Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-08-13
STATE NEWS.

Acres of grass in the town of Addison,
which had the appearance of being dead OF
dried up, upon closer examination is found
to be covered with small black or brown
bug, the ground being also thickly covered
with them. There are three distinct sizes,
the largest having wings discernible with
the naked eye.
Hon Asa Hubbard died at West Concord,
VT, on Monday, aged "a years. He was an
old resident of the place, and was engaged in
the business of scale manufacturing, in which
he had displayed much genius and skill, and
it is claimed he was the originator of the
scales which have since become famous under
the Fairbanks patent. He was a strong
Republican, and besides filling various local
offices, had also served his party in the Leg
islature.
There was very pleasant gathering at
Bethel, the other day, the occasion being an
annual visit to Mrs lIuldah Sargent Robert
son by her relatives. Aunt Huldah, is
the oldest person in Vermont She was
the daughter of Abraham and Lydia Sar-
gent of Chester, n. H., in which town Aunt
IIuldah was born April 80. 1919, and is con-
Sequently 10l years and 3 months old
Iuldah was the sixth and only survivor of
eleven children, all of whom lived 10 ad-
vanced age There were four brothers and
six sisters, and all Of the sisters lived to be
over 80 years of age. One of them, Mrs
Margaret Sargent Evens, died at Concord,
n. H., three years since ut the age of l01
years, 8 months and 81 days. Aunt Huldah
WAS always very Industrious woman and
has always enjoyed the best of health and is
still free from all disease. She is little
deaf, but her eyesight is quite good, and
she goes about the house and appears to en-
Joy life and likes to see her friends her
faculties are all good. At the gathering
spoken of, there were fifty present, compIis-
ing five generations.
Ex-Mayor Jillson of Worcester, Mass,
native of the town of Nottingham, will de
liver the address at the centennial celebra-
ton of the town August 18th, ex-senator
Frederick +. Brown of North Adams, the
poem, and short speeches will he made by
ex-senator Vim of Shelburne Falls and
others
\ lady in Jericho, hearing Il great deal
about preserving autumn leaves" put up
some but afterward told Il neighbor they
were not fit to eat. She says she won't can
any this fall.
August ID, a young man who resides at
Connecticut Lake, Lnnenburg, went out
fishing. He anchored his boat in what is
called the Narrows. about one mile above
the Lake House AT dark it was noticed
that the boat had not moved from where it
had stopped, and it was remarked that the
young man was in luck fishing. Next morn
ing they We're very much surprised to see
that the boat was in the place and started
to see what was the matter. On arriving at
the landing they found the young man in
about two feet of water dead. As he was
subject to fits it supposed that he had one
while on the water, fell ont of his boat and
driftcd to the landing. tdleti0niln.
He was Just from New York, where he
had heen ON the police, but he had left
that city for some reason and went to
Galveston. The first thing he did was to
apply for position on the Galveston po-
lice. He was determined looking man
with bad eye, nose like hawks beak,
and he was built all the way up from the
ground like bank safe. DO YOU think
you can make arrests and guard prison
ers? ?" asked the Galveston chief of po-
lice. The applicant smiled smile that
made everybody in the office feel posi-
lively uncomfortable 1t was the kind of
a smile that John Mccullough, ia Othel-
III, slillles wien, toNhius inc iaS' nc pc-
gins TO see through honest lago. Sup
pose you had SIX prisoners, and one of
them was to run off would you leave
the five and follow up the fugitive ~
asked the chief of police. why, no"
responded the hard-faced applicant, I'D
shoot the five that didn't try to escape,
and would know where to look for them
when l got back with the body of the
other one That's all right in New
York, but it is too rough for Texas, re-
Piled the chief Of police,