Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-25
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.


The body of Col. Henry c. Mutt arrived
in this city from Boston Wednesday efter-
noon in the private car Of President Z. c.
Smith of the Central Vermont railroad.
The interment was at Green Mount cenIe-
terry, whore the service was conducted by
Revs. A. J. Hough and a. y. Lewis
At the Berlin caucusos Saturday the re.
publicans nominated Martin W. Wheelocl
and the democrats Arthur l.. Hewitt TOR
town represen tatves, and they jointly
nominated for justices of the peace George
W. Dodge, IL. ". Whecloca, l.. Chandler,
J. n. Perrin, A L. Hewitt, Milton Bailey
and V. L. Sayton.
Hon Frank Plumley and Hon. Zei S.
Stanton to speak at republican rally
next Saturday afternoon in Waitsfaid
The Cotton Manufacturing company have
begun several important changes in their
works. y new 80 horse power water wheel
has been placed beneath one section of the
works.
All the concrete walks aud driveways
about the State house grounds have been
covered with coat of tar and sand.
a fire alarm at 1915 Saturday night,
called two hose companies to the little house
occupied by Jim Brassaway on the B..!u
side The flames were ext!Hgu.saeI
and the inmates moved their goods into the
old Nicholas block.
The annual meeting and election of thu
W. G.. T. [. Is to occur Thursday afternoon
at Bethany chapel.
Whtcomb Bros. steam laundry is being
thoroughly overhGuled and a concrete floor
laid.
Rev. G.. T. Raymond of Boston preached
on Sunday at the Baptist church, and is t.
remain in this vicinity for one week
The reDubliCan lparue COnlmitta "a are roll.
ing up a large list OF members the new
headquarters on State street are leased and
being furnished, and a meeting to complete
organization for active work will be called
early this week. The club intend to adopt
as rogalie a Harrison hat with red, white
and blue band and the word "NIontpelier'
printed thereon.
The republican headquarter were opened
Tuesday afternoon in the Holmes block on
State street.
Presiding Elder Truax is to hold quarter
ly meetings Sunday at Pittstield and Stock
bridge. He will also speak at Friday the big
tent meeting in Chelsea.
4 large and appreciatve audience attends
ed the benefit Monday evening for the
Military band and the receipts were $40.
a party of young men, not officers Of tina
law, raided the Union House last Friday
during the absence of the proprietor, AMI
secured and appropriated TO their own us'
about 20 gallons of liquors
There is to be a special session OF TIT
United States District Court in the court
house at 4 p. IN. on Wednesday, August 81,
Tor the purpose of naturalization.
| The Washington county Good Tempars
union is to be held on next Saturday at
! Cabot.
EAST MONTPELIER.
f. II. Vincent recently fell from the high
| beams in his barn to the floor breaking one
leg ana receiving internal in juries. During
the past week Mrs. Roxaua Burnham has
been entertaining her daughter from Bur-
! ling u.-Etta Bancroft has been visiting ID
! Moutpelieg. ar. aud Mrs. Aaron Bancroft
Of Montpelier have been visiting in town.
A Harrison and Reid flag will be raised at
| the Centre soon.
BARRE.
The new Spauding graded school build
| ing probably the most commodious and
substantial ediflcc of its kind in the State is
to be formally dedicated on the afternoon
of Friday, September ,. Hon. Edwin Y.
Palmer state superintendent of schools,
delivers the grafton. The programme OF
exercises is as follows; Music, Miss Kate
| Healey; prayer, Rev W. S. Smithersj
| mus G, bulIi4AS GCuliLlNlee ueilNels the heV
to the prudential committees; prudential
committee accepts building; "Future posi-
blites of Spaulding Graded school Priu.
cipal O. ID. Matthewson; Grafton, Hon. L.
+. Palmer; poem, Simon BHnn Blunt,
benediction, c. :, Niokerson.
The caucuses TO nominate town represen.
tatives will be held in the opera house, the
republican on Thursday evening, and the
democratic Friday evening,
| {. f. Tayntor X Co., announce that their
new granite shed will be ready for business
on Monday, August 20, and that il the
strike is not then settled they will make
individual contracts with so stone cutters.
Crockett and Resde, the two men who
drove off the end Of a deep culyert Saturt7