Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-06
MONTPELIER.

Vermont Methodist seminary COM
menccment exercises will he junior prize
speaking on Wednesday evening. June II ; re-
ception to graduating class Friday evening,
June 10; annual sermon by Principal =. A.
Bishop at 1879 n. M, Sunday, June To- in Trim
ity church annual recital of the musical de-
partment Monday evening. Juno Is: annual
meeting of trustees at y. M, Tuesday June
II, and senior prize recitations and declama-
tions in the evening; class day, Wednesday,
June 1S, at 10 a. m: alumni dinner at the IA
vilion Hotel Mt 30 y; m. and reading before
the Aestetic society by Prof. r. q. llibbard, A.
NJ, of Wesleyan University at =. m; annual
commencement exercises at $50 a. IN, Thurs
day, June ~, and art exhibit at p. N.
:. i. Ramsdell and Daunton Mcdonald,
students from the seminary, are working at
the Cross IL Davis's stone shed in Mortified.
The second and third stories of the new gov
eminent building are very nearly completed,
the doors and windows all being in place and
the last coat Of vnrnish ON the wood work. On
the first floor the windows are all in with two
exceptions floors nearly done, and the large
postofiice screen is rapidly growing into shape.
The granite steps are also all in place.
medical lectures on specialtes and female
diseases.
During a recess at the regular meeting of
week, Jennie Daisy, daughter OF Albert ID.
Lane, a past grand in the lodge, recited poem
entitled Lift up the banner in friendship t and
she presented TO the lodge in behalf of her
father a very- beautiful banner, and in behalf
of her sister Corrine and herself n flag, 9Xii
feet in size, with large letters, |. o. q. F., and
the three links on its bottom, tohang from the
lodge Dom window. Past Grand II. G. Web
appropriate manner 'fhe banner is mounted
on pretty pole and cross bar. surlnountGd
wi III a gold-pnted battles axe. TIE front side
of the banner is scarlet silk, at the top being "A
| blue lambrequin trimmed with gold fringe
and border, on which s paintGd IN red ana
the scarlet is represented in gold an open
| bible with words. In God we trust thereon,
the book shaded by golden rays Of the sun, and
q hand beneath with tho index finger pointing
upward. beneath a being 81; O. o. r.; Mont
pelier VT" in black and gold, the whole being
trimmed in heavy. golden fringe and taSscl5.
ated Si5," and the three links thereon in gold.
This is undoubtedly as pretty banner as
there is in Vermont. The $500 canton banner
finest In New England. Both were seen in
the Memorial parade ye terday.
Z. +. Iowner has 5een ni9yiteId to denver
| ton before the Sixth c. +. union at Haverhill
y. H., June -.
Memorial day was successfully observed
here Details from the &. a. Il. post decorated
the graves of fallen comrades in the forenoon.
The public buildings and many OF the hotels;
with flags and banners. AT l.3l p. m, the
procession formed on Barre street in the fo,-
| lowing order: George IL. Guernsey, marshal,
and staff; Montpelier Military band, 7. r.
Merrill ir leader; Capitol guard, Go. II, \.
| G. V, Capt. 0. d. Clark commanding; st.
Jean Baptist society Frank Sequin president
/
with new uniforms and new $40 banner, l..
| a. Flint, captain; Vermont lodg1 of Odd Eel
! lows. No. 2 81 strong, with new banner, silk
! hats and street re-ala, Charles o. Foster
| noble grand; Gen. Stcph Thomas camp, NO
81. 5. of v, y. q. Eaton, captain; carriage
with, orator and chaplain; carriage with
Apollo male quartette Brooks post. No. Is, g.
| A. r., about % strong. b. \. MCkenna, com
mander; disab. soldiers and citizens in car
ryiagea. The route Of the procession wa, wa,
| tot Hail, where the order of exercises
We're, music by the band: prayer by Rev
| George r. Raymond, chaplain; music by Ap
clio mail quartette: address by ComIade L
j. Rams ow, Congr,g tional pastor at swan
ton; music by quartetta memorial ceremonies
comrades buried in Southern cemeteries BY
| Brooks post: singing and rccitatOna by the
chill dren. The weather was very favorable
and many called the procession in particular
the best seen in town for many year.
HE three most prominent phy-icians IN tho
village say there are now only SCR 10 real case
of dlphtheri1 within the town limits. and they
! are 50 Thoroughly under control that there is
10 danger whatever. Although there have
been several deaths from the disease, the re
port of an epidemic is declared TO BE- ia Sc,
Six members of the 10 O'Clock club started
Saturday night for Il day fishing at Ne.son':
Pond, Wooahury, returning Sunday night.
A poor broken down old horse was drive
into the vii axe saturday, and Policeman
Hunt took the beast to the rear ana shot it.
T. i. Deavitt has procured for Ira Andrews
Montpelier, an original pension Of Sl2 month
and Sl1J arrears; Fanny Young, West Ran
dolp,. @l2 month and $50 arrears; Aaron X
Smalley, Waterbury, an Increase from s. to ST.
and Sii5HrreRrs.
Mrs. Mary Sweet aged 81, mother of Mrs
Jos ph Galai-e, died Thursday funeral Satur
day at st. Augustiucs church.
\. G. Br Iwn has gone to p ace telephone in
strumenls in Moscow, stowe and Morristown
The new steam engine has arrived from Bos
ton for the United States Clothes Pin manu-
tory.
b. p. Young Is repairing his livery tabl
and placing d new stone foundation under
meath.
:. Ii. Tilley. at work on the government
building, has received the appoint uent O
census taker in district No. 50. and will go t
that place to-day, to begin Monday.
The sermon by Rev. T.. W. Gallagher Sun
day afternoon at Bethany church hctor
} Mount Zion commandery. X. r., was YER
interesting and graphic description of crusade
from tho Eth, 18TH and IA centuries.
William Brown of East Montpelier appeare
Monday before Justice Smile, paid SlO5 70
intoxication and disclosed on John Eddy
Eddy pleaded not guilty, took an appeal, an
furnished $500 bail. William Brooks Of Canad
} also paid Sl0.S5 for the same cause and di:
} closed on Clark Roberts, clerk.
The Baiifs and selectmeu were out on
tour of inspection, Monday, looking after ur
healthy corners.