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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29
ADDISON COUNTY,
MIddIcbury.

The Masonic reunion was one of the
pleasanest affairs of the kind ever held 10 the
State, and the visiting Masons have gone
away highly gratited with their reception in
Middlebury. Inc banquet at the Addison
house was a splendid affair, and about 100
ladies and gentlemen sat down to partake
OF the many good things which Mr.. Rider
had provided Words of commentator of
the more than excellent menu were spoken by
every one. There were no tOasts or speeches
the banqueters being anxious TO adjourn to the
dance. About fifty couples took part in the
ball and danced until morning, the Middle
bury orchestra furnishing the music. The
Maspns will never forget their pleasant visit
to Middlebury.
Professor L. A. Austin of Middlebury
College sailed from New York for San Fran.
cisco, Wednesday, intending to make quite an
extended sea voyage en- route. Prof. Austin
gees for the benefit of his health which has
lately become seriously impaired, and ex-
poets to be absent about four months.
In excavating in the cellar of the old AID.
ans block. where Messrs. McCue and Sar-
gent are getting ready 10 build, some traces
OF the earlier days of the town have been
found. In the early part Of the century the
Mlddlebury branch of the old State bank
was located In the block which stood there
until it was burned down in the great Are of
1878. The bank was myseriously robbed
one time Of part of its funds, and no trace
OF the robber or clue TO the method Of the
robbery was ever found until many years
afterwards, when some repairs were being
made on lie house now used as the Congre.
gatlonal parsonage The workmen found
up IN the garnet n key which was discovered
10 be duplicre of the key of the bank, and
it was thought that the unknown thief had
use this key iu committing his depreds
tons.
Homer Sheldon died Saturday night ii
having bssn sick only since last
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29
THE REGULATION OF INTER STATE COM.
MERGE.

The House committee on Commerce has
decided to report the bill for the regulation
OF commerce between the States introduced
by Congressman Stewart of this Stare-th
putting quletus on the Reagan bill, of
which 50 much has been heard for several
years past. The leading features OF Gov
Stewards bill are these: That q National
Railroad Commission be established, whose
duty it shall be to see that all charges fur
transportation between the States are reason
able. That they may be kept thus reason-
able the bill provides lha, there SHALL be no
discriminating rates in favor Of one pdi.
vidual as against another for like and cor-
temporancous service; no discrimination in
the facilities for carrying, storing or handling
property that the service shall be performrd
with equal expedition, and that there shall
be no interruption to prevent the tropsnorts-
lion OF property from being treated NJ ono
continuous carriage from the place of SHIN.
ment TO destination, 1t also provides TINT
tnere shall be no rebates or drawbacks
onered one person which, under similar cir.
cnmstances, are not allowed to all other nor.
sons; that the law shall apply to one sub.
s'antially continuous carrial e, and that onv
railroad company violating the act shall be
liable TO the person injured for actual dam.
ages as they shall be proven.
The bill seems a moderate, satisfactory ond
practicable settlement Of much-yexed nnos.
hon' Its adoption by the committee lof
winch Mr.. Reagan is chairman) is n decided
triumph FOR our Congressman. How tbc
railroad men regard the measure is shown hY
recent statement of Mr.. &. r. Blsncbari
vice-pFesident of the New York T,Lo
Erie u Western railway. Every RAILROAD
Official who appeared before the committee
advocated national railway commission y
he said 1.-THE railways prefer to deoI win
board appointed for the purnoso ona
charged by the government with ipves,icotina
and stopping, if found, any unjust roiIwa1
action under its control no less finn ~
garrote any unjust anti-monopoistio or con,
munistic doctrines" 'oui'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29

