Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-06-03
STATE NEWS.

Cows are sold in Addison county at S25
to $50 per head, and hay at Sl4 and SIG
per ton.
Ludlow's grand list this year is SS634- SO
against S5242. 50 year ago, Il gain OF about
Is per cent.
Franklin b. Salisbury, prominent manu-
facturer OF West Randolph, died the 2ith, OF
pneumonia
Rev Gilbert Miller of West Derby, died
May 10Th. lie was well known worker in
reform movements.
The centennial of the settlement of Brain
tree occurs August LIST, and there is some
talk Of celebrating the event.
A new military company has been organiz
cd at Newport. G. A. Pr0uty, captain; {.
q. kelsea, LIST lieutenant; c. :. OCOnnor,
I'd lieutenant.
The jury docket, for the June term Of the
Bennington county court has been published.
The number of causes set for trial are forty
six, of which SIX are State cases.
Mr. Harrison C. Thayer. 4 Bellows Falls
teamstcr has just been left Il legacy of ; To-
900 by friend in Portland, Maine. Mr..
Thayer did him favor once, and he in turn
did not forget it.
The Green Mountain CnIversalist associa-
ton, embracing churches East of the Green
Mountains, have their annual convention at
White River Junction, June and ..
OF the 80 women who were led into the
woman's safe deposit swindlc in Boston,
only one WAS a Vermont woman. Miss Ellen
Crandall Of Tunbridge, who lost $40.
The grand list of Manchester fOots up 4
al, a.
tax this year is only Is per cent. or one and
n half mills on the dollar of the property rs
assessed.
Th,rc is quite Il colony of the ''liicksite"
branch of Quakers IN South StarksbOro, and
William Allen, a colored man, is now hold
ing scii of meetings in their meeting
house.
Last year the appraisal of real estate in
Newport was Sl05, 05l. personal prop
erty, sol, 616. 50-number of polls, $50. The
total grand list S56l1.a1 This year the real
estate shows sos. $50, personal 52i1. 1de,
and polls 5..3 total list 5000. - This is
an incr,nsr of taxable property amounting
to S4UO. 3j3 and in the grand list OF
:4003 ~
LuIrr r;.ids still continue at ST. Adams.
On Wednesday, John Shcdd, keeper of the
st. Adams House George Cushman, prnprie
tor of the Central House, and Alex. Massey
who keeps saloon on Lake street, were ar
rested for selling liquor. Cushman was fined
$50 and COSTS, Shedd so and costs, Massey
$50 and costs All appealed and furnished
bail
Work at the rolling mill at st. Adams is
very brisk, 10 men being employed and
the works running To their full capacity.
Besides the ~ tons of steel manufactured
daily about 20 tons of English steel are
used A lot of 5000 tons for the Central is
now being rolled, to be used on the Rut-
land division and below White River juno
ton Recently orders have been received
from the O.,!ensburg roal and the North
crn for 1000 tons each.
The total grand list for the town of Rock
ingham for 1851 is as follows: Total real
estate, 81, a56, 5ij; total personal property,
ISL. ass; total list, S30il,0Ol number of
polls go; grand list, So, 225O.O5. The list
for last year was Total real estate, ST.
s67 ,3Ol ; total personal, Sa5s, 43l polls So;
total list for State taxes, Sl5,O0l. -.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont State
Eclectic Association was held at Montpelier,
Wednesday, with "A good attendance. Pres
idcnt DIR. W F. Templcton delivered the an
nua address The following were elected
officers for the ensuing year President, pr.
W. ID. Waller of Montague vice presidents,
DIR. l.. A. Noycs of Randolph, H. +. Tenn
plcton of Montpelier, and q. e. Bag!ev OF
Chelsea secretary and treasurer, G.. II.
Gray of East Calais; librarian. pr j. icm-
plcton of Montpelier; ccnsorS Drs. W. +.
rcmpleton of Glover, W. h. Woodward of
londonderry, and l.. q. Soulcs Of Glover.
The Central Vermont managers have de
cidcd To build Il new passenger depot at
est Randolph this season. 1t will be of
brick about 80 by 20 feet, with iron passen-
ger sheds extending along the main track
$50 feet. The plan is the latest and most
for passenger stations and the
building is TO be just like the new depot
about 10 be built at Brattleboro