Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

NEW SERIES VOL. XXNI. BUI

| c. T. L. meets IN the vestry of the
Baptist church Wednesday afternoon;...
Dan Strong lost valuable horse sunday,
| the horse backing into a well in his yard
| -. The Advent society are making some
needed repairs orftheir meeting house.
| +. b. Eddy and wife of Hull, Canada, are
| in town. They are registered at Rldley,s
| m Will Chase was beaten in the one mile
race at the Hinesburgh rink last Saturday
evening. 1t is expected that there Will
be a race at the rink Saturday evening
between II bicycle rider and one of our best
| skaters Joseph Battell proprietor OF
the "Bread Loaf Inn," Ripton, was in
town Friday with party of his boarders,
| and took dinner at the Bristol house
| The entertainment given by the summer
| boarders of the Bristol house Tuesday
evening, was largely attended and was a
| fine entertainment. The tableauN We're all
well presented. The total amount taken
in was so, and it was divided between
| Mrs Rev A. II. Nash and Mrs. Rev. l.. Il.
Strong The boarders payed all the eN-
penses of the entertainment. The singing
| by Miss Lemon of Burlington was well re-
ceived, and the piano playing by Miss
| Lane of Burlington was line.
| st. Johnsbury.
The pack of vagabond Arabs, which has
been making its way through \erlnOnt
for a few days past, arrived in town Ihurs,,
| day night about p. IN. ana encahpel
|
| place. The entire crowd numbered thirty
two there being twenty-three human be
ings four bears and five horses. lhey
were very orderly while here, and 1t would
seem that most of the stories told about
them are imaginary. About all the dli1er-
ence between them and ordinary gypsles
| is that these Arabs have bears Tor com
pany instead of dogs. They left early Fri
| day morning in the direction of DanNllle.
| Each one of the women carried a great
| sack upon her back, while the men led the
bears Quite number of curious persons
visited them while in camp, Thursday
night. ...L. b. Hartshorn has purchased
| tue Mckinnon house on North summer
street of &. l.. Bradley, and occupies 1t at
once. Foster q. Stephens has received Il
pension of 81 per month and arrearaGes
| lamOunting to 1853 -. G. Il. Winch of L.
c. Fletcher's dry goods store has gone to
| Ely and vicinity for Il few days visit.
| Eichberg'S comic opera The Doctor OF
Alcantana' was presented Thursday and
Friday evenings last, by home talent. -.
Mr. Fred l.. Farnham of Fairlee, VT, who
| was appointed to take the place of Mr., >.
l.. Chapman on the mail route from New
port, VT, to Springfield, Mass, has CON
| cluded to resign his position. Mr.. Farm
ham has lost twenty-five pounds OF 1eSh
| since he went on to the route, and thinks
it is IA little more like work than he
thought for.
| The Middlebury fire company, Wash
ington Engine Co., No. l. at its meeting
Tuesday night adopted the colOrs for its
new uniform. The company has recently
| added to its ranks several young and Wig
orous men and is now in good working
condition. 1t is expected that the com
pany will participate in the projected
| muster at Rutland. Mr. George II. he
mee of Boston is in town for brief visit
to his parents. Mr.. II. NJ. Parker of
Minneapolis, Mimi, started on his return
home Wednesday. 80. Mr.. A. j. Severance
of New York a former resident of Middle
bury, is visiting his relatives in town..
Prof. Lewis a. Austin is home again, af-
ter enjoying summer vacation OF several
weeks. Mr. Will j. Wilcox of Chicago
is in town visiting relatives and old friends
| Mrs. Wilcox, who is a daughter OF MIR.
Charles &, Wainwright, accompanies HIM
.... Charles \. Pray, who has received the
appointment to the naval academy at An
napolis, does not report there for eXamln-
alton until next May.
| Hon. Samuel James of Weybridge, pres
ident of the Vermont Merino Sheep
Breeders association, returned Thursday
evening from three months trip through
the West. Mr.. James went West orig
inally to attend the annual meeting of the
| National Wool Growers association at st.
Louis, and afterwards extended his visit
| to various parts of the West. He was ac-
companied by his wife, daughter and sis
= ter, the latter two of whom still remain in
F the West, Mrs. James having accom-
panied her husband home. Mr.. James Is
much impressed with the feasibility and
desirabilty of making st. Louis the great
central wool market of America George
Sellers has sold out his saloon and has
permanently retired from business. ii
;. kitchell of Milwaukee, Wis. is visiting
his grandfather, Mr.. l.. X, Sayre. IA
subscription paper is in circulation tC
n lrh IN
uniforms for the members of the Middle
bury band.
The 'rascals" are at last turned out
, from the Mddlebury post office. Mr.
GeorgeE. Hammond having completed his
I time there on Tuesday, and the Office i,
now manned by Democrats only. Mr..
Hammond has been connected with the
office rs assistant post master for over SIN
: years, and has been an unusally compel
ent and obligng young man in his posi-
ton. His large army of friends will miss
him from the Office, but as he Is young
, man of exceptionally good business quail
ficatons it will probably be much better
for him in the end that he marched 0uI
e with the rest of the ''rascals' The fal
q term Of the Mddlebury graded schoo
commenced Monday with large attend
ance in the various departments and witt
! prospects for Il very successful terms
p work Will H. Larouche died Tuesday
e forenoon of typhoid fever, after an illness
S of about two weeks. he was a yOunl
= man VINO possessed many good qualities
| and had host of friends. Everyone whit
: knew him liked him, and his young wifi,
- will have much sympathy.
Waterbury.
Newton Atherton is suffering from n Sc
a we're attack of neuralgia i'll the stomach
1t is feared that he will not recover
Elisha Moody has been under the doctor
" care for the past week, but seems to b.
i better. The officers of the law have beer
+, wrestling for the possession of the good
% and chattels of o, f.. Scott, jeweller. Tn
first officer put IL lot of jewelry III Scott
n safe and locked the same and carried
= away the key, but left the safe in the sho
i where Scott remained working at hi
n trade as before Several days afterward
!. a second officer came and carried the saf
/ away To another part of the town, but O
>. course he could not get the safe open to eS
anime the goods OF which he claims I
q have the first legal possession. After thi
!. officer had gone home, the first officer M
- Dparpl uDOn the same took the safe an