Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-03

west Berkshire occupied the desk at lne
Methodist church on Sunday morning, in
exchange with Rev. Mr.. Bell. Child
ren's day was observed ut the Congrega-
tIOnal church on Sunday. The morning
service was given up to the children, Rev.
Mr. BuShpe presenting an Interesting DIS
course appropriate to the occasion. AT
five p. IN. chldren'S day concert was
held and well attended. The church was
handsomely decorated with pottcd and
cut flowers Mrs. Il. Davis, an inmate
of the town farm, died quite suddenly on
Sunday morning, the funeral being held
on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. w. \. Bushee
ollciated. The Cabot brass band treated
our citizens to II serenade on Tuesday, on
their way to Stowe where they expected
to ascend Mount Mansfield the following
day.
Montpelier.
The exercises of the seventy-second an
niversary of Washington county gram
mar school took place at Capital hall on
Friday evening, and consisted of the fol-
lowing programme Evening song,
I, chorus; piano solo, Mabel +. Mead; !;
French dialogue, Harriet y. Tromblee,
Eva +. Brewer, Minnie l.. Higgins, |, W.
Cate, Nina NJ. Brown, Lillian j. smith
song, chorus ; Grafton, England, Egypt
and the Soudan," Isaac W. Cate song,
"Wheel of Time" chorus essay, "Early
= New England Life" Harriet ID. from
: blee; piano solo, Maud E. Whitney.
The presentation of diplomas to the grad
, uates, Miss Harriet ID. rromblee "nd Mr..
Isaac w. Cate, was made by {. H. Heath,
Esq, with IL neat speech. The exercises
throughout were very pleasant, Ing
: skillful management of the juvenile cnoN
rus by Prof. II. n. Thompson deserves
much credit. The large audience which
filled the hail evidenced the interest felt
in the school which is i'll tlourlshing con
dltion under the efficient charge OF Prof
y +. Brown. .. George b. Shepard hay
ing graduated at Harvard has returned
, home. Hon. e. W. Porter is in Boston.
....W. n. Learned has gone to his old
home i'll Massachusetts for a few weeks
....Our band returned from Portland
Friday evening, sunburned and weary
and glad the tout is over.
Isle Ia Motto.
1 The steamer Reindeer has freight and
passengers nearly every day from the
Island. Apples are dropping from the
5 trees, on account of the unfavOrable wealth
er and the drouth. :. The camping season
is near at hand. Dr. William Fisk and
, family of New York city are stopping
l with N, W. Fisk, Esq: Mrs. Marian
l Cooper of Elenburgh, New Yo.k, is in
2 town. visiting old friends and neighbors
5 and settling up claims pertaining To her
husbands estate. .... Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Brown of Richford are the guests OF
Abel Phelps, Esq Mr.: 5. H. Pike and
; daughter left for their Western trip, last
! Thursday.
While assisting to operate a drilling
. machine that was at work upon a well
| near his blacksmith shop Tim Wsell had
the misfortune to break an arm through
e forgetiulness of others to rem I'VE IL crank
: handle. &. w. Allen made IL flying Wis
: it from Worcester, Mass, arriving OF
/, Saturday last.... Mrs. Gerard HolcOmb
, whose illness was mentioned last week
|, died Thursday after a short illness. Fune
. raj services We're held on Sunday, Rev. G.
. | X. Church, former pastor, officiating
n The Methodist church was crowded Il
i overtlowlng and long procession OF car
: ragts followed the remains to their last
/ resting place. ,.. Mr.. Warren Hatch Il for
IL mer resident and his wife were in towr
g over sunday ... The well dggers hav,
V completed the job at Tim Wisell's, havin4
e found an abundance of water, and moved
= to Basin HarbOr to operate in Il well on
n the farm of Mrs. f. NJ. Strong.
!, South RoyaIton.
., Dana Bigelow was arrested Saturday
2, for drunkenness and 'd)uoe of his famil,
L. ... Station Agent j. Al. Haynes is cuntiu
: ell to his house by Illness
n Randolph.
= \ the recent comparative speaking Il,
. the normal school, first honorable mention
~ was made of Miss Daisy llosford of Char
:, lOtte ; second, Miss Nellie Brown of vii
i lianstown and Miss Ida Patten of Willis
u ton.
;, Ripton.
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= mnCcb Thera ara anita :, Pnimhn,. nv, 1f ,it
l. people in town to stay through the no
T. weat Fourteen new arrivals at th,
} Bread Loaf last week our school ha
been somewhat disturbed bv reason O
the scholars having the chicken box.
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+ ROAD tonlpahy , ~ uoiilg a monthly Dusl
hcns VI llo'll efooo W s''ooo,
Receiver Roberts adVertlses Tor bids ol
the building occupied by the First Ma
'' tlohal bank OF st. Albans and other pro
e. perty.
n II. A. Caswell's iewelry store at New