Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-25

VentiOn, to be held ON the 2lth INST, was
held Monday evening There was no op-
position to the following ticket, which Is
largely if not entirely composed of Ed
muuds men, stephen Thomas, y. =. Pit
Kin, Clark King, II. \. Huse, j. J.. Tut
tie; G.. +. Sabin, f. l.. Eaton, \. W. Fer
rim, W. II. Ilauuaford, II. W. Kemp. \.
u. Farwell, |. H. p. Rowel, II. G. Lull.
Middlebury.
Prof Brainerd Kellogg of Brooklyn is
in town to drill the students who are to
appear upon the stage during commence.
mCnt week. The speakers chosen to con
test for the Parker prizes on Tuesday eve.
ming, June 20, are the following from the
freshman class Frank f. Douglas, B. l..
Brown, w. :. Alden and a, f. Cushman
The sophmores who will speak for the
Merrill prizes are as follows: X. II. Lane,
Il. NJ. Coolidge, w. b. Cliff, b. j. liazeu,
H. w. DEMO and f.. J. klock ... The en-
tertaiment given Friday evening, at school
house hall by the members of the gradua-
ting class of the high school and scholars
from the various other departments was
attended by one of the largest audiences
ever seen in the hall The entertainment
was very successful and enjoyable one
and lasted until Il late hour. Prepara.
tiOnS for commencement are going on ac-
lively and by commencement day the VII
lage will have assumed its Sllckest sum
mer appearance. The story about James
Morton taken from the Troy Telegram
and now going the rounds of the Vermont
press contains a great deal of fiction, but
the main facts stated therein are true.
ne college seniors are MAKING el"poIate
preparations for the commencement con
cert. Mrs. Maud NJ. Stark weather of BOs-
ton, soprano, Will be the soloist, assisted
by the Ruggles street church quartette of
Bos ton and the Blaisdell orchestra of Con
cord, y. H., two musical organizations
WEI! anu laNotapIS Known 70 NiluuIep"!iA
auulthceS' ne cOhcStl VIII oe given ~
ihe CollSresN'loiIl GHuICh pul uue Pl"'i-
ehaue cOuceIt Will Jake place' as u9u'u' Ill
the town haIl'
The funeral OF Mrs. William seymour
Alden took place at the house at , o'clock
Sunday afternoon, Rev. y. y. Noe Olilclat-
ing, assisted by Rev. \. DE. r Palmer,
/ Rev. >. l.. B. Speare and Kew. d. W. gum
Ian of Brandon. formerly pastor OF the
/ Methodist church Ut MlddleDury. ReN
Mr.. Noe made some Informal remarks and
Rev. Mr. QUinlan preached Il briet and ap-
/ prOprate funeral discourse. The remains
We're then taken to Leicester for burial
-. The insurance on II. B. Wright ;
| house, burned Sunday, was placed IN the
! Continental of New York and the sun
| FIRE Office Of London, $1,000 each, and each
had an insurance OF S221 on the furniture.
| While most, II not All OF the tur
niture was got out, some of it was
considerably damaged. 1t was not
/ the lremen who got the turnl-
/ ture out, as stated IN Monday :
/ FREE PRESS, Tor most OF 1t had been got
out before either of tie engines or many
Oi the tiremen had reached the scene.
! II Deslhs 10 look certain tuiit the hatIohdl
/ MONDAY Will nG cele"t'I'u mere booming
~ tnls year ne celenra''oh VIII occur
on saturday, the 3d'... mere were Il GQou
hlailN people III Town 10 market MohHaI
only a small quantity OF Wool was Drought
III. rnuIteeh ceHl9 per p"u'', Wa 'llt
/ lop price loi HlCe Dui'ti - hlilc Vi
/ young toN po!9 Calle" .!e o,aia pI't d
/ nm NM QI ColleGe pi"AT'a i"fA Hi "iIea ',i -
Hoo! ny score Oi 81 10 IT,; -. ne uautt! ,,.i
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noon, ouI secretary IaI9oi.s w "H1 a.
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rom rom i'e.lT', MueIe ne - "99iS'i 2t".c ''
secretary ANeIA III serles ol ileFt h!9
.iptol 4e i.,Mol''eI was I "iifH'eu lol III
tYNlc"'ioh 0"IludS eNeulu- anu SHt'y up III
tHe rtiI TeIalof over hlEni' MoliudS
, illQLHlI- ne Gonles9rG To- IT, pia'" WIunN' u.s.
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par ''c,T N19 ANU "nu,i'ti 7um!t"S ~ u % une
I4Ni = "ulleS u,iu % ile WV INe III + ioI
loloW' ana, MN uhe active aS3'stalice %
HpiHe ~ iIic WY lc!"llNe9 "l'i oO.ic 81
tHt nclEhporS lnGfe y pcrpelual sttIle III
we nouS5hoI't. wa pTS"ll On GNturuaS
ulSh. ana continued 10 ne "dSeu no'l! Oh
SUNDAY morning. Wheh barllel5 went t'
Oillcer l?lckefsQh WIN complaint. IA
NesllGail0h OF ihe matter turhea OUT ue
iflIhehthl TO Cnarley' ana the olhcer shu'
nm up to mediate.
Mrs. William Seymour Alden, nee Hig
inbotham, died at $50 o'clock Thursday
evening, after an illness lasting through
several months. 1t had been expected fol
several weeks that her illness would re
suit fatally, and yet the end seemed tC
come quite suddenly. Mrs. Alden leave
two children besides her husband to mourn
her loss. She was only 40 years of age ant
until Il few months ago seemed to have
many years of happy and useful life be
fore her. The funeral will be held at
O'Clock p. m, on Sunday, and the remains
will be taken to Leicester for in
terment. g.. The concrete side walk,
laid in some parts Of the vii
lege year ago have proven
so satisfactory that the trustees have de
, MI In ~ ma ,,ili,i,,, st,..t a,id ~.
N,.li' VOTE was pesTh Oh Nam streeI rlua.
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