Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
LAMOlLI.E COUNTY.
Worthwhile.

Mrs. Tiacy Cutler will lecture in the town
ball, "Wednesday night, in behalf of the New
England Woman's suffrage association.
Morrisvlle cornet band has elected Fred
b Livingstone, j. A. Bunny A. d. Thomas,
W. &. McClintoch, G. w. Doty, q. NJ. Pow
ers aud V. w. Rand honorary members Of
their organization.
Considerable damage to crops was done
by frost GU Tuesday morning.
A Good Tempars' union of Lamoilc coun-
ty lodges was held here Wednesday, the at
tendance being rather slim.
One Henry Sweetzer, a notorious character
in this vicinity, got well filed with liquor
on Saturday night. His wife, hearing of the
condition of her husband, proceeded to the
village from their home, about one and half
miles, and tried in vain to persuade him 10
accompany her home. Seeing her Efforts
were fruitless, two men hired one Irvine
Fairbanks to take team and carry her
home, which he did. Sweelzer started
home on foot soon after, and met Fairbanks
returning in the dug way" at the upper end
of North Main Street. Sweetzer being fight
ing drunk, took hold Of Fairbanks and threw
him from his team and gave him severe
pounding. Upon Sweetzers letting up a
little Fairbanks ran for assistance to team
| upon jumped into Farbanks's team, turned
the horse and drove furiously away. Officer
l.. B. Boynton was Immediately notified and
| started in pursuit, finding the team in
Sweetzers barn and that parsonage lying at
| full length across the doorway. Being
aroused by the officer he showed fight, threat
ening TO take the heart out OF any one
who attempted to take the team or himself
| Mr.. Boynton succeeded in arresting him and
lodged him in Hydcpark Jail, where he re-
NAMED until Monday morning, when he was
brought before Justice Cady, the hearing
| resulting in fine and cost of S3l.Gj, or $50
days in work house, # not paid before II
a. M, Sept. All. Sweetzer Immediately
complained of Fairbanks, stating that he
| furnished the liquor which was the motive
power for all the trouble. Fairbanks was
| fined $1,000 for one oiIense and has ap-
pealed.
The Lamoillc liver is very low and SAT-
| ford Bros shops, Clark & Daniels tub fac
tory aud the Lamoille Valley pulp companys
mill have only short supply Of water
Louis Beaulleu and family Of Cohoes New
York, have moved to town.
The Hardwick and Craltsbury cornet
bands and the Johnson screnade band were
the guests of the Mcrr,svile band on Friday.
A very pleasant day was spent in a general
picnic of bands aud citizens in general, held
al Academy park. The long string Of tables
spread, presented very handsome appear
anCe being iastefully decorated with flowers
and well loaded down with something more
substantial. The afternoon was spent in a
general open air concert participated in by
the four bands. which was well received by
the large number of people in the park.
George NJ. Powers was marshal of the dav.
| johnson.
| C. W. Ward, who has been such terrible
sufferer from rheumatism for several years
starts for Boston this week for treatment.
We have almost had frost here in thu
low places.
Our Normal and village schools boil
opened this week with unusually good pros
poets.
Frank Heath started Monday on a triI
through the West.
Rev. NJ. Glines, who has been engaged
by the Baptist church here, found it imposs
bic to be present last Sunday, aud Rev Mr.
Story of Hydepark preached from the Con
gregational pulpit to the united congrega
lions.
Rev. Mr.. Smith preached the funeral ser
mon of Sigbert Rogers at Ii ydepark Sunday
morning.
Quite number of our people will lose
or expect TON the St. Adams Trust Com
pany.
Jessie Town, who was injured in car
riage accident at Stowe short time ago
died Friday afternoon.
James Ennis, who resides on Little Rive
in Stowe, while out numbering on his farm
undertook to fell large tree. When the tire
was about to fall 1t swung round in such
way that the top hit another tree near by
which caused the butt of the one he was cut
ting to hit Mr.. Ennis in the head, jammin
him between the tree cut and one standing
which caused him to bleed profusely at tn
| mouth, nose aud ears. His head is badl
mashed Medical aid was called, but it
, thought Mr. Ennis cannot recover. He is
handwriting and sober young man, whc
, fact creates much sympathy for him and 70
his friends in the neighborhood where Ii
; lives.