Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-08
EATEItN VERMONT.



Friday afternoon, it was thirty-hve minutes
late, and sharp run was made to White
River Junctlon,a distance OF thirty-two miles
the time being thirty-nine minutes with Que
stop for passengers and water. yankee"
Jones was the engineer. This was one of
the quickest runs ever made, for the dis
lance, on the c. V. II. II.
The work of the listers of Randolph has
been completed, with the following results
Real estate and personal property, Sl,5SG,-
159; one per cent of this, Sl5, SCI. 50: 134
polls added, ,4GS.00; grand list Of 1882, H.
$1,000; gain, $1,000. This gain, though
SMALL is not a bad showing when it is taken
into consideration that the International Hay
Company's list and the railroad property here
are not taxable in this town under the new
law. The town has gained forty-nlne poll
taxes over lost year.
L. j. McWain, Esq. who was thrown
from carriage Decoration day, and had
both bones of his right leg broken just below
the knee, is still at Mrs. s. ii. Rowell's.
where he is receiving the best OF care. lis
many personal friends will be glad to leaen
that the physicians pronounce his case as
doing well.
The Decoration day exercises of Randolph
were of most interesting and
impressive nature. Greatly TO the
credit of the citizens of this plea
SAINT village on the hill the brave soldiers
whether living or dead are never forgotten.
Memorial day Is always observed with APP
propriatc and impressive services and in such
u manner as TO teach their children 10 honor
tho defenders Of their country. Col. Mead,
a brave officer of the war usually takes an
active part in these ceremonies, aud this year
was no exception. The generous hospitality
of the Colonel always shows itself on these
occasions. The music rendered by the Me-
chanics band was Il pleasant feature of the
exercises.
The breaking of seat on the third story
piazza OF the Normal School boarding house
Decoration day precipitated Wnfrcd Davis to
the ground, a distance of some twenty feet,
and strange to say he escaped with only Il
few slight bruises.
The jurors drawn from this town to at
tend the June term Of county coult, which
opens next Tucsdny are, Grand Jury, Gilbert
Tilson; Petit Jury, ii. $. Booth, l.. A.
Edison
w. E. Lamson's little girl who was knock
ed down by team Wednesday, is not so
seriously hurt as was at first feared.
Mrs 5. II. Rowell Of Randolph, won the
second prize offered by the Rural Ne,o
Yorker for The best article on the subject of
"Dining in the Old Times and New"
Mrs Spauding, the victim of the East
Granville railroad accident, is now in fair
condition to recover. She is attended by
Drs. Bailey and Cpham.
The Barre grand list for this year is some
| $4,000, an increase of nearly $4,000. No
tax payer refused TO make inventory and
hence no lists were doubled.
In the Ely mining litigation, which has
| been spoken of at some length in the FREE
Press, a preliminary injunction against the
prosecution of the suit in New Y FORK. is dis
| solved, on the ground that under the New
| York code, equitable defence may be made
| and the motion for appointment of receiver
ordered to stand over TIL the first term of the
court of chanccty, unless the Vermont Cop
per Mining company sooner file a bond in
the penal sum of $50, 0O0, conditional to save
Cain harmless and Unidentified from all
| damage, consequent on said C0mpany's pos
session of the mine against his right
VIM. ii. Kendall, at one time assistant ed
itor on Montpelier paper, and more recent
ly Vermont representative ofthe Boston Post,
is soon to start the SdtU'day Budget ut Man
chester, n. ii.
The grand list Of St Johnsbury is is s33,-
435 81. The valuation of the real and per-
sonal property is 50, 343, 532, divided as fol-
lows real-tirst class Sl,37i, 372, sccoud
class S549,136 total 81 1924 1903; personal
81 ,12S,O23 polls 1857, an increase over last
year of 11S. Under the operation Of the
new law, S725.02 of the grand list of last
year is exempt and is not included in this
years list, which would have Increased the
list 10 S34. 1908. With this deduction,
there is still gratfyingincrease in the grand
list.
The commencement exercises of the
State Normal school at Randolph take
place this month, and will be as fol-
lows June l3l5 examination of grad
uating classes Sunday evening, 18th,
sermon before the graduating classes, by
Rev. Howard f. Hill of Montpelier Monday
and Tuesday, examinations for promotions
Tuesday evening, address by Frank Plum
ley, Esq, of Mortified Wednesday, alumni
meeting class-day exercises, and in the ev-
ening competitive speaking Thursday at .
n. M, graduating exercises 1t is expected
that twenty.six scholars will graduate from
the first, and six from the second course.