
was one of the best of fine scholars. His
q u
severe application to duty rs pastor of the
Baptist church in Windsor and chaplain
OF the Vermont State prison, and he is
now taking IA much needed rest from work
and care. .... Mr.. Homer Riggs, special
| United States pension examiner at Bridge
port. Conn, is in town for the present,
taking the place Of Special Examiner G.
f.. jenkins There are now two night
police on duty every night, as there is
some fear of burglarous vistatlons.
....J. Sattley Phelps, private sec
retary to Secretary of War Endcott, is in
town for Il brief visit previous to his re-
turn to his official duties in Washington
/ ....M Mr.. and Mrs. Charles n. Bell of St
/ Paul, Mimi, are in town for a short visit
to relatives and friends -. The annual col
lege hunt commenced Thursday noon, but
there is to be no hunt at all Instead of
that the time will be spent i'll playing base
ball, tennis, etc, and the students are not
required to report for duty again until the
II o'clock recitation Monday forenoon.
George f. Hammond, lately assistant
postmaster, here, is to start for the West
i'll IA few days on prospecting tour and
may make up his mind to settle in some
Western city. Miss Gertie Meekin gave
a party saturday, afternoon, to some of
her little school and Sunday school friends,
and all had an enjoyable time. -. A. j.
Piper and A. A Pond have purchased
Williamson q JacksOn's meat market,
which they will run hereafter. George
Dimmock of Cornwall lost u horse Sun
day 1t strayed away and has been track
ed as far rs Middlebury village, but no
further trace of 1t can be found. -. a. =.
Tupper, Esq, has been quite unwell for
several days, but is now able to he out
again. The injuries sustained by Lucy
Brunette in being run over on Saturday
last proved not to he serious, and she is all
right again, ,...S. H. Bracy started West
Tuesday morning, going to Michigan
ham l.,- lt,tl -
railroad He took three men from here
with him and intends to send for quite Il
gang more.
The young folks have organized lit
erary society -. Several Of our citizens
took in the New York excursion last week
-. j. j. Ridley has received his appoint
ment for postmaster of the town of Brs-
tol....N. III. Munslll and wife of Malone,
\. Y, are in town on a visit. Miss
ClHrlsa Eastman started FOR California
last Tuesday. e.. George A. Fuller of Dover
Mass, gave a lecture in Holley hall Sun,
day afternoon on Spiritualism.
Cornwall
Rev. NJ C. Stebbins was in Boston
last week in attendance upon the meet
ings OF the Board of Foreign Missions. vii
liam Jones. son of he late Iebulon Jones OF
Hubbardton died quite suddenly October
18th, at til eresldence of his uncle Hon. r
j. Jones. after many months suffering
with consumption. Quite "A successful
, operation was performed last "Wednesday
by Drs. Woo iWard and Porter, one of the
vertebra of the spinal column of Mrs
Sarah Guernsey being removed
, Waterbury.
Francis Noble, aged y, was found lying
helpless in his wagon, as he was driving
to the Centre. He had fallen from stroke
1 OF paralysis, and was taken home by q
nelghbor who came along soon after, but
remains helpless and cannot recover.
, George Miles of Middlebury. aged So, wenr
on visit to Williamstown, and died sud
, denly while dressing. carol c. Stevens
OF Bolton, agcn So years, fell dead while
/ on his farm. The Widow Tenny is going
to spend the winter IN Burlington, will
, General Henry. her son.
st. Johnsbury.
) Mr.. J. r. Rust and wife have returned
from Minneapolis, Mimi, where they have
been visiting for IA few months past Mr.
: Rust was formerly chief engineer of the
st. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain rail
road Mrs. c. +. Russell and infant son
have come east to spend a few weeks.
, A game of ball, played at Lyndonvillt
e last saturday between the academy
nine of this place and the -Four
: Baggers" of Lyndonville, resulted in
: victory for the former by score
, of twenty three to seventeen. Seven
stations between here and South Lunen,
burgh made up the Boston and Lowell
excursion train to Crawford Notch, n. /. .
last saturday. About fifty of the acad
, emy students, III two hay racks, went to
William Johnson's, upon the road TO the
Centre last Friday night and had IA husk-
ing III his large barn "A little Sunday
school boy at the South church who hnC