Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-11
ADDISON COZ yTY.
Serious Fire I'm Hridport


the dwelling Of X. w. Swinton, situated one
mile south Of the village, two large barns
and shed adjoining. owned by F. g. Con.
verse near the dwelling in which the fire or
Qinatei; also u large barn aud shed, the
property Of ID. c. Barbour, located half a
mile away. A high wind prevailed at the
tlmc aud cinders were carried O great dis.
tarce, and 1t was only by hard labor and
watchfulness that other property was not
destroyed. None of the buildings were In
sured. Mr. Swinton loses most OF his house.
hold goods. MIR. Converse large quantity
of hay, and Mr.. Barbour hay and quantity
OF lumber stored in his buildings. AT one
time the elegant Summer residence Of Mr..
N. Ii. Hill of Boston was 10 great danger.
NIiddIe5ury.
Mr.. L. ii. Thorp, editor of the Register,
has purchased the Anon Wilcox house on
Academy street. The purchase price was
$500. As Mr.. Thorp is at present batch
clor, the purchase of residence has excited
certain suspicious.
| James McNully died the other day, and
the funeral took plac, from the Catholic
church. Mr.. McNully was one of the oldest
men in town. his age being ninety-threc. lie
had been bcd-riddcn and almost helpless for
the last nine years.
John Baxter was quite severely injured by
an accident a few days since. Ills injuries
although serious enough 10 disable him from
working, were not enough 80 TO lay him up
on the shelf.
Joseph Barton, an axe-grndcr at Brooks
vile, died Tuesday Of consumption, to
which disease men OF his trade are so pccu-
larly subject, and was buried on Thursday
in Vergcnncs.
David Hale of Rip,on, an Oh man, has
been brought down aud incarccraicl in the
county Jail 1t seems that Hale got drank,
was arrested, and refused to enlightcn the
justice as TO the source from which he pio-
cured his Jack" There is already charge
for forgery against tlr. Hale pending the
county court.
Henry Hunt Of East Middlcbury whowas
injured on Saturday afternoon, Anil osth,
does not gain very rapidly although it is
now confidently hoped that he Will event
ually recover from his injuries 1t WAS at
| first feared that death was inevitable.
Bcckwilh & Co. have nearly completed
removing from their old quarter. to their
new. The store hes been III up several
nights during the week. aud presents an cle-
giant appearance.
| Postmaster G -orgc Hammond returned
from New York city Saturday morning. lie
had gone there Thursday night in charge Of
| Mrs. Ira Clark, who was taken there to be
treated at hospital for II trouble which is UNI
ders,ood to be the consumption or some kind
dred disease.
large number of people came to town to
market Monday, aud the new store Of Beck
with y Co. seemed to posses grea. attrac-
tions for many of them. The market sales
were not very heavy, but there was Il notice
able improvement over these Of the past few
weeks. Butter sold for from 90 to 90 cents
per pound; eggs brought II cents per dozen;
potatoes, Tor shipment abroad, 60 and 70
cents per bushe! at the cars.
The termagants in Frog Hollow seem to
be still in an uneasy frame OF mind. Early
| Moudey morning they met on the most
prominent street in town and had a verbal
squabble of the most ferocious character
| All parties came out of the contest with no
other injuries than bi.tarcd .ongucs,
One of the young men of the village
was arrested in an intoxicated condition by
night officer Dickinson at an carly hour on
SUNDAY morning, and he spent Sunday and
Monday IL The lookup. Monday morning
he disclosed on two frcucii len--unknown,
of course. His fine and costs are Rot yet
paid, but probably will be in time TO save
him from voyage TO the House Of Correc.
lior
Mr.. Julson Wright has returned from the
West, whore he went with sheep several
weeks ago. Mr.. Wright does not cOntem-
pla'e making any further trips westward at
the present. although he may in the future.
Two funerals occurred Sunday-that of a
man named Forbes and that of Mrs. Jesse
Goodnough. Tie husband whom Mrs.
Goodnough leaves behind is ninely.three
years old, and hia farewell to his llc'S part
ncr was very affecting
A Mddlcburf brass band was organized
last Saturday evening, There are at present
fourteen members and J. b. Cobb was chosen
leader. Before Ruiland succeeded in cn,ic-
ing L. J.. Hatch away from US in 1873 Mid
dlcbury had for three or four years one
of the very best bands in the State, but Mr..
lla,cha retirement seemed to take the life
out OF it and we have never had band here
since. A few feeble efforts to revive it were
made, but none of them succeeded, as il is to
be hoped that the present one will.
The old court house building has at las,
reached its nnal resting place just outside of
the fair grounds. The original intention was
to transport upon the fair grounds and trans.
form il into a floral hall, but that intention
has been abandoned and the building now
will probably BE- turned into u tenement
house.
The demolition OF the old Wood house 10
making rapid progress, and IN few days it
will be no more, bu. the new town house
Will have begun tC rise over its ashes.
The lumber for the new county court
house has commenced 10 arrive on the ground
Although the work of cXcavating was COM
menced only a few days ago, the new part
of the foundation wall. has already been be-
gun, and has made apprcciablc Roadway.
The work will be pushed with the utmost
vigor.
Mr., Alfred Hay Of Sydney New South
Wales, who has lately been securing Addi-
son county for sheep, started on Monday for
his PARKWAY Australian home, taking with
him some eighty Of the finest sheep which
money could purchase in the county. His
partner had gone on In advance and will
meet him in Detroit. Altogether they will
take home with them about one hundred and
fifty sheep.
The young man who was kept In Jail over
Sunday and Monday for intoxication was let
out Tuesday, his employer having paid his
fine.
Several feeble attempts to rain have been
made within the past couple Of weeks, but so
lar not so much rs one inch OF rain has fall
len.
Mrs, James Roach died at about five o'clock
Monday afternoon. She would have been
"a years of age next month. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roach were among the oldest living inhabit-
ants of Middebury who were not natives of
the place. They came here oyer 40 years
ago from Ireland. Mrs Roach leaves
behind her a large number of descendants
The funeral will take place from the Cath
Ole church at 10 O'clock Wednesday morn