Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01

| MS pace ON IleaSlnu Sureel 10 MI. laylOr
! of Nergennes. Consideration $500 &c.
T. Smith is having built Il large cistern in
| the cellar of his store b. y, Patterson
| of Oregon, who has been in town the past
winter visiting friends and relatives,
started Monday morning for his Western
| home.
| Mr. w. J. Hutchinson of Montpelier,
graduate of Dartmouth in the class of 'sl,
has been engaged as principal of the grad
ed school. Thirteen teachers reported
| for examination before Superintendent
Arnold, last Saturday, and all received
| certificates The society of Christian
| EndeavOr gave very pleasant sugar par
ty at their rooms, last Saturday evening.
| Chelsea.
Dr. A. b. Smith is unwell, and DR.. f. J.
| Fish of Tunbridge is assisting him in his
practice
| The telephone line that the New Eng.
| land company promised to build to Tun-
| bridge and South ROyalton when the eX-
change was put in here has not been
| built.
| DIiddIebury.
The commission of Postmaster George
| Hammond expire this week and
| the Democratic aspirants' for the
place are each intently listening
for messages from Washington and get
| ting ready to respond to their cOuntry's
call. Messrs. Charles G.. Peck, Henry l..
| Sheldon and G.. ID. Miner are the promi-
nCnt candidates for the Office, and any one
of them is equal to the demands of the
place. In East Middlebury II brisk con-
test for the little office there is going on
between J. A. Douglas and Mrs Sidney
H. Sumner. Mr.. l.. r. Sayre, who has
been laid up all the winter and fall, is
rapidly convalescing and is now able to
get out of doors. .. Frank Rowe has gone
to Clarendon, where he will run a cheese
| factory this season. The regular spring
examinations Of candidates for teachers
certificates took place throughout the
| county on Thursday .... Mr. Henry Hall
| completed his course of four lectures here
| Wednesday evening. The course was as
successful as could reasonably have been
expected E. Mr.. Walter II. Goodnough
intends to go to California soon for the
| benefit of his health. -. The Star rink
| was re-opened here Wednesday evening,
and was attended bya large crowd. There
| was some creditable trick and fancy skat-
ing Jack Rivers of Middlebury, especially,
| showing some excellent fancy work
| Hon. William Slade of Cleveland, Ohio,
who was recently appointed United States
consul to Brussels, arrived in town Tues
day evening and will remain here on Il
| visit until he sails for his new post, which
will be on Saturday. May o.. one of the
| best and most tavorably known young
men whom we have ever sent ont into the
have got into serious difficulties in Boston
| through indulgence in card playing for
| high stakes His one false step is greatly
regretted by many old friends in Middle
bury Rev II. b. Dodge has so far re
| covered from what at one time appeared
to be IL fatal illness that he has started for
| Chicago, which city he proposes to make
his future home. =. =. Messrs. Otis Abbey
and Charles Bruya have commenced the
| erection of new houses on South street,
1,
er new dwellings will be built ON that
| street this summer
| On Friday evening DR.. Edward NJ. Par
ker of Brocton, Mass, sou of Prof. VIII
liam II, Parker of Middlebury, was mar
ried to Miss Laura Mead, daughter Of
recent death of DR.. Parker's mother. the
marriage was private and very quiet....
| There was to have been Il meeting of the
| Village Improvement Society ON Saturday
evening last for the purpose of making
| preparations for the observance of ArbOr
Day but us only one or two persons put
in an appearance, nothing was done, and
any tree planting which is done this year
will be done by individuals in their private
capacity The two polo clubs are prac-
tiCing frequently and match game to
come off about the middle of May, is con
templated.
Montpelier.
val here will take place Friday evening at
| the Golden Fleece %. Owing to the alb
sence of commissioner Of immigration, |.
n. Hoag, the soldiers meeting for coloni-
zatiOn purposes was not held as advertised
on Wednesday, Mr. Hoag will probably
be here Saturday.
The carnival at the rink on Thursday
evening was the best entertainment yet
given there. There were nearly fifty fan
cy and character costumes and fifty cou-
pies danced, The prize for the best char
acter costume was awarded to Miss
Bertha Pratt, and that for the-best fancy
costume to Miss Gertrude Alexander. The
polo game was won by the lean men and
afforded great amusement. The audience
occupied all the available space. Cush-
mans orchestra of eight pieces afforded
excellent music. ... Company H., will hold
a meeting Tuesday evening, to fill the va
cancy or vacancies caused by the resigna-
ton of Captain II. w. Kemp.....At the
festival rehearsal, Friday evening, there
were present one hundred and twenty
singers The concerts are to begin May
18Th, and extend through the 2l, % and
23rd. The following talent is engaged
Miss Emma ;. Howe of Boston, soprano
, Mr.. Harry L. Cornell of Boston, bass
Blaisdell's orchestra of fifteen pieces, OF
: local % talent Mrs; a. Briggs, Miss Mary
Phinney, Mrs. f. |. Pitkin, Miss jamie
Kimball, Mr.. W. A. Briggs and Mr. j. II.
Engells will assist. Two hundred and fif-
ty voices are expected to swell the chorus.
The music to be used is the "IndeX" by
Zerrahn Mendelsohns 42nd Psalm "As
the heart pants and selections from va
9 rious OratoriOs. Music can be procured
of j. j. Pratt of this place. The manage
ment desires all the help Burlington peo-
pie are willing to afford,
New Haven.
) At the examination of teachers, last
: Thursday, thirteen candidates presented
themselves, only small part of whom,
however, were purposng to teach this sea
son, attending the exercises merely as Il
means of discipline and test of scholar
) ship. Assistant Judges DOwd and Lane
were in Middlebury on Wednesday last to
order, the drawing of the grand and petit
Juries for the June term, and also made
1 arrangements for the cementng of the
= cellar of the new court house, and the
completing of some minor details for the
e perfectlng of that structure. Senator
+ Clark Of the building committee will pro
T. vide new chairs for the judges previous
to the next term, Mrs, Marion (Sprague