Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-16
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5T,c Free EsyCsS dissertation.
a.. g. EiEsE.D.S"E. Editor,

THE Free Fsross association.
g. g. IiE:sF:D,S"r, Editor,
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DFATI OF \ PROMINENT MANrFACrrEEE.
james Rogers, for nlany years presldentoi
the Rogers Iron Company at Ausahle Forks
died on Friday. AGED .6.
Ery. l. II. Elliot. for the past seven
years pastor of the Congregational church
at Bradford. has just resigned his pastoratc,
and preached lis farewell sermon Sunday.
WrSrrGN VERMONT Masonic UNION. -
Tie Western Vermont Masonic Union will
hold It's fifth annual banquet and festival al
NEiddltlmrv. February l. There will he an
address lv Hon. T. f. Woodbridge of Yer
GENES. and Hon. = $ Dana Is 10 act as
POSTMASTER.
Hos. Scurr LorD Of Utica, \. Y, states
that he has looked up the Hyde estate in
London. in the interest of the alleged heirs
and finds that there is no such thing as the
HYDE estate in the BANK of England, and
that there's 10 estate unclaimed in that bank
that amounts to $500. This dispcscs of that
fortune The Wiie'' J. IT, ! ''s'' I'll 81 '''''''
''"1 WIS
DrriNG the year 1872 only three frs oc-
CURED in TIE town Of Montpelier, with
total loss Of about S1,sOo, with an
insurance Of -Go0. In 1873 there were
f,,,- frs. .,,-,.r..-aic loss about \. eco.
with an irslranc, Of about $1,000 In
1S-, No fire occurcd. In 1876 four fires
with IN aggregate loss of 5000, an III
sgrlucc of ~ic0a. \ total Of eleven fires
,Iujnr ,l,. past four wears with loss OF
,,,,u, ~13. leo. an Insurance Of ST. 500.
, r,o
nual ucc'iH-ol ia" Vermont state f"ul'fH
Association. the following officers were
elected ior lie ensuing Year g. d. Mining
ton. North E'Hn!n-i"n, president / 4
Whcci'r. Burlington. Isl 'hr-rres'deh' y
X. iluH,in..r. -. A!'9'nS' 81 Nic'-i'fc>''''''
A!h,r' t'aunai'. Ni.iI" ''liN' ~ VIZ 81
dent :. J. !s.eN' Hr"''i0h"F"' an wee
president L : ''@''iii.,S' 81 '"n''S'"'A
9TH 'le'-i'r'Nl'''h' =. = ',i'', ! al 'i'''''i
secretary + i''' y '''''' ''''' '''''''' 49,
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\ Jr-riI -,-rNrEF ~ENTEN'E-ln the ~
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..,,...., fail oe l,.,,i,,,- 81 a,,d effect OF
e., 1-.,.,ors ,r tho c,bcr ;nf.mous den.
i,.-, .,,.,, q lis -r,co ,o our citv
The amount # Canadian lumber imported
INF. Buriin.sfon during the season of 1879
. --..,- ,i,r..... ,,,; 11;,-, f.,, IN increase a.
49,, ,,.,1,...,, f.,., ,,rcr tho nreviou
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ilra Of the lumber business Of our city. tn,
immense amounts Of Michigan lumbe
brought in during the year. At present al
the mills are crowded with work and ar,
running wilma fail complement of hands
and here Is every prospect that. successful
and prosperous as va, the las; season, til,
me-, will bc much more 50.
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drawn IN on tine siding and when The switci
was ST ha'N Tue F'i broke ana oiiiy inc Tar
@'i turned, "h'n me passenger tram cam
along the engine ana lender baggage ca
'''',. one i''-sei'''r ear were thrown from ti''
"a ~ '''''''''' ''''''',e Ms nun, .i'u4i
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NJ the annual meeting Of the Nationa
LIle Insurance Company. holden at thei
Office IN Montpelier on tie oh instant, tn
old board "i directors was reelected, as fol
lows; Paul Dillingham;, Timothy p Red
firli, Charles Dewey, W. II. II. Bingham
GeorSr ". Rcd, Dudley C. Denison, Fred
c,i,k Billings, Edward Dewey, James c.
lipush'an, il. Fred. /. Smith. Pcrlcy p.