Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-21
STATE NEWS.

The great scarcity of men TO work in the
quarries at West Pawlet mas caused the in
PRODUCTION of Germans, quite number Of
whom have arrived from Castle Garden, New
York city. They work well and are sober,
quIcI, ptaCoanio, inteiH---. oi,igans
George Tyler has sued the town of New
bury Gaining SO, 900 for damages sustain
ed on the highway last fall, by falling from
his load of wood when going down the West
gate hill whereby he lost one arm, and was
otherwise injured.
The Castleton correspondent of the Fair
haven Era says james Everson of this
place has, he SAYS. struck lie \ short time
since he purchased IL tract of land on the
mountain in Pittsfield. for which he paid a
nominal sum. 1t has just been discovered
that there re valuable mines on his land.
Copper has been found in large quantities.
Mrs. Urbanc L. Bixhy of East Brookfield
committed suicide last Saturday by drown
ing herself in watering trough in the barn
yard. She had been suffering two or three
days with headache, and only short time
previous TO committing the act she was on
the bed, and the act was altogether uneX-
pected.
The Montpelier aud Wells River Railroad
Company want to build Il S20, 900 depot at
Wells River, and have the Passumpsc and
the Boston, Concord and Montreal roads rent
it. The other two roads want to have 4
hand in building it, hut the three roads
could not agree last year upon the cost and
style.
II. II. Wright Of South Starksboro re-
Gently killed in John Wright's hog pen, II
hedgehog. Upon investigation it was found
II IaI xvnnnI itcntf urnunl ~
hedges tail, and the hedgehog not liking the
company went to work and shot a19 quilts
into the snake-BristOi Herald
Joseph Cross. seventy-five years old,
formerly of Brandon, where he was worth Il
round sum- hanged himself at Chcopce,
Mass, Thursday He had been seen hang
ing around the coal where he COM
mtted the decd, several times within a
month.
Postmaster Taylor of Proctorsville says
that AZ years ago, May 10, 1884, he and II
companion rode in a sleigh on II inches
depth of snow from West Rutland to East
Rutland and back again.
Mr. Bridges, the contractor who is to fur
nish III, 900 tombstoncs for the government,
has Fullcrton's marble shop at Factory
Point furnished with the necessary machinery
to commence operations but is waiting for
the names which are 10 he put upon the
stones They are to be - feet high, with
rounded top 10 inches wide and two inches
thick. Names will he cut on them by means
of Il sand blast which will cut name in
about two minutes. The contractors expect
to turn out 800 stones per day.
The trial of Frank Lawrence, former pro
prietor of the Central House at Swanton, on
the charge of poisoning his father, L. IT,
Lawrence, while en- route to the west last
January, will commence at Grand Island,
Nebraska on the 18th of May. Some 70 tie
FASHIONS of residents of Swanton have been
recently taken, to he forwarded for use in
the approaching trial \ number OF deposl-
tons have also been taken of parties in Brat
teboro, among which are those OF the father
and brother of the deceased man, {. G. Law
renee. All of the parties whose dispositions
have been taken substantially agree in the
opinion that the accused, Frank Lawrence,
is innocent of the crime charged.
The lightning of the law is striking Will
liam l.. Washburn heavily just now. Charles
Taisy disclosed On him and he was mulctcd
in SIS ~ fine and costs. with the option OF
going To Rutland for one hundred and TWEEN
" days. lie succeeded in finding security
and settled. Burton NJ Smith was arrested
for intnXication and fined -, and - to
costs, or nin"iysix days in the House OF Cor
rcctlon lie has skipped out, but remained
long enough To disclose on Washhurn, who
was in for it To the tune of $40 fine and $40
costs. or two hundred and seven days IN The
House of Correction Daniel Taylor, the
barlcr. was arrested for intoNication, pleaded
guilty. and was fined $3.50 or ninety 81 Y
DAYS in quod Noatpeier Waterman.