Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
MiIldlebury.

MiddIebury.
The bean supper and campfire of Post
! William p. Russell, q. A. r, at the town
! hall Friday evening was fairly attended
/ but the people of Middlebury do not seem
to care to sustain the old soldiers in their
comnendabe efforts of this kind as they
ought to. Speeches were made by Gov.
Ornsbee and Col. Charles II. Joyce.
Fitz-John Porter and Mcclellan
were severely handled and one of the
speakers hoped for a chance to vote for
! Gen. Logan for james
Donahue's pension has been increased
from So to IS per moth DR. Charles f.
| PrentlsS, who has been imprisoned in
| Washington for several months has been
released, the supreme Court of the Dis
trct of Columbia having decided that his
imprisonment was illegal. DR.. Prcntiss
has returned home and his many friends
are glad to know that he has
regainrd his lherty......T The band of
kickapoo Indians appear here Monday
evening. .....A. =. Tupper, Esq has been
50 sick for week past as to be unable to
attend to his business in the county court
...... Perry h. Fletcher and bride have
returned and will probably remain here
during the winter. Thursday evening
about s fire was discovered in the tub
factory of w. 5. Huntley in Ripton. 1t
was put out without difficulty. Loss 800
to 5000, covered by insurance.
mere were dDOlll ODbu DDllltlS VI DOul-
try shipped from here TO Boston on the
Christmas poultry train Saturday morn
ing...... Rev. NJ. l.. Severance of Man
chester formerly of Middlebury is here
visiting friends. ..... William ). Alden
has been sick for several days so as to be
unable to attend to his business and is
still unabla to get OUT. The usual af-
ternoon services were held at the Young
Mems Christian Association Sunday
AFTERNOONS, and were well attend
ed..;.. There were good many
people in town to market Monday
and IA considerable quantity of butter was
sold. Prices We're very variable ana
ranged from ID TO 2G cents per pound.
Captain, Mrs. Wilson aud Lieutenant
llOmburgh, are now running the Saliva
ton army here all alone. The interest in
the army has about died out in Middle
bury ....N Village political matters are
beginning to boil and will soon reach the
boiling point Considerable desire is
manifested for a new regime.
The Kickapoo Indians began their en-
| tertainments at the town hall Monday
evening. Some of the people connected
. with the show are inclined to run every
thing to suit themselves without conced-
ing any rights to others, and may have to
he toned down little The sales of medi-
cine were not large. ..lhe drawing of
pulp logs to the lower mills has
begun and large number of
1 teams viii soon be engaged III the
work, aljhOn gh the amount o; snow III the
t woods Is slill somewhat scantY. John
!, W. Martin has been quite sick for the past
ten days, and has been threatened with n
. fever, but j. now slowly recovering. ......
The Salvation Army went out to East
Middlebury TO hold II meeting Monday
/ night, and contemplates going out several
other evenings in the near future. ...... The
. examinations for the close Of the fall and
4 winter term of the college began Monday,
and We're concluded Tuesday after
t noon. The boys will now have a
4 vacation of about two weeks ....A.
D Il. Tupper Esq, who has been confined
e to his house with illness for the past l0
/ days or so, was so far recovered as to be
e able to appear in court on Tuesday after
. noon. The gross receipts of the Grand
: Army supper on Friday evening last were
a $40 and the expenses were about SIS.
, Vergennes.
: Cards are out for light fantastic at
: Martins New Years eve. .... Midnight
mass at ST. Peters Roman Catohlic
the Friends church, Monkton, Christmas
4 eve old Santa Claus is expected to load a
e tree with favors for the lucky ones.
e a school teacher is wanted in South Lin.
o coin. n..... George +. Dalrymple, graduate
of Nergennes graded school, has taken a
Il school in Monkton for this winter.
/ The winter term of he BeeEIan academy
f New Haven, hegan Tuesday. ......T The ven
I cradle Mr.. Jonas Smith of Addison, who
t has been Ill for a long time. died sunday
il aged - years ..... Mr.. Brown of Whiting
/ teaches in district No. |, West Salisbury
i ...... The popular cantata "Queen Esther,
l. will be given at New Haven and Bri,to
t this winter, under the direction OF
Il Mr. c. Il. :. Pierce .....Our former
II townsman, Mr. w. IL. Lang, was in town
r Friday ...... ParOchial school examination
Il Thursday next.
> Trade here market day was quite good
= .....Addison county had $ OF III the
7 treasury Dec. |, 1883, and Sl1l "a December
d l., 1856; .... Mrs. Mary g. Smith, widow
t OF the late Jonas y. Smith of Addison was
/ IS years Of age at the time of her death
Z 0ne was buried in Brdport Tuesday
L An interesting course of lectures by
:. Rev; DIR. Worthen, subject, travels ii
l. the East, y is drawing full houses in the
y West salisbury Methodist church
e Daniel l., Wright of Weybridge, who i.
It in his S9th year, and in good health is the
only Surviving brother of the late GOV
Silas Wright
Charles W, Mason, the well known
G dealer in blood merino sheep, was in towr
O Saturday, He is just home from Denver
: and reported the sheep trade active ii
e that section. Collector Miner had the
IS misfortune to lose his bank book Frda,
t with 500 in 1t. lie went to the bank tC
|, deposit me money the bank was closed
D. lie lost his book on his way home |
d must have been found, because he wen
e back Immediately, and found no trace o
n 1t. HIS name was ON the bank book :,
/ that the finder is a thief practically
.e There were three candidates for bapti- n
d at the Baptist church Sunday evening
o Two We're baptised, the third was detaine,
l. at home by illness. S...... The ladies' of tn
Methodist church held social meeting
Tuesday and Thursday evenings of thi
w,ek.
'e saturdays auction sale Of the cows am
T. calves, on the premises of The late Wi
/ liam T.. Greene, was well attended an
e. the stock sold readily. G. II. Elmer, Wey
= bridge, five Jersey COWS, one and a hal
IA blood Holstein Barny Collins, Ferri,
If burgh, one Jersey COW; Willard Bristol
: Waltham, one and half blood Holstei
is COW and Holsteln calf, William Sheriff.
Il one. Jersey heifer, one grade Durham
;e heifer and a half blood Holstein bull