Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-21

dleDury depot Friday &C. w. Mason's |
flock of black sheep has been damaged
by dogs to the extent of SO. Ex- Presid- |
ing Elder Oriin Gregg will occupy Rev. |
Mr.. Austn's desk Sunday morning C. |
Il. Hutchinson leaves the position of head
clerk for w. j. McCuen to accept a posi- |
ton in the shoe store of j. n Child a.
Son, Springfield, Mass. Chauncey has the
elements of a good business man and will
be heard from again.
We were visited Wednesday with fine
May shower, supplemented by very lit
tie electricity and subdued thunder c.. |
d. keeler, Esq, is able to ride out, but his
attack of scarlet fever has left him a very
gennes Council of f. and A. NJ. the follow
ing. officers were elected: Edgar Roberts,
I. /. q. NJ; w. w. Booth, ID. NJ; o. A. |
Smith, 2. of w; f. c. Scott, T.; G. T. 5.
Pierce, Rec. J. l.. Grandey, C. o. g.; II.
Moldoon, c. OF the G.. j. j. Barnard,
were in stalled by w. II. S. Whitcomb, NJ
w. G. NJ, Burlington.
Teybridge.
Isaac Drake died May 10th of neuralgia
of the heart. Deceased was 81 years old,
man of sterling worth, has held all the
important offices in town, was treasurer
and justice OF the peace at the time of his
death, had been chosen as town represen-
tative three different times A school
meeting is called at the village for Friday
night for the purpose of changing an un.
satisfactory appointment of first com.
made by selectmen.
Middlebury.
Joseph b. Cobb returned to town from
Glens Falls Saturday night, and on Mon
day morning he and Jesse Campbell start
ed for l.u Lerne, n. Y, to join Sautelle's
circus combination, young Campbell go
| ing to play the clarionet. The town was
full of country people who came to mar
| ket on Monday. Butter brought the same
as last week, Is cents per pound for the
best, and fine wool sold for IL cents per
| pound There was a large quantity of
tition between the buyers. . Harry p.
Langworthy started Friday for Chicago
and expects to remain there for some time
.:,.E: {. Eells is to start next week, not
this, for South America and will take
| with him 100 merino sheep rams and
ewes mixed. His son and one other man
go with him.. The Middlebury rink polo
team and the city rink team of Vergennss
will play match game OF polo at Yer
Sennes on Wednesday evening of this
week: George NJ. Rowland of the Hart
ford Theological school, Hartford, Conn,
and graduate of Middlebury college in
the class of 1888, is visiting in town..
There was an immersion in the river Sun
day afternoon at O'Clock under Baptist
auspices, and one person, woman, was
~ y. r..
Prentiss of this town, who is under ar
rest in Washington ID. c., is very popu-
lar man here, and it seems to be pretty
we'll understood that he will come out of
the ordeal with clean skirts, as whatever
blame accrues to any one in the bank mat
ter there must evidently be thrown upon
some one else.
West Randolph
The 9lst annual meeting of the general
, convention of Congregational churches of
Vermont will be held here June s to 10.
: All Will be well cared for who visit our
pleasant village on that occasion .... The
Orange county Good Templars union
will be neld with Brookfeld Lodge this
week Wednesday afternoon and evening.
-. Rev. Geo. b. Hyde, late pastor of the
Methodist church here, was united in
marriage to Miss Lettle Halsted in
Brooklyn last week. A reception was ten
dered them Friday evening in the
Methodist church. Revs. Hardy, Pierce
. Spencer and DR.. a. c. Bailey gave ad
dresses. Refreshments were served late
in the evening. Mr.. Hyde and bride are
now visiting friends North. The 25tf
they go to Mexico where he is presiding
elder of district 49,. The "Octoroon" was
presented again Saturday night by the
West Randolph Dramatic association to q
, good audience. The transformation scene
. was the best tableau ever given in this
l town. There were no services at the
tor being ill .... Rev. Homer White moves
to Northtield this week.
Montpelier.
The novel, and to many, int erestini
spectacle of a man being horse-whippet
: by woman in the public street was will
7 messed here Saturday afternoon. Tn,
i thrashee was Charles Hayden, an uncout
7 and unfortunate fellow who has for
i long time prosecuted in a scandalous ant
l,1A
y of this place, for whom he entertained al
4 affection that was wholly and prOperl,
: unreciprocated She had already suffered
beyond reason from his importantly anc
threats, and rs he was coming toward hel
: Saturday she caught stout whip from ;
wagon and laShed it across his phySiognO
{ my, which is now in worse condition thai
; his heart.
& The May term of Washington Count,
Supreme Court began Tuesday, judge
u Taft, Ross, Veazey and Rowell present
{ There are thirty-two cases on the docket
:, The case of Viola S. Lombard VS.. w. j
& Batchelder ct uX,, was reached Tuesda,
Il ! afternoon The term will be a short one
.Cayhue, the boy who was stabbed
!. continues i'll critical condition. Franl
e Worcester of New York is in town. an,
:. will probably make this his summer resi-
n dence Fred Camp has gone to tn
u White Mountains for short time. n
II definite arrangement has been made re
garding the Pavilion clerkship.
II The sixty seventh anniversary Of the in
IL PRODUCTION of Odd Fellowship into Ameri
:; Ca WAS publicly celebrated Tuesday even
~ ing by the fraternity here at their rooms
n The Montpelier Military Band escorte,
70 the members to the hall, where pleasan
- programme was presented, introducing
81 Mrs. f. l. Pitkin, Mrs. G. l.. Lane, Mr.. {
r NJ. Cushman and others. An entertain
a. ing and able historical address was dc
:, livered by Frank Plumley, Esq, of North
q, ., field after which members of the orde
VI and their frienus partook of an elegan
O. banquet at the Pavilion. =. II. X. Field G
G. San Francisco, is in town. Hon. an
+. Mrs. Charles Dewey returned from thei
- European trip Tuesday evening after a
IL absence of two months. George w
-, Reed, Esq, is again quite i'll.
. Bethel.
ol The base ball club has gone to Hanover
"a n. H., TO play the Hanovers on thei
~ ground, and next Saturday, the 22d inst
IL return game is to be played on the Beti