Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-09-08

week, while feeding in the road, as he thinks
by a dog. The horse was not a high priced
one, as horses are rated now, but Of consd.
crablc value to tue owner. -UaTtLtnR item.
| Well we don't think by dog but accord
| lug to our poor method of human ratOcna-
ton we would venture to suggest that that
horse died of old age
Plymouth boasts the champion fat boy of
the State. His name is Olson II. Butler, he
is only ten years old, and weighs 220 pounds
He also has six perfectly formed toes on one
foot. Barnum, are you attending?
A good instance of what might he called
irreligious pighcadcdness lately occurred it,
the village of Andovcr. 1t seems that, owing
to the prejudiccs of certain taxpayers. the
school committee had been obliged toprohib-
II the reading of the Scriptures at the open.
ing OF the regular exercises Of the village
school, but had arranged with the teacher to
devote few moments each morning, before
the opening of the session, TO devotional en-
crcses attendance on the pat of the pupils
being optional. But this did not SUIT Alvah
llaselton, farmer. lie didn't want his chill
drcn to have any advantage of daily picty,
or anybody esc's. SO he instructed his chill
uren to attend the exercises and get up and
leave during the Bible reading, not beng
very careful how much disturbance they
made. This course of acton naturally an
noyed the teacher and finally he forba lc the
llaseltons to return to school. Filled with
righteous indignation, the father put in an APP
pearance, and delivered himself of speech
which would not look elegant III print The
matter came before the committee, and the
young llascltons were expelled. They, how
ever, still continued to frequent the temple of
learning and to manifest the same disrcspect
during the reading of the Scriptures. 1t was
at length found necessary to make complaint
against the elder IIasclton for disturbing the
school, The case came before Justice Sweet
land, who fined lIaselton $40 and costs. IIa-
sclton refused to pay, and the case goes to
the county court on appeal.
The village Of Rutland has brought suit
in equity to restrain Darius Carniih of Men
don from throwing sawdust and waste from
his mill into Mendon river. Tic water from
this river is the source of supply for the vii
lagc water works, and sawdust polutcs the
water and clokcs up the strainers and pipes
and has caused several thousand dollars dam
age to the village. All the other mill owners
on the stream have stopped this practice.
Mr.. III. o. Carpenter, who for many years
has been ''the right hand man of Landlord
Cramton of the Bardwcl House, has leased
that excellent hotel of Mr.. Cramton and
VIII htCp ~ III MS ONI UulllC. MT.
Carpenter came to the Bardwcll House when
a boy of ID years of age, and has grown up
with the house. lie is MS upright energetic.
ailablc and capable II young man as our
community contains; he has earned all his
own success by his industry, urbanity and
sobricty of conduct, and is descrvedly II
favoritc with the travelling public. We wish
him the success which he will be sure to
deserve. Mr.. Cramton has so many large
business responsibilities outside of his hotel
that he naturally desires relief from further
personal charge of the house he has kept SO
long to the satisfaction of the public.-RHt-
land UerdM. We heartily agree with the
Uerah in its estimate of Mr. Carpenter and
are pleased to record his success. 1t is the
universal judgment of the travelling public
that no better clerk ever stood behind n hotel
desk than Mr.. CARPENTER. A very large
number Of travellers will miss the familiar
form OF Mr.. Cramton, who has kept that
popular hostelry so successfully for So many
years. Mr.. Cramton is one of the oldest,
most successful and best known hotel men
in Vermont.