Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-18

Ba-re, 50 named In honor of the long time
principal of the Spaudug academy, is TO be-
dedicated September :, with an address by
Mayor Hasolton OF Burlington.
The Western Union telegraph Office at
Montpelier has been made au all-night office,
SO that mess ages can now be sent ct any
hour, while in the past the Office has closed
! at > O'Clock p. m.
MONTPELIER.
The fall term of the Vermont Methodist
seminary is to open Monday, August 70.
The reunion Of the 9th regiment is to %
cur on the muster grounds, Friday, Angus
26.
The executive committee of the Washing
ton County y. T. S. {. L, union, haze de.
| cided to hold the next union at " tcrDury,
on Friday, September ,, and State Fre4i-
dent Rev. Il. Marten Of Bennington Is to
b present.
Peter G.. Dewey is to build three story
| brict; block to face 50 feet on Elm street
and 50 on School street. u part of the
foundation is now being built, but the main
part will not be pushed until next summer.
George l.. Lane, Daisy Lane and Mrs. I.
| 5. Brophy started on Saturday for a sojouru
of several weeks in the Whit, mountains.
The granite posts around the Pavilion
Hotel premises are being cut down abou
| one half their length
The Washington County Court room and
halls now present a very creditabe appear
euce.
Rev. F. \. Hillery Of Providence, r. l.,
is spending his vacation in this vicinity, and .
conducted the Holiness meeting at .. j. /
Copeland's Saturday evening.
The Excelsior Granite company are max
ing al unique polished sphere monument,
five feet in diameter a. the base for parties
| In Norwich y y The stopa in tho rOu,h
weighs 20 tons.
The funeral of Nora j., aged %, only
child OF John O'Grady, was held Monday
morning at the Catholic school house.
The Central Vermont Methodist camp.
meeting opened Monday at the Mortified
camp grounds.
Conductor Stephen X. Colby received al
severe blow over his right eye on Tuesday,
from stick Of wood, which bounded while|
wooding up an engine.
At the Union district school meeting Fred]
L. Eaton was elected moderator HiranI
Carleton clerk, j. II. Lucia chairman oil
prudential committee for three years to sue
coed himself, y. j. Sbley treasurer, L. II.
Irish collector and c. W. Leslie, j. II.
Senter aud ~ w. Ferrin auditors. 1t was
voted to raise tax of 25 cents on a dollar.
The cattle disease has broken out in tho
herd owned by Henry Towne, about one
l half mile from the II. E. Haselton herd in
Moretown, recently spoken of in these col.
umus.
Rev. C. W. Gallagher will return from
his vacation in season to supply Bethany
pulpit next Sunday.
, Rev, f. A. Hiery of South Providence,
r. l., editor of the Beulah Christian, il to
speak to the Holiness league on Friday even :
ing at No. Putnam street.
The funeral OF Mrs. Rice, aged 50, who
died on Sunday, was held Tuesday
The rooms lately occupied by the Emery
store, in the Holmes block an State street,
are to be opened as republican headquar-
tiers. grand rally will also soon taka
place.
NORTHFlELO.
a party of veterans from Boynton post,
G. a. r., started on Tuesday morning to
camp at Mount Mansfield, in Stowe. for
three days. The Northneld cornet band
went on Tuesday with an excursion to High
gate Springs, and tho Gouldsville band was
at the republican flag raising in RoxOury.
Hon. Frank Plumley is in great demand
| as a campaign speaker just now. He spoke
at Roxbury on tuesday Afternoon, a:
Mortified III the evening, and will speak at
Waterbury this Wednesday, Afternoon. -
DR.. Nichols returned on Monday night from
MS vacation Oh Tue Coast o. hblut. -- l Nc
Good Templars have elected for representa-
tves to the grand lodge session on October
! II at Barton, George Cross, RoXanna Or
g cult and Mrs. c. L. Reed, aud recommended
i J. II. circuit for lodge deputy
a Mrs. Frank Sawyer and children OF Clinton,
Macs. are visiting William NJ Peryier.-
Ida Cass got one finger of her left hand
t smashed in the machinery ct Gouidsvllie
= cotton mill Tho Excelsior mill machinery
c is being moved from the BelAnap shops, and
l is to be located in the pottery building in
- the railroad yard.-On Saturday afternoon
a new large republican flag was raised on
g the common, to take the place of the old
= flag destroyed by the winds Of last We'd
a nesday. Speeches were made 10y q. b..
Boyce of Barre. and II. \. Huse u Mont
= pelier.- daughter was born on Nednes'
r day last, to Rev. and Mrs. IL. /. Thornton.
BARRE.
:. The Baptist society are to join with tho
v Montpelier Baptists in holding picnic next
:. Tuesday at jamin's Falls
Tho democrats are to raise flag next
Monday night, and will have speaker from
Rhode Island
" George |. Beckey has resigned as j, V,
!, c., in the Grand Army post.
e The independent flag raising occurs thi!
u Saturday evening.
> p. }. McDuCTee, and not G. D. Wheeler,
took tho third prize in the half milo bicycle
race Saturday.
,e \ lit,le son Of Fred Bailey, near the quar-
res last week broke up an empty blastu
powder key, lighted the loose pc WIDER strain
. ed therefrom, and an explosion followed,
> terribly burning and decorating the fash or
/, his face neck and head
Xera A. llills of Duxbury has q thrifty
bed Of peanuts that were in blossom las
week. Mrs. Emma Henry is in town anC
d expects to act as matron at the Methodist
y seminary when the fall term begins.
Is The organ in the Congregational church
SO has been repaired. ....E
d a musical convention viii be held unde
" the direction of w. u. Gals ON September
Y, 20, 81 and 20 at the opera house, hS