Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
VERMONT INTELLIGENCE.


NEWPORT Vt, Dec. 23.--The hearing in
the matter of the location of the Orleans
county shire which commenced at Barton
last Wednesday, closed here to-day The
hearing was very full, Barton, Barton
Landing and Newport each making their
best showings. Sharp and exhaustive
arguments were made to-day by II. c. lde
and l.. II. Thompson, for Barton, p. X,
Gleed and W. p. Dillingham; for Barton
Landing and W. ID. Crane and J. Grout
for Newport. The commssionersND G..
Dennison of Royalton, H. w. Redington of
Rutland and &. \. Davis of Cavendsh-
will report to the Governor by January
but the decision will probably not be made
public until announced by the Governor
A more important matter has not agitated
the county for half century and large
numbers attended the hearing. The com
peting points are confident and the result
is awaited with great anxiety.
The Castleton Normal school.
Following is the programme of the clos
ing exercises of the term at the State Nor
nal school at Castleton Dec. 26 to jan
l. examinations; Jan. ., closing exercises
at the church-addreSs by Hon. James X.
Batchelder, music by the Rutland orches-
ira, comforting of diplomas; Jan. ., even
lllS uU llt SCllbOl pttlloIS lllc tlltllNldllCt
for the present term Is l40.
Fatal Accident.
A fatal accident occurred at Braintree,
Saturday evening. While Mrs. Otis Ri
ford was lying on a sofa near the stove
she was suddenly awakened to find her
clothes in flames. Her husband who was
in an adjoining room, was awakened by
her cries, but was unable to quench the
flames. Finally outside assistance res
cued the woman from her perilous posi-
ton, but not until the flesh on her head
and neck was terribly burned. Mrs Ri
ford died Monday afternoon.
The Work of the Bible Society.
Within the last three months the Sun
day schools of the State have contributed
over six hundred dollars as a "thank
Offering for the Bible. In acknowledge
ing the receipt of the money the secretary
of the Vermont Bible society suggests
that similar Offering be made next yeal
on the first sunday i'll September and that
day.
Saturday, Cold snap.
The thermometer reports of Saturday
morning. MiddleseX. ,? below zero More
town, ~ Waits:eld, %; Barre, Is: vii
Jamestown, 2e Calais, %; West Wood
bury, 20: PlaiEiield, 20; Marshtield, 20
Rutland Rumseller, in Trouble.
States Attorney Kendall gave the Rut
land rumsellers "A shaking-up on Saturday
The following named parties We're fined
David Humphrey, nuisance, $95 and tosts
ID. Doyle, retailing, keeping and nuisance
S33.O2, nuisance case continued: w. Roach
keeping, selling and nuisance :S21S 2S fine.
and costs: Il. b. Gary, selling, keeping
and nuisance, fine and costs, S129 O3
James Humphrey. selling keeping auC
nuisance Sl4j So lines and costs f. Gee
selling, Keeping ana nuisance, lines ant
in, asI;nlr and ni,.opni fna. I,i
costs. sal. 81: Aaron Hinckley. selling
keeping and nuisance, fines and costs
S::hQ3 ". e. Miller was lined S??'.':, To
''t ir,,',iG u., WIZ coIiiliilI.t,
pay the fine or furnish JaiI
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'"''''' ~ st. Adams
Mr. Horace .Trunisnn fa,piliorly know,
as ,AIeinr" .J4nnisun ,ns found dead !,
his bed at tLa .,l,a Hn1sa Wndnps
day morning. 4, he dId not come dow
t. breakfast n, usual, some one. went III
to his room to learn the reason, and dis
covered him as above stated. The select
mcn war. notiti.l and nr. F,.snt+ Sbor
,, =, -, '''''' 80 '''N
"ooo an" li"Ii summoned 10 MAKE an eA
examination, and il was found that .jen
niSon had strangled himself. He hat
Deeil deSpondent tor long tune, ana I'm
douOtcGIy took his life in a fit of aberra
ton. Mr. jenniaun WAS in his Doth year
was well known III this vicinity, haNin!
formerly been connected with an eXten
SlNe stage business, and also been deale
Wnil,nr of Iti "'i', ,', i & i,ii h
nc ncrouut,nt rnr ..,-nr,I nnrtiou nnd Lo
served as clerk for the listers and an assist
ant OF the town clcfK.-N. fbHhS We
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S"""sh pea'h "i f'"''o' Smith III hahia
Rev o, Smith who was found insensibl
on the highway in Halifax Saturday, an
was supposed to have been frozen, die
Sunday. He left Brattle6oro Saturda
morning on Il blackboard for Whtinghan
Ivhero no ,yos to nra,ch sunday If
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.IM vI' tt,at lie @ iei, MS WEon ~ II II
aplpheH "IllIIletice anu "as hlcheu y
ms morse, aS IL chlE marx was lOunu on II