Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-31

meeting Of the directors. Paris Fletcher was
elected president, and J. G.. Wellington.
cashier. semi annual dividend was de
clared, January l-t, Of five per cent, leay-
ing still large Surplus fund on hand.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
There are sixty-two cases of measles in
East Dorset. One ease has proved fatal.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Four deaths in Waterford up to last week
Monday from small pox.
The CaledoAiqa Office now has gas in it,
Perhaps it, readers thought there was
enough in IL before the new supply.
Mark A. Amesden has received the ap-
pOintment of postmaster at South Walden.
in place Of l.. VI. Burrham. resigned
Measles are more plenty than grasshop-
per- in August in Harlwick. Many schools
have had to suspend operation for short
time and the rest have dragged a somewhat
precariOus existence for several weeks.
greatly impairing their usefulness fer the
term.
\ remarkable affection has recently oc-
CURED in the family of Mr. Geo Bundy, of
Danyille Last week he lost two children
| by malignant canker rash. some Of hi other
Na
more We're not expected to live.
Last week Lorenzo Colby took the train
at St. Johnsbury depot and went to Rich
mond, +. q. On the same day Mrs. VIII
liam Greeley left the depot for Boston to
take care of a sick brother vt Wells
River she changed her mind, took the B. G.
< NJ. road and went To Richmond. p. q.
Here she had the good fortune 10 ind a pro-
] in, h.
then proceeded to Montreal where they are
now engaged enjoying each Others society.
| Colby leaves wife and two children at
home and Mr.. Greeley leaves husband
and child.
During the past year the Mr--r,. FAIR
banks received into their yard .3jG ears.
loaded with freight, and sent OF from their
/ factory. during the same time. 500 cars of
I Scales. The average load Of each ear was
I over ten tons-a aggregate. nearly l. coo
tons. Inward freight. 3ol cars pig iron.
30 ears Of coal, 50 moulding sand. - wood,
and the balance made up hy "a variety OF
other things.
E>SEN COUNTY.
Timothy CLANCY Of Luucublrsh stole
/ some goods from B0wkcr'S store. was found
/ out, arrested and fined Sl2. hut could not
/ pay and was carried to Jail.
rRANKlIN COUNTY.
Fast Richford has got bad name ns a
drinking hole, and for ways that are dark. '
The people Of Franklin propo~, to start
an academy there the coming spring.
Mr. Chapman Smith of Richf0rd has sold
his farm az Fast Franklin 10 Chester Ohm
stead Of tina. place for $3.50.
JAY Grice Of East FmnkIin. sent a small
10y 10 the barn with candle lantern. q
few nights ago. and now is making plans
/ for some new buildings.
During the year Is72 there were 7.32O
| tubs Of butter shipped from Jhe Ea-; Bsrk-
[ shire station on the Ms-i~Guoi railroad.
/ l.. 500 butter tabs. and 80 full ear loads of
/ hay and lumber, besides the other ordinary
/ freight. During the same time - ful. ear
/ loads Of freight were received there, beside
the ordinary smaller amounts.
! ON the 9th inst. Constable Capp. called
( at the little drunkerl, kept by Lime
/ Foster at Montgomery and well patronized
/ by the customary ones for the purpose of
1 finding and receiving the poison The OH
/ Ger made him diSgorge.
/ Edward Dane died Yer, suddenly in
Bakersfield on Tuesday o. last week.
LNouLE COUNTY.
Id. Davis has purchased the hotel at
Eden Mills
Col. Sawyer will shortly announce
railroad ball at the American House. HYDE
/ Park, which is expected 10 be- the slande~t
affair Of the season.
The railroad festival gotten up hy the
ladies Of the Universsii-t church, Norris
vile, Tuesday evening Of last week. netted
them about $4,000
The Board of Agriculture viii hold
Farmers Meeting in Morri>yiie. Thursday
and Friday, January 30th and 3l>t. Among
the papers to be presented viii be one by |.
d. r. Collins, Esq, Of Wolcott. on " The
Grass Crop" one by j. W. Bryan. E~l.,
of Elmore, on Ire5 Culture; one by X.
G. Hill. ESq.. Of EImore. on {" Long W6oled
Sheep" one by C.. f. Small. Esq. of Nor
ristown, on " Butter Making" and one by
Wm. ;. Thorp. Esq, n Morrisyille, on
Vermont as a Farming State. These are
all able and practical writer's. familiar with
their subjects, and their papers cannot fail
to instruct. and, we hope. to elicit profit
| able interchange of experience among those
who attend the meeting. Let there be a
good turn ont.
ORANGE COUNTY.
John kimball, of West Fairlce, caught
an owl Monday night, measuring 1--WE feet
from tip to tip.
\ fairy couple are Henry Tinkham and
wife, of West. Randolph, who turn the
scales at go and 230 pounds respectively.
Five days of the last term Of the Orange
County Court were spent in trying a ease
handed down by the former States Attor-
ney, Boyden, alleging that in November,
1871, one Walter Scott stole four bushels of
cob meal and three meal bags from one
Wm. F. Reed of North Brookiield. The
jury, after having been out thirty hours,
returned verdict Of not guilty.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
\ brute named Frank Gripe. living at
Charleston, whipped his infant child 50 Sc
yerely for crying that it cannot recover.
There are over forty eases Of the measles
at Albany. all of which were taken from one
person Christmas day and night.
Wm Merriam, the largest farmer in Glow
er, has sold the past year ten yokes Of
oxen and steers, all of which were raised on
his farm. lie has also sent 5000 lbs. Of
pork to market.
The chureh-going people Of Newport
Centre, complain very much Of being an
noyed by some persons saving and chop
ping wood on the Lords day There are
six days that men can saw and chop To
their hearts content, and that ought to
satisfy them.
Mr.. Il Mrs. \. S Chaiiee, with their chill
dren and friends. celebrated the fftieth an
niversary of their marriage, on the 10th, ut
their residence in Westfed One rema rka-
bic feature connected with this aged couple
Is, that they have reared their entire family
OF eleven children (seven boys and four
girls) who are all married and all present
on this occasion except one son living in
Iowa
Last Friday, while Joseph Bailey was at
work in Michael Tibbett woods near New
port, he was severely and dangerously in
jured. Another man ielled a tree which
struck Mr.. Bailey across the lower part of
the back, breaking three of his ribs off
from his backbone, and came near break
ing his hip bone. He narrowly escaped
death.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Mount Holly has Dairymen's Associa-
tion and cheese factory.
Henry A. Sawyer, of Rutland. has pur-
chased the undivided half of Cramton's
new block, opposite the depot
The fall and winter term of the present
academic year closes this week at the Sem
mary and Normal School. at Castleton
The graduates of the Normal institution
will read their essays Wednesday night. at
the Congregational church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. S Mcclure, of Rutland.
celebrated, on Tuesday evening, the fifth
anniversary of their wedding Many were
the congratulations and good wishes given
to Conductor Mcclure and wife, by the
large company assembled.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
I A hremen's ball comes of at the North
field House, North6eld, Friday evening.