Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04
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clans being present, among whom were
Paul f. Munde of New York, city editor
of the american JOurHdj Ot obstetrics
Professor =. s. Conner of Cincinnati of
the joint editors Of the International En-
cyclopedia of Surgery, and professors Of
surgery IN various colleges, among whom
were Professor f.. 5. Dunster of Ann Ar
Dor, Mich; Professors G.. =. Frost and w.
T. Smith of Dartmouth. The meeting
was very interesting one. DR.. Il. NJ.
Greene's paper on Fractures AID Disloca-
tons of the Nertebeal Column" and Pro
fessor Smiths on LESSONS of the Cerebral
were very valuable.
Addison County G. A. X. Reunion.
The third annual reunion of the Addi- /
son County association of the Grand .
Army of the Republic opened Thursday
with II fair attendance, considering the
cold weather. The programme was as
follows: Formation of camp: dress par
ade in camp at $50 p. m. In the evening
a grand camp fire was held with speeches,
story telling, singing camp songs, etc, in
terSperSed with music by the baOd.
The programme to day will be as fol |
lows: Roll call at six Il. m; breakfast at
seven Il. m: business meeting for election
of officers, etc, at the hall of Post Samp
son at pine a. m; dinner at twelve m;
parade and review at one D. m: address
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followed Immediately by dress parade as
the closing exercises of the reunion.
Heavy Fine for Having whiskey.
High Sheriff Melendy of Londonderry,
assisted by Constable George Moody.
made DESCENT on the Avenue house of
A. Mcdonald and the restaurant of Frank
Morgan of Bellows Falls Selling II guam
tty of liquor in each place and at Il subse
queht trial the former was fined Sl26 and
the latter SlO2.
Baptist Church Centennial at Brandon.
The centennial anniversary of the foun-
dation of the Brandon Baptist church was
celebrated at Brandon Wednesday. DR..
Thomas, for forty years pastor, and now
eighty four years old, delivered the his
torical address. a large number of former
members were present.
The FIRST Baptist yearly meeting will
be held at Corinth, september lib
Charles Poole of West Topsham has
been granted pension of eight dollars
per mouth.
Sixty fresh air" children from Boston
have been entertained in Chelsea the past
month.
The acting postmaster-general mas ap-
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Londonderry.
The acting postmaster general has APP
pointed Richard H. Preble postmaster at
ShOreham, Addison county.
| A child of Elmer Powers of East Top
sham, three years old, fell into Il well and
was drowned recently.
\ little son of Charles IIyland was
drowned in Robbins * Daleys mIllpond
at Derby, last Tuesday evening.
Chelsea can contribute ouly four surviv-
ing members of the Legislature to the
October reunion at Montpelier.
DR.. Nathan Gale of Orwell is in his
siXtieth year of active practice as a ply
sican. He is eighty-four years old.
Maj. y. p. Bowman of st. Johnsbury
is to be made United States marshal for
! Vermont.
II. p. Potter killed black snake on A.
Il. Smiths New Haven farm, recently
which measured seven feet and two
Inches.
j. o. Smiths large barn and contents
were burned Thursday at Wndham by ~
incendiary fire.
Governor Proctor attended the Black
River academy semi-centennial at Ludlow
ne having been pupil of it III lS43.
w. ID. Hulett received his commits
sion as postmaster at Walllngford, and
took possession of the Office Wednesday.
The total shipment of berrie. from
North Troy this year was 1888 kegs,
little over two-thrds of the shipments las
year.
Justin Greene fell from moving
machine while at work at Maquam Bay
Friday, and received several bad cuts up
on the head, besides having one tinge
amputated.
The Windsor County Annual Confer
ence of Congregational churches will bt
held at Woodstock, September Sth anC
9th, beginning Tuesday the sth with de
votional services at 300 p. III.
The September term of Windham Coun
ty Court, will begin on Tuesday Septem
Der Sth. The jury list includes twenty
nine cases, Il large portion of which arr
not likely to come on trial.
The Ninton paper mill at Brattleboro il
being thoroughly repaired, and anon.
f other things an extension to the mill is be
ing built for the better accommodation o
business.
The Western Vermont Agricultural 50
. ciety will erect number of new build
ingS at once. This society have decided
to offer $50 in prizes.
The work of setting up the two dyna
mos for the electric light at Rutland wa
: finished Wednesday afternoon. They rul
! at II speed of 1900 revolutions Il minute.
During the raspberry season this yea
q Hoyt & Miller of Westtield took il
l4,GS0 pounds of berries, paying fou
cents Il pound, or doing a business o
9 1851.
: The Estey Organ company OF Brattle
boro are breaking ground for an mmens
building in New York in which to carr
on their increasing piano business.
The reunion of Company +, Second Vel
mont, will be held ut Tunbridge, Septem
Der II. Many prominent Vermont veteI
ans have promised to be present.
The Mortified NelUs comes out thi
: week in an enlarged form. IL is now a
, eight page, forty-eight column journa
and presents a commendable appearance
\ special from West Enosburl
n says that G. +. Ovitt & Sons new ston
dam ut that place, which was tinishe,
, only last week, went out YESTERDAY
! afternoon. Nobody was hurt
r J. w. Knapp of Richville was stricke
T. with paralysis Wednesday afternoon Will
5 looking at the quarrles at West Rutland
His entire left side became helpless in a
. instant