Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-01

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has moved into the Wech Potter farm
...... Katie, only child of Mrs John La
| NY, died suddenlyat her parents residence
on Monday morning, aged years, . months
and IL ays....... Sho Nemote, a Japan
csc, student at the University at Bur
! lington, gave very interesting account of
! his native land TO a full house at the I'm
l1n church on Sunday afternoon.
Fairfax.
Samuel Austin has recovered from the
! injuries received by being thrown from Il
| load of hay. Miss Hattie REYNOLDS of
Milton, is in town, the guest of her oroth-
er, DR.. f. V. Reynolds &C. f. Mud
| gett started for Boston Monday after
stock OF jewelry. ......H. II. Hall was at
home last Sunday ......The Methodist
! church was beautifully decorated with
| flowers on Memorial SUNDAY Chairs had
10 be carried n to church to seat all that
were there.
Waterbury.
Those who heard the Citizens band Ne.
mortal day, and at the last concert, and
| have noticed the great improvement they
| have made the past winter, must he con
WINGED that the encouragement they have
thus far received, has been money we'll eX-
! pended, and the people have every reason
to feel proud of their band not forgetting
to give further encouragement as TIN
needs OF the band may require .......
| a
terested in the buying out of Sheplee's
| store ........ Memorial services went off
finely. Presiding elder rruax of Montpel.'
Ter gave the address at the Centre and Col.
j, H. Lucia of Montpelier at the street
Floral designs were provided by the La
dies Relief corps. The q. A. II. boys and
the Sons of Veterans made quite a large
company in the line of march.
John Coffrain, aged 50, died suddenly
after one days sickness firm cholera NOR
Dus and heart disease. An unusually
large circle of friends attended his funeral
The services were conducted by Rev. Wal
ter X. Davenport. Mr. Coffrain had al
ways resided here in his native town, and
had been largely engaged in building. 1t
Is said of him that his word was as good
as MS pond. 49,. Y mon memorial service
was held Sunday afternoon at the Metho-
dist church. Rev. Charles Sheldon preach
ed the sermon from Flight the good fight
OF faith, lay hold on eternal life ........
Mrs. David King has opened an ice cream
parlor.
Middlebury.
There was a large attendance at the me-
moral SERVICES at the town hall Sunday
afternoon. The music was excellent aud
the discourse by Rev. f. j. Rauslow of
SWanton was strong and powerful
Owlng 10 rain Monday the quantity of but |
ter sold was Smaller than for several weeks !
past Prices for the best qualities were 20 |
mas tallen several feet in the past week |
put the meadows on the river banks |
Tor miles to the southwark are |
stlll to some extent submerged. ....
The property of the fire department has |
been divided between the Old and new
companies by the trustees, but there is |
sui good deal of friction between the two |
organizations, and the bad feeling seems |
To be intensified 1t is said that a village
meeting Will be called to consider some
aspects OF the trouble. ....... he members
OF the sophomore class of college who are
TO contend in the speaking for he Merrill |
prizes at the coming commencement have
been selected and are as follows f. b.
Glitt, W. H. Button, w. H Van Allen, l..
II. Ross, John NJ. Thomas, VI H. Goddard,
June e. Mead and a. a. Lavery They |
were appointed by the faculty in accor
GA ce with their marks in rhetoricals |
me freshmen who are to speak for the
Parker prizes Lave not yet been chosen.
The State convention of CONGREGATIONAL |
churches will be held i'll Barre, June IL.
ID and H.. Fred NJ Scott has gone to
Portland, Me, to work in an undertaking
establishment. The track of the Central |
Vermont railroad has been laid as far as
South Barre, and the construction train
now runs TO that place. The following
gentlemen are the commissioners to set
tie the damages on the route OF the !
Granite Railroad company w. w. War /
rem OF waterbury, h. X Jones of North
field, w. f. Whtcomb, of Barre.
The Barre railroad company were award
ed Sl,2oO. ...... The Granite railroad com
pany are earnestly endeavoriug to pacify
barre people, the latest reported in the
'blull' line Is to the effect that If they can
3uy land owne by White Brothers on
I5urnham's meadow, they will erect their
Thprpnn h1it
Barre people know what their promises
held IN the Alpha House Thurs
day evening Tor the purpose of or
sahlHIhg Tor celebration OF the Fourth
OF July, this year being the l00th year of |
Barnes existence. The following commit.
tees We're elected General committee, w.
Il. stafford, Frank Cook, J. w. Gordon
ana George MAcke; subscriptions, DR.. j.
Il Il. ia, Jackson; W, F. Morse, d. =. Blair,
GHnt3n I, "t Feid, va TanH d. H @Him6g,
Fred Hayden, George c. Mackie, James
Haley, f. b. Mudgett, Frank Cook, w. l.
Stafford, }. w. Gordon, George Lamson,
NJ A. WIlkinson. E. c. French, Nelson
PheipS, h. W. Bisoee, Alexander Gordon,
D2naId' e. f: Smith, John Trow, D. NJ.
Miles, f. l.; Smith, j. w. Cornell on
horroles, Christopher Thwng, +. A. vii
klnson, j. w. Moorcraft; literary exercises,
-. uofuon, )r. j. Ii. jackson, G. A.
smith atheletics, q. G. Mackle, William |
Qunlan. William Barclay fire works,
George Lamson, Favette Cutler, Daniel |
Bisbee f. q. Rowland, treasurer ;
George lIAmson, secretary. 1t is expected |
they Will raise over 500 for expenses.
Bethel.
Memorial services were attended Sun
day evening at the Cniversalist church
with a sermon by Rev. John Kimball, as
sisted in the services by Rev. G. II. but
ton. ......On Monday morning an incipi-
ent fire ACQUIRED in the woodshed of p. VI.
Tupper, but it was quickly subdued ....
On Tuesday rather rare specimen of the
chicken snake, measuring over three feet,
was Killed here. Memorial day was |
observed as usual by the soldiers and citi- |
Zens. a patriotic address was delivered |
by Rev II. w. Conry of r. sex.
Northfeld
The ball game between the Norwich |
Universities and Dartmouths, played on |
the campus at Norwich University We'd |
nesday was won by the latter by score |
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