Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-07

to kittery Point, Maine, for two weeks
vacation. There was a Grant memo
rial service at Music ball Sunday evening
which was addressed by several local
speakers. The st. Johnsbury band fur
nlshed music. Sias Martins family are
spending few days at st. Leon Springs,
Canada. Mrs. Richard Eastman is visit
ing friends in town. John A. Moore and
family are at Wells River this week visit
ing Mr.. Moore's father. Josiah Gage
has gone to White River Junction as
clerk of the White River Junction house.
A very heavy thunder storm struck this
place about one O'Clock Saturday after
noon, lasting about thirty minutes. 1t
rained fully us hard but the wind was not
us high as during the storm few weeks
since. The speakers at the memorial
service next Sunday evening are to be
Rev. DR.. G.. L. Goodell of st. Louis and
Rev. 5. l.. Beeman of the Methodist
church, Rev. H. T. Sanford of the Baptist
church, Rev. +. Z. Fairbanks of the South
Congregational church of this place.
The union service in memory of Gen.
Grant which was to have been held last
Sabbath evening at Music hail, was post
poned until next Saturday afternoon in
accordance with the proclamation of Gov.
Pingree to hold special observance upon
that day. Rev. G.. l.. Goodell of st. Louis,
Missouri, again supplied the pulpit at the
North Congregational church last Sab
bath. a temporary trestle was erected,
at the washout on the Boston x Lowell,
so that all the trains could pass
Monday Mrs. George ID. Randall is
spending II few days at Peake's Island,
Maine. Mr.. Lawrence, the engineer re-
Gently killed, left an accident policy for
two thousand dollars.
Middlebury.
Mr.. John II. Stewart and his bride have
returned from their wedding trip....A
canvaSSer for General Grants memoirs.
who is working this section says that he
is having unprecedented success in secur-
ing subscriptions t" the work. Mr.. G.
A. Dodge of Syracuse, \. Y, is visiting
in town, having arrived here Wednesday
William Danyewis thorough
ly rebuilding his house on North Pleasant
street. The trustees are doing Il good
and much needed work in laying II new
sidewalk on the east side of seymour
street, some distance south of the freight
depot. pipe is being laid from the
pump at the bakery to the water tank near
the Addison House for the purpose of
keeping the latter filled with water. The
owners of the steamer Frank E.' propose
to turn 1t into an excursion boat for the
accommodation of parties wishing to take
pleasure trips up the river .Middlebury
was almost cleared out of inhabitants
Thursday i'll consequence of the cOmbna-
llOl tNCIISloll W hlSSlSIllbl 1 III n. III All
there were eleven car loads of excursion
lists.
Rev. Merritt Hulburd of New York city
has telegraphed his acceptance of the in
vitation to deliver the Grant memorial ad-
dress here next Saturday Mr.. and Mrs
a. b. Colby have received an addition to
their family. Boy....A dependent rela-
tlve's pension has been granted to Isaac
Perry, with over S4O0 arrearage. The
new steamer purchased by A. p. Tupper,
+. o. Porter, A. Is. Colby and Darwin
Rider, arrived in town Saturday and will
be set up on the river this week The spe-
cial village meeting, Saturday evening,
voted $3.50 for the purpose of providing
new uniforms for Washington Engine
day roller skater, is in town trying to
make arrangements for contest or eXhi-
bitiOn.
There was meeting of the Joint COM
mittee of Post Russell, G.. A. r., and citi-
zens, Monday evening, to make further
for the Grant memorial en-
erciSeS which will be held here on Satur-
day afternoon. The exercises will be held
IN the park west of the Addison house, if
the weather is pleasant if it is not, they
will take place in the town hall Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Preston have returned
from Montreal, where they went on their
wedding trip. Charles Westall has Il
NCl yOullS NlSllOI dl HIS II Is Il
girl, and has come to stay. Mr. John w.
Parker, superintendent of the filing room
in the New England division of the pen
sion office at Washington, is in town on
his annual vacation, and is staying with
his father. Prof. w. H. Parker. . Pre-
parations for the State fair are already in
progress here to some extent Mr.. W. II.
Cobb, who has rented the whole privileges
of the ground for entertaining and feed
ing the crowd, will probably sublet the
greater part of the space.
East Middlebury.
Business men complain of hard times
and say that it is hard to collect. 80. Dur
ing the light shower Wednesday morn
ing lightning struck one of the willow
trees near the church. The widow of
Daniel l.. Sessions has been great SUI
ferer the past two weeks from scrofula
sores about the eyes. Post Needham g.
A. h. went to the west village ON the
2d instant, and joining V. =. Russell Post
attended the memorial services held
at the Methodist Episcopal church
Memorial services will be held here on the
9th at p. m. .... Russell Wales has re
ceived a pension of six dollars per month,
and about $500 arrears =. Moses Dud
ley's pension has been increased from
eight to twelve dollars per month.
Cornwall.
iiu1 iiiS 10 lltdllN uolt, lHt ClOD DtiIS
very much better than was anticipated.
Harvesting of the winter grains is receiv-
ing the attention of the farmers grain
of all kinds is looking finely, corn and po
tatoes never looked better, except some
pieces on low wet land. The small fruits
have been very abundant and of fine quail
ity early apples are ripening and some or
chards bid fair to yield a moderate crop, a
blight has for the last two seasons affilct
ed the pear orchards, some being entirely
ruined by it. The foliage at first wthers
and turns brown and in IA few weeks the
whole tree is affected, and ends in death
to the tree no cause, or cure for the dis
ease has been ascertained, in these parts.
80. Mrs NJ. NJ. Peck who has been great
sufferer for several weeks, remains in a
very critical condition and doubts are en-
tertained of her recovery. Judge VIII
hanson, wife, daughter and lady friend
OF Chicago, Illinois, are expected to arrive
in town this week to visit their brothers
NJ. Is. Williamson and Charles Benedict
Quite a number of our citizens were il
attendance upon the centenary celebra
tion of the Brandon Congregations
church. last week, and report it to have
been very interesting occasion.
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