Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-08
VERMONT NEWS.

There have been about SO scholars in tina
Middlebury graded schools during the term
lust closed. OF whom 81 were from other
towns, many of them being IN preparation
for college IN the classical department.
4 brown or gray bear WAS reported as hav-
ing been seen on Wnghts Mountain IN Brad
lord few DAYS since. and large party went
IN search. They were unable 10 come up
with him.
A few DAYS ago MIS- Paris Fletcher. of
Bridport had Il cancer removed from her
breast this making the sixth operation of
tins kind which She has been compelled to
undergo. Although she Is a very old lady,
she Is now dong well and likely to come out
all right.
The trouble in the Industrial Works at
Springfield which called so much attention
to It's " cooperative plan. and whose
affairs were placed i'll the care of 4. VI. Al
bee, ESD rs assignee, Is nearly ended anda
dividend Is soon To be pad to Its creditors OF
about fifteen per cent. The indebtedness
was chiefly local The chief cause of the
failure was in selling goods at less than the
cost Of production. The large amount OF
flags made by them was unintentlonally
sold at Il large shrinkage, and otaer goods III
a similar manner. Samuel Afford, Jr., EsI-,
President Of the bank purchased the assets
OF the company at auction for the beneht OF
the stockholders. and new company has
been formed. to be called the Union Manu-
featuring Company. with J. A. H. Ellis
superintendent and manager. Tho young
men who have chung to the - ship during
Its tempestuous voyage are IN hopes now to
save little OF their money, which once
seemed a total loss. Another unfortunate
company is the Vermont Hame Company,
NJ
auction for the benefit Of Its creditors
As George Henry was coming down the
mountains, IN Ripton, with load of logs,
recently, his horses took fright aud ran
down the steep mountain side. Mr.. Henry
got badly scared AMI jumped off. but va 20
unfortunate as to strike on log, AMI MS
thigh bone was badly fractured
remarkable accident happened to iad
10 wears old, named Woodbury. a snot Di-.-t. II.
sinc. m Bradford. He jumped tAcANai- =
sro,o n nils of logs, striking upon the emu .,
an ,ron bar which was lying Win one e
- = I,,, the bar tearing out the sciosuH'
III as w.s supposed, passing up und"l ms
cIo,bipg and breaking one I'D Aoou' 'en
- affer the accident an abcess hiiu loIHle"
IL. siie and began to discharge. AMI the
doctcr took from the side pieces OF the Pahts
and drawers, and 1t WIS then found thAt the
bar had penetrated the cavity of the bowels
and passed up back Of the bladder until II
atlucs the ribs. The boy is recovering rapid
ly.
J.. H. Dearborn, a prominent citizen OF
West Fairlee, died OF paralysis the other day.
He was for a number of years treasurer of the
Vermont Copper Mining Company, and was
, prominent member of the Masonic frater-
lIty-
Mr.. Lensey Round, OF Clarendon, died on
Monday last at the age of 5S years. He WAS
,orn and lived all his life on the iarm where
he died and where his father before him was
,orn and lived He was prominent man in
lis native town, having represented Claren.
on four times in the State Legislature.
The women of tho Methodist Society of
fiddlebury have just furnished the managers
4 the New York Five Points Mission large
mount OF bedding and clothing for those un-
er the missions charge.
One of Castletons farmers has recently
lied an order for ten gallons Of maple syrup
,r q friend in South America anoth r has
,st shipped quantity Of butter to . man in
anama, and still another supplies . family
it'll butter in Alabama