Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-01-07
STATE NEWS.

The Rutland Enquirer has been sold to a
young man named Mussey, Republican,
who will probably print it as an independent
paper
The Ottauqueche Woollen Company fac
tory, located at North IIartland, is now max
ing 1900 yards Of cloth daily, OF l,Ou1, 900
yards annually.
Mr.. and Mrs William Eoyce of Wood
stock celebrated the iifteth anniversary Of
their married life "Wednesday.
IL. r. Hall of Barton harvested SEQ bush
els Of turnipS on OF an acre. Mr.. Hall
raised 100 bushels of sugar heets on little
less than Of All acre.
The poultry and pet stock society of Brat
tleboro had promising opening Tuesday at
the town hail. Some 500 entries were re
corded.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Ecan of South North
field, celebrated the sixlieth anniversary of
their marriage Dec, 81.
The friends of Frank Cunningham Of
Hardwick, who went west a year or more
since, have been made anxious about his
welfare by n report that he had been killed
by the Indians.
IL. W WhitcOmb, for five years conduct
or on the Montpelier and Wells River Rail
road, has been appointed train master ON that
road t1vir1- charge OF Tho movement OF
trains and train men.
The old Danville star is not to be lis
tinued. after all. Mr. Eaton having dispj
of it TO G.. W. Hunt, row connected will
Lyndon Union.
The Congrcgaiionalists of Waterf
now ENJOYING their new chapel and red
church They have raised and OK -
about 81 $50, which with some $500 that
the ladies have undertaken to raise carries
the total amount up to : SO.
The S25, 500 of Montpelier town bonds,
bearing five per cent interest or ierod to he
issued at the last March meeting for the pur-
pose of refunding 4 similar amount OF bonds
bearing higher rate of interest, were taken
by James X. Lansdon, ESD, for the Mont
pelicr National Bank at shade und,I ihrcc
and one-half per cent premium.
The Connecticut River Mutual Fire lusur-
ance Company of Bellows Falls elected
these officers Wednesday: President, Asa
Wentworth secretary, William W. Slate ;
treasurer, George Slate. The directors voted
an assessment of three per cent TO pay the
losses of 1850. The company is in excellent
condition.
J. q. johnson of Norwich, is putting in
works suitable for the manufacture of spr-
shum syrup.
Mrs. Stevens. one OF the old residents OF
ST. Adams, was buried Monday morning.
She was the grand daughter of Commo-
dorc Blinhrid:.e, famous in the war Of
1872.
The whole number OF deaths in Montpel-
Ter during the year 1850 was sixty seven
f,.rrtulas
\ musical convention is 10 be held in Nor
rsvillc. Jan IS n. IL. :. Perkins of Chi
cage, will be the conductor and among the
solo talent are Mrs. n F. Leach, soprano,
and Mr.. Parker Leach, basso.
Hon T. A. Sowlcs and FANNY OF ST. Al
bans have gone to New York TO spend the
winter. Mr. Sowles has large Interests in
New York, and this step may result in his
becoming permanent resident there.
\ dwelling house and barn owned and oc-
cupicd hy Peter LaboLrin, on Main street,
Euosburgh Falls, were entirely consumed
by fire about five o'clock Sunday afternoon,
with all their contents. No insurance, The
fire is supposed TO have caught from the
stovepipc, rs the family were all away from
home nj the time.
The scmi-annual meeting Of the Rutlaud
County Historical Society will be held in
Castlclon on Thursday, January IL, With
the following order of exercises IN his
torical address by Henry Clark of Rutland +;
biographical sketch by pr. Lorenzo sheldon,
by Rev J. X Williams of West Rutland ;
gcnealogy of the Sanford Thanksgiving his
torical facts and sketches in the early settle
mcnt of CasiIcton. by Dr. James Sanford,
I1NFsnrRGn.-Last Friday morning. the