Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-10
EASTERN VERMONT.
Chelsea.

Holmes and Hathaway, two men from
WolcJtt, arrested and lodged ia Jail on Sat
urdhy, ON suspicion of stealing Mr.. Robbins
horse and wagon, October q. were Thursday
afternoon released from Jail for failure oil
prosecution to appear.
| Foster Grow, who was Frustrated some
| three months ago by paralytic shock died
Saturday night, the 2Slh ult., and was bur
| led Tue sday afternoon, the 31st. lie was
born in This town and in Fillmorc's admins
lration was postmaster. In 1858 he began
b1sinoss as jcwcller, continuing until 1871,
when he sold out because Of declining years.
| In 1854 aud 1865 he was elected to the legis
lalufe as Wing. lie was of excellent
| character and popular among his towns
men.
Among the many street improvements due
10 VIM. d. Pull,r, highway surveyor, his
last work of laying sidewalks from the Hyde
corner to the postoilice will be most gener-
ally appreciated. This has heretofore been
almcst impossible in time of mud and
slosh
The Chelsea Cornet Band began its winter
series of promenade concerts Friday evening,
the eth uit., and drew out hundred young
| folks.
Ex.Lieutenant- Governor Martin, who has
been threatened with soitenng of the brain
for some Yeas has rapidly grown worse since
his arrival home IN carly October, from his
Summers stay at Neigennes, whittier he aud
his wife went in June. During the week
past he has failed fast and his death may
soon occur
Leslie Hood aged 10 years, committed SUI.
icide Friday afternoon by hanging himself
with rope suspended from the high beam
! in the batn Of George w. Bailey where young
Hood was at work lie was not very bright
and somewhat despondcnt. \ year ago he
threatened to shoot himself.
sunday evening Rev. VIM. ii. Davis of
Beverly, Mass, delivered lecture on ''The
New West at the Congregational church.
Farm produce is so high that farmers have
little need Of complaining. At the recent
auction oats have sold a, from 80 to 80 and
"a cents per bushcl. Corn is sl.05 per bush
81. Butter brings 30 cents pound aud hay
Sl2 per ton,
II is rumorcd that Job NJ. Stark, whilom
our gay and festive professor of the tonsoial
art has become n married man and changed
his residence to Waltham, Mass, where he
will cease TO he knight OF the shears and IA
zOr.
A gentleman in ST. Johnsbury has in his
poss, ssion two metallic buttons manufactur-
cu III CpiOuld tunes, Ucatlnp udlc III l'o'
and the words stamp act "
A man in Brainrcc ins rts the following
notice in the WtydM ami NOrS Disappear
ed irm the spring of John Z. Smith, about
six rods OF lead pipe taken in the night time.
Whoever took ii was in 80 big hurry that
they left the straincr in the spring. The
straincr and pipe should 90 together and
whoever took the pipe can have it by calling
for it.
The 81. JJhnsb,iry and Lake Chsmplain
railroad is sadly embarrassed, Just at present
with a large number Of suits in equity,
brought against it by real estate owners along
the line OF the road who claim that the land
damages have never been assessed and paid.
There will probably BE- considerable litiga-
ton over the matter
Ripton young ladies laugh in church. 50.
JohnSJu,y Inder.
The editor of the Inter was evidently not
trained in accordance with the inductivc
method, He partcularizes from gcnerali-
tics.
St. Johnsbury girls climb the lamp-posts
and blow ont the lights. Force of home
habit.