Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-05
Randolph Centre.

ana for uSherS, MeSSrS. Buck, NllllalnS
and Grow, The comparative speakers,
for marshal Mr.. George Morris, for ush-
ers, Messrs. Buck Gaylord and Williams.
Lawyer Boyden gave an interesting talk
on Courts" to the Constitution class
| Thursday -. Many of the Normal stu
dents attended the exercises of the gradu-
ating class of the West Randolph high
school, last Friday night, which were held
in Dubois & Gays hall. The essays
and music were excellent and greatly en-
| joyed by all. Saturday evening the fam,
| lily of the Hon. j. X. Parish were saddened
| by news of the sudden death of John
Parish of Medford Wisconsin, who was
killed by the falling of a burning build
| ing during a fire in that city Friday. Mr.:
| Parish was a lawyer, II well known ana
respected citizen, and member of the
assembly in that State. Mr.. Mozart
| Hayden has so far recovered from his
stroke of paralysis as to be able to ride
out.
Bethel
The Scarlets and White Jackets
| played Il match game of polo at the
| rink, Saturday evening. The ScarletS
came out victorious. The teachers and
| large numbers of the scholars of the
| graded schools had an excursion to Lake
DunmOre, Saturday, and had Il fine time 80.
| George Orcutt is getting the material on
the ground for an addition to his house
and Il barn. -. A large number of city folks
are expected in town this season. The
spring term of the graded school closes
this week Friday, and it is earnestly
hoped that Professor Stone will remain
with us another year.
Royalton.
| 1t is expected that Charles Wood will
| be tried, at Woodstock, for forging an in
strument purporting to be the will of his
wife's father, the late Silas. Ingham, this
week.
West Randolph
The late graduating class of the graded
school, and otheryoung people to the
number of seventy took Il drive to Silver
Lake, Barnard, Monday.
New Haven.
The accident to Mrs. Calvin Squier, be
| fore mentioned, proved to be of more Sc
rous nature than was thought, one bone
of the arm being broken. Drs. Allen of
| Rutland and Porter of Middlebury We're
in town last week in consultation with
| DR.. Preston in regard to the case of Mrs.
G. B. ). Wheeler. ON Thursday last
the funeral cortege accompanying the re-
mains of Mrs. Field, who died in Middle
bury, relict of the late Aaron Field Gf
Ferrisburgh, passed through town for
burial at the latter place. .., Mr., and Mrs.
Kinney of Grand Isle have been i'll town
Il few days visiting in the family of Mr..
Z. H. Wicker, Mrs. Kinney and Mrs.
Wicker being sisters. ... Mr.. Murvin
Twitchell was so seriously excited by his
horse becoming unmanageable as to suf
fer a shock of nervous prostration. DIR.
Preston is i'll charge. Judge Dowd is
considerably improved from his recent Sc
we're prostration, but will be unable to at
tend the June term of court. Mr.. Syl-
VeSter DOwd goes to Sutton this week to
visit his son who resides there.
Professor Brainerd of Mddlebury Col
lege occupied the pulpit, last Sabbath,
Rev Mr.. Sargent being absent'in Boston
1.-The Congregational Sunday school
have contributed sufficient funds for the
purchase of one hundred copies of "The
Story of the Bible" and other works by
the same author, for distribution in the
church of Rev. Everts Kent of Atlanta.
GA, son of Rev. Cephas Kent of this
place, late deceased. Mrs. John Gains
has eloped with one Andrew La Fountaine.
Last heard OF, the couple were at Leicester
Junction, making for York State -. The
graduating exercises of the class of 'S2
OF beeman academy occur on June II.
THE music for the concert is to be furnish
ed by the Howard Orchestra of Burlng
ton. Miss Lemon of that place has been
engaged as soloist. The concert will be
followed by an ice cream festival in the
vestry.
Mrs }. S. Tappan's residence looks like
a new place with Il new door yard and
garden fence. -. Rev. p. c. Daytoot was in
town on short visit last week Arthur
Tappun sold finely broken saddle horse
to DR.. Walker of Ferrisburgh, and pur-
chased a Bruno colt of Tim Donovan,
which he is now training -. Thomas
! Butler has IA new horse barn, second to
none also "A neat and pretty piazza across
the front of his dwelling -. Frank Hol-
gennes Il three-year old Bruno colt for
$50. Mr.. Jacob Allen, brother of Henry
Allen, arrived here, Saturday last, after Il
residence in Woodstock, Ill. for eight or
ten years. Will Sheridan of Shelburn
was i'll town over Sunday. He is quite Il
boy for horses.
Isle La Motto.
Every one was glad to see the refreshing
showers we have had of late. . II. H
Hill is putting extensive repairs upon his
house. We think the wire fences that
have been built along our highways will
be appreciated next winter if we have II
town this week. -. Mr., Abel Phelps has
bought new Estey organ Foxes and
hawks are making sad havoc with the
poultry over this way.
Waterbury.
Last Tuesday, Capt. j. w. Clark of
Montpelier sold twenty-seven head o.
fine Jerseys to G. G. Warren of Water
bury. The herd consisted of animals
varying from calves to six years old COWS,
and was sold for about S75 per head Mr..
Warren now has forty-seven thorough
bred Jerseys and fifty grade animals and
intends to keep one hundred cows. He
uses centrifugal force to separate the
cream from the milk. Putting fresh milk
, into rapidly revolving cylinder, cream
is thrown out in one place and the divor-
; ced milk in another.
Windsor.
Captain George Tucker, well-known in
many parts of Vermont, died suddenly at
Canon City. Colorado, on Saturday, May
23d, AT the breaking out of the war
Barton, Vt, and recruited and was com.
missioned as captain Of company d. 4th
Vermont regiment. Ill health compelled
, him to resign. He settled at Alexander,
: Va, of which he VAS elected mayor He
afterwards moved to Petersburgh, where
ne was elected representative TO congress!
! The seat was contested, and given to his
a opponent by throwing out the negro vote.