Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-09

Justice Q. W. Wicker last Friday on COM
pant OF states Attorney Hawkins, charged
WIN a breach OF the peace, for threatening
to shoot the Ferrisburgh Fish Warden and
nned 20 ano costs, amounting in all to $40. =
~, with an alternative sentence of ninety.
three days In the house Of correction
Ploof lives beside Lewis creek, on the 'old
stage road between here and Vergennes
lie has small slOop at the mouth of the
creek ana gets his living principally by fish
r?' Inc nsh warden suspected Poof was
using senes at the mouth of the creek, aud
| in a conversation with Ploof at st. Peters
store few evenings since on This suhiect
| floof threatened to shoot the warden if he
crossed his land going up or down the
creek
Middlebury.
| Charles Beatty won the first prize in the
| orange and barrel race at the skating ripl,
on Saturday evening,
| Charlie Forest had one OF his thumbs taken
OIL by circular saw which he was tending
in Smith e Aliens mill Friday. The same
day William COty cut his hand badly with
an axe while at work In the pulp mill. A
ll'tle more and he would have taken off the
whole hand a little way below the wrist.
:. he office OF the judge of probate for the
district OF Addison has been removed to the
'front.' suite of rooms in he new court house
building on the left Of the main entrance. The
county clerks office had previously been
removed to the new suite of rooms on the
same side of the hell
| Henry Taylor, who was thrown from his
buggy mere last week and quite severely
shaken up was considerably famed by the
accident, but no bones were broken and he
VIII soon be as good as new agaiu
Curtis Robinson, about nineteen wears OF
age, was taken tn the house of correction by
| Deputy Sheriff Rider, Saturday, for forced
VISIT OF for,y-eight days. He disclosed on n
girl who was at work for private family in
t0wn. 1t seemed that she got pint of
alcohol charged to her employer, and then
gave 1t TO Robinson.
In the competition for prizes for the best
iady skaters, which took place at the rink
| Monday night, six young ladies' entered.
ne frst plize was awarded to Miss Lulu
Liberty, the second to Miss Lettie Benson
ald the third to Mrs. William link khan.
| ms week saturday night prizes will be
given to the best gentlemen skaters.
The fire company had out the old hand.
| engine Tor trial Tuesday evening The fire
company itself is now in the best condition
va ShCCtlNc WOTh lnil III mas Deen IN years,
but the engine, judging from its working
Tuesday evening, ought to be in the hos
pital.
The old court house building. now owned
by the Addison county fair ground associa.
tlon, is being enlarged by sixty-foot exten.
sion In the rear. During the county fairs
the building will be used for a floral hail.
AT other times it will be used as q skating
rink.
Professor Edwin II. Higley arrived in
town from New York on his return home
from Europe on the three o'clock train Wed
nesday morning. Prof. Igley has been alb
sent since September, 1882, and has spent
most OF the intervening period in Germany
OF whose language and literature he has long
been an enthusiastic student. Prof. Higley
goes at once to Worcester, Mass, where he
begins his engagement next Sunday.
Panton.
While Ira Brady was attending the con.
cert at the Methodist church, his horse broke
loose and ran home, leaving the robe in the
road to brighten the team of colts driven by
ID. G. Barto, with his wife and clilden,
causing them to break the buggy pole. They
were KIND enough to stop, however, before
any luther damage was done.
Stock is generally being turned out to
pasture this week, although some few had
young cattle and sheep out several days ago.