Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-07-24

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The viii Of tie late Hiram hathaway,
who was tno richest man in MOI etown is to
h, contested by grandchildren AIMED Stay
!on, frcm Morris,ille AID tlt ara will be n
hearing On Juiy - before the Probate
Court.
The We.more a Morse Graa tie company
have shipped Two granite yaul 5 to st. DO
AND ono to Milwaukee, Ihc,t now have
one nearly ready for Grand n apids, Mich,
which will require % cars or shipment.
They now employ about = men Al the
works and 80 at tho quarry.
Henry liblen has finished work at tho
Exchange hotel
W. A. Rice has shipped s. 900 WORTH of
granite work since July /. SIX monuments
went to Scranton Pa, and IN, IS building
another one for the Same place. Has just
finished one GO feet high for Washington,
j.. G., and is leading another fo r Texas. A
sercophagus, 1xjx1 feet in. Is being made
for NcHasport, Pc.
The Montpelier and Northfeld base ball
teams played Friday aftern Don on the sem
mary campus. score standing to fo,'
Montpoljer in 10 innings. Ghe feature of
the game was the battery wcuk Of Standish
brothers.
Five candidates were initiated into " ont
pelier's Juvenile tcmple on Friday after
noon making their prcseut monb arship
about 60.
The Montpelier Good Tcmrars and Ju-
venils tomplo are arranging to hold "a grand
basket picnic, some time in August and in
vite all the lodges and their frien is in tho
county. Speakers from abroad anil literary
exercises are expected.
Levi Bixby, who accompanied James r.
I.angdon to Block Island, has retu rned, and
reports Mr. Langdon in improved health
A nine pound son was born on Saturday
morning to c. II. Stewart and wife.
Charles II. Heaton and George W. Wing
started Saturday night TO attend a Masonic
gathering at Minneapolis.
A drunken man about 10 O'Clock Satur-
day night broke in the glass Of the door ut
tho saloon of William Miller. lie was
lodged in Jail.
Rev j. W. Buckham of Salem, Mass.
gave an able discourse on SUNDAY forenoon
at Bethany church from HEIR ows, 13-S,
Jesus Christ the same yesterday and to-
day, and forever.
Seminary hill people complain of the lack
Of a sidewalk 10y the rear OF the union
school buildings
Charles +. Campbell is outing at High
gate Springs.
Frank Kelley who was arrested Satur-
day night, appeared on Monday forenoon
before Justice j. H. Senter, and was IS
1essed $l0.51 Tor drunkenness and 1881
Tor breach OF peace. Kelley was returned
10 joil for not properly disclosing
j. II. Senter and family returned Satur-
day night from week at Camp Watson.
C. Blakely returned on Monday from
brief outing among the White Mountains.
W lhum Dodge, aged =, died on Monday
I.rLt O. the homo Of Elcazor f. Dodge, his
scu He had been in feeble health for
year from ailments contracted in the war
&C the rebellion, when he was member of
the F.lth Vermont band.
Probably \. c. 1enlpleton has taken all
the degrees of Odd Fellowship in as brief
time as any other member of the order.
last "Wednesday he was initiated and re-
c-lvej the three degrees of the subor Innate
lodge. on Friday the three degrees of the
oucnupment and on Monday tho Canton
degree.
Flora, daughter of h. G. Peake Of Orange,
is severely sick at the home of DR.. Watson,
her uncle.
Rev, 6. T. Raymond will be at home
from his vacation and supply the Baptist
pulpit ON Sunday.
The Montpelier District Epworth league
second convention is to be held on Tuesday
and Wednesday, July - and 30 at Cabot.
The hearing in the Mcleod ~ Simpson
Insolvency case is to be held before the Judge
Of probate next Monday.