Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

ana me receipts were generous. The
ner and wife is being heard at the Office
of Woodbridge & Smith, before Lieut.
Gov. OrmSby, special master. G.. c.
Austin and Woodbridge y Smith for
plaintiff Stewart & Wild and 6. w
Grandey for defendant. The insolvency
hearing in the case of Hon. A. T. Smith
IS in the hands of the commissioners -.
p, VI. Meldon of Rutland, Will address
the Democratic mass convention,
to be held at Bristol, about August /,
for the nomination of county
ticket. The condition of the State re-
form school. Leut-Gov. Ormsbee, one Of
board of directors, assures us, is in
splendid condition, throughout. This
is no matter of surprise to those who
are personally cognizant of the school
management by Mr.. and Mrs Fairbank
There were more visitors than usual in
town saturday. Trade was good in most
Of the stores. ... Thurday AFTERNOON Fred
die Bates, while playing hide and seek
with other boys, met while with an ugly
fall III Mr.. WOOdbridge's horse barn,
brulSlng his right side and cutting his
head badly. Dr. Woodbridge is attending
and the injured lad Is improving &C.,.
John Cook has opened res
tuarant in the w f.. Greene building
Greene street, next door to n. j.
/ Renaud's stationary store. John is in
poor health and we hope his friends will
call...At the Democratic caucus, held at
town hall Saturday night John II. II. Don
nelly was elected first and II. II. Fisher
second delegate to State and district con
ventOns alternates, John Lyons and John
/ O'Connor. Col. J. II. Lucia and daugh-
/ ters are camping at Fort Cpssin..C. f..
! Curtis is greatly improving the appear
ance of d. Il. Ioung's drug store by re
painting the front. John Greene, the col
Ored horse trainer was badly injured by Il
vicious colt in Weybridge He is out
e 1laIs. ifNgr
! buunuful promise of the crops. Corn es
/ pcclally But wheat. oats, barley and
/ potatoes are in excellent condition. The
ice cream festival held on the parsonage
. grounds near st. Peters church netted $40
The driving rain storm Saturday after
noon put stop to the sport on the Cham
plain valley trotting park. There were
three entries, +. NJ. Trains b. IN. Rosa
B., G. II. Smiths b. IN. Gipsev, f. II.
Hallock's b. m. Lotte Lee. Only one
heat was trotted, won by Rosa b. The
trOt was p' stpOned until next Saturday.
Purse, SO ; $50 to 1st, S25 to 2d. Tie
Lily did a slim business last week, hut
Monday she was loaded "scuppers to''
with freight and passengers o.. Mr.. and
Mrs c. +. Parker, returning to camp,
at the Point, together with Miss Eliza
Stevens, II. f. GOOiere and family bound
for Fort Cassn, Henry Hickok, with
friends, Pratt Wlg-ins and cousin, a son of
DR.. Hlckok. going into camp, John Booth,
with two children Of W. w. Booth, and
supplies, for the camp at the point,
and Stlll Others gave the Lilly all
the appearance of "A well patronized
freight and passenger boat. Mr. b. f.
Young is closing up the repairs on the
house of f. NJ Strong (formerly the New
ton place. Basin Harbor. He says it will
be substantially new dwelling, modern
lied and improved as it has been.
Among the shipments Friday from this
place were the following: BY G. II.
Sprisg, forty lambs, l-2 cents per pound,
Tor Dostou market twenty hogs, 3 l-2 to
cents per pound live weight forty veal
calves, 4 to l-2 cents per pound and three
cows Hon>H. b. Williams is the as
signee in the insolvency case of Hon. A.
j. Smith. Mrs. Leppa Rogers, we un-
derstand, is negotiating for the sale of
her house on the hill, near the town hall.
Postmaster kimball is spoken of as the
probable purchaser. IF the weather is
favorable, Wednesday the sabbath schools
of Newport Wadams Falls, and other
points, expect to visit Nergennes and the
| Reform school.
The village Improvement society con
tinues its refOrmatory work on park,
trees, streets, lanes, etc, and is educat-
ing the public taste up to high standard
The address by Miss Gertrude Samson, at
the Congregational church Sunday even
ing, was a touching appeal for help, both
of sympathy and means, TO push on the
mon parents, aud their mothers, as the
surest way of ridding the nation Of the
polluting influence of pOlygamy. Rev.
Mr.. Gooding of Wnooski otliciated at the
Methodist church Sunday. -. Mrs. c. c.
Drury is visiting her sisters, Mrs Foster
and Mrs. Hall, n Brooklyn, \. w.. Mr.
+. c. Smith and wife are visiting relatives
| in Bakersfield, Franklin county Mr.
~ j. Remand has moved his family into
his Green street purchase, where his sta
tiOnery and periodical store, his barber
shop and confectionery establishment, and
his residence are under one roof. The
FREE PRESS can always be had at
Renaud's ... The Nergennes cornet band
is now composed Of fourteen members.
as follows James A. Jerome, leader :;
Charles Caisse, samuel ,Tredo, Felix
Fields William Fields, Henry Miner,
Robert Plude, William Fusha, William
Cook, William McCarter, Charles
Cheney, Daniel Morris, Ledger Panton,
Bennle Miner, They have the promise
of Il stand in the park II. Weston
SpOOuer of Addison is changing his house
into new one. II Is to he renovated
inside and out Mrs w. &. Sprague. is
having IA pleasant visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. y. Lamb of Portland, Maine.
Dr. Horace Parker of New York is visit
ing friends in Nergennes -. Mrs. John
Ross and Mrs. q. w. Ross and son of Rut-
land are in town visiting relatives. Cap
tain c. f.. Parker and family, Lieutenant
Booth and family, and W, w. Booth and
family are camping at the point.
Montpelier.
The community was greatly shocked
Sunday evening, at the sudden death of
one of our most esteemed young ladies,
Miss Emma lngrahGm. She died of gas
trio fever. Her age was % years. Prayer
was held at the house Monday at , o'clock
Rev. L. p. Frost, officiating. The remains
were taken to Shsreham for burial. The
, deceased has been typo in the Fdtch-
man Office for three years 90. Willie, only
son of William Lindsey, died Friday
night of bilious fever, aged two years and
seven months :. Miss Belle Robinson of
, Concord, \. H., has been in town for the
last week, the guest of Addie Philips
David Brown, an empioye in the Johon-
mott tannery, got his back badly scalded
, Monday afternoon Gertrude Alexander
of BrattlebOro is in town visiting friends.
2 ....J. Goodnow, secretary of the .Etna
z Fire Insurance company of Hartford
: Conn, and +. &. Royce secretary of the