Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-21
concluded by an oyster snpp.r ut T,xn hall

concluded by an oyster supptr Mt TJSn hall.
Prof. Eli B. Gle, a former resilient. is in
town from Buxton, Dakota.
The Universalist young people presented
'llcbecca's Triumph at Town hall IN We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings, 10 god audi
ences. The little drama is an ,xcellrn, uuc.
and its several characters were wei ta':cn
and rendered in pleasing manner The
proceeds, which arc larger than was expect
cd, will go into the treasury Of the society
The plumbing at the several residences
connected with the village water works is
nearly completed, and no new w'rk will be
commenced until spring. The large number
who have taken water are well Pleased with
il, and prize very highly the convenience.
Mr.. Nathan Taft, farmer, Twin. in the
south part of the town, met with serious
accident on Thursday last. While feeding
his cattle in the barn he climbed % the high
beams from which he fell TO the 4 ,0r, striking
on his head AMI shoulders. He remained
unconscious for n long time AMI on Friday
and Saturday there WAS thought to he NJ
hope of his recovery. a message was sent
his son in Chicag) who arrived here on Tuc..
day, finding his father in "a more comfortable
condition than was ID l!led for.
Mr. \. W. Spauldng is nov serving as
janitor of the academy bulldogs.
Morrisvlllc c)rnct blnl have recently plr-
chased ilGe collection OF music IN are
preparing for grand concert to b, given
about the middle of January. Mr.. Charles
A. Spauding leader, has been engaged by
the new Hydepark band 10 in'tu't III;
daring the Winter,
Mai d. j. Stafford, a former r.i mt, j.
in town from Augusta, Maine, W irlc lie has
headquarters AS special examiner i the pen
sion department.
Hon +. A. Cu.hml1 of Lebanon. n, H.,
manager Of The Lam)iIc Valley pulp MIL at
this place, was in town on Tuesdy.
Hvicpark.
The grand jury adjourned Wednesday
evening 1t returned twelve true bills and
two not found, and the Safes attorney filed
one information. s. far rs we are nov in
formed the true bills are VS. Mvron Amber,
arson Victor Gauthicr, impc ling an officer
Charles Crane, Joseph La Page an Hon. |.
b S erSiu, under the liquor law. Several
of The remaining seven bills are for the same
offence, but the respondents not yet having
been arrested, it is not thought proper to
give names. THc indictment of Hon. /. Il
SherwIn for unlawful sal" If liquor, crrl'r-
a great deal of comment lie wa ~ 49,
mau OF the grand jury, and SCI, ed III thd
until all the cases but his o"n had
been disposed Of when he was excused, II
talesman draws and new foreman, Hon.
Nathan Mcfarland, appointed. The jury
then very promptly returned true bill.
Judge Sherwin has served the county as as
sistant Judge and high bailif. is Il church |
member and life long temperance man,
aud at present a Good Templar. lie keeps
lrug store and, it is said, has claimed the |
right to sell, in some qualified way, for medi-
C nal purposes. 1t i ASSERTED that thejudge
vas very ANXIOUS to have all other offenders
punished, and this alleged fact has provoked
IN often repetition of the old adage that
hose "who live in glass house." etc.