Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-03-05
STATE NEWS.

At an old ladies' party at North Springfield,
recently, there were seven ladies present
whose ages aggregated 5S2 years.
Montpelier is S14G, 50-a re,:uc-
ton of Sl1 ABB from last year.
The dwelling house of A. H. Martin of
Moretown was burned Wednesday. Loss,
81 900 insured in Windsor County Mutual
Insurance Company.
The frs, National bank of St. Albans some
time since brought suit against the town oi
Sheldon. to compel payment of the coupons
on $50, 900 worth of the Portland and Og
densburg bonds held by the town, and a coun-
ter suit was brought against the bank by the
towns Of llighgate and Swanton- which also
held some OF the same bonds to RESTRAIN the
bank from collecting the coupons on the
bonds hel1 by the last named towns. The
bank has Just received the decision of the
Supreme Court in the last named suit, and
it fullp confirms The right Of the bank 10 col
lect the coupons on the said bonds.
William Alden of Middlescx slipped on
some ice recently, when going to his barn,
and fell, striking on his head SO that he died
in few days from the injuries received.
Two days before he died he fell into deep
sleep. and did not wake up until he died,
apoplcHy being the cause.
| Hon. Timothy Stanley of Greensboro was
IA Presidential elcctor in 1870, when the vote
was cast for James Monroe for reelection,
and Judge Stanley WAS messenger 10 carry
! the result of the vote 10 the city Of Washing
| ton, which he did riding on horseback going
and returning. 1t WAS in the month of De
| ccmbcr.
Nine towns in Caledonia county have
abolished their liquor agencies.
The products of the Goddard mine al Pike
Hill has increased over 400 per cent since
January 1si A full force is employed, and
from Il TO 20 tons a day of ore are taken out
Of the mine.
lrasburgh is struggling with the measles,
| whooping cough. cankcr-rash and mumps.
Rose Shaincy, :: twelve -year-old girl of
Montpelier, slipped ON the lee a few days ago
and broke her leg.
Neal Dow, the famous Maine Temperance
advocate, was announced to speak at Rut-
land, Friday evening, but did not DO 81, no
audience being present. In explanation the
UtrdH says: II seems that MIR. l.. IL.
Stone of Castlcton had engaged Mr.. Dow
for Il series of lectures. Mr.. Stones name
never fails to have bad effect on any good
cause where he is known. Mr.. Stone is /,
man who has made himself disSustingly
prominent rs Il temperance advocate. ii,
represents no one hut himself. In foreign
parts he often imposes upon honest peopl,
by his lofty and sanctimonious bearing, as
sumed sincerity and persistence. Il may bt
safely assumed that whenever l.. III. stone
goes forth 10 advocate the temperance or any
other respectable cause, he does SO simply Il
put money in his own pocket. Mr. Dow
cancelled all his engagements with Mr. Ston,
at once
As "A FrcnChman by the name OF Ncrov
was at work at Newport, recently, Cutlin!
ice, he slipped and fell into the water, bruIs
ng one lcG little at the time. lie gave NJ
attention 10 il other than To haihc il IN cam
phor, but it has rapidly grown worse, th'
flesh sloughing of until now death vii
probably ensic.
! The doctors have found boy ia BIattlc
Eoro with his heart located on his right sid,
II rare hut not unprecedented case.
) Hay sells ut Irashurgh for only nine dollar
per ton.
Dr. Andrews, Of Richford lns become in
sane because of business troubles.
, The total liabilities Of the town of Brtlc
boro, including the $50, 000 subscription to tn
narrow gauge railroad, are SIS, 900. TIN
whole expenses for the support of the poo
in 1879 was ( ,S67, including 81 ,0:iS for ai'
l to families not nj the town farm
Brattlcboro's veteran Mrs. Sally Stock
well, who celebrated her Tooth birthday las
+ April, was married at the age of sixteen an,
, has survived her husband twenty five years
r She has great grandchildren men grown
and several great great-grandchildpn