Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-07

no developments have followed. ...T The
attendants upon the Rutland Breeders
meeting returned on Friday .....C Charles
Hunt has been made foreman of the pulp
mill in place of Frank Hammond, fore
man for several years.....A largely at
tended and ENJOYABLE time is anticipated
for the four days musical convention to
be held under the direction of Mr.. Cor
nell of Malone. ......A Sons of Veterans
camp is to be formed here. ......A large
number of young men in town cast
their first ballot ON Tuesday, and nearly
Steps are already being taken in
preparation for another winter lecture
course. 49,. Wilson Griswold of Elmore,
father of Mrs e. II. Stone of this place.
died ON Thursday night, August 80. ....
Interest in the tug of war contest at the
the county. George, son of Rev. Will
liam Bushee, left town on Saturday to en-
ter Williams college. "A large list OF 1910
voters is being Nnfe up. "A prohibition
caucus was held j Good Templars hall on
Friday, at which time Charles S. Wilder
was put in nomination for town represen-
tative. There were but seven voters pres
emit, three being from one family. :......
The amount of rain which has fallen in
this vicinity in the last three weeks is
enormous. 1t has been great hindrance
to harvesting, but has benefited most
......Col. Leach of Fletcher has moved
to town and taken possession of the +. b.
Merriam house, recently purchased by
him. Mr.. Merriam is building fine resi-.
dence in Topeka, Kansas, and his family
will soon go there to live.
vergennes.
The candidates for representative in
Vergennes are N. j. McCuen and f. Il.
Healey, superintendent of State school.
The general impression is that the choice
will be made on the first ballot. -. The
list services in the Congregational house
place Sunday. Messrs. Smith and
Allen, of Middlebury, will begin work
on the building at once. Mr.. f.
H. Daniels will have charge of the work
-. The graded school opened Monday
morning with full attendance. At the
last election DR.. Hopkins, our
present representative. received 227
votes Our check list this
year shows 342 as entitled to vote. 800. TIE
Christian Endeavor society meet this
evening for the election of officers. ...
house of worship at the disposal of the
Congregational church during the time
their church will be closed for repairs.
Middlebury.
1t is evident that there will be lively
times over the town representative ques-
ton to day. There are already five avow-
e ! candidates in the field. The republi.
cans have held no caucus and it thus be-
comes free for-all race. Hon. l.. ID.
Eldredge, A. p. Upper, esq, and f. j.
Matthews Will be republican candidates,
Henry L. Sheldon the democratic candi-
date and Philo S. Severance the prohibit
ton candidate. The chances seem to be
in favor of Edredge, but the dark horse is
not yet out of the race. There were
not as many as usual to market Monday,
probably owing to the proximity of cleo
ton and the county fair. The best butter
brought Is cents per pound. Another flag
rope was cut on Saturday night. This time
it was the rope from which a republican
flag has been suspended on North Pleas
ant st. eet 1t will go hard with the fools
if they are caught. The fall term of
the college will commence on Thursday
of this week, and that of the graded
school on Monday, September TO-.
The democrats held their first and only
rally of the campaign in Middlebury at
the town hall on Monday evening, with
Hon. f. E. Davis of New York as the
speaker, local talent assisting .... The
Middlebury check list, as finally revised
on Saturday night, contains the names of
1856 voters, and probably about 700 votes
Will be cast.