Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-06-10

| 1880 the appraisal of real estate was cl6l,-
| 0ll.9S appraisal OF personal property taxed,
| 50, 39l, number OF polls two hundred
nineteen making the grand list ., OSs Oo-
Mrs. Charlotte Pond is mail-carrier be
| tween Nergonnes and Addison.
NJ. T. Hatch has sold his interest in the
| North Troy Pali1diuHi to \. X. ButtcTiield,
who has been employed in that office several
| years and c. H. jameson of the Morrisville
| Cdi-;H Office
The annual convention Of the Vermont
SpiriiuaiSt Associations commenced at
South Troy Friday, and closed Sunday
Prominent speakers from other States were
present The next annual convention will
he held at West Randolph, Sept, ., 10
and IL.
Maggie Dever, OF Rutland, while lighting
a fire last week, had her dress ignited in
some way. In her fright she ran up stairs.
where her mother and sister smothcred the
flames with bed clothing. The girl was bad
ly burned about the legs and back, but is
now recovering. Her mother also was burn
ed about The hands in trying to put out tie
fire.
Joseph BIarars buildings in Groton were
burned the other night. His wife was seen
running from her home to her fathers, aud
exclaimed that her husband was going to
shoot her, and on going to the house the
neighbors found /, on fire. Brarar had gone
TO the house OF another Frcnchman, where
he was pursued by some twenty men and ar
rested
David r. E0wcll of ChiticndCnhas been
bound over at Rutland in $1,000 on the charge
of poisoning the cattle of Il ncighbor, VII
liam Mullin. ROwcll, it is said, refused 10
give an inventory to tine listers, OF whom
MulIin was one, and it is alleged that he
SOUGHT revenge for having had his list dou-
L.,,. ~ poisoning the cattle four, in number,
ny placing a mixture of salt and paris green
III Mullins pasture. The accused is said to
nave hitherto borne an excellent reputation
,mong his neighbors and townsmcn.
Montpelier is stirred up because the Deco
ration cay exercises were held on the stand
in front of the State house, instead of on the
common near the Pavilion potol, where the
q. a. Rr intended to have it, but from
which they were ordered by the wife of the
proprietor of the hotel. lnasmuch as the
common belongs 10 the State and the hotel
PEOPLE are allowed upon it by sutferance. the
veterans are indignant At the way in which
they were ordered OIL
The death Of Michael kirl, is announced
rs occurring al ~ LOUIS, MO, on MAY 10
Mr.. Kirk was native of Fairfield, Franklin
county, and in early life no one was more
widely known in that vicinity. He was a
brave soldier during the Mexican war, and
Won the admiratian of his comrades for his
courage and good judgment. lie formerly
kept several hotels, in Vermont, being for
some years proprietor of the johnson house,
johnson, at which place many politicians
had occasion to form his acquaintance during
the memorable Baxter lloyt congressional
fight in 1866. Laiterlv he has been proprie-
tor of a hotel in Boston, and has been for
SONIC ;,i!r in failing health.
st. JohiS.Huy Village has voted to refund
its Indebtedness on account of water works.
so, 900, at n rate of interest not exceeding
A. per cent. The present bonds run out ON
Dec. LIST next, and the new bonds will be
ready then. An amendment to place the
bond at per cent was lost.