Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-30

brother proposed to quiet him by force OF
arms, A short contest proved the young
est was the best man. The second brother
then invoked .he aid of the eldest oil the
three, and got it in way that did not I'M
mensely please him, inasmnch as the iast
arrival took the part OF the younger, anu
the second brother received another hasei-
lation. These spiritual manifestations
broke up the proposed circle ana inc III
tending participants lett the house NJ o'ee'
Rather strange work for the spirit to cause
But maybe it was one oil those hish' ""''
the evil spirits have power.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
East Montpelier and the neighborhoOd ad-
Joining are remarkable for their production
of excellent butter. AT the recent faf-
mers' Meeting there, we learned that ONE
single dealer, the Hon. Clark King, OF hast
Montpelier. had shipped since the hrst OF
October. from the Plainfield depot, on the
Nontnelier and Wells River Railroad, tUrty
thousand pounds of butter, which he bought
in that vicinity, and that ne has now on
hand some six thousand pounds more To
shin from the same station. just Inquire up
how many slices of bread that amount
would butter, and you can guess the amount
of solid qualification that region affords TO
the world at large.-Freemdn
Eureka Encampment No. 10, |. o. .. r.,
Mortified, was instituted Jan. :, by orand
Chief Patriarch, l.. W. Brigham. The iol-
lowing are the principal officers elected and
installed p. ID. Bradford, Mortified, e.
P: F. II. 8ascom, Montpelier, II. +; a.
n. Pearson, Montpelier, S. w.; I. \.
Webb. Mortified. Scribe; }. l.. Abbott
Mortified, Treasurer; l.. NJ WaShhurn'
Montpelier, j. W.
| WINDSOR COUNTY.
Master Il. Fred Farrell, son OF /. l. Far
rell, proprietor of the Chester House, hes
ter. fell from the roof of the ell part of the
! hotel, putting his shoulder out OF JOINT ana
splitting the bone of the arm.
j. LYMAN Fisher, of Chester, was recent
IL seriously injured by being thrown from
his sled while driving pair OF oxen when
had become unmanageable-
Assistant District Attorney Henry {.
Allen. of New York city, fitted Tor college
at Chester Academy, and graduated from
his alma mater Civilians College, with
hiob honors lie was in the service during
the late war, and was commisSioned guar
termaster, with the rank OF Lieutenant
Colonel.
At the annual meeting Of the W lndsor
county agricultural soCie'S, nc'u az ~"
stock on Jan. 18th, the following othcer'
were elected for the ensuing year; PreSi-
dent. PaulD Dean, Barnard; Nice-Presi-
dents. E. NJ. Goodwin. Hartland, Edwin
Uazen. Woodstock; Treasurer. Norman
Paul, Pomfret; Secretary, Ora Paul, Pom
fret. The treasnrer'S report shows the sun
of S3l3 IS in the treasury, alter paying all
outstanding liabilities. Three Year. AZ,
the society was nearly $500 in debt Ih'
fairs of the society have been located at
Woodstock for ten years, and are to he he.t
on the grounds of the Woodstock Agrlenl
tural Association.
At the last annual election Of Centr'
Lodge No. 30, l. o. of o. f. at Chester
the following officers were elected Hug
Henry. y. G. D. Wesley Davis. ! t..
Arthur H. Henry, Rec. Sec. +. L. Barney
Per. Sec. j Ii. llosmer, Treasurer