Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23

and consists OF two bases, die cap ard spirc.
The four sides Of the die arc finely polished.
On one side arc the words,
John Pierpoint
chief Justice OF Vermont
died JAN 1882
H. 70.
1t was intended, probably, to discard all
punctuation, but the engraver placed a
period after Jan. and a. On the opposite
panel arc the Words
Erected
BY the
Bar OF Vermont.
The weight of the monument Is between
eight and nine tons and cost abont six hum
dred dollars
The season is unusually dry and wells arc
nearly or quite exhausted that have not fail
ed before in SO years. Cisterns are dusty
and were II not TO- the water works, Yer.
gennes, would be suffering from water
famine, 80 far as.domestic necessities are con-
cerned.
November 21st the thermometer outside of
the postoflicc indicated SO degrees above
zero.
Miss Emma Pierce, who occupied posi-
ton in the graded school for several years, is
in town visiting friends.
The street commissioners are preparing
the roadway ia front of Dyer's block for
winter, something that will be appreciated
| by the public.
| Capt. Louis Daniels has in his possession a
fine specimen of the Southern bloodhound,
| the only one in the county, We believe. 1t
was brought here from Charlestown, South
Carolina.
| NIiddlcburv.
| Tho Cutter Marble company designs to fit
up reading room for its employees as soon
as )ssiblc after the transfer Of the finishing
shops from the quarry to the village. 1t is
intended to utilize room in the new finish
ing building for this purpose.
New and valuable deposits of marble are
said to have been discovered near Brooks
vile, and new quarry is to be opened
there. One man who lives in that vicinity
and who owns property that was supposed
to have been worth about $4,000, is reported
to have been offered $50, 900 for 1t by Boston
parties 10 consequence of the discovery Of
valuable marble on his land.
| On Saturday A. A. Wood of Saline, Mich
igan, shipped q carload of 1876 sheep to Ann
Arbor, Mich. Ira Doty of Bridport, an ex-
pcrienced sheep man, went along with
them.
Sunday night Landlord Rider of the Addi.
son house was driving through the Fair
bridge in Bridport, when one of the hubs
struck projection on the side of the bridge.
The horses started to run, dragging Mr..
Rider nearly through the bridge before he
was able to stop them. Mr.. Rider escaped
luckily with only few scratches, but his
buggy was considerably buuged up.
Messrs. j. b. Cobb and N. A. Perkins,
who went West five weeks ago to travel with
show have left that job and returned to
town. The band will now resume prac-
tice.
| The Fall term Of the Middlcbury graded
school will end this week Friday, instead of
on the day before Thanksgiving as has been
customary.
Bristol.
| Miss j. Pullman is teaching the winter
term of school in the Rock Dale district.
Miss ii. Bissonet is to teach IN the Tracy
district
Fred Dixie started last Thursday for
Richmond, Illinois, where lie intends to
locate.
The Bristol water works are not in running
order yet. Water is getting to be scarce
article, most of the springs being very low.
A large amount of potatoes are being drawn
through here every day, to New Haven de-