Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-23
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

Work is again going forward on the now
Catholic church, and July is the date SET
for the laying OF the corner stone
The dome on the State house is being
painted
The opera house was crowded Friday
night at the grammar school anniversary
and some people went away for want Of
standing room.
The summer changes in time on the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad are to occur
on Monday, June -.
Frederick ". Bancroft is to give his bal
! lad lecture Friday evening at Richmond,
under the auspices of the Kings Daughters.
The reception Thursday evening to tho
graduating class at the Vermont Methodist
Sc minary was a pleasant affair and was the
last event of the term. The majority Of
the students have already gone to their
homes for the summer vacation.
W. b. Lindsey, clerk at the postotlice, is
at his home in Oneida, y. Y, to remain
until July |.
The sem-monthly W. c. T. L. meeting
was held on Thursday afternoon at Bethany
chapel.
Col. j. Estey, Lieut.. Atkinson and Gen.
W. II. Gilmore inspected the Capital Guard
on Friday, the drill being on the State
House grounds.
On Friday Mrs. Newell S. Lord arrived
with the body of her son, Fred, aged about
| 20, who died in February; and Mr.. and
| Mrs A. j. Phillips, with the body OF their
daughter, Helen r.. aged Is, who died Oh
March Is, all coming from Chicago. The
service and burials were at Green Mount
cemetery.
William Morrison of the Wheelock bind
cry, while driving RAPIDLY to escape the
shower of Thursday evening, collded with
| a team at the corner Of Main and East
State streets, receiving slight injuries TO
himself and carriage.
John II. Senter 7. W. Egan, 7. kelle-
| her and II. Atkins, were among those who
started on Friday for the convention al
! Chicago.
The jurors OF the March term of Wash
| ington County Court are to hold a social
and dinner at the Exchange hotel, on FRI
day evening, June "A.
MONTPELIER Lodge of Good Templars are
arranging TO celebrate their Tooth meeting,
in August, with their second annual picnic.
T. L. Gordon and wife went on Tuesday
to Bolton, called there by a telegram an
nouucing the death Of his mother
Presiding Elder a. b. Truax is to hold a
quarterly conference on Saturday forenoon
at Chelsea, and in the afternoon at Corinth
!
at Corinth Corners, and in the afternoon at
| Topsham; on Monday forenoon he holds
quarterly conference at Topsham and in the
afternoon the same at Waits River.
The closing exercises OF the Catholic
school will be held in the opera house Thurs
day evening.
state Secretary f. Z. Towner already
has 100 Christian Endeavorers booked to go
| to the national convention on July in
New York, and more names are coming in
on every mail. There are - from Washing
ton county and - from Montpelier.
BARRE.
On July Attn the Green Mountain Trtotins
| Park association are to have four horse
| races. q balloon ascension and athletic
| sports on their park,
Wells, Lamson ~ Co., have purchased a
section OF land below the Sortwell x Morse
works, and are 10 build granite works and
erect dam for water power The old
academy building lumber is being moved
on to this land.
II. {. Nye and wife are spending three
days near Berlin pond.
Wayland Strong, who attempted suicide
by hanging, and was sent to the Brattleboro