Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

II was the 50th anniversary of their mar
rldge. very pleasant time was the re-
suit of their Vlsit... Eugene Mccarthy
tut Edward House attended the fair at
Waterbury with their stock last week. 49,
The severe frost of some time ago has
rendered corn very mach inferior TO what
1t would have been had the frost held oil
10 days longer, many fields not being
worth huskiug.
Shoreham.
Rev and Mrs & p. Byington left town
on the 18th for a two weeks vacation il
Westford, During their absence services
will be held and sermons read Mrs
Nelson =. Douglass of Pitlsford has re-
Gently visited friends iii town, starting
or nome on the mOrning of the 18th 80.
Dir. aud Mrs. \. l. Bromley of pawlet
are III town for few days. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. b. Douglass celebrated their 45th
anniversary September 10 The children
were all present except n. B. Dougless of
Sherborn, Mass.
MiddIebury.
There is only one case of diphthera
here, that of Miss Bruyen, who is lmpruV
i1........ Miss Williamson who died a
week ago had recovered from the disease
as regards her throat, and death came
from the heart failure. ..... Charles Chap
man was at the fair at Hudson, n. y.
Charles a. Morrison started Wednesday
Interests OF the Pullman Par.or Car com
pany...... The heavy rain has brought
lie water in the river up to high water
mark. Allen Calhorn will soon take
force OF men TO Manchester, n H.,Where
he has contracts forputting in steam heat
the class of 1853, Middlebury college, mas
been appointed professor at mathematics
III st. Thomas college, ST. Pau, MINI,
under the direction of Bishop Ireland.
Miss Mary Stapleton, his sister, has been
promoted to the principalship of the pri-
mary department of the St Paul public
schools, ana another sister, Miss Julia,
has been promoted from a subordinate pU-
sitlon to the one vacated by Miss NJ try go.
John \ Chllds, member elect from WeS
bridge in the next State House of Repre-
; ntatives; having been threatened With
al invasion of friends, prepared himself 10
give all royal reception. About 23O
guests assembled Wednesday evening.
! he MidGlebury band was in attendance,
abundant refreshments were served -.
The new ose company, whose Or@aniza
ton caused Il breeze last spring, although
| n 1t recognized yet by thy village author-
ties, proposes to die game" if at all.
| thursday the hose cart came, and with
nearly full ranks, headed by the reorgan
! lied band, the company dragged the jump
er through the streets and landed II III the
park hose house. They have none of the
|
it Is expected a compromise may be effect
e |, giving them portion.
Messrs. Colby and Porter, who went
some months ago to South America with
a number of horses, have sold the trottlng
stallion Pick wick, which they bought from
John Simonds of Brandon, and it is IN
derstood that they received for him so.
coo. ....... The Misses Lizzie aud Saral
Wilson have been sick for couple O
weeks with Intermittent fever. Llzzle
the elder one died at about 1890 Wednes
day forenoon. Sarah, the younger sister
1 is improving slowly Mlddlebury fur
1 nished quite number of eXcursionlst
f and this The Signul, the orga
f OF the Middlebury Young Mems Christia
e assoc iation, has reached the age of on
q year DR.. Sheldon's st. Bernard
kmnigin, valued at 500, was poisoned tn
other day with strychnine, but whether
WAS done by accident or not Is uncertal
7 THE annual reunion of the Addlso
e county veterans of the rebellion, whic
b was to have been held this week in Mic
d dlehury, has been postponed to Wedne'
It day and Thursday, October aud 4....f
e y. Folsom, who has been the secretary {
Il here since last spring, has r
o signed, and will close his labors wit
1t the association, September 80. III
e association has about decided to dlspen'
IL hereafter with the services Oh Il pau Se
r eral secretary. The college held-day e.
E. ercses will take place on Wednesday an
d Thursday, October 10 and / /. The law
rs tennis tourney will be held ON the hr
I'd day and the general athletic contests
ID the second -. The new hose compan
ID Volunteers, 49," are feeling proud
te their new cart and made quite para
Is with it the other day when it arrived
~ town, having the band out aud marchll
through the streets to their compal
headquarters. The water IN otter cre'
is higher than it has been before for st
a eral months and the pulp mills doV
v stream have now all the WATERPROOF
'e- they can utilize.
he Montpelier.
n Prof, f, A. Bishop supplied Betha
n pulpit Sunday afternoon. 1t has be
1g decided to hold the state convention
20 Young Peoples Society of Christian
ay deavor in this village, early in Decemb