Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-08-07
MIDDLE BURY.

a glimpse at tho sheldon Art SiuDeum.
The Shaaon art museum founded in
1870 by leGry J.. Sheldon. The collection
oe quaint curiosties and valuable relics and
documents which mas now grown to DO sec
onI only to the state library was begun by
| the purchase Of single coin of the Caesars
{ During sac Inst 10 years Mr.. Shel4on has
! devoted his whole time to collecting and
| clpesifying his curtoslties. His museum is
| Gividod into departments which is complete
! in Itself The library contains about 1000
/ volumes, embracing tho Vermont Session
! Laws since 1854. the entire Masonic publi-
/ cations up to Knights Templar and all
! tho workson Vermont. In the centre
/ Ok this room are two large show
| cases lilled with curious coins to the
! numHHr of 1000 The armory Is fill
/ Ell with complete cavalry and infantry out
! h:s of different periods, guns that did
! bloody work at Plattsburgh, Bunker Hill,
/ the Frcnch and INDIAN wars. and the last
rebellion may he found here besides q large
collection Of pistols, swords, bayonets. etc.
! IN the "old kitchen" the curiosities of house
! keeping for ages back seem to havo gather
/ ell Old picccs Of china, curious pots
! and dishes III az endless variety. The furni-
! ture too is odd aud seems to ba tho inhah-
! tauts of another world. In ono corner is an
/ old canopy lei. The pillow cases wore made
| 10y Mrs. Jheldon's grandmother over 100
/ years ago; the old-fashIon,d dining table,
| the red cradle, the tall clock the old fash
! toned fireplace with the gun hung against
! the wall takes one back to the davs OF early
| pioneer history The picture gallery CON
tains galopy OF thepeopc famous in Mid
dlehury history. Among those who may be
| found hero are MIR. and Mrs Epaphras
| Millcr, Or. Nathaniel Haine,, OVID Miller,
/ Mrs. Emma Willard the pioneer of female
! Summaries, who began her work here, II.
| N. Nichols. David K Markham and Col.
John Chapman, Middleburv's first settler,
who came here in 1863. Mr.. Sheldon has
| autographs Of all the presidents, Vermont
| governors, nearly all Vermont congress
men, United States marshals clerks and
! district Judges which he Is arranging and
| classifying alphabetically. In another
book are filed complete set of Vermont
money under the State bank In another
the early history of the Central Vermont
railroad as told in letters written by the
first president and directors. The museum
was incorporated in 1882 and is the prop
erty of St. Stephens church.
VISITOR.
Mrs. Thomas Cote Of Faribault, Mimi, is
the guest of MIR. aud Mrs. Cay y. Dic:en-
son.-Mason Harrington has purchased the
! Murray block on Main street for $780,
! John Bacon has returned from Washington
E. L. Howe Of Albany, II. +. ]lilans and
Dr.. X. Ii. Boiel Of New York are guests
at the Addison House. -Ex-Governor Stew
crt is camping with President Brainard at
knights islani.-The band gave an excel
lent concert in the park Saturday
night. Rev Dr. Webber is quite i'll
at the Addison House. Ernest Bird is
! home from balls Point Professor How
| ard is in town. Seymour Edgerton of Chi
caSO is home for week. On his return he
VIII locate in Milwaukee. Prof Chickering
from Washington occupied DR.. Webbers
pulpit sunday
Mrs. Il. +. Wostall of Rochester, y. Y,
is visiting her daughter Mrs ben jalnin r.
Wales, -June f. Mead, a student in the
Boston Theological seminary, is home for
vacation. Arthur Lovctt, Miss Hattie
Loyett anI Miss Minnie Barton ioinel Mr..
Preston's camping party on Lake Cham
! plain yesterday morning Monday, orr
market day was good. Butter sold ut / / to
10 cents per pound for the best, eggs
brought 10 cents per dozen. Sarah Grace
'SeeIN il home from ls,ol.-Mrs Loyal d.
/ tdrcdgo il in northern N=w York. Hrs
JOun Hyde is in Crown Point, y. Y.-1fias
! Craft Of Downs, Kan, is tie 2u st of Byron
! J.. Flcai;ng. oliver =. Mead, who lately
vacated these parts, having defaulteI to the
amount of $1,000 or more. has returned ana
is enjoying QUOT at his farm in West Sails
bury.-Abram Williamson made u large
shipment Of stock to Boston yesterday
! Mrs !. Fletcher Noel nee Clara HosnerI of
| North Creek, ~ y, ls visiting A. j. Yves
ley Lovett The local G. a. Il. waited on
Gen. Vcazey at the train Saturday as he
passed through here.
Harry f. Wells went Tuesday morning
TO Sandy HILL \. y; Louis W. Austin to
! Worcester Mass; and Bernis ". Sherman
started for Chicago, lli.-Mrs Foster G..
Heaxt went to Bennington Tuesday. II.
d. Boynton and wife start to-day for Pots
| dam, y. l., to remain a month"; when they
will proceed to Webster, y. y, where Mr.
| Boynton has the prlncipaship of the
| Union Free School and Academy.
Mrs Boynton will have charge Of the prln-
airy department of the same school -
The memhers of Mi2pah chapter of the
| Epworth league hold business meeting and
peanut social at James Kingsley's this
evening. Ezra w. Benedict is at Lake
Dunmore with the TiIden party. 1t is ru-
mored that +. c. Bryant of the las grad
uatlng class of the college viii be engaged
as tutor in mathematics. Tho officers Of
the orwell Farmers club are: President.
| H. Il. Hubbard; vice president Charles
| Sanford; treasurer, II T. Cults; chief
marshal, DR.. W II. Vincent 1t was voted
to hold the annual fair September Is,
and Ii, d. Branch was chosen secretary
| The Middlehury baud is to furnish music
for Providence island excursion Friday.
--tieorge ~ Fletcher has entered Maggie
H. in the , 20 and 23s glasses in the Rut-
land races Michael a. S>aplpton OF st.