Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08
STATE NEWS.

bans Monday He acknowledged the theft
and delivered up the watch Ipon his arrest.
| lie will probably not he prosecuted.
Ida Barnes. one of the young ladies 50
| severely burned some three weeks since, bya
kerosene stove. at A. W. Browns, at New
| port died Monday. Her age was Is. Her
remains were taken to her home at Sutton
| Flats, p q. Miss Johnson the other victim
of the accident, is failing and probably will
survive but a short time.
ON Friday last on complaint made by
several citizens of White River Village to
States Attorney Davis, II. E. Harris, pro-
prictor of the White River Village hotel, was
| arrested for violations of the liquor law, and
his stock Of liquors seized. lie was fined
$50 and costs, and his liquor amounting 10
about 100 gallons. was contiscatCd. Col. A.
j. Grover, motel keeper, Geo Scannel, bar
keeper for Grover, ii. c. Stevens and Elisha
:. Stevens, saloon keepers, were arrested for
violation of the liquor law, and all the
liquor in their possession seizcl Col. Grover
and II. {. Stevens were each fined $40 and
costs. Geo Scanncll was fined 800 and costs
and Elisha Stevens was fined $50 and costs.
Colonel Grover took an appeal and was bail
cd in the sum al $50. George Scanncll took
an appeal and was hailed in the sum OF 5000
The liquors OF ii. C. Stevens were contiscat-
I'd. On the same day complaint was made
AGAINST each of the above parties for main
. tanning nuisance, snd they were ordered
under penalty of $40 a day each to close
their bars. This raid is probably but the be-
ginning OF the work now proposed to he ac-
complishrd in various portions of Windsor
county. There is only one other place at the
Junction where lager beer is sold which re-
mains open
\. VI. Durham architect and builder. Of
Montpelier, who is experimenting the build
inc of the new Unitarian church in Lisbon.
y. H., was so seriously injured by falling
rIttcr, Friday, that he cannot recover.
Four carloads of sheep started from Mid
dlcbury for Texas Thursday morning.
Junius Severance takes two Of them. Ira
Doty goes via Illinois with one of them and
Texas gentleman goes with the other.
This might bc called the Inauguration OF
the fall trade in Spanish Merino sheep.
Samuel Place of North Fairfax has some
Sciona which were grated into his apple
trees on the 18th day of last April ami are
now hearing apples of good size. One ripe
apple fell from one of them the first day of
August.
Mrs. Curry of Warren, 81 years old has
spun 425 knots Of yarn in two weeks. She
has also pirced 4 hcdquilt with 1870 pieces
during the past year.
Several ladies in this village are doing
their own housework because they cannot
secure servants who are competent. Some
of them have changed from five 10 twelve
times within IA few weeks, and these are
good easy places too. There is an ahun-
dance of girls, hut only a few arc good cooks
and otherwise competent and efficient. There
hlishci here and the compulsory education
clause ought to be applied in canncctionIwith
it. 81 .iN.Hx Messenger.
Sunday Lewis Francis. French resident
Of l,ichtOrI went 10 Canada and drank
freely, which he was not in the habit Of do
ing. lie either got into fight or fell out of
his wagon, as Il result of which his skull was
fractured. He was found by the roadside,
bleeding and partially unconscious and is
cared for at Il ncighboring house. but his re-
cOvcry is doubtful. He has a wife and chill
drcn.
The widow of Oscar Remington of Wal
lingford, who was drowned in the freshct
last Spring, has sued the town of Rutland
for damages.
The Bennington village lilEants got
through with their 30-days stretch OF taking
testimony Saturday. the prosecution using
l3 and the defence III Witnesses As the
Washington county Supr-mc Court, before
which the case was To he heard aiiourns
over to the general term, beginning at Mont
pclicr, October u, the hearing will probably
come then, Lawyer Ilaskns arguing for the
defence, and States Attorney Bltchcldcr or
LAWYER Gardner for the prosecution.
Clark French, employed by Mrs. Daniel
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