Elbow street recently vacated by A. C..
Lamb
Orson Hayes, who escaped from the Re
form school Thursday night hal not hcnn re-
captured Saturday evening and il is lhmlsht
he has succeeded in crossing the lake.
There is a decided feeling Of lhanifuncss
in Vergcnncs that all danger is plst for The
present Of the ice going ont. lad it gone
ont with its present thickness the result
would have been disastrous.
West Fcrrisburah.
The family Of w. G. Newton do not i'm.
prove much. Mrs. G. Allen is afflicted with
what is feared will be n permanent difficulty
with her ankle, and Miss Sadie 10 also sick.
Carlos kimball is confined to his bed from
the result of the accident mentioned last
week
Mrs Henry Claxion died in West Addison
on Monday afternoon. She was the daugh
ter of Samuel Kcyon and leaves HUSBAND
and little daughter about two and half year
old.
The sixty.eight birthday Of Mrs. Ursuli
Kenyon Hatch formerly Of lTinesburgh wa
celebrated by gathering Of all her children
at the residence Of her son, Giles Latch
Esq, on Friday last
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29
OH kaleidoscope.
How EASY.

! How EASY.
Two lovers once, on an excursion,
Midst other innocent divers on.
| De'Tous all new things % see,
Went through big match factory.
The nying wheels, the dust the din,
The unknown fitting out aad in,
The va.s of red artarean fire.
ana weird blue flames, an odors dire.
| TO their huge wonder did consprc
What need Of so much pohcrlng,
10 make SO very small thing?
lucy scarce could keep their fac straight,
T. see things go at such a ate
| Lucy : erica the laughing swain,
Soiue ioIhs are fools us very plain.
Now, II were to make a match.
| Meihink', Ia do Il with despatch
| yes slmpered Lucy, $50 would l.
e'E' Johh tSle looked DOWN lct's W. trv,'
'gn' tne swain sponded quick;
you be the sulphur, thc--stck.
here goes J. lie gave sounding smack
winch she with JUNCTION echoed back.
i'e 'h'hg was done-no spoonIng in it
| Ihey were engaged within the minute.
Long may they live, without scratch
To prove the pellls OLA match
Not 50 black as pained-a young LADY,,
eyebrows.
A Lowell girl recently losl her land while
working in factory. She married ,be
overseer
inere Is Chinese gymnasium in San
FRANCISCO, and it is awful fun TO hear ,en
howl, when their pig.tails get sparcd mn IN
the Indian clubs. y -
lrnlty church, Boston, has a laundry dc.
partment. Can't he that they ever have n
buy any starch.
lhere Is dog in Syracuse, n. L., which
reloices in the possession of three tails
Makes almost every man he meets think he
has got the jim-iam
An American poet la, written g ,me vorsoo
entitled IAN Angel in the House, M
doubt he thinks so now, hut let him wal,
'hree or Tour years, and see if he doesn't
make mental revision Of that poem.
An Albany girl recently shot her mother
because she would not let hcr 20 to a dance
we mention this, because mothers ora fro.
quently getting themselves into danger from,
the same cause, and should be put on their
guard.
~ georgia man climbed three flights Of
stairs to whip an editor, and c.me down on
the lightning rod with his clothes half torn
from bis body. He always subsoribcs for
the paper in advance now. '''
When the farmer with cry awoke
nv NY ~ tLe morn, and heard the .trole
Ia prime ~ the bell as It gan 20 ring
nc Jumped from bed with agility,
Anu exclaimed with huge hilarity
On THIS Is an early sprinR?p
" y. Morning Journal.
Arllncia cork has been invented. and ve
snail soon hear OF adulterated life preservers
Courier. 'e's
II was a, the leap year party. Tbursdav
evening' and the fair lady said to the renti..
man mar whom she had honored as her nsrtnnr
suppose a gentleman suueezes NV hand
wa u should do" Squeeze back-that 10
v l always do" Was the terse reioinder
neither the lady has already acted in Or.
,ordance with this advice IS not known bnt
me looked comforled upon receivirg IL
ron en- apparent authority. -LoUeN 0ui |
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29
THE WOOL INTEREST.

