Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-02
VERMONT NEWS,

DR.. j. F. Skinner, Of Barton, who has
held the Office of County Commissioner
for the last two years, has been renomin-
ated.
Jamaica voted on Tuesday. to bond the
town for S37 coo, or welve times her grand
list, in aid OF the Bratrleboro and White
hall Railroad.
Two young men named Clifford and Frank
Demo were arrested in Orwell, Moaday.
for stealing two robes belonging to j. L.
Hammond from the barn of Boynton's
Hotel. on the Saturday evening previous.
They were beld to bail il $3.50 each, which
they have not procured.
The number Ct polls in the State is 49,
ass, and the dogs listed $500, Rutland
county leading with l6, 9S5 polls aud ? .430
dogs.
r. II. Root d Co., of New York. begin
at Bennington, this week, the manufacture
of acetate of lime from hard wood, and
expect to produce fse tons g week, for
dyeing purposes.
The spuual meeting of the Orleans Tenn
perance Society was held st Barton. We'd
nesday. Reports from the various towns
in the county showed that large number
of reform clubs have been lately organized
and that several hotel keepers have been
led to abandon the liquor traffic George
Ii Blake. IT Barton. was re elected Presi-
dent Ut the society AID d. W. Kemp, of
Newport. Secretary.
There are twelve persons living in Cam
brldg whose aggregate ages Is one thou
sand and twenty eight years. SIX of these
are living in one neighbOrhood, and two
were born IN town.
The Indebtedness Of the village of St.
JohnsbuIy is over SIS, 600, over $4,000
he'ng fer water supply. The expenses for
1876 were over SIC, 500.
1t is said that Hon Daniel Baldwin, of
Montpelier, has been u member of the
Masonic order over sixty-three years.
Rutland county has Isl justices of the
peace, but 1t appears that l2l nj them are
performing the duties of the office without
having taken the prescribed oath.
The next meeting OF the Ministerial Asso-
Citation of Burlington District will be held
at Pitrsiord, commencing on Tuesday, Feb
ruary Goth.
Dan Young. of Glover, has sold his
famous trotter Dan Rocket" Tor 81 400.
A new S35 600 church is TO be erected at
Bennington by the Baptist Society, the COM
lug Spring.
Waterman Robbins, Ct Craftsbury. had
an eve put out recently By piece of
iron flying irUm q nail he was driving.
&. I. Holmes. of West Charlotte, while
trotting on the ice with Young colt. drove
into snow hank under which the ice was
rotten. and the col. went through and was
drowned.
Winhall boasts ola French woman in this
town who is i02 years old and who has all
the appearance Of many years yet to live.
The second annual festival and banquet
of the Western Vermont MIsrnic Union
will be held at the Stevens House Yer
genues. on Tuesday, tho 18TH dsy of Feb
ruary next.
Mrs. Eixard P Allea, Of St. Johnsbury,
was thrown from sleish the other day and
broke her arm.
A clothes-iine swindler has been operat-
ing in the vicinity of Albany a nd has cheat
ed Two or three men ous of oae hundred
dollars each.
Laura Louis, girl OF 10 years of age,
employed III the family OF II. I. Hull, Ed,
OF Poultney. suddenly took her leave, the
other day, taking with her a gold watch
and chain, two rings. a dress, L cloak,
saIchel and ten dollars in money. amount
ing in all to $500 worth. She was arrested
in Mlddletown, given hearing. plead
guilty and was held in tae sum of $500 to
appear at the next term Of court. All of
the property was recovered with the excep-
ton OF fifty cents