Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-01-14
STATE NEWS.

There are IL Roman Catholic churches in
Rutland county.
The question of starting L new paper at
White River Junction in place of the o.
Ntrc,y recently removed 10 kccne, y. H.,
is being agitated by citizens of that railroad
centre.
Both the Estcy guard and the Fuller bat
terry of Brattleboro have been invited to at
tend the inaugural exercises at Washington
on the ith of March, but they decline
The town Of Salem is no more, after
an existence of 4 century. by the vote OF the
citizens last week, in accordance with an act
of the Legislature, this town IL annexed to
and becomes part of Derby.
The recently reported poisoning case at
6rlintrcc proves not to have been so very
serious after all. \ package of Paris green
was left on one of the beams at the barn and
was accidentally scattered over the hay, MIR.
Pratt being entirely innocent.
Durin.; the year 1850 only four fires oc-
CURED in Montpelier which neccssitated the
use of the fire department, with a loss OF
81, 500. and insurance of $1,000. There
were several inccndiary fires, but all were
cXtinguishcl before doing much damage.
William Wentworth of Minnesota, who
/ lost an ear IN the recent railroad accident
| near North Bennington, is recovering, al
| though it is thought he will be partly deaf.
| J. \. SpaiTord of Troy, another victim of
the accident, is also improving and will he
out again in few days.
! The Lebanon Springs railroad is now
| opened from Chatham Village, n. Y,
! through to Bennington, Vt, and trains now
run regularly TO the latter place. At Bennng-
ton ample terminal facilities have been pro
vidcd for, in connection with the Bcnning-
ton and Rutland Railway.
DIR. \. II. Reynolds of Chelsea, has two
daughters -onc II years old, and the other
who are adopts in violin playing. They
| began practice on the violin 50 early that
neither of them remembers when she took
her first lesson. Zoe, the oldest, is now able
to play at sight the most difficult music, and
execute it in good lime and tune, while JOSIE
will perform easy pieces quite readily.
\ man applied at Green's drug store
Newport, recently Tor some alcohol, sayln4
he wanted il to clean Il sewing machine. Mi
Green made a compound OF alcohol unt
ether, which makes the best thing known io
cleaning machinery, and delivered 1t to HIM
with repeated iniunctions not 10 drink any
of IT, 1t transpred in the course of the al
tcrnnon that the compound had been givel
]
friends To ii without knowing exactly lis ma
lure In few moments after both men re-
nirrd the attendance of physician, VIII
WA kept busy about an hour in administer
IN, lniidptcs and cmetics.
RI.uN0xD.- Captain Coifcy has opcne'
his hotel and is ready for travellers. Ills reg
/ ulr boardcrs have all returned, having bee
obliged to seek entertainment elsewhere Ia
only two weeks.
Andrew IIcnly, one of the losers by IN
recent fire, has opened "A shoc-sho
: IN Giles IInwe's block lie lost all his tool
and most of has stock, and, unfortunately
bad 40 Insurance.
Market receipts light. Butter ranges .roi
, Is 10 - cents, with hut little Offered
Potatoes range from 10 10 80 cents Iw
, carloads shipped this week
UIxrrulEGIL- Last Monday about cigl
inches of SNOW fell. which was whlrled int
b heaps by fierce north wind. In man
places il has been necessary To open rpa'
across lots to avoid the drifts.
=. Mr.. T. Rissoncttc has gone to Chicag'
where he has a situation secured for him i
1t l.. j Murphy formerly of this place.
Mr.. Alison H. Lnndon of Turner Fail
$ Mas is visiting friends IN town
a Monday II. NJ Hull shipped To Host'
# .. 500 pounds of cheese at Il cents
/. The mills and factories on Mill Brook a
running ON short lime for want OF water.
Nj. Nelson W Plrlch has sold his HON
stead to Patrick Rafferty, OF Montreal Il
3. - 400 Chas Putnam, a bro'hrr-ln-iaw
Nr. Rafferty,, will carry on the place II
coming year.
Last SUNDAY evening the baptist Snnda
school gavc pleasant and instructive g"
81 cert The younger scholars took We
/, prominent part and deserved ami recciv
y much praise.
'i MuyIrEiIrG Last saturday morning a II
H. started in the cellar uf Mrs. &. ". Nlllar'
~ house Water was put ON in quantities Al
with the steam generated IT soon cNtinguIs
~ cd the fire. The carpets on the first iio
" aud the floor itself were thorough
s- ruined hut beyond tins the dana
p; was confined 10 that done Ivy smo
an the finishing. Among the artic
injured 10y the fire was
nc original manuscript of the revision of I
no laws of the state in Mr. Willard
handwriting These papers were stor
u in the cellar and were injured somewhat
= fire hut principally lay water. They are