Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-02
EASTERN VERMONT.
West Randolph.

The officers of Beuah Chapter, o. L. S.
were installed in Phuruix hall last ThErs
day evening, and are as follows; L. j
McWan, w. F.. Helen Mcintosh, w. NJ
Sarah NJ. sharpe, A. NJ. Lucy NJ. Fisk
treasurer; Susie S, Bass, secretary; Jcnni,
L. Abbott, conductress; Almira NJ Fisk
associate conductresi Abbie G. Bingham
warden n. b. Weston, sentinel LibDe b
Booth, Adah; Ncttie L, Nichols, Ruth
Mary \. Moses, Esther; Ella NJ. Chamber
lain, Martha; Ella T., Sanborn, Elccta. Fol
lowing the installation there was an addres.
by Grand Patron, ii. l.. Stillson editor Of
the Bennington BdAnv, his subject being
"By their fruits We shall know them" Tn,
discourse was very good and was listened Il
with the closest attention by all in the Hall
| there being about one hundred present. AT
its close, the new band, who kindly volun.
tecred their services, rendered some music, and
then banquet consisting Of oysters, coffee
cold meats and rolls, was partaken Of, the
number seated being about 50. This was
the closing of a very pleasant evening.
The Orange Comfy Union OF Good Tenn
plars will assemble here on Tuesday, Febru
AIRY Goth, at which time it is expected that
Rev. w. +. Peters will address the assembly
and the new band has been engaged to fur.
nislI music. The following officers have beer
chosen to serve Acadia Lodge for the coming
quarter ". c. T.. 5. Il. Gould WY.
Minute Ripley W. s., Mary Tilson; W.T.,
Mira Bagley w. chaplain, Mrs. Alpha Dut.
ton; w. NJ, Cynthia Barnard; w. |. c.,
Mrs. s. n. Gould w. o. c., Matte Rip.
ley.
Last Saturday evening, Jake Fard and
Dick Banister were engaged in u friendly
wrestle, when the former had his leg broken.
F. Hardy who has bought out the store OF
A. A. Smith was in town last Monday. He
has rented the house of j. w. Atwood, the
station agent, to reside in
Chelsea.
Mary S. Bacon, daughter Of John b.
Bacon, our postmaster has been sick for
several days of disease at first obscure but
what the attending physician now fears to be
cerebro-spinal meningitis, DR.. c. w, Man.
chester of Lebanon. n H., was summoned
aud came Tuesday the 2Sd inst, and Drs.
Goss and Corwin are in regular attendance.
1t is feared she may not recover.
The weather for the fortnight ending the
Goth, was extremely cold. Friday morning
the 18th, the thermometer recorded 25 de-
grees below Zero Tuesday the 22d ii was
the same and on Friday, the 90 the mercury
stood ut 81 below zero, in some parts of the
village at 80. But on the coolest days farm
crs carried loads of potatoes to South Roy
alton IA miles away, where they are bring
in. seventy cents q bushGl,
The Cornet band gives the eighth of ito
Winters series of promenade concerts Friday
evening accompanied with supper at the
Congregational church vestry. Total adms-
sion fee one dollar per couple.
The first of the four civil cases tried at
December term of county court has just had
its verdict set aside because of tampcring
with the jury by persons interested for de-
fcndant-thc case William c. Sanborn and
wife VS.. Nathan Paine, in which Abby d.,
the female plaintiff sought to recover for
services rendered her father before her mar
riago,
Vermont inventors are coming to the front.
The latest novel idea is that of Frank Kit
tredgc Of Dinville, who has constructed a
model for u new steam engine, whose chief
distinction IS that ii does away entirely with
the piston movement Mr.. Kttredgc's en-
gnc consists Of deep trimmed wheel with
movable floats therein, something on the
plan of turbine water wheel, and the steam
is discharged against tho enclosed who'd,
which he claims will furnish steady and
continuous power, and more of il than can
be procured from the piston movement. The
inventor has pretty good opinion al his
new machine, for he asks $50, 900 for his in
tertst in it, and good judges say that he will
get it, and more too, il he holds en- The
world pays literally for ideas.
Mrs. Ellcry Chambcrlin of st. Johnsbnry,
has received the painful intelligence that her
sister persisted The NeWhal house lire at
Milwaukee, Her name was Brown, aud her
husband, l.. Z. Brown, was trainmaser of
the Northwestern railroad. They were
boarding in that Inflated hotel at the time of
the fire Mr. Brown was badly injured by
jumping from third-story window. His