Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02

mathematics; Smith college, $4,000, for
scholarship, $4,000 to the Home for Aged
Men in Worcester; $4,000 to the University
| of Vermont for scholarship: $4,000 to
Dartmouth college for a scholarship; $4,000
to the First Universalist church of wor-
cester and the residue goes to the Clark
University, Worcester. Mr. Baldwin was
a native of Putney and the students of
that town will have preference in the use
of the scholarships. -,.4 ~
Joseph Drouin has bought machinery
| from Newport which he is putting into his
| new mill In Paddock's village He will be
| ready to start business in his mill about
| the list of April. The mill will be well
| equipped for the manufacture of doors,
sash and blinds and general wood work.
| ing.
quarters of the First National bank of
Springfield.
The Young Mems Christian association
of Troy Conference academy held It's an
nual meeting Saturday. The association
numbers Al active and 10 associate MEM
bers. The election of officers for the ensu-
ing year resulted in the choice of A. j.
Hutchinson, Jr., ~, as president; Emmett
w. Gould, 9S, president; Fred G.
Molkmes, '9S, recording secretary; Harold
Hastings. '9S, corresponding secretary,
and Milton II. Wells, 81, treasurer.
d. T.. Sexton of Brandon, who returned
from the West Saturday, on learning of
tho excellent service done by the Dunmore
Hose company in extingulshing the fire
which caught in his block during his alb
sence, presented the company with a
liberal purse of money. through Chief
Engineer George w. Olmstead.
CONCERNING VERMONT PEOPLE.
II. G. Barber has decided to give up his
Wilmington office, and move to Brattle-
boro, where he has engaged n law office.
This leaves Wilmington without a lawyer,
Hosea Mann, Jr., having given up his
practice on account of the pressure OF
other business.
Capt. S. e. Howard, formerly of Brattle-
boro and Jamaica, is one of the leading
candidates for the Office of treasurer Of
Newton, Mass. The position is one of
great Importance, with salary of $4,000 u
year while bond of 100000 is required.
Rev. George II. Ide of Milwaukee Is un-
able to accept the invitation to deliver the
Memorial day address at st. Johnsbury.
DR.. Ide is native of that pace-one OF
the many of whom st. Johnsbury may we'll
be proud. He went to the war after one
year at Dartmouth, and made a name for
himself as orderly sergeant of Co. X of
the old 18th VT, Col. Proctor's regiment.
He is now one of the noted clergymen OF
the Northwest, commanding a salary of
$4,000 year.
Ellhu Park of Newfane, who died
recently, was the son of Ephraim
and Hannah Park and was born
March IS, 1909. Mr.. Park learned the
blacksmith trade of Richard Roadway, who
built several of the first houses In Fay
etteville. Slxty-four years ago he married
Keziah Ormsbee, daughter of Benjamin
Ormsbee, who kept hotel and store in
Brookline and afterward the hotels here.
The marriage ceremony was performed by
Gen. Martin Field in the hotel now known
as Pratt's Inn. and 1t was a great wedding
for those days After working awhile at
his trade Mr.. Park took to stage driving
on routes from Brattleboro to Townshend,
to Wilmington and also to Winchester, N.
II. About 1850 he returned to Newfane,
where he has since lived. industriously
plying his trade till he became unable to
work His wife and three of his five sons
survive him. Mr.. Parks father was one
of 10 children, and his grandfather Deacon
Jonathan Park, was the man who gave
land for the cemetery and for the county
buildings, the site of the latter including
what is now beautiful village common.
Rev. Alexander MacGeorge, who was
resident of Bratteboro while he was the
Baptist State missionary, has been APP
pointed by the New York Baptist City
Missionary society to take charge of the
Mariners Temple in the metropolis.
Asa Weed OF Hartland has just been
elected as chairman of the board of select
men, In which capacity he is now serving
for the goth year.
Chauncey T. Hurlburt, for number OF
years at the head of the New York branch
yard of the Vermont Marble company, has
gone into the building marble business in
that city on his own account. He is asso-
cated with the firm of Furlong & Co.,
dealers in marble and slate.