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

Rev. T. c. Crane of Hydepark accepts
call TO Waldoboro, Maine.
James Woodbury. was drowned in Lake
Memphremagog last week while fishing. lie
was subject TO fits.
This life is mostly n tragedy and always
was in catastrophe.-Ph Philosophical 6ut
some'ohat d6struse remark By tie Mor7iSgale
Citizen.
The Addison county Jail is one of the
most handsome places in the county. There
is but one poor sinner confined within the
walls
Lucius Rowland, Esq, formerly of Bel
lows Falls, has been made superintendent Of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail-
road.
Rev DIR. J. q. johnson of Rutland has
been engaged to deliver the baccalaureate
sermon TO the graduating class of st. Johns
bury Academy.
Waterford man wears for watch
charm miniature AK made from the bone
of his left thumb, which he cut off while
chopping wood.
The Windsor County Mutual Fire insur-
ancc company has laid an assessment on its
premium notes 81 per cent TO pay losses and
expenses for the years ending March 81,
payable June |.
Hon. and Mrs. John Porter of Hartford,
celebrated their golden wedding at their resi-
dendc, on the both. About 2UO guests were
present, representing six States.
John W. Frost, who has been q local gro
ceryman in Brattleboro for fifty-one years
fourteen as clerk and thirty seven as pro-
prieior-retiIes from the firm of ]. W. Frost
Il Co, July LIST, with the expectation of 60
ing West.
John Donovan of Bellows Falls, who was
to have been married at Keene, N. H., We'd
nesday, failed to put in an appearance, and
Wednesday evening he was found wandering
about near Fitzwilliam, N. H., insane.
The Orange county court docket contains
2l1 law and 40 chancery cases. Only A.
cases have been set for jury trial, and the
term which begins on the 9TH, will be a short
one. The celebrated highway damage suit
of Melendy against Bradford comes on,
though it has been tried four times already,
once with a verdict for $685..
The adjourned village school meeting at
Brattleboro voted TO invite the Catholic
children, who were expelled some six years
ago by order of Committeeman 5. Nj. Waite
for ahsenting themselves from school TO at
tend divine service on the occasion of the
| feast OF Corpus Christi 10 return to the pub
| lie schools.
Another new slate mill will be erected at
Fairhaven during the month with capital
of Sl2, 900. The slate and milling interests
of Vermont were never before in such a
fiourishing condition as at present. Large
orders for slate and mill stock are constantly
received. The demand is so great it is almost
impossible to fill orders promptly. Roofing
slate is daily becoming scarce, and the same
can he said Of mill stock notwithstanding the
supply was greatly increased the past few
years.
On the 25th ult., terrific storm of rain
and hail passed over belt of country ten or
fifteen miles wide. from the Connecticut river
in Barnet and Ryegate across Peacham
Groton, Marshfield. Plainfield, Calais, East
Montpelier, the northern part of Montpelier,
| Worcester and MiddleseX. Hailstones vary
ing in size from that of marbles to that of
hens eggs, fell with indescribable fury,
breaking windows and destroying trees and
vegetation. Torrents of rain washed out the
roads and carried away bridges, rendering
the roads in many places quite impossible.
The damage done was probably greater in
Marshtield than at any other point IN its
track, and hundreds of dollars must be ex-
pended to restore the highways to their for
mer condition. Worcester, Calais and Mid
dlesex also suffer severely. The storm did
not quite reach this village, but passed
mile or two north of US, 1t was the most
destructive storm IN the localities over which
it passed since the great flood of 1862
Montpelier Watchm0n.