Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-30
STATE NEWS.

The Wells River Rirerade newspaper has
a $1,000 libel suit on its hands, being sued
In that amount by one o. +. Nettleton a
travelling dentist, for alleged defamatory
statements.
/ Rev $. T. Wilder, of the Brandon Congre-
! gatlonal church. has resigned, having accept
ed call to North Brookfield Mass
The Bennington County Court docket for
| the June term contains $50 cases. The court
opens at Manchester on the first day of June.
| The chancery docket contains the titles of %
| causes.
| In the Franklin County Court at St. AL
bans, Thursday, Hiram Wescott, who plead
cd guilty to the larceny of one sheep. was
sentenced to three months in the House of
Correction. He is one of the gang who have
committed wholesale deprcdations on farm
ers in the eastern part of the county. His
sentence was light on account of turning
States evidence.
The Phanir and Retormer have together
purchased the Brattleboro Record and Farm
er establishment. type, material, subscription
list good will and all, for 81 400. Only two
more issues of the latter paper will appear
The idea of the purchase was that it was too
much a tax upon the community to support
|
basis
sold Alexander" better known through
ont the New England States as the "Wander-
Ing jew" has been thrown into Middle
bury jail for attempting to fire the house
of the town farm master in Cornwall, where
he was kept as town charge. He is u
Scotchman. aged 49, and graduate of Edin-
burgh university, with fine education and
retentive memory. For over 75 years he has
iramped about, appearing once year in
Vermont, and disappearing as suddenly as
he came, and he has been a mystery to all
lie is over SIX feet tall, and has voice which,
when he is displeased, sounds like the roar OF
a lion.
Gold digging at Plymouth Five Corners
has been recommended.
There is lady in Winhall web-footed in
the hands-three fingers on each hand being
united by web.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stanton of Chelsea
celebrated their golden wedding, the other
day
There has been shipped through the ex-
press office from Bradford this Spring, Is, 225
pounds of maple sugar.
The Brandon mining company, j. C..
Dram, superintendent, will work forty or
fifty men This season.
The pay roll at the St Johnsbury scale
works contains 600 names now-more work
being done there than ever before.
a. J. Simonds, grocer, of Bratteboro has
made an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors. Liabilities about S14, assets
$1,000.
The Brandon Paint company and Kaolin
works will employ about so hands the pres
ent season. Notwithstanding this company
mined all Winter, its orders are ahead and
all the stock gone. II is mining ten tons of
paint and kaolin per day.
The Crockcr Paper Manufacturing Com
pany of lIolyokc, Mass, have purchased the
Olcott Falls water privilege, situated on the
Connecticut river, two miles below Nor
wich. together with two hundred acres
Of land lying each side of the river.
This is the largest unimproved water privil-
ege in New England, and can be made nearly
equal To that of llolyoke. 1t is understood
that the new owners will begin the construc-
tion of Il dam, canal and factories at an early
date.
Plymouth boasts l3-years-old girl weigh
ing 1S7 pounds.
Gold digging has begun again at the Five
Corners plymouth.
The water-works at Fair Haven are to be
I begun about May |.
The Fair Haven band held fair last week
TO raise money for new uniforms, and cleared
over $500.
! Wm. Buggy of North Troy has received
/ from the Michigan Central railroad Sc, 12s.-
% in settlement for damages received in the
jackson disaster last fall.
| Hon Porter Hinman of Island Pond, who
| died suddenly of heart disease, last week,
was assistant judge of Essex county court
| for two years and has occupied other places
of trust and responsibility He leaves wild
ow and one daughter, the wife of the Hon.
/ q. N-nAln
! The application of the Acknowledgement
| of New Hampshire for the permission to take
John Hammond ("California Jack") from
the State prison. to testify in murder cast
at keenc. has been refused. II is not be
lieved that his testimony would be important
and there are legal objections to such ,
/ course.
School teachers and others interested in
education, from different parts of the county
have formed at Chelsea the Orange County
| Teachers Association with the following
: officers: President, a. W. Edison of Ran
B uolph; secretary. T. IL. Martin OF " iliamS
town; Executive Committee, A. n. Fellows
of Waits River. +. n. Holman of West Ran
dolph, J. VI. Comsiock of Chelsea, and Rev
/ L. VI. Frost of Vest Fairlcc
3 Parties interested in the manufacture OF
butter in the vicinity Of I.ydlonville, have
/ formed permanent organization called the
/ Lyndonville Butter Market Association, com.
posed Of all persons who aid the forwarding
of the project financially. The committee i.
| to hire a suitable building for the marke,
/ with cellar room and other conveniences
necessary. The citizens have raised money
enough 10 defray expenses for one year