Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21
STATE NEWS.

Allen Brown, Of Bridgewater, is IO4 years
old.
Nj and Mrs F. H. Stiles, of Peru. cele-
brated their golden wedding, the other Jay.
Mr. and Mrs. Elan Abbott, Of Gaysville,
celebrated their golden wedding. the other
day.
Col. Asa Wentworth has Just retired from
the office of town treasurer of Bellows Falls
alter an incumbency of thitry-three years.
1t is stated that in Waitsfeld, during the
past IA months. eight persons have each had
an arm fractured. and one man a leg.
Frsnk D. Marsh was arraigned at Rut-
land the other day for attempting to pass
forged checks, fined $50 and sent to Wind
sor tor two years and half.
Wallingford decides not to contest the
railroad bond question further. and will re-
fund its Indebtedness, which. with the
original $50 900, past due interest and costs,
amounts to S55 900.
A little child of Mr.. Marcia, living on
Westfeld Plain, Fairfax. Tell into II pail of
hot water, the other day and Was SO serious
ly scalded that after lingering in great
agony for six hours II died.
C. W. Stone, who has undertaken the
tdsk VI pTOfluS tudt CdtuIudy suOulu Uc
kept as the Sabbath, has succeeded in con-
vincing few Of our citizens that this is the
proper way to do, and accordingly a meet
ing was held last Saturday by the converts.
South Troy Cor.
A man who came to Charleston. last fall
and styled himself DR.. Mum, was arrested
the 22i ult., and arraig ned before Justice
Melvin for the practice OF medicine without
license; be plead guilty and was bound
over in the sum of 500; failing to procure
bail. Officer NJ. X. Davis took him to Iras-
burgh to await the September eOurt.-NelU-
port Express.
Gibbs Rsinvill, a well-to- do farmer Of
Elmore, raised all the money he could,
about seven hundred dollars (ostensibly to
build new house another season., three
hundred dollars Of an invalid sister without
security and the remainder by mortgaging
his farm, sold off all his property including
everything that was raised upon the farm
the past season. took the proceeds and left
Tor parts unknown, leaving a young vile
and three small children, and an invalid
sister in very destitute circumstances.
The suit Of the Lamoile Valley Railroad
Company against the town of Fairfield to
compel the issuance of bonds in aid of the
road was decided Saturday in favor Of the
town. The case was argued at the general
term of the Supreme Court, at Montpelier
last Fall, and its decision fell TO Judge
Royce. The suit was brought to compel
the town to issue the bonds to the amount
of $40. 900. Judge Royce has ordered the
clerk at st. Jonhsbury to enter up judg-
ment for the defendant. The ground of the
decision is understood to be that the record
OF the voters assent, ETC., was not season.
ably made and it turns principally on the
authority of the Lunenburgh case.
The following is from the 0ttumwa
Uows) Democrat: =" Died-At his residence
in Davis county, Iowa, near Carbon station,
February Sth. 1878. Mr.. Ii A. Nichols,
aged &c wears, of asthma. Mr.. Nichols was
a native of Georgia. Vt. He moved to this
State at an early day and resided in Bur-
lington, where he was engaged in mer-
chandising. For several years he was an
efficient employee of the c. b. L q. railroad.
as stock agent Mr.. Nichols enjoyed a
large acquaintance throughout the State,
and was respected by all as man of integ-
rity and honor " A Burlington (lowa)
paper adds the following: "Mr. Nichols
had lived in Burlington. Iowa. for many
years. Since his employment by the c..
B. L Y. railway, and his conseq uent re-
moval from our city. he was frequently
here on business and his face was familiar
to all of US. He was father to the late Z.
Byron Nichols, who married Winnie, the
adopted daughter of Hon. James W.
Grimes"