Vermont has special interest in the ,oris
on WOOL both because she is a large nroduo -
Oh the article and because she is enaanoa
more largely than any State in the Union in
inc business Of breeding hlgh-grade Sheen
ana hence has deep interest 10 the growth
.oa prosperity Of the wool interest all over
.ae country OF the magnitude of this in.
tstes'' some figures which we bav. aIre,d,,
published speak sufficiently. The wool nro
suo, OF Inc country is estimated at four hun.
e!so ana seventy'ave million pounds annually
goo Toe total number OF sheep lie (approxIm.
s'ely) forty-three million. The ir,oro.,
.neD' is one Of great importance, and /, co,,
AMY mas Just claim for protection nm.
'0' our present tariff system. Yesit is now
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29
IT. AI.isANS.


". Il 81 che !, express messenger be-
tw, lace and bUuu- uu, has been
o. ... 4 run lytWe.u Blriugt1 IN aud
= 81 .. .i . ! move his family 10 Bur.
u4.-ir.a ... March /.
Jlt- Rooney, who sustained fracture
1l ....,... g., =. he accident ou tine Central
N.i..p. ..al September, his begun sIt
a.uu,. ir tud for damages. lie was at
t,u'td % Sine I'll gcoa of the road, and
ce.m. .a bone was ny' properly set.
Mechanics band will hereafter practice on
Ccnlre street, in rooms over Cummings
marble shop
\ Like s'r,o' Mis- cd fifteen, an occupant
of Buuts's block, who has been in the habit
# whipping her s.cp-molh.r, whipped her
AT d another woman 10y the name OF Fadden
Friday bruisiug them up in terrible man
nCr.
Jason Soar'c, promising young mlu Of
II, resident Of South Main street, bled ID
death on saturday from hGmophilia. Ho
was taken on Friday bleeding from the nose
and mouth, but the physicitn in attendance
uded in checking the hemorrhage. Ho
was taken again on Saturday and notwith-
standing every possible effort that could DO
made by two able ply sicians, slowly bl,d to
death in the prescrCe Of two younger or.
phaned brothers, and sister.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29

There have been only two instances in the
history of the county in which both parties
have held their national conventions in the
same city. One was the campaign Of Clay
and Freinchuysen against Polk and Dallas
in 1874, when both the Wing convention,
which nominated the former and the Demo-
cratic convention, which nominated the lat
ter, met at Baltimore and the other was IN
1852, when the Wings, who nominated Scott
mated Pierce and King, both met IL the
same city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29

seriously threatened by the tariir. thinkers and
the wool growers are to hold ? National con-
venion through wbich to explain and advo-
cate their side OF the question
INC call for this convention is signed by
columbus Dclano and Albert Chapman, pres.
ident and secretary of the National Wool
Growers association, and by onccrsreprescnt-
ing i've State organizations. These gentlemen
claim that If the danger which now threatens
the wool interest is not avcrtcd the busness
of producing wool Of every grade and quail
ty will be seriously injured, and the produc-
ton Of some varieties will be rendered SO
Improbable as to cause their abandonment,
which will transfer to foreign nations The
production of the wool CONSUMED in the
United States to q greater or less extent.
AS TO the extent Of the industry, they saw
that the county now has million nocks OF
| Sleeps that the value OF the annual wool
chp Is one hundred and twenty million dol.
lars; and that the business gives employment
to more than two millions of people. Tho
leading objects of the convention, the caller.
say, will be the adoption Of measures calcu
lated to disseminate correct Information re
lating to the magnitude, merits and i'm, orl
ance of sheep husbandry, 10 effect such al
organization throughout the Union as will
enable the flock masters t. exercise throurl
the ballot box the influence ard power which
bc'Ons TO their members and the interests
they represent; 10 obtain for them and lhci
business hereafter that consideration o
Ie'pect in the halls OF Congress that is S,
justly mcritcd, an1 thereby to secure if posi-
bic such reasonable, just and equal protection
as may be awarded to other great and equal,
important industries"
The convention will be held at Chicago Oh
May 7th next. II will be Il very importan
gathering aud it is to be hoped that the re
suits of It's deliberations will be such as t,
promote the prosperity of the important in
terests iu which it is concerned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29
SOUTHERN VERMONT.

