Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-08

q CLOCK WIN game or base Dali. Inc
managers expect to have some kind of a
vaudeville entertainment in front Of the
Grand stand during the afternoon. Foot
and hurdle racing, jumping and other
athletic contests will be among the attrac-
tons. There will also be peg race. There
Will be dancing in floral hall during the
afternoon and evening. In the evening
there will be a display Of fireworks.
CAPT. HOBsoN COMING TO BRAT
TLEBORO.
Capt Hobson, the hero of the sinking
of the Mcrrimac at Santiago. most famous
of all the younger naval officers, and ac-
compished scientifically, as he proved by
his work in raising the sunken ships at
Santiago and Manila. will lecture in the
Auditorium at Brattleboro, says the phoe-
nix Wednesday evening, May IA, under the
auspices of the National Society of the
United Daughters Of 1872. Vermont.
MARY HOWE COMING TO BURLING-
TON.
Mary Howe will give concert in the
Auditorium in Brattleboro on Thursday
May 80 and will have the assistance OF
the Mahn string quartette of Boston
Mary Howe has just closed a contract
with Prof. VIM. r. Chapman, the fam ous
New York manager and conductor for his
fall season of festivals, in which she will
take part as the leading soprano soloist
The festivals Will be held in Burlington
Portland and Bangor. Me, Manchester
n. H.. Potsdam. ~ Y, Halifax. n. s..
and st. John, n. b.
GIVING UP STOCK RAISING.
A special meeting of the stockholders OF
the Vermont Live Stock company will be
held in the Vermont National bank in
Brattleboro Friday, May IS, for the pur-
of talx "a prOnOGtinf, 70
dissolve the corporation. says the Re
former. The company was organized III
1884 with Edward Crosby as president and
had large ranch in what is now South
Dakota L. +. Adams was manager oi
the ranch for four years being succeeded
by John u. Stevens who held that office
until about two years ago. OF late years
the grazing facilities have decreased to
such an extent that it was thought best
to wind up the affairs of the company
FIRE AT WILLISTON.
The house and barns on the premises of
Henry Pattcn in Willston We're destroyed
by fire Saturday afternoon. says the News
The loss is practically total, but the build
ings were well insured The properly con-
sisted of a fine residence and three barns.
Fire was discovered at noon in a part OF
barn not recently occupied. The oriSn Is
a mystery. The barns are near the house
and there was tine to save very li'le
household goods Some of the stock were
rescued, but a large quantity of hay and
grain was destroyed,
FIRE IN HUNTINGTON CENTRE,
About two o'clock Sunday morning John
Grace's blacksmith shop in HuntinSton
Centre was discovered 10 be on fire, AS
the inside was all ablaze when discovered
nothing could be saved. AS Leon pwire $
shop stood only about Y feet from Mr.
Grace's 1t was soon or fire In several
places. An alarm was given by the ring
whistle on Bartletts mill The men re-
n crowd there. They fought the fire nobly
and succeeded in saving Mr.. Dwire's shop
although tho end next the fire was badly
burned.
TESTIMONIAL TO II. +. FIELD.
A testimonial in the form of silver
loving cup appropriately engraved and al
autograph album. was presented sunday
TO Former Superintendent Henry +, FlelC
ot the Ccngrcgat onal Sunday school II
Rutland by the members and teachers o
the school says the Herald The cup n
engraved as follows: Henry +. Field;
"Congregational Sunday school, Rutland
VI. :" "Semper Fideis, 1sGs-ls2" The al
hum contains the autographs of over "a
teachers and scholars who were In Mr.
Fields charge during his % years as sup
erintendent of the school. The names ar,
hound in morocco, AS Mr.. Field was sicl
ubed with a cold. the cup and album were
taken to his home