Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-19
EASTERN YER MONT.
st bloomsbury,

From an item in our issue Of the tn inst.
concerning cx superintendent Of wafer works
Gale it might b. inferred that his accounts
with the village were open 10 suspicion. No
such inllmation was intended to be made and
his non-letenliOn in Office was not due to any
doubt of the correctness of his accounts Mr.
Gale has the confidence and respect Of the
entire community aud DO one ever doubted
his Official integrity The rumor originated
from those who had no knowledge of the
matter Whatever.
Mr.. and Mrs. j, G.. uray and their tnlr.
tecn-years- son came near being suffOca-
ted III their beds last Friday night. Mr..
Grays mother had set IL pan of hardwood
Goals in their sleeping room to take the chill
off aud as the doors were shut and no all
could get in the air in the room was soon en-
hausted. Mrs Gray was awakened by a call
from her son who awoke feeling sick and
she arose and rushed down stairs in a be-
wildercd condition where she tainted. She
had aroused the household and Mr. Gray was
rescued but in an insensiblc and dangerous
condition. Rcstoratives were Administered
and he was finally restored to consciousness,
although the operation was very painful.
Mrs Gray and the boy were not SO much af,
fccted as was MIR. Gray, and recovered much
sooner and all are now as well rs ever, 1t
was very narrow escape
West Randolph.
Miss C. Amelia Sprague formerly OF West
Randolph, spent Christmas in Rome with
her brother Albert A. Sprague. The party
have been abroad since May AID had lust
returned from Egypt and Algeria.
Edward Solomon OF II. Armand, ?. @, is
engaged AS night telegraph operator nj the
depot, but will remain but short time
when Emmons Briggs will succeed him.
Alden Lamb has sold his residence on
School street to {. ii. Tracy.
Col j. b. Mead has sold 100, coo feet of
lumber on the stump at Lis farm in Bethel.
Everett Pitkin has flushed his abors with
A, II. Bcede and he is succeeded by Frank
Frost. Mr.. Pitkiu will soon leave town.
Sheriff Luke Pa.isl, arrested Il man named
Herbert BurnEam on a charge of rape on a
girl ut Reading, VT, and TOOK him there o..
the afternoon train Tuesday.
Judge Rowell's horse ran from George
Dradfords to A. b. Manchester Il Som
place on Wednesday lut no great damage
was done.
II. +. Sharpe has silver coin of the Queen
Elizabeth pattern, which has the date of 1878
and is perfectly lcglblc.
The Thermometer registered from 2s to 80
degrees below zero on Friday morning.
The State treasurer is now receiving the
State tax, due Feb. LIST, from towns quite
freely about % having already paid in
full.
Frank Griswold has sold his fine Lambert
mare, Lucy G" to parties in Boston, for
which he received $500
b. b. Chase Il Son shipped a fine pair Of
cattle last Monday, bought of Nathan Parker
of Bethel, which wcighc $3.50 pounds.
Principal Hardy of the graded school, has
made arrangements in the wiling claSses
that will doubtless be Of much Lcnrlit to the
pupils In place of writing books small
Slips of paper are used, and when they are
full they are exchanged with other schools
who adopt the same plan, This plan will
probably be the means Of making the
scholars do their level best.
Judge Rowell has been confined 10 his res
idencc for few days with II severe cold, but
is now better
Daring tie term Just closed of the Normal
school there weIc 55 Vermont towns repre-
sened, from 10 counties. The number in
the graduating classes was IL, whose average
age was 20 years. Scholarships can not now
be granted by the teacher and only those who
remain through the full term will be emit
tied to free tui,op.
NJ. L. Harrington has SOLD his restaurant to
Wilmot HARDWOOD of Braintree, who took
possession last Tuesday,
A farmers club is to be organized next
Saturday evening at the Center village.
Fred Putnam who has clerked 1t for some
time in the store with j, W Fargo at the