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


boro is again revived.
The annual Caledonia fair will be held
September 16, II and IS.
Methodist campmeeting at Lyndonville
from August 1G to 80 inclusive
E. a. Burnett, late principal of the Ches-
ter High school, has gone to Kansas City to
locate.
Herman Dressan ir, of Springfield,
recent graduate from Norwich University,
is to be superintendent of schools at Ben
nington.
St Johnsbury has 992 school children be-
tween five and ls years of age, against 909
last year. OF this number, sos are boys
and Ash are girls.
A deer was seen in Newport Centre on
the morning Of the 4th. The animal fed
contentedly until an approaching train
frightened it away.
From several towns in Windsor county
come reports of hard frost Monday night.
The drought still continues and crops in
many localities are seriously affected.
Prof c. W. French, formerly of Wood
stock, has been appointed principal of the
Englewood Chicago High school. This
school is the third largest High school in the
State.
Messrs. Phelps and Beeman of South
Hero have sold to Charles +. Skeels their
four-year old mare Belle D. 1t is a beauty,
handsome bay, l6 hands high, 1t is un-
derstood that Mr. Skeels will lit her for the
track
Favorable reports come from the ranch of
the Vermont Live Stock company. Mana
ger John Stevens writes that beef cattle are
in better condition than ever before, and he
expects to make a large shipment next
month.
n. F. Stewart of Greenwich, n. y, has
the contract for building the new CONNER
cal Union telegraph line from Turner's
Falls to Brattleboro. This line will prob
ably 60 through Hinsdale, where an office
will probably be established.
The Venetian Blind company have re-
ceived an order for furnishing $50 windows
of large hotel in Hot Springs, Ark, with
venetian blinds. About six months ago
they shipped a large order for the i'm
mense Hotel Eastman, at the same place.
James NJ. Brown OF New York, who
has been spending the summer at the
Equinox House at Manchester died sud
denly of heart disease He was senior
member of Brown Bros. & Co., bankers,
having branch house in London and all
important European capitals.
The building on St Joseph street. Quebec,
occupied as bar room and dwelling house
was burned last week The family of Pierre
Miranda consisting of himself, wife and
three children was burned to death. 1t is
feared Others persisted in the flames as there
were several dodgers in the house.
The marriage of Miss II. NJ Brown to
Mr.. George II. Nutting drew large com
pauy to the residence of Mr.. +. Quincy
Brown in Boston Wednesday evening last.
The groom is a son of DR. Nutting of Yer
c,o wit bil ifa
years in missionary work in Asia, being
sent out by the American Board.
Representatives from a large English
syndicate have been in Montpelier nego-
tiating for the purchase of the Wetmore &
Morse Granite company's works and quar-
ries at Barre. Should the syndicate sue
ceed in making the purchase, they pro
pose to make extensive additions to this
already largest plant of its kind in W ash
lngton county
Gen. W. W. Grout NJ c. was in towr
for several hours on the 18th. He calls him
self pretty well, but he still SHOWS the effects
of his recent severe illness and he is steadily
though slowly regaining his strength in the
nvigorating Vermont air. He expects tC
return to Washington when the tariff bill
comes bac, from the Senate to the House
in order to attend to the Vermont interests
affected by the bill.
4 subscription has been RAISED
among our citizens to present scholarships
IN the Sauyeur college of languages, chill
dren department, to five pupils selected
from the school children OF Burlington TIT
pupils viii be selected by the teachers from
"'nong the most proficient ones and they
VIII enter the classes at once. This is
move IN the right direction, and it will M
doubt be followed in succeeding years.
Herbert T.. Mills, son of Rev. Edward
Mills formerly pastor of the Baptist church
IN hutand has received from Cornell uni
versty tho degree of doctor Of philosophy
DR.. Mills has been engaged several years IL
post graduate study in history and politica
economy at Cornell, and for the past yea
has been an instructor in history. He ha
just accepted the position of associate pro
fossor of history and political economy a
Ne,sar college
Major General y. NJ. Curtis of Ogdens