Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-24
This method will probably succeed In bring
ing in some of the delinquents.

lug III sOIlle VI INC uellulucuts.
The unusually mild weather has caused the
apples in many cellars in this vicinity to de-
cay much earlier than usual, and some varle-
ties of apples which usually keep sound un
til Spring are already becoming unfit for use.
Deaths have been unusually numerous in
town OF late. 1t is oil laid to the score OF
the pleasant but unreasonable weather which
we have been having
Wallace Dewey Jr., had one of his legs
broken, the other night. A horse stumbled
and fell on him, swapping the leg square OH.
DR.. L. o. Porter, president of the Mid
dlchury board of examining surgeons for
pensions has been quite sick for some days.
but is now able TO attend 10 his patients once
more.
Mr.. Carleton Moore is again decidedly I'M
der the weather Mr. Moore has suffered
much from nervous diseases .durlng the past
ten years, and is now likely to have another
siege of it.
News of the death of Professor II. ID. G..
| Robbins was received here with much regret
the pleasant face and kindly manners Of the
aged professor having been familiar to all Of
us in former years. Prof. Robbins was for
many yeats connected with Middebury col
| legc, in which lie ably filed the chair Of the
Greek aud German languages. lie was Il
vouminous writer for the periodical religious
and educational press. and he was especially
| happy AS a writer on classical themes. The
| Edition Of Nenophon's Memorabilia edited
| hy Prof Robbins took high rank with classi
cal scholars aid is the edition of that work
row most used in American colleges.
| The Fall term of the graded school will
close next week Wednesday with a public
entertainment in the hall which will be par
icipated iu by scholars from each of the
various departments.
There will be some trouble in selecting n
site for our new court house, the site OF the
old one not being considered eligible, for
various reasons. There is some talk OF buy
ing the Osborne place on Main street, but as
they want $4,000 for the place it would make
a big hole in the 100000 appropriation to
| pay that amount for it.
| One of the men charged with stealing the
team of horses and other property OF Chester
Elmer of West Ferrishurgh, who was arrest
ed and held at Port Henry, n. Y, has been
brought here on Il requistion and jailed to
await trial. The other one is known to be
somewhere in Canada. The property has
| not yet been recovered
The Winter term of county court will
commence December IL, and the docket is
will be long one. Among the cases which
will probably be tried is one of the Nevada
silver mining cases which have been on the
docket for years and which, in one way or
another involve large sums of money. In
the criminal cases there are two indictments
against David Hale of Rpton for forgery
and seven indictments for burglary and
larceny against Luther Blanchard Of Middle
bury.
A rather lively and exciting runaway took
place Thursday noon. w. c. Langworthy
and his father, an old man, started from
Tom Fletcher's on South street, TO drive to
the village. In turning around the old gem
tcman lost his balance and was thrown out,
dragging Mr.. William I.angworthy with him.
William Langwor,hy's face was badly
scratched in the scramble, hut his father cs-
capped almost unhurt, Meanwhile the horse,
finding himself at liberty, started for the vii
luge IN "A dead run, dcmolishing everything
| in his way, and when at last he hauled up the
wagon was smashed into smthcrecns.
Bristol.
Luther W. parmclcc, aged abou, Sky, at
tended church and taught his class in the
Sunday school as usual last Sunday and re-
tired seemingly rs well AS ever But Mon
day morning he was found dead in his bed
He had been troubled with asthma, heart
disease and has had one or two strokes Of
paralysis.
Charles 5. bennett, class of 81, Dart
mouth college, principal of our graded
hoo 1urt 1,tt lnr