Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-05-28
STATE NEWS.

! in St Johnshury last week, is one of interest
at least to medical men. She was afflicted
with dropsy, and was tapped for relief from
| the accumulation of watery fluid for the first
! ,iruo :,. 1879. tn une year after she submit
ted to Il similar operation, and subsequently,
with increased frequency until she died, lin
all 80 times, removing the enormous
amount Of S55 pounds A post-mortem
revealed Il tumor the size of Il two-quart pan.
Warren Ellis of Calais shot bald eagle on
Sunday 1t measured nearly eight feet from
| tip to tip of its expanded wings. Mr.. Ellis's
attention was attracted by disturbance
among his poultry, and. going To the door.
discovered the presence of the unwelcOme
visitor. The eagle flew away and alighted
in tree about thirty rods of. MIR. Ellis
| took down his rifle. drew bead on the bird
and brought him down. The eagle will be
added to the attractions of the State cabinet.
| Mr. and Mrs. Jacob X. Parish of Ran
| dolph celebrated their golden wedding the
other day, and notable occasion it proved.
The programme consisted of the reading of u
poem written for the occasion the reading
of the family history by Mrs. q. l.. Lord and
speeches from Revs T. j. Taylor and W. 8
! Blaisdcl. Col. j. Ii. Mead. State Superin-
tendent Conant and others. Letters were
read from the Right Rev. W. II. A. Bissell
bishop of the diocese, and others. Among
the gifts was very handsome gold lined sill
yer goblet. presented To Judge Parish by
! Col \. f. leavrnworth. in behalf of three
prominent Free Maslns-J. B. lIollenbeck
| and W H. s. Whiicomb of Burlington, and
himself \ large sum of money was present
ed in gold.
| As Mr. DAVIS of Westminster was shins-
. a.. Al. 4 81,
gave way and he fell some ~ feet sustaining
serious injuries.
The woolicn mill at Cambridgeport, under
! the proprictorship of Robert Hill X Co.,
employs about 81 hands and is manufactur-
ing nearly 5000 yards of cloth Il week.
\ subscription paper is being circulated at
! Sutherland Falls for erecting and keeping in
repair chapel for public worship. Gov.
/ Proctor heads the list with $500.
/ Diphthcria has killed three ont of six
! children of Henry iIutchklss Of Hartford,
and the other twn are dying, while both
! father and mother are seriously i'll and in ex-
trcme want.
! Col. Henry Greenwood, late of Dummers-
/ ton, goes to Mexico, where he is to have the
general management of the surveying of the
Mexican National railroad.
Gideon Spragur, of Huntington, who has
been blind for many years, recently started
across the fields To attend the funeral of a
neighbor, and walked of prccipice, falling
upon the rocks below His injuries are
thought To bc fatal
T.. d. Morrill, Of Barnet, - years of age,
vino was recently badly beaten by Moses
Gilflan, Il cattle drovcr, has commenced
Z suit against t,iltian IT, recover SD. 900 dam.
ages for injuries sustained. Tie action Is
rtturnablc June lst at Tie Caledonia county
court nj st. Jo!nsbury. The aifray began
with some abusive language between the
men, Gillian seized Mr.. Morrill, aud vio-
len,ly threw HIM upon the floor and trampled
upon him Morril's condition at this time
is unimproved. and his injuries are of such Il
nature that it is doubtful If he ever fully re-
covers.
Mr.. and Mrs LYMAN Gibbs. of Pittstield
celebrated their golden wedding the Other
day.
solomon Cross. of East Bethel. was rur
over by Il loaded wagon and killed, last
week
Mr. and Mrs William Holding of Brat
tleboro celebrated their golden wedding May
10Th.
Judge loWcIS oi ihc supreme N"uit HE
rendered decision in the famous paupci
case of the town Of Barnet W. the town oi
Ryegate. The question al issue was where
j. F. Lamb. Jr., had his legal settlement h'
having become II town charge i'll Barnet
The case WIS one of that nature that requir
ed the land records in the town of Bradford
as far back ms the year 1898, and in th'
course of the trial some eighty witnesses
were examined hy bolh parties. Judge Pow
crs found that Joseph had settlement il
Ryesate. therefore thai town in the future
will he Obliged to support this pauper.
While BERTHE. sx-year- old son oi &
Markham. was playing about the mill yard O
the Southcrland Falls Marble Company
Thursday he WAS caught between two der
ricks and crushed 81 that he died in II few
hours.