Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-27

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Mass, have returned...The Democrats
will soon have Il caucus to nominate II can
didate for town representative, and it is
claimed that they will stick to their own
candidate clear through and let the Re-
publcans fight their dissensions among
themselves. No one has yet arisen here
to run as an anti Edmunds candidate
West Randolph.
a special train started from this place
/ last Thursday I for the soldiers reunion at
Woodstock ...O Old Mr.. Wells, father of
/ Mrs f. f.. Copeland, was seriously injur-
/ ed Tuesday in Brantree by a barn door
| falling ON him....N. Osgood Snow of this
| place has painte II very fine oil painting
/ for II. w. Tewksbuly, Esq. of Gettys-
! burg, entitled the "Repulse of Plckett's
/ Charge" Mr.. Tewksbury will use this
picture in connection with his popular
lecture The Battle of Gettysburg.' The
! canvas is 81 feet high and 20 in length
/ The picture was painted from ten photo
/ graphs. and the battle scene was drawn
from historic data furnished by Mr..
iewksbury representing the fight as 1t
actually occurred about 3:45 p. m. of the
third day. The picture is on exhibition
this week in Du Bois and Gays hall
| Good judges who have seen it say it is far
ahead of the $4,000 painting in the state
house at Montpelier.
Nergennes.
Adjoining the constables notice of the
t,
city hall, is one by the common council,
submitting the question of lease of the
city hall until April |, 1851 1t is under
stood that it is proposed to lease the city
hall to the Salvation army. The Seventh
Day BaptiStS are preparing for their
camp meeting to be held on Green street.
There Will be no service in the Methodist
| church next Sunday in consequence of
the campmeeting Mr.. w II. Patten of
the firm of Chamberlain u Co, leaves for
Boston, Saturday, and Mrs. Patten visits
| friends III keene, y. H.. The DOrcas so
ciety of young ladies went down on the
Lilly, Wednesday morning, on surprise
party to Miss May Norton, who is camp
ing at the Norton cottage The Baptist
! Sunday excursion to "I,' was
largely palroniZed .... Young Henry Nal
don, aged years, visited Boston, New
York, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and he is
now doing New Haven, Conn.
Rev. Mr. Austin made visit home
Monday, but has returned to Shelburn
IlarbOr for short time longer Owing
to rain the Ladies' Aid society gave their
refreshments in the Methodist vestry. -. a
very large delegation left here for the Sara
toga excursion. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Barber
of Addison take vacation next week, and
visit friends in st. Lawrence county, y.
w.. The trial of speed between the
Stevens hose and the Otter Greeks was
spoiled by the rain. The parochial
school building on Elbow street, built by
Father Campeau of st. Peters Roman
Catholic church, is about finished. 1t is
p by GS feet, with two stories and base
ment. The old dwelling adjoining 32 by
81 has been remodelled inside, and is ready
for the four nuns who are to have charge.
The school house is to be warmed by
Il furnace There is small school room
in the basement The next floor has two
rooms, easily thrown into one 10y sliding
doors, making large room 23X49 and
II feet between joints. The third floor
has chapel, 24X1S, and on the same floor
one room 23X49, feet high in which are
II dOrmer windows. Charles La Boeuf
contracted for the carpenter work and
George Myers for the mason work. 1t
Will be ready for use early next month.
The game between the StarkSboro nine
and the Nergennes nine was won by the
former, % to -, in eight innings s.... The
Baptist sunday y-schOol had an excursion
to IlcOnderOga, Wednesday. .... On one
stalk of a bunch of oats raised by Orrin
\. Allen, Nergennes, there were 100 ker-
nelS. Principal Shaw of the graded
school has returned from Bennington.
The salvation army propose opening eX-
ercseS in Nergennes about Sept. l.....
, The Seventh Day Baptsts have engaged
, the large vacant corner near the Sprague
. House on which to hold campmeetiug
at an early day.. Mr.. jackson,
former keeper of the Park Restaurant, is,
we understand, to return to Nergennes
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