Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-18
Middlebury.

The first bah game Of the season
was played here on the college
grounds Tuesday afternoon between this
college nine and the Queen Cities.
The college team have definitely
decided TO take part in the COLLEGE league
contest, about which there bai been some
doubt...... Col. Y. VI. Chapman is max
iug extensive additions to aud repairs on
his dwelling house at the West side OF tine
village. ...... The republican county con
VentiOn nH, been called to meet in the
town ha in MiddleburY at 10 O'clock, a.
IN on Wednesday, June 49, for the pur
pose of nominating candidates for county
officers and choosing 4 county committee.
The Bristol cornet band has been engaged
to furnish the music Tor the Memorial day
exercises. Much regret has been eX-
pressed at the death o f Louis Gee, and the
family nave the heartfelt sympathy Of the
whole community The deceased was d
young man of nOticeaoiy exemplary life
aud character and his funeral, whicn took
place from the Catholic church, was AT
tended by a large number OF people Ol ali
denominations. ~. a. Buidlck, the
Midditbury man injured in the Rocking
ham railroad accident, has recently been
improving with fair rapidiy and his com
plete recovery Is now hoped tor...... There
were good many people IN TO market on
Monday. Inc pest price pald Tor butter
was % cents, the general price being % .
Bishop Bissell WAS present ut >. Stephen >
Episcopal churIh on Sunday and a class of
10 persons were confirmed, uf whom six
were young ladies ana tour were students
in Middlebury college.
Hiram Sessions vi East Middlebuly
went to MiddlebOrO, Mass, on Monday
with a carload Of SIX horses. l. Butter
field has purchased the ice business OF
Isaac Lavouture and will conduct the
bu- mess this season During the heavy
ram Of Monday night RIpton was afflicted
with a snow storm Lamhertu-, the
stallion owned by the Porter brothers OF
I1couderoga, y Y, which died at the Bread
Loaf stock farms here last week, wa,
one Of the most promising OF the sons OF
Old ID MEL Lambert, and was valued at
about 1000. Lamburtus was 10 years
old and in the only race ne ever trotted
which was when I year old. he got re
cord of 2*7 on the ice, but has since shown
Il better ice record, tEuugh not in a race.
........A Though II is within four week.
Of the republican county convention there
Is nOtlceaDly smaller amount of talk IN
regard to the candidates for the county
ticket than mas been the case tor several
years past, yet 1t is altogether probable
that things Will warm up pretty thorough
~ during the next week or 10 days ........
The recent heavy rains have ra 5ru the
creek so much chat the water is now high
er than 1t mas been At any time before this
season, and Il is >Jlil constantly rising.
The braces put in TO supply the places oil
those knocked out of the creek bridge 10y
the ice last spring have given away. .....
At the meeting OF the new hose company
neld Monday evening a set of bylaws
was adopted ana the committees were
given until Tuesday evening OF next week
to report. The working officers of the
company will be elected al the meeting tC
he held On that evening.