Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-22

the closing exercises of SaXons River
academy as one of the. examining COM
mittee. ..... Rev. Mr.. Peet, son of the
late Rev. Lyman r. Peet, for many years
missionary to China, who has been in
town Il week or more visiting his cousin,
l.. w. Peet, occupied the pulpit in the
Congregational church III very accept
able manner last Sunday. Mr.. Peet is
soon to 20 abroad as a missionary .......
The following delegatns have been elected
to attend the State convention at Mont
peler, Charles II. Lane, w. H. Bingham,
A. w. Frost; to attend the district con-
vention at Rutland, H. F.. Sanford, b. F.
Haskell, c. II. James.
Mortified.
Several persons from here have gone to
Chicago to attend the convention Wal
ter Hassem of Massachusetts is spending
a few days In town visiting his father.
Nelson Hassen Miss Mertie Gokey,
met with a serious accident recently, being
thrown from carriage, and having one of
her limbs broken, and the bone punctured
through the flesh &c. Regular communica-
ton of De Witt Clinton lodge, f. and a.
NJ "Wednesday evening, June 20.
vergennes.
Frank II. Atherton fish commissioner,
has deposited some 10000 land locked sal
mon in Lake Dunmore, Salisbury ......
Mr.. Charles Pace, aged about 80, was
buried in the Catholic cemetery Thursday
Friday, the remains of an eight year old
daughter of Charles Cause. sen. who
died of the measles Wednesday, was also
buried in the same cemetery ....... Re
pairs are being mode on the coal yard of
Mr.. j >. HickOk State Fish Com
missioner Atherton was paid Sl00 in gooa
and lawful money last week, while on a
brief visit here, by an experienced fisher.
man, who inadvertently caught few fish
with a net
The opening of the headquarters of the
Nergennes republican club Tuesday even
ing was well attended and the proceedings
were spirited. President Heay called the
club to order III pleasant speech and
then called Hon. A. 7. Smith, who re-
sponded in a lively campaign speech
Remarks were also made by H.. G. Raye,
G. I. >. Pierce and II. c. Johnson. \
vote of thanks was rendered the patriotic
ladies who aided in decorating the room,
and the club adjourned to Friday evening
at 8. Mr.. James Cole and Mr., Brad
ford of Middleboro, Mass, are in town.
........Mr. William H. Lang of Burling
ton was in town Tuesday ....... Private
letters from Miss Clara, daughter of DR..
Nalfree Nelson, near Paris, France, to a
young frieLd hear, speak of visiting Lon
don next month, and of returning home
soon after ......T The Christian Endeavor
society met in the Congregational vestry
Tuesday evening ......, Miss Cora Johns
of Washington Territory, formerly of
Nergennes, was granted letters of dismis-
sal by the Congregational church, sun
day. Mrs. Eliza futile is not i'm
proving.
Waitsheld.
DR.. W. A. Jones has gone to Chicago to
attend the convention ........ Mrs. Charles
Bgelow is very low, has cancer in the
stomach. I'll. ID. Savage was in Bur
lug on this week on bus ness.....
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Bucklin, who spent
the winter in Florida, are visiting friends
in Waitstield. ..... Carlos Barnard raised
ones, the ike of which is fast disappear
ing in Mad River Valley, and in no place
are large barns more likely to be Tiled
than in this same valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Joslin started for
Omaha, Neb., the ninth, on visit to
their son George, and others. ...... Several
line cows have recently been sold here for
prices ranging from $50 to $l25. Il. Il.
Joslin sold five, Eugene Mccarthy four,
and other parties one or two each.
William Sweetner, recently arrested for
intOXication was fined, and he disclosed on
one Mulligan, who was also fined for sell
ing Rev. j. II. Hall occupied the desk
at the Congregational church on Sunday
morning. 1t is expected that a gentleman
from Amherst college will supply that
pulpit during the season.. Rev. Mr.. Cal
yer, presiding elder OF the st. Adams dis
trict, was in town over sunday. The
ladies of the Cniyersalist society met
with Mrs. \. P. Grout on Friday after
noon. The ladies OF the Congregational
society met the same afternoon at their
church vestry. .,. Rev. Frank +. Healey
former pastor OF the Cniversalist church,
is preaching in Canaan. During the
thunder shower Friday the tenement
house occupied by H. c. WEIGH was struck
by lightning, which tore of boards and
clapboar Is at the end of the house, and
entered the room, tearing of plastering,
breaking crockery, etc, but not setting
fire to the house or in juring the family.
H. p French of New York city, former
Norrisville boy, was in town over Sunday
49,. Rev A. c. Hardy, Methodist pastor
from Concord. n. H., has been in town
for few days. w. |. and l.. ID. Paul
and +. George 90 to the Memphremagog
house, Newport, to furnich music for the
summer season.
The Orange county republican conven-
ton is called to meet July 3. July 4
is to be celebrated with great noise and
fireworks, and with an Grafton by Hon,
Charles H. Heath of Montpelier. C.
S. Emery attended the meeting of the
Masonic bodies at Burlington last week.
ID. j. Foster, Esq, and wife of Burling-
ton were in town Sunday, visiting her
native place at her sisters, Mrs. +. X.
| Hyde. Two Seventh Day Advent
preachers have pitched tent opposite T.
| o. Troy's store, and have held daily meet
ings since Saturday, the 9th inst.
Swantun.
Thieves broke into the house of J, 7. Cat
lin Wednesday night and Carried off some
of Mr.. Catlin g clothes. They also ritied
the drawers of the dressing case and Sc
cured jewelry to the amount of about $50
The same evening an entrance was effect
ed into the house of p Medor and a gold
watch and over 800 was taken. Rev
Father Cams house was also robbed OF
provisions. Three suspicious looking per
sons from Burlington were detained at ~
Adams the following day, and searched
but as they told straight story, ant
nothing was found on their persons to i'm
plicate them they were DISCHARGED .,...,
The first of a series of five games between
the Swanton and st. Adams baseball
teams for the championship of FRANKLIN
county, was played at st, Adams, Thurs
day. Score Is to l in favor of Swanton
Roxbury,