The clrdng, spinning and knitting depart
mcnt of G. A. Wattles'S factory at Bennng-
ton was destroyed 10y fire Friday morning.
The fire was probably incendiary. Sixty
operatives are idle. The loss is fully $4,000,
partly insured.
George VI. Colt, aged 50 years, probably
fatally shot himself twice just below the
heart while alone at his home in Bratleboro
Friday, IN fit of melancholy. He had been
in poor health for some time. lie is an old
soldier and Odd Fellow,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29

bill has been introduced in the New
York Legislature similar TO that enacted in
Michigan some time since, for the probate
OF will in its makers lifetime. The LIn
provides that testator many, during his
lifetime, present his testament to the Surro-
gate OF the county in which be resides. or 10
any court or officer having jurisdiction to take
probate Of wills, and ask that Tie document
shall be established and admitted to probate
as his last will and testament. The tcstatOr
Is to name in his petition Lis hcirs-ar- Law. and
other persons whom he may desire 10 make
parties to the proceedings, and for any minor
or other person under disability Guardian
cd Item can be appointed. Inquiry is to be
made as to the mental soundncss aud tesla
mentary capacity of the testator, and if these
are established tie VIII IS 20 be admitted by
regular decree, and il can not. thereafter.
be set aside or impeachei on the ground of
insanity or undue influence 1t is further pro.
vided that appeals shall lie against such de-
cree in the same manner as from the present
probate Of wills, and testament can be re-
voked as now when there is sufficient cause
for its revocation. 1t is not intended that
the law shall be compulsory, but on the 9th.
er hand, observance Of it will be purely
optional
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29

Senator William Pitt kellogg has pretty
is about the Southern representation at the
coming Republican National convention
He says that if his advice is followed the
Louisiana delegation VIII 90 to Chicago un-
pledged to any candidate, aud that he thinks
it extremely important that the delegates
from States which cannot contribute any
electoral votes shall refrain from actY, OK
I'll the States which must elect the nominee
have been heard from.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29

1t may prove 10 be a very good thing for
the wreched POOR OF London that the Prince
of Wales, Great Britan's future king, has
personally Informed himself a. to the fearful
misery of the poorest classes of his subjects
in the great cities. He has been visiting
some of the lowest of the London slumg on a
tour OF personal inspection, and is reported
to be OF the opinion that he has seen quite
enough to convince him of the necessity of
action on the part of the government for the
amelioration of the condition Of the poor in
the cities
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29
THE NATIONAL GUARD,
Maj. Tcnney's retirement

Following is the text Of general order No.
I, Just issued from the Adjutant and Inspec-
tor Generars ONCE
l. Major Albert d. Tenuey OF the ISL Regiment,
having rendered his slgnatlOn on account OF
templated removal from the STATE, is hereby hons
orally dlsct arged from the National Guard OF
Vermont
The Uommanter-in-chief accents the resignation
Of so valuable an ofncer with much regret bar
ing tsrm Of htteen 40 years service IN The Var-
Gus grades OF private, sergeant, adiutlnr sn1
major, he has been dst.ngulshel for al intelligent
and faithful dlscharg OF dnty tor an assidupus
and Ieslous interest IN the welfare Of he National
Guar I, IN hll us Departments.
The pest wishes OF he entire command will fol-
low him.
BY command OF
JoIr l.. nARsTow,
Governor and Commander,in. Chief,
7. 5. PEcE,
Adjt and Insp. senI,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29

Mr.. aud Mrs, Edwin Fisher of Lyndon
Centre &c, bialeI their golden wedding last
week.
\ little boy named Bishop Of West Burke,
climbed up On the WIuduw stool the other
dly, ~, his ia hers powder flask couuiuiu.
al at hnlta pound Of roHdrr, md tried the "a
p.rlmeut of turning some Of it on "a hot stove.
The powder took fire, followed the stream
into the flask and an explosion followed
mug'lng Que ann and buruug his breast
aud head terribly. It is probably fatal
injury.
A fire occurred at Wheeler Il Mood y,
slaughter house yesterday, in which SllOO
worth of tAlow was consumed, Insured.
Nelson Downing with his sister Mrs Mira
Denis who lived separate from her hus-
band, John II Denison, went to the lat ers
residence IN Washington on Saturday last
and having previously decoycd him t. the
barn, took his four year old boy and rode
away Ga complaint States Attorney Oar
iuG brought ms Information under the kid
mapping statute and the hearing was had
Monday at Chelsea, but the respondents were
discharged 10y Justice W. S. Hatch because
IF insufficient evidence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29
KILLED on tho Portland and Ocdens-
burg Road.

