Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-24
STATE NEWS,

| The large tannery in Weston owned by
| Dawson, Williams Il Co. of Boston, and
| operated by Ii. W. Ball, was burned Tues
| day evening. The building contained near
| " five thousand dollars worth of hides and
| leather, large portion of which was saved.
| The fire probably originated from the STA
| tionary engine, as when first discovered it
was in the vicinity of the engine room.
! The loss on building and machinery is about
$500, with no insurance. Several men are
thrown out of employment and the fire is a
great blow to the business interests of the
town.
! Owing TO the session OF the county court,
the excitement of the political canvass and
the number of fairs held this month, the re-
union of soldiers under the auspices of the
/ G.. A. X. posts of Washington county, has
been postponed until June, 1881.
At the Montpelier village meeting the 9TH
| or evening it was voted to raise not to ex-
coed 1926 for The purpose of repairing the
| outside of Village Hall in accordance with
the plan drawn by Mr.. A. W. Fisher and
exhibited at the meeting, and in addition to
put in new windows in front and side. 1t
was also voted to raise not exceeding $3.50
/ for the purchase of town clock to be placed
/ in the tower of the new court house.
A. Stinets and J. Cooney CT Highgate,
who in drunken spree drove across the
track in front Of a moving train at the
! Springs Il short time since, had rather q
rough time of it, Besides coming near be-
ing killed, and having their wagon smashed,
the authorities took up Cooney and fined
him for iutoxication, and Stinets escaped
only hy being too badly hurt to Ire moved at
the time.
At the raising of Brainerl Olmstcad's
barn at Franklin after the first bent" was
raised and secured, and six young men were
on it. by some means it fell, and ii. Ohm
stead, Jr., had thigh bone fractured, while
Henry Dyke was so severely injured that for
several days his life was despaired Of.
/ c. Temple of Franklin has furnished over
5000 worth of choice butter for the White
Mountains since June lst.
At the state House. under the supervision
I of Sergeant at Arms Phinney, preparations
are being made for the coming session OF the
| legislature The steam works are being
put in order, new carpets have been PM
/ down, and the whole building has been put
4 in complete order. -Hontpeiier Uatchmdn.
The clock in the Montpelier depot tower is
now in running order, and chimes the hours
I of the day and displays the hours OF the
night ON its Illuminated dias.
Crafisburv sends Hon. j. W. Simpson as
its Representative in the Legislature.
I Last SUNDAY, Mrs Rose Shortsleevcs, II
Canadian oman, aged 81 years, the wife of
Peter Shorlsleeves, an employe OF sheldons
X Slason N West Rutland left her home,
telling one of her children that he would
never see her again. Diligent search for
her. dead or alive. has been maize by her
husband and friends, without success. She
is supposed to have committed suicide by
drowning in Otter creek on account of do
nestle troubles.
\ Chester cat has adopted two-weeks-
old chicken, tendcriy ncstles it between her
three kittens, and allows it 10 drink from the
same cup.
Seventeen petitions for divorce entered at
the September term Of the Rutland county
court.
Homer Jones' Il four years-old boy OF
North TROY, had his hand badly mangled by
getting il caught in the gearing of churn.
Forest fires compelled the inmates OF the
West FcrrisburEh pOorhouse and ncighbor-
ing farmers To remove their goods. John
Bonyean and J. GREGORY lost forty-two cords
of wood.