Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-23
PRESS
STATE NEWS.


Bethel has street lamps.
Rev. ID. Il. Watson, pastor of the Baptist
church at Brandon, has resigned.
Mrs John Noyes of Lyndon got up in
her sleep on Il recent morning and fell 10
the floor, breaking her hip.
Willie Rood of Woodstock ran into an
iron post while coastng and tore about
eight inches Of flesh from his leg.
H. W. Pease of Bridgewater has left for
parts unknown, leaving accounts varying in
amount from $50 to 5000
Willie Hale of West Windsor has thus
far this Winter, with rifle and shot gun,
made capture of the following game wood
chucks, e. red squirrels So; striped SPUR
rels, Sc; grey squirrels. II; rabbits, :; par
tridges 6 crows, 1G; hawks, minks, ,;
skunks, O.
Mr. and Mrs Abel Brown of Burke ccle-
brated their golden wedding, January 10Th.
\ sad affair happened at South Albany
last week. Mrs. Ann Graham. 4 widow
lady. lives in rooms with n son who is deaf.
AS she was about to retire for the night and
standing near the stove she tainted, or from
some cause unknown fell upon the hot stove
and was so burned before she could get off
that il is feared she will no, recover Err
| press.
Burt Howard, Dover man, 80 years old,
was taken with paralysis. while at meeting
the other evening, and expired in Il short
time.
| Rev Samuel Fish of Bratleboro, now
ninety years of age, is the oldest Baptist
minister in New England. lie attends
church quite regularly, though hard of hear
ing, and occasionally participates in religious
meetings.
c. +. Glynn, whose sudden disappear
ance and seeming c-ookedness, financially
created such scandal at SaNtons River,
early last Summer is now located at Den
yer, Col, and has issued a circular letter To
his creditors dated January Slh inclosing a
dividend of 10 per cent of their claims, and
indicating that he will pay the balance rs
soon as possible lie also states that lie has
paid in full some of his debts and says. Il
feel ii no less a duty to pay those who have
signed off in ful'' than others.
Streetcr, at McIndoes Falls, the victim of
the recent murdcrous assault, is much better
and unless change occurs he will recover.
| Probably no arrests will be made.
The other night. at Windsor, scoundrcls
entered the school house in the south district,
and defaced the furniture and room, burned
all the books, and caused damage amounting
to over one hundred dollars This is the sec
ond time this has been done, and the author
tiles have Offered twenty-five dollars reward
for the arrest of the perpetrators who are
| unknown What motive caused the act is
also unknown.
NORTH Troy. VT, Jan. 20.-Mark l..
Bannister of Troy WAS arrested here to-day
under the rcquiSition of the goverror-gcncral
of Canada for passing counterfeit hills on the
state national bank of Troy, n. Y. He was
taken TO Newport where an examination will
be had tomorrow. Bannister has borne an
excellent reputation heretofore. A large
amount of counterfeit bills on the same bank
are in circulation on the Canadian frontier.
JEEICno-GoLDEN WEDDING fiftieth
anniversary of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Morse of Jericho was celebrated at
their residence on the 14th inst. Seventy
five of their ncighbors. friends and relatives
assembled and bestowed their gifts and ten
tered their congratulations and good wishes
| to Mr. and Mrs. Morse, who were each the
recipient of gold watch. Many other valu-
able presents were given, among which was
gold headed cane presented to Mr. Morse.
Rev. Edwin Wheelock of Cambridge was
present and offered an appropriate prayer,
after which Julius c. Morse of Underhill
presented the gifts to his honored parents in
few appropriate remarks. Mr. Calvin
Morse (who was in n very feeble state of
health and his wife were overcome
by the kindness and respect shown
to them, and l.. F. Wilbur on their
behalf said: The minds of these
honored parents (who had drawn so many
kind friends together at this time, the
fiftieth anniversary of their wedding) nat
urally recurs to the scenes of fifty wears
ago and of an eventful life. During their
fifty years o. married life they have reared
large family and all Of them are living to
this day save one; and all that are living
but one, are here TO day, and that absent
one, though living i'll distant State, is here
in photograph and presents. All of their
children are married and the result brings
assurance that the representatives Of the
name of Morse and Mead will not soon per-
ish from the earth And it rejoices the
hearts of these parents to know that their
children are SO well situated and that 50
many friends and relatives are here to day
that they may see you and take each Of you
by the hand. These presents they receive as
tokens of regard and affection. Some of the
gifts came from distant town and State,
showing that love and affection know no
town lines or State boundaries. These gifts
will ever be cherished as memcntoes Of your
regard and love. and will in no small degree
smooth and cheer their pathway in declining
life And for those gold watches, cane and
other presents they tender YOU their thanks "
Mr. and Mrs. Morsc were surprised but IT,
jolccd 10 meet So many friends After short
visit the company partuok ol supper pro
pared for the occasion. At the close of The
evening each was enabled 10 say ina, the
afternoon and evening had been pleasantly
spent.