Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-02
STATE NEWS.

The death is announced of Dr. EbeneZer
Tucker. aged 92 years. He had practced medi-
cine IN Marlboro since 1913
George Hall of Grafton has sold thirty
thousand pounds of wool for sly cents per pound.
Mr.. Hall has kept 1000 sheep through the Winter.
The law firm of Stewart e Eldredge of
Mldehury has been dissolved.
The lake at Panton has been frozen and
cleared of ice three .tmes, the past Winter. This
was never known before.
Eli Boyce, Il Waterbury man about forty
five years old. became so insane from domestic
trouble with jealous wife and disappointment in
hiring farm, that he was taken TO the Bratteboro
asylum.
Mr.. ii. A. IIuse, ESD, Of Montpelier is
10 deliver the GRAFTON on Decoration Day in Brad
ford.
The General Assembly Presbyterian So
cety, Of South Rygate propose to expend 81 600 in
building Il church.
Joseph Lamoine of Ludlow fell, recently,
while IN an intoxicated condition, and dislocared
the head.
A Mrs. Hunt of North Troy slipped on
the sidewalk recently and broke her leg. She had
barely recovered the use of her limbs from an accI-
dent received three years ago.
Mr. Moore a capitalist, has leased the Nor
risvllle Manufacturing Company's works in Barnet,
for ten wears al the rent of 5000 per year. and II.
al The end Of one year Mr.. Moore Is satisfied with
things. he can purchase the property for $1,000.
The design il 10 add paper mill to the pulp works,
where II Is expected from 30 TO 40 men Will he EN-
ployed.
There is little romance going the rounds
of the press to the effect that George Hammond has
an Atwood Merino ram Tor which he has recently
refused an offer of s. $40. Mr.. Hammond SAYS he
has pretty good ram. but that he has never been
tempted 10 that extent. The accompanying state
ment that Hammond 4 Son once refused $4,000
fnr ram Is OF Ike correctness They could have
sold their celebrated ram, Green Mountain, for
sl5, coo This ram was insured for 5000.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont In
ternational Telegraph Company, held at ST. Juhns-
bury, the following persons were elected directors:
Franklin Fairbanks, Horace Fairbanks, Geo W.
HrnIee, CALVIN Morrill,, Waldo Brigham. o. :. Rix-
ford. Wm. P. Fairbanks And the directors elect
ell the following officers: Franklin Fairbanks
president Geo. ". Hendee, secretary VIM p.
fairbanks, treasurer.
Bclvidere has ccntenarian Mrs. Bridget
McGookin, aged l0l years.
The Union Chapel Society of Sutherland
Falls is TO build a chapel that will seat about
1S6 persons and cost about 81 800.
There was u singular circumstance connect
ell with the robbery of Mrs. Cults house
in Belvidere. The night of the rob
berry, Mrs. Gull was at Caremont, n. H.,
and dreamed that the house was broken into
by man and hoy and that several things
were taken. The dream was SO much like
reality that she told it to her daughter and
family next day. As soon as word came TO
her ii was found that the details Of the al
fair correspondent in every particular with
those Of the dream.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Griffith OF Mt. Tabor
celebrated the 6O;h anniversary OF their marriage
On FRIDAY last.
The chief advantage of the common schools
IS enjoyed by the poor. In ST AbanS village dis