Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21

was as follows: Overture, la Petite
brunette Boyer; Has the Great Western
migration Become an EVIL? Bernard Adel-
bert Fairbanks; We Cannot Live on Past
Achievements, Lee Cook Andrews; Valse,
Forest Echoes" Lancelott; Friendship,
Fannie ENERGY Cheney; The Necessity Of
the Monroe Doctrine, Barney Peter Finne-
gan; March, Advance Guard" Godfrey:
presentation of diplomas; address, Prof.
s.. f. Emerson, Phi. D., of the University
OF m galop, Archery" Coote. At
ter the presentation of diplomas by the
president of the board of trustees, Hon,
Waldo Brigham, Prof. S. F. Emerson Of
the University of Vermont, delivered an
address, speaking upon education, what IL
49, and how important 1t is from a business
standpoint and also from the higher stand
point of the souls development. The adj
dress was a very valuable and exhaustive
one. delivered in a manner that Interested
everyone. The honor list of the graduat-
ing class is as follows. General high
standing. Fannie ENERGY Cheney; honors
in mathematics, psychology, Greek and
Roman history, Fannie ENERGY Cheney:
honors In Greek ana Roman history. Bar
ney Peter Finnegan, Bernard Adelbert
Fairbanks. The years work lust closed
at the academy has been a very successful
one, being marked by unusual interest on
the part of the students, and increase of
attendance.---Donald IT,. Scribner came
home Friday night from the u. ". NJ. to
attend the graduating exercises of the
academy.---Marvln Goddard of the Medical
department at the L. V. NJ. spent Sunday
with his parents.
MoRRIsVILLE.
The work of the town board of listers
having been completed, these are some OF
the fgures: Value of real estate of the
hrst class, S4l9,lS0, against s379,1G5 Of last
year; value of real estate of second class.
$685., i5O; total value real estate s7il.JG0, as
compared with $715,SS5 last year,-The per-
sonal estate for taxation is 1921 GAG, maxi.
ing together with taxable polls. a total
grand list of 81. 12s.06, a gain Of S526s6 in
the grand list over last year. There are
1873 taxable polls assessed and a sufficient
number not taxable to make the voting
strength 500 sure. From a political point
of view Independent of course of the lis
ters work it Is probable that toward $50
OF the 500 will be found TO be republicans.-
George II. Gilmore Of this place in COM
pany with b.. b. Uawse of Barre has
bought IA building lots in that city and
arc erecting buildings there.-W. w. Peck
has n large barn up and enclosed on his
lot opposite the fair grounds.-A frost
Wednesday morning.-Spccial meeting for
installation of officers in Mount Vernon
lodge No. s, F. and A. NJ. was held We'd
ncsday evening.-Clarence Webster has
been on the sick list, threateed with pneu-
monia.-Lamoille Grange has an evening
session this week at town hall when a
general literary and musical programme
Will be rendered. On Thursday afternoon
of next week a meeting for degree work
will be held.-Leonard Matthews was call
ed to Keesevillc, y. y, on Monday by
the death of his brother, Horace Mat
thcws, aged SIS. Ten days before, Joseph
Matthews. another brother. died at Can
ton, n. " aged So. Leonard Matthews Is
the only survivor of II children. all ma
tvcs of Morrlstown.-George c. Tyler of
Boston was in town Monday night.-A. J..
Vests cellar caved-in aking along with
1t n lot of Gle &c Churchill's wire for fenc-
ing.-The diminutive lawn in front of the
bank building has been enclosed BY an
iron fence.-The Cniversalist ladies servo
supper at their vestry Thursday after
noon.-Nernon, son of DR.. T. j. Holbrook
is making quite n record as base ball
pitcher at Williams college.-Alexander
Bertrand of P~lattsburgh, y. Y, was in
town over Sunday.-Elmer Edmunds Of
West1eld is in town at work In w. A.
Butler's gang of carpenters.-Dr. f. ].
Hall has done a very kindly act in Offering
to young America the use of a portion Of
his land over in Jersey as a base ball
ground. A new ball nine has been organ
ized.-C. c.. Warren of Waterbury was
at the Randall Tuesday night.-Col. G.. w.
Doty Is constructing an addition In the
rear of his building for a carriage house.
Joseph Noyes is putting In n furnace at
his residence.-C. b. Green, o. NJ. Water
man and G. A. Gle biked II to Waterbury
and return on Saturday.
n social dance was held in town hall
Saturday eveninE.-Hon. NJ. Weld Terrill
OF Middletovn, Conn, has given the sum
of $50 toward a new Congregations church
~here.-flenry Libben was in Montpelier
over Sunday.-Mrs. Graves of johnson has
a contract with y. II, llanly of Enosburgh
Falls. who will build her a dwelling house
on the lot she has recently purchased in
Morrisville of George W. Clark on Clark
avenue running west from Congress
street.DGeorge NJ. Powers will deliver the
Memorial day address at Hardwick.-
Members Of hose company No. | were out
for practice Friday evening and did very
effective work with two couplings made at
the corner of Main and Congress streets.
Carroll +. Randall spent the past week
in Boston, Providence and elsewhere
Mr.. Silsby of Lyndonville was in town
the last of the week, selling at auction for
H.. j. Dwinell some of the latter's stock
recently damaged by fire. The sale was
held in A. G. Vests b~uilding.-The new
telephone deal which will, when COM
plete, connect Waterbury,. Stowe, Nor
~risville, Johnson, Hyde Park, Wolcott and
Hardwick, is we'll under way. Equipment
is purchased and poles are being gotten
out'-'i. NJ. ken ana {. II. NoCum Will
erect iron fences about their residences
Leon Emmons and wife, formerly Miss
Gussie Durham, are here from Clare
mont. n. H., where they went on their
wedding trip.-Mr. Sawyer of Mortified
set up monumental work here last week. |
Charlie Goozey, a former resident, was in
town from Lowell, Mass, the last of the
week. Fle will soon enter the employ Of
Mr.. George G. Lang, late of the jewelers.
firm of Lang & Campbell, who is to soon
start in business at Barre.-James Joslyn
has finished work in Monroe Joslyn's gro-
Gerry store and will soon so to Waitsfield.
w, G., Fancher, who is connected with
the State Industrial school at Vergennes,
was in town last week and looked over
Elmer f., Harris grain business on Pleas
ant street with the view to buying it.-Al-
bert Huse OF West Randolph, a former
resident here, has been visiting In town.
A very pleasantly located town clerks of
flee has been opened by +, G.. Fleetwood in
the Matthews bUilding,-Congressman
Powers house has been wired for cleo
tricity the past week.-Mr. Brigham of
Bennington was the guest of Senator Ken
field on Thursday.-Dr. William y. Chase
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