Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-31
MONT ELIER.

+. II. Bascom expects to visit Boston and
confer with the proprietors of the Bryant
Steel Nail works. lately burned out at Lynn,
in regard to locating in Montpelier. Where
ever the company decide to rebuild, they
desire to establish wire drawing plant In
connection. They control patents on the
best wire drawing machines.
George Holden has hung out his sign as
an attorney and counsellor at law. and Is To-
Gated in the Office of William A. Lord in
the Rialto block. -Charles II. Alexander,
Familiarity known as "Alex, u printer for
c. f. Boswell, is very sick at his mother S
home.
There will be meeting of the sixth Ma
sonic district comprising De Witt Clinton
lodge, No. 10, Northfeid; Aurora, No q,
Montpelier; Granite, No. 35, Barre; Wi
nooski, No. 40, Waterbury; Green Noun
tain, No. SO, Cabot; Mad River No. II,
Waitsfied, and Wyoming, No. 80, Plain
field. at Masonic temple, Wednesday, Feb
ruery r. afternoon and evening. Work
will begin at 2 O'Clock. Green Mountain
lodge will work the Z. A. degree and Wi
noosi lodge the F. c. degree. Aurora
lodge will work the M. NJ. degree in the
evening.
Among the pensions recently obtained by
Hero, SIG month and $1,000 arrears;
Charles F. Baird Mortified, 81 a month,
$3.50 arrears Grin X. Andrus, deceased,
payable to widow, "a month"; $3.50 ar
rears; Ellen NJ. Warren, Moretown. SIS a
month 1913 arrears, and Calvin Nurse,
Worcester, So month"; $432 arrears.
The district convocation of Royal Arch
Masons will be held in Masonic hall Thurs
day, February 6. The chapters al Water
bury, West Randolph, Ely and Montpelier
comprise the district, and are all to be
represented
The Band and Adelphi societies held an
uncommonly interesting joint session Mon
day evening. An address Of welcome was
given by William NJ Newton and respond
ed to by f. X. Currier; a defamation by
L. l.. Durham; and debate "This country
must decay as have other nations" by sew
eral students Glare Collier, student be-
ginning last autumn, died at his home in
Worcester, Saturday night of pneumonia
after about three weeks sickness. The
funeral services Tuesday were attended by
Prof Morey and Miss Glover. --Thursday,
the national day OF prayer for colleges, will
be observed by social service at 10 a. M
in the lecture room, and p. M, in the
chapel. Revs A. j. Hough, G. T. Ray
participate. All recitations will be sus
pended during the day.-Prof. e. c. Morey
will read paper on The Romans as law
yers, statesmen and orators, before the
Montpelier preachers meeting at Trinit y
church next Monday at 1890 a. m.-Prof.
Bishop supplied the Methodist pulpit at
Barre last Sunday, and will do the same
next Sunday. He will also preach at Nor
risville February 9.-Miss Olive p Guern-
sey, the principals bookkeeper, has been
sick for two weeks past.-B F. Eddy, the
steward is at Derby.-Miss Award, vocal
music teacher, is sick. Mrs. Helen Emery,
matron of the south boarding house, re-
turned Monday from an absence OF three
weeks in South Royalton with Mrs. Dr. l..
p. Dana, her daughter. The ice skating on
the campus is in excellent condition.
The Aesthetic and Band societies are to hold
a joint session next Wednesday evening"
Prof. Bishop will soon contribute, by invi-
taton, historical sketch of the school,
with bis portrait, for publication in Zion:
Herald. -George J. Newton, 1.-THE born
orator Of the school, preached at the Morse
school house last Sunday, Rev. j. f.
Wright being called away to attend q fu-
neral
Personals. -Mrs S. Q. Rowland of Lis
DOn n, IL, visited tuesday with L. ii
Shipman, her brother, and is in Waterbury
to-day. -Mrs. f. Z. Towner is confined tc
her home with eryspelas.-Mrs. F. H.
Bascom and daughter Grace are spending
the week at the Bascom House, Bethel
George Parmenter began Tuesday filing his
ice houses. Edgar Crossett and wife OF
Montgomery are visiting Mrs. Merrill Rus
sell, their daughter.
The revival of the coasting club will be G
success Over 80 names are signed to help
the enterprise along, and the East State
street hill was scraped and iced for sliding
Tuesday evening.
Personals. Miss Lizzie Stimson is a.
Providence, r. l., where her sister Jessie
is very sick-H. NJ. Pierce is reported very
sick. Henry Bancroft is in St, Johns
bury. Victor Marrow says he will locat,
in Boston. Rev d, c. Roberts, D. D., O
Concord n. H., has been visiting Col r
f. Smith during the past week.
George Milo and Clinton e Town, tn,
firm of George Milo q Co., who have beef
running u market in the basement beneath
the d. L. Fuller e. Son hardware store ar,
said to be in parts unknown, because o
financial difficulties. Further reports say
the principal losers are Swift 81 Co., $3.50
Albany Lard Pail company, $780, a Mr.
Miller, S 200; f. B. Miller, S62, and tn
mother OF Town, $50.