Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-25
MIDDLE BuRY.


This village was out in oil its glory !
on the night of the H. on the occasion of
the first lighting up of our streets with cleo
trio lights. And not only the village but |
the whole town and many wagon loads OF |
our country cousins were also out to do |
honor to the occasion. Many of the atore- |
said country cousins who had never been
farther from home than Middlebury were
greatly astonshed when the current was
turned ON aud the lights blazed up, which
occurred at clock The opening light
was entirely successful in every particular,
and when it became dark enough the lights
showed ug brilliantly. Only ono fault can
he found with the plant, and that is that in
many places the lights are much too far
apart and there are none at all in some
places where there ought to be. But this
is not the fault of the local company. Half
an hour after the lights were put in opera
ton the Middlebury band assembled in the
band stand in the park which had also been
lighted up brilliantly by the company; and
then we had for an hour and n half tho
music of the band, the banging cannon
crackers. the sz1lng of sky rockets and the
whanging of the bells. All were going to-
gcther and for time the the din was deaf
ching. The gamins were in their element
and en- joyed several small bonfires which
they built all by themselves, but not at
their own expense. The racket was over
by 1880, and the people of Middlebury for
the most part had come to realize that Mid
dlebury had at last taken n step forward.
Several Of the stores were also lit up with
arc lights during the evening, and it is safe
TO say that they will not return to Kerosene
or gasoline.
Michael Boylan, ir., whose serious illness
was mentioned in Fridays FREE PRESS,
died the 18th He was "a years old and
was well liked, He leaves young wife
and and four young children. The funeral
services will be held in the Catholic church
Saturday morning at 9 clock
Rev c. b. z. Moody, who is stationed
near Minneapolis, Mimi, is here with his
wife and two children. Mr.. Moody gradu-
ated from college here in 1871, and was one
of the best liked fellows in his class. Mrs,
Moody was formerly Miss Fannie Kingsley
of Middlebury.
The Middebury band, Is pieces, has been
engaged TO furnish the music for an excur-
sion to Providence Island, July %. The
excursonists are to go by the Central Yer
mont road and the steamer Reindeer and
all points from Middlebury to Shelburne,
inclusive will be taken in.
Mr. and Mrs. G. d. Miner and children
go to Cape May next week.
jesse Campbell. who has been clerking in
a Rutland music store, has returned home.
lie has given up his position in Rutland
and will 60 to Saratoga to play in a band
on August ], to remain there the rest Of
the season.
Thirteen fresh air children from st.
Augustine chapel in New York arrived here
on the morning of the 9th and are quarter
ed around among the people OF ST. stephen s
Episcopal church.
William H. Allen, who has been in Phil
adelphia for medical treatment, has return
ed. He was accompanied on his trip by
DR.. NJ. D. Smith
Lewis A. Dodge, of the Waltham Watch
company, Waltham, Mass, with his wife
and child. who has been here for the past
three weeks, have returned.
The electric light plant has at last been
got into working order and the lights will
be in full bloom this week. The machinery
put in by the company is OF the solidest and
best kind that the company could purchase,
and there is no doubt that the lights will
prove entirely satisfactory. But there
ought to be a dozen or so more of them tC
light the village thoroughly.
Dr. l.. f. Mellen and Luther f. Farms
worth have started for the Thousand Islands
for a two weeks fishing trip They 20 par
of the journey by team and part by foot.
Mrs Mamie tNlcCue Page of Turner
Falls, y. H., has returned home.
The party of campers who have been VI
in the Rpton woods, including States AT
torney Wilds Charles c. Peck, Rufus anC
&. $. Wainwright and others, have broker
camp and returned home.
Mrs. 7. H. Mcleod is still poorly.
Michael Boylan, jr., is seriously sick will
consumption, and his friends fear that h
will scarcely be able to live the week out.