Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-02

| as welcome to the Messrs Newton, at
which about 5000 people of Hartland |
! Planfield, Hartford, Windsor and other
| towns were present. An elegant collation.
| was served and speeches made.
Middlebury
Almost everybody in Middlebury, and
| great many from the surrounding towns
| Tuesday evening. Additional interest
was felt in the play for the reason that j.
| Clarence Harvey, recent graduate of
| Middlebury college, was member of the
| company, aud was cast for a leading part. |
| The hall was crowded to ovcrflowng. and
| the performance was thoroughly enjoyed.
After the play was over private party of
ladies had "A banquet at Colbys. 1t was
probably the most elaborate sup
per ever got up in town for al
ing one which is rarely surpassed, even
| in the larger cities Mr. Benedict, of the
firm of Benedict 4 Bird, who was quite
seriously i'll, has SO far recovered rs to be
able to resume his place in the store.
| Mr.. John Flint arrived in town, Tuesday
| afternoon, with his bride, and is stopping
at his mothers for a short time. There
is every reason to believe that the fire
which burned down the house and barn
of Henry Persons, at East Middlebury,
last week, was the work OF an incendiary.
The question now is, who was the miscre-
ant Some efforts will undoubtedly be
made to solve the mystery
East MiddIebury.
Henry Pearsons house, horse barn, car
riage house and sheds were burned Satur-
day. The fire was first discovered at about
one o'clock. The house had been vacant
since last spring. Estimated loss $1,000.
The buildings were insured.
st. Johnsbury.
Rev. Henry Fairbanks supplied the pull
pit at the North Congregational church,
last Sabbath morning. Rev Mr.. Lamson
is expected this week and will supply that
pulpit next Sunday James f. Harts-
horn went to New York city, Monday,
for the purpose of attending the next
course of medical lectures at the Belle
vue medical college in New York.
Postmaster Carpenter has secured the
services of Joseph ID. Carpenter to act as
carrier under the special delivery system,
which goes into effect October L.. Mrs
W. II. Smith is revisiting at Chicopee,
Mass Miss Harriet +. Blodgctt has
gone to New York city for Il few weeks.
! Dr. GEO. f. Cheney, for the past eigh.
teen months connected with the firm of
Newell ~ Cheney, dentists, has bought
out Mr.. Newell and will continue in the
business in Union block. Dr. Cheney is a
graduate of the Philadelphia Dental col
lege, and will no doubt make success of
this, his new departure. The first issue
of the lcudCmU StHdcnt, the paper which
is published by the senior and middle
classes of the academy is out and is II
bright little sheet The editors of the
Stmdcnt this term are Geo, h. May,
chief Geo. w, Kyburg, c. l.. Kemp,
Miss Edith l.. Hovey, Miss Margaret IIa-
zen and f.. ID. Raymond, business man
ager
Sunday night, Sept 20, occurred the
severest frost of the season. destroying all
the tender vegetation which had before
escaped. On Wednesday following, was
a snow storm which caught some farm
ers' crops unharvested and new mown
clover in the field .. Tunbrdge fair oc-
ours next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day. This has been facetiously styled
"The Worlds Fair" from its local i'm
pOrtance, and is, in genuine excellence, a
superior exhibition. Attendants and eX
hibtors come from twenty miles around.
1.-THE much heralded suit for breach of
promise in favor of Sarah W. Cole, Il re
/, puted wealthy Brooklyn widow, against
, Raymond F. Camp of Orange, is locally
interpreted as only IN attempt at black
mail a year since this woman forced
herself into Mr.. Camps company In
tercepted letters from her New YORK shys-
ter adviser contain the phrases, stick to
him, y "Stay there as long as you can
etc. The suit is brought before Il New
York superior Court and they are at
tempting to get service on the defendant
by copy Of IA process sent for service to the
sheriff of Orange county, addressed first
at Barre, then at Chelsea and finally at
Orange, neither of which places was his
postotlice address ... Edward \. Davis
left Chelsea on the 18th for Detroit Mich,
there to take a position in a business
house. John w. Moore left the same day
for Tufts college, where he has completed
one year in the scientific course.
Tuesdays snow was so heavy that on
| some of the hill roads if imnOSSihlp
for people to travel. In one place there
were twelve inches of snow.
| MorrisviIle.
= by extending the Lamoille County fair,
holding four days, ii was made u financial
success. The premiums and all expenses
Will be paid in full and a surplus of be
tween one and two hundred dollars left.
As a result of the large display in floral
hall, the amount of the premiums award
ed in that department Will be larger than
ever before. The funeral of Mrs :. NJ.
Rowell occurred on Friday afternoon,
Rev. Mr. Bushee officiating 700. The fu-
neral of a young daughter of Mr., and
, Mrs. &. l.. Darling was held from the
Universalist church on Saturday after
noon, Rev. f, E. Healey officiating 80. The
, academy students were allowed their half
holidays during the fair .. Mr.. Charles A.
Rich has received his appointment us
postmaster and will probably take posses
p, | SlOll dDbul OClODCI |. MI 81. y. Robinson
has been in the office twenty four years
this fall. For few months he was as
sistant and for over twenty-three years
has been postmaster,
a temperance concert was held at the
Congregational church, Sunday evening.
= .... Rev NJ p. Bell and w. 4. Bushee
= preached temperance sermons on Sunday
? morning at the usual hour.
Cornwall.
Mrs. Emma Hawes and daughter, Mrs.
Devoe and children of Wisconsin, are in
town, visiting Mrs. Hawess sister, Mrs.
Edgar Sanford. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey of
Rhode Island, are guests at II. ;. San
ford S 100. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Park
hill have been taking Il trip by carriage to
Whitehall, Poultney and Castleton, visit
+ ing friends, Potato digging is occupy
ing the farmers at present, The yield is
very good, but signs of decay appear, and
very few are being marketed at present.
The apple crop will not be large in town,
but some orchards are looking very fine,
the fruit being very large and fair