Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-14


about the town to the effect that Ambrose
Goodro, who has for many years been a
helpless cripple, had been cured by an irreg
ular medical practitioner to such an extent
that he had been enabled to walk with
crutches and was in a fair way to have the
use of his limbs totally restored. Your
correspondent has taken the trouble to
Investigate these stories and finds that
they are 2roundless. After II treatment
running through several months Mr..
GOOdro at times appears not to be quite
so much OF a cripple as he had been, but
the stories of the alleged miraculous
crle are all bosh. -. ."Curt' Robinson
is making one of his occasional visits
to town. Camp Tracy, Sons of Vet
eranS will present The Ranger Spy" with
the assistance of Mr.. and Miss Walsh, at
Bristol, on Friday and Saturday evenings
of this week, and the people in aud around
Bristol ought to give the boys big audi
ences Many friends OF Mrs. f.. w. Dut
ton of Nortlllield, were panied to hear of
the death of her eldest child by drowning
on Monday. Mrs. Dutton was formerly
Miss Orpha Williamson of Mddlebury,
and some OF her relatives started on Tues
day to attend the funeral. =. Charles Sew
erlnce has had Il great deal of trouble
with his eyes during the past two years,
aud they have become worse this spring
than ever before. 1t seems too bad 10
nave so young man lose his eyesi9ht per
manently. Mr.. Severance will 90 to Bur
lington next week to have an operation
performed.
Everard Eels took some Vermont sheep
of the pure blue blooded strain to South
America last year and was so successful
in selling them that he has determined to
90 again. Mr.. Eells is now getting ready
another lot and expects to start with them
the fore part of next week . Charles
t'lint, who has been in Rutland since last
fall, has returned to town and expects to
remain here this summer. If the
weather should prove favorable the first
game of base ball in the State intercol-
legate league will be played here on the
college campus on Saturday, May -, be
tween the Mddlepury college nine
and the team from the Universe
ty of Vermont. The Middleburys have
also arranged to play the Port Henry
nine here on May 3lst, Decoration Day. 49,.
\ good many people went from Middle
bury and surrounding towns to BridpOri
| Wednesday morning to attend the auc
tion sale of the blooded stock of the late
Noble llill....1he senior class of the col
lege are making preliminary preparat ions
for the publication of the college annual
the Kaleidoscope, and have been quite
successful in procuring advertisements
both Burlington and Rutland being wei
represented among the advertisers. -. The
project to start Il hose company has not
yet been wholly abandoned, and the boy:
will still strive to raise the amount OF
money needed for the purchase of a goOo
hose cart. They are hopeful of succeed
ing in the end.
Cambridge.
The annual Easter service and meeting
of the Episcopal mission of the Hol,
| Apostles, Cambridge Centre, were held OF
| sunday, May 9th, the missionary beir!
present. The holy communion was cele
| brated, and the attendance was bette
than usual. The Rev. Il. Graves wa
re chosen secretary and treasurer of tn,
mission, and Mr.. >. II. Read, delegate t,
the diocesan convention at Bellows Falls
| in June. The annual reports were reat
and accepted. Col. w. II. G. Lylburn, o
Rock Point, and Chas. II. Allen, Esq. o
Burlington, have ohiciated as lay reader
here during the past year, with much sue
cess. Some additions to the membership
| have been made, and services have beel
held not only mainly at the Centre, bu
also in other parts of the town.
Montpelier.
A public Installation OF officers electe
at the last annual meeting of Auror
Lodge F. and A. NJ. took place Frida
evening. There was music by member
of the lodge and an address by Deput
Grand Master A. a. Hall of st. Alban,
members and large number of invite
guests went to the Pavilion where Lane
lord Dunton made his debut to the fastid
Gus throng with eminent success in tn
: shape of an elegant collation.. 5
Sharp, the celebrated New York tailo
is in town.....A small but capabl
, party from here are to 90 int
: camp at Greensboro this week fo
the purpose OF fishing, etc. Will
Cayhue was stabbed in the add,
men, it is thought fatally, Saturday nigh
= by viii Ewing. Both are about IS yeaI
: OF ace and belong here. They, had bee
together drnkip- considerably all da
occurred in Il Main street dive at about
O'Clock. Ewing was arrested. The wei
pou used was large pocket knife Tn
largest blade was found opened. Muc
: excitement was aroused by the affair
/ the labors of this term of the Supre n
Court We're closed Thursday with /
: hearing of Town of RoXbury VS.. Centr,
Vermont railroad company Hon. an
/ Mrs j. a. Page returned home Wedne
day evening They have spent the wnte
mont lis near Jacksonville, Fla, and al
much improved in health Hon. an
I Mrs Charles Dewey will return from II
rope about the middle of this month.
} +. \. Spear returned from New Yor
: Wednesday.
| Hartford.
: Gurus A. kibling has moved back {
+, SlraiTold to live, whence he came yea
! ago. Joseph w. Leighton is to maxi
= : five tons OF bone phosphate for use on h
farm this spring, instead of buying tn
ready made article, and expects to saw
thereby at least 500. Samuel G. Smtl
our veteran station agent, was so yeal
old last Monday. He is now the olde
: employ on the Central Vermont railroa
y line, ahd has been station agent here
!, : years. -. Ephraim Morris, the managiu
y director of the Ottaquechee Woollen con
. pany of North Hartland, has been in Ne
= York this week on business DR.. G.
Terill of Townshend has been visitin
his wiie's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. &.
!, Cone, here, within the last week.
q At the annual meeting of the Hartfol
= Cemetery association, held at +. w.
9 f. Morris's Office last week. the followir
o officers were elected for the year ensuinl
President, George w. Gates clerk al
= treasurer, Edward w. Morris, director
g George w. Gates, Ephraim Morris, Georl
. w. Smith, Horace +. Pease and Jonatht
e Bugbee. George p. Bugbee is quite
~ .. C. w, Sanderson Of Boston has bee
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