Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30

father in laws, George {. Chapmal's 5
....Will II. Chapman started Monday
morning for Portland, Me, where he
will he engaged for some time
with electrical work and experiment
w. II. Smell, proprietor of the billiard and
pool room in Dyer's block, LETT town uneN
pectedly last week, and some folks think
he has skipped his bail, but if so he is
foolish, as he had Il good case, and it is
altogether likely that he will show up be
fore the general term Of the Supreme
Court at Montpelier this week. .. 1t is eN
pected that the rubber game of polo be
tween the Bristol and MIddlebury teams
will be played in Middlebury in conse-
quence of the burning of the Bristol rink,
and if the necessary arrangements can be
made the game will probably come OIL
on Wednesday evening of next week..
Silas Parkill of Cornwall, attempted to
commit suicide Friday night by hanging,
but was unsuccessful in the attempt, as
the rope broke after he had hung for
some time, but not long enough for stran-
gulatiOn, and let him down to the ground.
where he was found by persons in search
OF him i'll very weak condition. Pdrklll
is a man of something over 80 years Of age
and is partially deranged at times. He
was in the State insane asylum for while
last spring, and his friends fear that he
Will have to be sent there again.
Cornwall.
William II. DeLong of West Cornwall
is sorely afflicted his mother Mrs. Har-
riett DeLong. and his two children being
i'll with typhoid fever....Mrs Charlotte
Ludd of Holyoke, Mass, was in town on
Monday, visiting her friend, Mrs, Henry
Lane. Mrs. Ladd aud her late husband,
the Rev. Daniel Ladd, were many years
missionaries to Turkey, and for several
years residents of Middlebury. 49,. Last
Sabbath evening. Rev. NJ. G. otebbins
gave to his people very full aud interest
ing report OF the meeting of the board of
missions, held in Boston. The members
of the Y. w. G. 7. L. are to give an enter
| tainment in the town hall, Friday even
| ing, Oct, 30th, consisting of dialogues,
| recitatiOns and music.
st. Johnsbury.
The following are the names of the
| speakers chosen for the senior exhibition,
which occurs on the Tuesday evening
! preceding THANKSGIVING The first SIX
| names are of those whom the faculty
chose-th he last SIX are the names of those
chosen by the senior class; George w.
| Ryburg of Flint, Michigan James a
Leach of Pawlet, VT. II. b. Martin of
Norwich, V. Miss Annie A. Smith OF
Richford, VT. Miss Edith NJ. Morrill, of
Dover, \. II. ; Miss Ruby johnson of
Post Mills, Vt George f. May of Post
Mills, Vt. Fred. A. Fleetwood of Morris
vile, Vt +. p. Davidson, of Lunen.
burgh, Vt. Miss Bessie r Aughtred of
| LennoXville, p. q. Miss Edith H. Hovey
of ST. Johusbury, Vt Miss Matte H.
Paine of st. .Johnsbury, Vt. With these
speakers the exhibition will no DOUBT
rank with the best which have ever been
given by classes in the past . The speed
posed to bring about the delivery of II
letter, was well tested here one day this
week. a gentleman from Lyndonville
wrote letter to his wife IN this place and
after mailing it Gas he says he found he
! must come to st. JOhnSDury and did so.
Upon his arrival he hurried to the house
where his wife was stopping and got there
just thirty seconds after the messenger
arrived with the letter. This has saved
one joke, at least about the special deliv-
| cry system.
Rev. Il. I. Fairbanks gave Il very inter
esting talk upon the religions of the first
century at the South Congregational
church. last Sabbath evening. The
meetings for young men only, at the hall
Of the y. VI. G. a. building, Sunday even
ing, are very Interesting and are very we'll
attended, this fall 49,. MIR. =. j. Cowles has
just closed a very successful course of in
Struction in penmanship at the academy.
1.-The first lecture in the y. NJ. G. a,
course OF lectures and concerts will be
given by Rev Lyman Abbott, mis- subject
being evolves and Foxes, Geo, X.
Clark has been engaged as clerk III
}. :. Sanborn's bakery on Main street
p. j. Cowles is this week moving into
the house owned by j. CoWles on Pearl
street.. Quite Il number of Hanover boys
spent the Sabbath with friends in this
place. Harry q. Bullarl, VINO has been
IN town for II few days past with his
father, DR., q. Il. Bullard, has returned tt
= burlington to the University. Fred
W. PlaiSted, son of Ex-Governor PlaisteG
OF Bangor, Me, and graduate of the St
john>bury academy in the class of "a, hat,
accepted the position of editor of The
e Presque Island (Me.) NOTth star.
. a reception was given TO the members
OF the y. NJ. G. A., in their rooms, las
} Monday evening. Short addresses were
5 made by c. f. Putney and General Secre
[ tary L. l.. Page, after which a genera
good time was enjoyed by all present
: Fine music was rendered by "a quartett'
: chosen from the st. Johnsbury band, con
sisting of Messrs II. NJ, Cheney, baritone
Andrew q. Morse, cornet. Thad G. Spen
. Ger, cornet and w. II. Herrick, alto horn
"A good sized audience gathered at The
. IQwn nan; Monday evening, to hear Mr.
w. H. II. Murray deliver one of his cele
= brated stories, "How John Norton KEEP
r his Christmas" a good many peopl,
. went out of mere curiosity, but were wei
paid for their trouble. -. A. l.. Seares ha
4 been compelled by his health TO leav,
school and has returned to his home il
Newport, Vt. w. II. Wheeler has givel
t up his project of machine shop il
| Wilders block on Railroad street, an,
] moved to Manchester, n. H.. Mr.. Rich
| ard II, Eastman has returned from some
= what protracted trip in the West,
Waterbury.
$ Wilbur Clark, teller of the Waterbur
G bank, was married Wednesday to Emma
a the daughter of George II. Lease, at tn
4 residence of the brides father The wed
ding presents were numerous and yalu
able.
Isle La Motto.
Y We are having fine weather for thi
/ time of year. Corn is not as good a GRO
/ as was expected. 49,. The grated apple Gro
= is small in town this year. -. The Adveu
i lists are still holding meetings here,
+ Stephen Connolly has built an addition
woodshed and Kitchen, to his house
Il Some evil disposed person broke in two c
G the, town room windows, last Saturda
e night.
J. New Haven.
y The scheme reported n week or tw
Il since of rebuilding the hay barn and pres
near the depot by MeSSrS Fields an