Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-19


Johnsbury. on Monday, having set Its
clothes on fire while playing with some
matches
NEw GRANGEs-Deputy Boyden has re-
Gently organized the following new oranges
Hail Mountain Grange, South SALISBURY !;
Home Protection. Arlington Mount 10
lus. East Dorset Farmers Protection,
Centreville. North Wallingford.
The settlement Of the wages question OF
the drivers and firemen on the Grand Trunk
R,ilroad Is still in allegiance. The Union
men, who number 20 per cent. oil the
whole force, have agreed to refer the mat
ter to Mr.. Arthur, the head in this country
of the United States aud Canadian Brother
hood
TAXATION EXEMPTIONS Massachusetts,
according to the recent report OF the lax
Commissioners, the amount OF religious prop
erty exempt from taxation is $50 ,2i2, 500
while the exemption Of property OF literary,
scientific, benev client and charitable institu-
tions and agricultural societies amounts to
S23, 702 800. that i, the total OF property
that thus escapes taxation is S54 DOC, 900.
TRorrING on THE IcE-W Wednesday alter
noon a trotting race took place at St. Al
bans Bay for purse OF $50. between I. NJ.
Tiernoy's, Barney Kelley, and Terry Bren-
mans, Fannie STREET the race was won
easily by Barney Kelley in three straight
heats The track was in poor condition for
both horses No time was taken. About
400 persons were present.
The town of Sherburne, with population
of 463, has one person living within its
limits oser ninety years old, seven over
eighty. twenty over seventy, and twenty
three over sixty. Il will thus be seen that
nearly onc-ninih Of the population of the
town l. over sixty years of age. Of this
number only four were born in the town.
There are -ix in one family; there are six
wiiowers. eleven widows and three old
bachelors.
Franklin CuUNll JAN The St. Adams
Advertiser say The Franklin county jail
was bulk to accommodate eis hit prisoners.
which number. by crowdiug two persons into
narrow cell ju-t large enough for one,
might be doubled Yet a: tunes within the
past TWO years there have been as many as
lft-tp nd
eating in room hardly Is feet square.
When the fact that it j. about impossible to
ventilate TINS room Is taken into considera-
ton one can well Judge Ct the purity and
healthy quality f the atmosphere. Such
thing l. little short OF barbarism. For
three months. ending Feb. 25th, the num-
Der of prisoners in confinement was -. OF
this number b were locked up for common
drunks one for selling liquor for theft;
> for forgery , for assault and battery, aud
for debt March l>t seven Of the prison
ers confined for drunkenness were p4rdonei
by Gov. Peck
The sons and Daughters Of Vermont i'll
/ Worcester. Mas. and vicinity held their
/ second annual reunion Tuesday evening,
/ about 100 beng po~cut The reunion open
ed with the following tableaux: \ Yer
/ mont family "a Vermont school ; the cOun-
I try c'.uir , gan, day scene IN Vermont Z;
"A >ustlins uH. gathering the zap boiling
I the sap, ratl tuc sugar, home scene in
| Num,at Ni.a ~.u- So, apple bee At the
/ r.u,lu>,ou uI ,n- H.'aux the president Of
/ the ass, clal! 20. Hon. ARK Jillson, was IL
iruIutoi, and oppressed pleasure that 80
ua n Nernunte,- Nere present. stating that
/ not a single iowa IA the Green Mountain
/ State wa~ without H. representative. lie
then read an original poem descriptive OF
/ scenes and persons IN Vermont. The presi-
/ Gent wa~ followed ~ other speakers, after
which there was 4 prize drill by members OF
/ Vermont militia company Of III. which
/ Wa ioilJwed by dancing.
| Probably the Oldest man in New York state
probably in the United Statcs-is Cook St
John. OF Walton, Delaware county.
Mr. y. John was BORN june 81, l773. and
cons Quent.y has nearly reached his one
hundred aud second birthday. His earliest
recollection i of his eldest brothers telling
Of the battle OF Bunker hill. and of his
inothcr'~ weeping because this brother had
enlisted Tor the war. lie also remembers
seeing tine cid contn.uials passing his
fathers house on their way from Boston TO
New York. Five prominent causes"
Walton clergyman remarks, have con-
tuccd 10 his longevity. VIZ industry. ten
perance, chceriglncs>. an approving con-
science. and "a firm reliance on Divine Pro-
violence. That being the ease, we don't