Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-06
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest from Every or
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pointed-Personals, Manufacturing
Notes, Fires and Minor Items.

year class Oh ~, Iue largest CIdSS oNol
graduated from the academy.
Rev. c. NJ. Lamson breaches the bacca
laurate sermon to the st. Johnsbury acade-
my graduating class Sunday evening, June
10.
The centennial convention of the Protes
tant Episcopal church in Vermont will be
observed in St James church at Arlington
on June 1S
Friday morning couple of young men
while attempting to descend the rapids at
Bolton in a canoe were capszed and mar
rowy escaped drowning.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks Of st. Johnsbury
conducted a meeting i'll Park street church
Friday under the auspices of the Evangelis-
tic association of New England.
Edward Goodchild and William Holmes,
were killed by lightning Monday evening
and two other men were badly injured
while working in field near Cairo, Mich
house and barn owned by John Scofield
in that part OF the town of Hyde Park
called Garfield was burned Tuesday noon,
Loss $500. Insured, $500; contents saved.
Rev. George a. Smith, formerly Of st.
Albans, has received a unanimous call to
the pastorate of the Roger Williams Bap-
tist church of Providence, r. l., and will
begin his labors at once
tend the funeral of friend, Mrs Proctor
has been here for several weeks past, and
the secretary has been alone in the big house
on Massachusetts avenue.
Four County Courts are in session this
week as follows: Addison, Judge Taft pre-
siding Bennington, Chief Judge Royce pre-
siding; Caledonia, Judge Powers presiding
Orange Judge Tyler presiding.
Mrs. Carrie Gibson Lamson took lauda-
mum at North Troy Friday night and died
from its effects Saturday morning She came
from Williamsburg, Mass, three weeks ago.
lli-health is the supposed cause.
The Springfield district ministerial con-
ference meets at South Royalton, June 10,
! ! and y, at which time Rev. A H. Webb
is to present paper on Thoughts born
while reading, Looking backward.
The republicans Of Monkton fired the first
gun in the campaign at their caucus W ed
nesday afternoon to select delegates to the
State convention, electing three delegates
who are solid for Woodbury. for governor.
William j. Stevens, an employe of Ara
NAH Smith of Clarendon, was run over and
killed Sunday morning by the sleeper which
arrives at Rutland at 240, while on his
way home, about a mile south of the
depot.
Inspector C. E. Beach drove to Hunt
ington Saturday afternoon and in the even
ing inspected Wallace White post, No 80,
&. a. R., o. j. Tomlnson commanding.
Mr.. Beach reports the post though small,
to be in good shape and excellent working
order
The anniversary exercises at Burr and
Burton academy at Manchester take place
Wednesday to Saturday June 1921. An
nual sermon 22d; senior class day exer-
cses and junior exhibition, 24th: gradua-
ting exercises, 25th; reunion old students,
Goth.
The catalogue of st. Johnsbury academy
for the 4Ith academlcal year shows the
aggregate attendance for the year is 339
The attendance by terms was: Fall term,
800; winter term, 2SJ; spring term, 24S
There are l3 teachers connected with the
institution
George Aldrich, Alias David Pulver, was
arrested at Rutland Tuesday charged with
stealing a horse and chaise from Matthew
Cliff at Albany, n Y He had sold the team
there May "a and returned to Rutland Tues
day and was captured by local police. Re-
qusition papers have been sent for
Charles II. Chates, a sectionman at Tn
derhill, shot himself about o'clock Mon
day night at his home in Underhll, and in
the presence of his wife and little boy with
10 calibre rife. He was about 80 years
old The reason assigned for the terrible
deed is attributed to family troubles.
There is large maple tree standing in
the corners of the towns of Tunbridge Roy
alton Bethel and Randolph. Two counties
also have their bounds there, and four
farms. This tree is said to have been tapped
IN the four towns for sugar making pur-
poses, by the four different proprietors
The mill privileges on North river Hall
fax, known as the old Mason dam will soon
pass into the control of A. p. Dudley OF
Coloraine, Mass. with some of the adjoin-
ing property Mr.. Dudley proposes tc
build a mill for the manufacture of grain
and lumber 1t is the best mill site on
North river.
Rev. O, F, Thayer, formerly of Marl
horo, out more recently of Piaintield,
writes the Brattleboro Phoenix from Athol
South Dakota, where he went for the bene-
fit Of Lis health: IL have been in South Da-
kota the past month. 1t has been very
dry and windy here, Tuesday was the first
rainy day for eight months"
Judge and Mrs. Veazey moved from the
Elsmcre several weeks ago, and have been
residing in Gen. Shcrman's Washington
residence, 9l1 Fifteenth street. They will
leave the city next week for their home in
Rutland where they will spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton may occupy the
house portion of the time during their sb-
sance.
Secretary of War Proctor has assigned
the Rev. D. r. Lowell, d. D., temporarily
to Fort Warren near Boston. This is un
derstooG to be an arrangement only for tho
present to accommodate DR.. Lowel's fami
ly, some of whom are not yet able to trave
far on account of sickness. Heis ordered tc
aeport in person to the officer commanding
rt the fort 10y June IL.
The flag presented by Chamberlin Relief
corps TO the union school at St Johnsbury
raised on the afternoon of the 18th be
fore nearly 1000 scholars and visitors, Mrs.
+. J.. Heryey, president of the corps II.
C. Bates, commander of Chamberin post,
and Harvin Paddock for the school com
mt;ec, gave addresses Several children
responded by recitatons.
When little Elsie Leslie makes a friend
she gains a subject, On the stage she is the