Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-21
VERMONT INTELLIGENCE.
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Middlebury.
\ meeting of Democrats was held ON |
Saturday evening at Ncgus' hall To take
steps for fitting celebration Oi tine Cl"c-
tion of Cleveland and Hendricks. After
much discussion the matter of making |
arrangements was left with II committee |
of five, which committee met Monday |
morning and decided to iollifN On Friday |
night this week.. W iliam l.HttimCr was |
quite severely injured last week by Il fall |
at the new pulp mill. His mead was badly |
cut and he was also hurt in the hip. but 1t |
is nothing from which he will not fully |
recover with timc...N large number of
Mildlebury Democrats went to Yer |
gcnucs Monday afternoon to take part
in the Democratic ncrNmalInE there
over the election of Cleveland. They
chartered tn Nddlcbuy band, lii-I
teen pieces. and took it along with
them ..lI. !. Chapman. owner of the
Mddlebury mill, VINO has for several
weeks been confined to the house with
sickness, has recovered sufficiently to he
able to rcappcar upon our streets again.
Junior Jesse A. Ellsworth has been at
tending the general convention of the Del
| ta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Rochester
as the representative OF the Middlrbury
college chapter.
Young Woman Commits suicide.
| Miss Learned \. Fairfax of st Adams,
girl about % years old, was found dead
in bed Monday. 1t is supposed she com
mitted suicide by morphine or opium. Her
| father died lately and left his property to
her. and there had been trouble between
| herself and other heirs at law.
Randolph.
Marshall, the young brother of Mr.. A.
w. Edison of AtteDoro, Mass, has 50 far
recovered from his dangerous illness that
| he will 90 to Attleboru this week. He was
| r,,ft I- ,.l.,l h,H
NAL. During his lines, his mother died
suddenly of heart disease at the home of
| her eldest son.. w. \. Deerng, Esq, of
Burlington, lectured at Normal hall recent
ly to an apprecative audience o1 students.
Attempted suicide.
George Hayward of South Royalton, at
tempted suicide Tuesday noon, but was
discovered in season to save life. He had
been despOndent for some time on account
Of failure to get pension.
| Worthwhile.
The Republicans OF this town took down
| their campaign flag on Monday evening,
and bearing the 1iag ON their shoulders
and accompanied by the MOrrSville cor
net band, marched through the streets
stopping before several Democratic places
Of business and residences and giving
hearty cheers for Blaine and Logan.
The Democrats of this town and Hyde
, | Park with the tWclNe-pOunder called
BLACK Betsy belonging to the g. \. X
post here, spent Tuesday afternoon il
firing II salute on the fair ground.
The Probable solution of Wcstminstcr's
Mysterious Fires.
For two years past Westminster farmers
have been considerably disturbed by oc
casional fires in the West Parish, SO call
ed, and which were supposed to have bceI
the work Oi an iucrndiagy. Four larg,
barns with their contents have been burn
| ed beside Il dwelling and a small barn. \
short time since the selecmcn of West
, minister offered il reward of $1,000 for tin,
apprehension of the inccndiarY. \ Bos
tom detective was employed and ycstcrla,
= John COMBS, about - years old was ar
= rested on evidence thought Sufficient L
+ convict him and a hearing to-day resulted
! in sending hln to the county Jail undc
! 5000 bonds. COOmbS is the only son of
widow residing in Westminster. He il
= said to he very eccentric and this fact lead,
some to consider him irresponsible for hi
acts.
= Eight Inches of SNOW and IL Democrat
y Procession at bellows Falls.
BELLOWS FALLS, Nov. l9.-DtSpite tn
. severe snow storm, the first of the season
= about eight inches having already fallel
: | here the Democrats celebrated Cleveland
e. victory tonight Special trains conyeye
e people from surrounding towns.