Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-07-23

TIE AFFAIss OF THE BEATTIEBuEo M
TIoXAL BANK.-An informal meeting Of the
stockholders of the broken Brattleboro Nj
tional Bank was held at bellows Fall Mon
day. Stock to the amount Of SIZE iC0 was
represented None Of the directors appear
cd. y general discussion was held. result
ing in electing committee to take into CON
sideratiOn the situation, AMI request the di-
rectors to Immediately call Il legal meeting
of the stockholders which, ii they refuse 10
do, the committee are then 10 call a legal meet
ingby getting Il call Of two-thirls of livestock
holders. The committee are 10 take such
measures as in ;heir Judgment seems best to
secure all assets possible TO offset iillilties.
From the lest information to be had IN the
absence of the official report. the prcs.i find
ings of the eyaminerare Assets SGJ. g ", with
liabilities of nearly $780, 900. y comnunic,,-
ton from firm of detectives in Boston was
presented to the meeting, claiming that at
the time of the bond rDbberv from this bank
some years ago, Il certain firm Of Detectives
received one Of the identical : .00) bonisas
hush money. The committee chosen wer---
FW. Brooks of Braitlcboro. j. l.. Pierce Of
Chester and j. a. Farnsworlh ni SaXton's
River A general feeling was expressed
that substantial reward shnull he offered
for the return of Waite, which will probably
be done. Parties offer 10 accomplish il for
: 900 or no pay.
CHAELorrE.-Thcrc is promise Of q foe
potato crop, and most small grain is unusu-
ally good. The cut of hay is much larreT
than was expected.
Mrs. Matthew St Peter was thrown from
a wagon, recently, and hal ler collar-bouc
broken.
III 81 L
carriage, lat week, and hal a Ic. broken
near the ankle DR.. Thayer sci The limb
The population of this town is 1.:;ia
&c. in the East and 10 in tie Wts There
are PCS houses, 2S4 families and Isl fnrms-
The road running past the house of C. T.
Foote is taken MS the dividing line in the
population Of East anil We,l Charlotte
The enumcratGr, James Il. krh.c. Is
splendid rcnman. and he RETURNED Il fine set
Of books
Alanson Ed.,erton is experimenting the
building of an immense barn for Frank II.
Barton Of Waltham. The building Is I shaped
the larger los by Al feet, ~ i.tt posts. and
the other 96 by 80, with 40 feet posts Each
building has two floors one above tn other,
and the driveway is On llvcl with the
plates. There are To be - hays. l. by Is
and u by II. 1t has 4 square pitch root
covered on the boarding first with irt paper
and then with slate 5 10y L. In addition TO
room taken up for cattle ,ui step stables.
principally this latter lis capacity will be in
the vicinity of 600 tons I'll tJy. II is built
from foundation up, in the most thorough
manner and will cost about 5000. Edgar
EdSertJn hal charge Of the masonry, and i:
the two brothers cannot put up q building
that will stand No one else need undertake il.
l.. r. lluhbcll has been building a sotiaee
at Thompsuns Point.
u. Y. lIigbee Of Cassopolis. Mich, is to
spend few Ks here amonr old friends
and old scenes.
This has been fine season for raSphcrrits.
and the blackberry promises muchy.
TN Saturday the Eth. butter sold at 20
cents per pound, hay SO a ton. and 1--we
hogs cents a pound Why is it that butter
brings more hv one To three cents Il pound
in Richmond or lIineshurch than either here
q. NersenneS The 10Th inst parties offer
Ell here and in Nergenucs IS cents, and i:
sold in llnesbursh for 20 AMI 81 and in
Richmond for ~ VIII some Of the BUYERS
from the latter markets come this way. They
will find good lairics and plenty nt good
butter
Deacon Henry Mcneil AMI wife hive gone
To Saratoga for awhile.
WArEEvuLE The ground here is now
very dry. and crops are suffering badly Tor
want of rain. The hay crop is nearly SscuT-
ed and in good order. The water in the
branch is the lowest it has hc.n f,T several
wears.
Mr.. c. \ Cutting. who has been confined
to the house for several weeks past with
sickness, was able to attend church ON sun
day last. lie has chronic Ills, ase Of the
lungs.
The summers school in district Ne. 4,
taught by Miss Laura J. Wilbur, closed July
ID Whole number of scholars l. ami the
average daily attendance during the term
amounted to Is %.
The new store of James V Stevens will
he opened on Monday next He returned
from Boston on Saturday last. and his goods
are arriving daily
Hon. James l., Whtcomb and wife of
Battle Creek, Mich, are now visiting lsiends
IN town aud vicinity
Capt. Amos Thomas of Belvidcrc cclebrat-
cd his S0th birthday on Saturday last Iv
having family reunion at his home. Three
OF his sons from Massachusetts were present
and also his sons and daughters from this
and adjoining towns, making twelve in all.