ST. JonNsBURY, Vt, Feb. s6.-M. ].
Perkins, a brakeman on the Portland and
Ogde1sburg road, was killed between North
and West Concord, Monday evening, He
attempted to pass from one car to another
and fell between the cars nearly the whole
train passing over hum The body was
dragged nearly half mile and was flight
fully mangled. lie was q young man, but
had been on the road for long time, and
was much liked. He leaves widow and
three children in destitute circumstances.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29

There IS q strong Edmunds sentiment in
Maine. A Lewiston paper has been question
ing prominent Republican as to the first and
second choice of the party in their towns.
Nearly all report Mr.. Blaine the first choice,
as was to be expected; but for second choice
Mr.. Edmunds leads all other candidates. 1t
may be added in this connection that cx-Scn.
ator Craein, of New Hampshire, says that
his State will support Edmunds, and looks
to sec New England united in favor of the
Vermont Senator at Chicago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29

CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Colchester.

Our weather has been warm and rainy,
and seghing is gone, Arohin has been heard
nquirng for spring which indicates that it
must be near.
Seymour Cary has left the place little
mysteriously. He had been doing some
butchering for his brother, and about week
ago he went to Burlington and collected the
pay for a beef, Of c. .. Storrs 81 Son, repre-
sentnE that it would be Just the same to pay
It to him as his brother. He spent part of it
before he left Burlington and hos cit OUT
with the balance.
Frank DOughcrty and two sisters started
Tuesday evening Tor Columbus, Nebraska,
where they are intending to make their home,
Tor the present at least
w. II. Baker and Frank Collins are to
move back to town this spling from Willis
ton, where they have been the past year.
Mr.. Baker comes back ~ his old home and
Mr.. Collins has bought the old Smith home
stead, where his grandfather settled Ovel
one huudred years ago. Ed. White has
taken Asa Bipgham's farm IN Essex for three
years.
Mrs. Stanton Plat is slowly recovering
| from her very severe sickness.
Tho annual reports of the town officers are
cut, aud Of course will be eagerly peruset
by our taxpayers. From this report it ap
pears that there was in the hands of The
treasurer Feb. Is, 1888, s $40 as, and he ha
received from all sources SD204 50 making
a total Of $40, 1851, and he has paid out OF
orders $40 l6i.17 leaving balance O
! SG1l.20, with enough due to make the asset
S22i4.4 3. The report Of the OvcIsccr of tn,
poor shows that there have been hIugh
goods and supplies for the poor farm to th,
amount Of S2420 50 and that the poor hav,
been helped to the amount Of $1,000 so, be
side the six persons on the farm. The in
ventOry shows that there are goods and sup
plies now on hand to the amount of S723 So
farm stock and tools $l046 Al, household
furniture, S16l.S5. The accounts of TN
liquor AGENT shows tina, the town has mad
a profit of $S4,00 for The year. The liahll
titles OF the town are S1020.03, which added
to the estimated cXpen es, 1891, less tn
asscsts, leaves a balance OF $3.50 50 to b
provided by tax, and ii is estimated that
will require GO cents on the grand list.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29
DIR free press.

1t is said the Democratic National commit.
tee while in Washington made strenuous
efforts looking to the defeat or postponemcnt
of the Morrison tariff bill. They made no
effort to conceal their reluctance to go before
the country on the tariff issue as presented
10 that measure Their arguments, how
eyer, produced no effect on Chairman Nor
rison, who still clings to his purpose to press
The measure in the House.