Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-05

viii be discussed by Deacon Royal Abbott,
Jr second BY Deacon Nutling, Marcus
Peek third, Horace Howard, Rev. VIM
Gay fourth Rev. V. NJ. Hardy.
The veqtry Of the Christian church hes
been aud is being much improved The fur
uacc has been taken out Of the main room
and put into another, and the room is now
heated by large pipes. The outside door has
been cut down and the platform on the in
teriot taken away, which makes it much
more convenient The vcstiy will he diYided
soon SO as aot to be obliged to heat SD large
room for holding the wednesday night pray
er meetings.
Mrs. Morse Baker, a Granville, f. T., has
been engaged by the SpiritualIst )cicty to
lecture -four Sundays In Liberal Hail, con-
mcncng January 18th.
Elijah Biodgctt of the Centre, has sold to
b. g. Mcintyre, his wood lot, taking 800
cords Of wood in part payment.
Il. NJ. Hodges wos driving his colt last
Monday, when il backed in such a manner
rs to break both shafts in his sleigh.
Dana Wclch has gone to Michigan to assist
his mother.
The Raniolah National Bank raj diyi.
dcnd OF three per cent, January Isl.
b. g. Mclnyrc has sold his furm to Geo.
ID. liyzrr ut blaukfcld for $500.
Hon. Ju,tus Dart, State superintendent of
education, and &. L. putncy of st. Johns.
bury Normal school examiner, are in town
Principal Eis,n Of the Normal school
gave a scish ride to the graduate, of the
fits, aai second courses saturday and gave
them u banquet IN their return.
Chr,scn,
The case Of Z. Berry ard the other heirs
If Ira Berry ". \. L. Kinney and the trus-
'es Of COiinh Congregational church vas
gwen to the jury Friday evening, after IL five
days tlial. The next morning, tic Jury hav-
, in5 been in session all night, brought in
yer ct Of guilty. and found fol the plaintiffs
| to recover of defendants fi3i 81. The clse
VIII 20 the supreme Court on executions.
George A. Dlckey and G.. II. Heath for plain
Till j. X. Darling and Roswell Farnlam
for defendants. This closed the list Of civil
cases to be tried this term AMI At O'Clock
Monday afternoon began the trial Of State vs.
llilhs u, Davis prosecution for assault and
battery. II is claimed that on September =.
1891, the respondent severely beat ard MAIN.
| ed his son, y boy Of IA years. The defence
| is that it was only in punishment for stealing
honey ami repeated acts of disohodicncc
also to fiightcn him so as TO make him dcsi.t
from namelcss practice Of which he sup
posed the 10y to be guilty. States Attorney
j. h. Darling and John IL. Walton appear
for the State Hon. Roswell Furnham and
Hon. Vim. =. Dillingham; for the respond.
ent. The criminal cases would kccpthc Jury
till week after next, but Judge Rowcll ia
assigned for Franklin county supreme court
the 9Th, and unless relieved liom that wi'l
have 10 adjourn this term Of county court.
| Shaton CLAIMS a smart old butcher in tie
person of Ira Joyce, sevoniy-iour Yeas Of
age who killed seventy sheep for mutton in
three days, Travelled onc and ouc-lalf miles.
| took care of stock Of cattle, with the tLc.-
momcter down to sixteen DEGREES below zero
some Of the time.
The largest weeks work ever done at tie
| It. JohusbuTy scale works was done the first
week in December whcn three thousand and
ten scales were completed in Tie SIX days.
Woikmen in the small scale department
have worked evenings all the month.
Mr. Newell Stcckcr tied Mt his home in
| Danvil'c, Wednesday forenoon, aged GO
years. Mr.. StocNcr was born and always
| lived in Danvillc, and has for mauy years
been Prominently identified with lis business
| interests. lie has been vice president Of the
| Called mia National bank for several years
and was &c in president at the time Of his
death
The new Free Baptist church at st. John7-
| bury will be dedicated about the Goth of
January,