Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-29
LVUI NEW SERIES, VOL. xxx. B

| dying out. A great deal OF damage was
done by them, and among the losers are
Thad NJ. Chapman and Mrs. Peter Don
nelly of Middlebury. The pump logs
from Brandon have been coming down
faster than ever this week. but they have
great difficulty in jetting the falls here,
and are lodged all along the rocks 1t is
expected that Postmaster Peck will take
possession of the office Monday June 1.
| Rev. Cyrus Hamlin, ID. d., president of
Middlebury college, has sent in his resig-
[ nation to take effect at the close of the
present collegiate year. The resignation
was not at all unexpected, and ms early as
| last fall it was widely rumored that it had
already been rendered, but that report
was soon shown to be a mistake. When
| DR.. Hamlin came here five years ago
next fall to assume The presidency of
! the college he was a man OF seventy
years of age, and up to that time he had
| led busy and eventful life, some thirty
years of which were passed in Turkey,
during which time he founded and built
| up Roberts college in ConstantinOple
DR. Hamlin accepted the presidency of the
college with the understanding that If his
health and strength continued reasonably
| good he would remain for five years in
the position. The five years will be up
with the end of this academical year, and
the president, who is now seventy-hve
years old, considers that the time has
come for him to retire, although he is to
all appearance as young looking and Wig
| OrouS as when he came here five years ago.
This is just what the resignation means,
and all that it means. There has been
| some feeling about by individual mem
| bers of the corporation for successor,
but no official action in that direction has
yet been taken. ID. b. Cobb has returned
| from Troy, \. Y, where he has been play
| ing the cornet in Il skating rink.
Morrisville
| e, oil oil 70 : l,n
observance of Memorial Day, Rev. Frank
| f.. IIealey of the CniverSalist church is to
| deliver the address, which together with
other appropriate exercises, will be listen
ed to at the town hall, after which the
| village cemeteries and the several ceme-
| terieS through the town will be visited
Sparks from passing locomotive caused
quite a serious fire in Mr. Niles's sugar
bush, one day last week. About two
| acres were burned over, the fire nearly
reaching the property of the Morrisville
| camp ground association. Photograph
er Robinson is to accopany large fishing
party on their annual tour into Canada,
for the purpose of making views of the
| scenery about their camps and fishing
grounds. Quite majority of the child
rem and good number of Older people of
the village are having the measles.
A. A. Webster pleaded guilty to one
offence in furnishing liquor, in suit be-
fore Justice Cady in Hendee & Fisk S
office on Monday. The case against young
Jones for intoXlcatiou and wife beating
was continued. About forty cases of
measles are reported in town. E. The main
water pipe, on Portland street, which has
been unfit for use for the past two weeks
was put into use Monday and that street
again supplied with water.
Montpelier.
The musical festival closed Friday even
ing, and was a grand success. Mr.
Zerrahn justly complimented the chorus
on it being the finest he bad ever conduct
ed outside of Boston. AT the matinees
and evening concerts of Thursday and
Friday the spacious rink was quite filled
| Friday evening, it is estimated, the
audience numbered over 1900. No praise
is too high for our people to give Blas
dell's superb orchestra, and all the solosts
carry away the admiration of the
thousands who heard them. 1t is
the hearty wish of all that these
may indeed be annual festivals.
A fire broke out Friday evening, in the
house on Berlin street occupied by John
Ford and owned by b. Slattery. 1t was
eXtinguished before it had gained much
headway, and little damage was done.
Officer Demerltt attempted to arrest FREQ
Cilley, Wednesday, but he escaped and
has not been seen since. Cilley, who il
about 10 years old, had been indulging
in juvenile row.. Mrs. Carrie
| Ellis Is VISITING IN Boston.
AT the village meeting, Monday evening
the articles of the warning were dismiss
ed without an objection, and the gas was
eXtinguished. Time-tifteen minutes
The memorial service preparatory to Dec
Grafton Day was held at Trinity Methods,
church Sunday. Rev. T. p. Frost delv
cred the sermon a list OF one hundred
and twenty-five graves to be decorated
accompanies the programme for mex
Saturday. The usual assistance to Brook!
Post &. A. X. will be given by the severa
organizations here.
| st. Johnsbury.
c. c. Bingham is preparing hi
soda fountain for the summer. Geo
w. Bonett has sold out his grocery bust
ness to Amos Scott of Barton. :. Mrs
James Burbank has returned to heI
has been stopping with her daughter, Mrs
f. G. Moore Tor the past few weeks.
James Ritchie is in market this week buy
ing goods for +, 7, Fairbanks & Co...
IN connection with his business, Georg,
Ranney will rent the store lately occupied
: by h. b. Merriam & Co.. as a storehous,
> 1.-The musical recital which was to hay,
been given Friday evening by Mrs. L, l.
Wallace and her pupils has beeni indefi
; nltely postponed.
The Grand Trunk ticket agency
which has been for some time man
|
soon be discontinued as Mr.. Carpenter il
about to move. -. The Montreal and Bos
; ton day express is to be put on Monday
This will bring the Boston mail here abou
an hour and half earlier than under tn
present arrangement. r. NJ. Howard, A
b. Noyes and G., @. Bingham have been q
Greensboro Pond on fishing trip =. !
game of base ball between the senior ant
, middle class mines yesterday afternoon
resulted in a score of 30 to 4 in favor o
the middlers. John Il. Harris calle,
, upon his friends Thursday Ed. II
Streeter, late teller in the Merchants
+. Bank wasin town Thursday e.. Blaisdell'
orchestra is to furnish the music at com
d mencement, Thirty young men of th
Rambling club took walk to Sleeper
, Fails, Thursday morning at the seasona
I bic hour of a. m.
. Sixty per dey is the average number o
persons who have visited the Y. NJ. G. A
rooms the past week . Edward H. Ross
r who has been i'll for some time past, ha
: 50 far recovered as to be able to return t
A college at Hanover. T.. Sanborn WA
: in town over Sunday. Mr.. Sanborn rank
. fourth in the freshman class a
a Dartmouth cOllege c. H. Jewel