Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16

day, A. p. Tupper of Middlebury appear
Ing for the State and GOV. Stewart max
ing the argument for Smell. Smell was re-
| leased upon furnishing $50 bail and the
case was sent up for argument before
the general term of the Supreme Court at
| Montpelier. Whatever may be the out
come of this case from the legal stand
point, there is no doubt whatever that the
| public sentiment of the town does
not uphold the prosecution of Mr.. Smell
under the circumstances existing Mr..
Harry r. Dorr of Rutland paid u brief
! visit to his old friends in town, on Satur'
! day. Mrs. S. J. Northrup, who spent
| tie summer in Buffalo, n. Y, returned
home on Friday. =. Postmaster Peck has
gone to New York city on business of i'm
| portance and VIII be absent for several
days Mrs: Peck accompanies him..
Posto'1ice Inspector Boyton was in town
office an official visit. Dorwin Rider,
proprietor of the Addison House,
has been sick for the past few
days but is now recovering. .. Rev.
;. LIB. Speare, has gone to Newton Cen
tire, Mass, for IA brief visit. Mrs. Speare
has been there since early in the summer
....A large number OF people were in
town to market Monday. Prices did not
vary materially from those of last week.
f, X. Jewett, an old Middlebury man,
now one of the prominent newspaper pub
lshers of Buffalo, n. Y, is making his
annual visit to friends in town. Mr..
George Fletcher, son OF Hon. A. A.
Fletcher, and teller of the Mddlebu~y
National bank, was married Thursday, at
Clarendon Springs to Miss Belle Murray
of that place. Mr.. Fletcher is one of the
most popular young men we ever had III
town, aud his mauy friends will wish
him all sorts of good luck in his new de-
parture. Eli Austin returned home
Wednesday, after a five weeks
trip through the West......S. II.
| Rrnppv sold ont his stock N A II
Colby Thursday forenoon, Mr.. Colby in
tending to continue the business at the
same stand, and Jacob Speyer will con-
tinue the meat business there. Mr..
Br, cey will soon start for the West, he
having contract to build about 2O0 miles
of railroad in Iowa. Capt George 5.
flawley started for the Soldiers Home in
Washington Thursday forenoon. Mr..
Hawley was captain in one of the COM
panles of the 9th Vermont, and the inju-
ries received by him during the war have
made nm an almost total wreck
st. Johnsbury
| A large audience gathered at the North
Congregational church Thursday evening
to listen to the services of the installation
of Rev. DR., Charles NJ. Lamson of Wor-
caSter Mass, as pastor of the North Con-
gregational church. The services were
very interesting and the closest attention
was paid by all throughout the meeting.
The order of service was as follows O"gan
voluntary; anthem, 1.-The strain mp raise
Allelua ~ statement by the moderator
Rev. G. w. Hurlbert of Lyndonville; re-
port of the council by Rev. 5. S. Martin of
| Peacham invocation; selection of scrip
ture by Rev. Mr.. Iincks of Montpe
lier; Congregational hymn; sermon by
Rev. DR.. Edward Hawes of Burlington :;
Anthem. 80 sing unto the Lord :" prayer
ci installation by Rev DR.. G. b. Hurlbert
of Lyndonville address to the people
by Rev. Homer II. Fuller of Worcester
Mass, formerly principal of the academy
of this place -: charge to the pastor, by the
| Rev c.. NJ. Winch, of Waterford Vt :;
light hand of fellowship by Rev. f. r..
, Fairbanks, pastor OF the South Congrega
tiolal church of this place congregations
al hymn; concluding prayer, by Rev. Hen
ry Fairbanks of St. Juhnsbury, Vt. :;
benediction by the pastor.
MorrisviIle.
Mr.. Charles A. Rich the newly appoint
ed postmaster here took possession of the
Office on Tuesday morning, October q. Mr.
| Robinson retireS from the Office alter
twenty-four years service.
Mr. John Cheney was buried at Cady's
; Fails on Wednesday morning, Rev NJ. T..
Bell, OF the Methodist church, officiating.
80. The property connected with the Nor
risville foundry, owned by the late ii. H..
Morgan, was purchased by Josiah Trow
and transferred to him on Tuesday. Mr..
| Tow has been IN the granite cutting
business here for several years...
| The large establishment of ). Ii. lift,
dealer in general merchandise, was closed
, by Officer BOynton on "Wednesday morn
l ing. The result Ga an action brought by
IL former resident OF the ,own, and theu
| l-nown as Mrs. Manly Brown. 1t is
5 hoped and expected that the matter may
5 be adjusted and business may be resum-
? ed without Mr. TIT receiving serious
5 financial embarrassment. 49,. Mr.. Charles
, liadley went to the Mary Fletcher hos
r pital at Burlington on Wednesday, to be
treated for supposed cancer on his
tongue. w. Nj. Clark, hair dresser,
is to leave town for while at
least. NJ. d, wilkins of Stowe,
D will occupy his rooms here.....:
:. A change Of time on the Boston aud
Lowell, Vermont division, went into eff
feet on Monday morning, mail arriving
0 from the West two hours and forty-twO
S minutes earlier, and from the East one
= hour and five minutes later. 80. Major
t er at Manchester, n. H., Is spending a
few days with his many friend, here.
VIM. Alexander moved and took posses
: sion of the postotiice ut MorrsLown Cor
ners on Saturday,
5 The Sanborn residence on Portland
a street and tue millinery stock of the late
4 Mrs. SanDOrn Is to be sold at auction. e.
The White Mountain excursion over the
e line of the Boston and Lowell on Thurs
. day, the Sth, was fairly patronized Dy
V Morrisville p'ople. The day although
0 cold was Il peri 'ct one for sight seeing and
T. the trip through the Crawford notch was
2 enjoyed hugely by all. The excursion
/ tram lett here about eight in the morning
. and returned at about the same hour in
Y the evening .... TX Postmaster Robinson
/ and wife are visiting friends ut Derby
r. Line.
e Preparation is being made for the
r dreaded small p"X, aud III case 1t be preVa
= lent here, the Burke houses on the road tC
WolcOlt will be turned into pest houses
one is for the use of persons who are able
to pay expenses and the other will be pro
4 v,ded for people vino will be assisted by
. the town.
a Hon. Weld Terrill of Middletown, Conn,
. is in town.. The Academies of this place
:. and the Normals of -JJhuson played u
i match game of ball at Hyde Park ON Sat
i urday afternoon. The game resulted in a
y score OF ten to eleven III favor Of the Aca-
. | denies team . Mr. A. B. Fisher of Bur