Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-22


the next year may sweep it away. High
tariff means lower revenue, as importa-
tons are reduced The speaker gave
some points relative to the situation in
MASSACHUSETTS,. y great portion of those
who have gone out are chronic. dsgrun-
tied ones. We will carry Massachusetts
by Il bigger majority for Blaine than for
any presidential candidate for many years
past
Independent Republican Rally at BrattIe-
boro.
BEArrLEBoRo. Vt. Aug. 1.-THE indie
| pendent Republicans met tonight to com
| petc the organization of ii club for the
purpose of recording the protests against
| the nomination of Blaine to the Presiden-
dency. The movement promises to
| be OF considerable importance inasmuch
as it il the intention of the club to
cooperate with other Independents in var
ious sections of the State in placing an In
| dependent State ticket in the field. A
number of letters have already been re
celved urging such an action. The rolls
of the . lub contain the names of upward
Of 100 Republicans and the canvass will he
carried on vigorously. ID. f.. Tasker was
elected president
Orange County Democrats.
| Orange county Democrats held their
| - l
and organized with the following officers
President. Henry c. Hatch, Esq, of Straf-
ford secretary. William Chubb of Thet-
ford, with Daniel Burnham of Chelsea
and Geo. +. Dearborn Of Nershre as as
sistants; viCe-preSidents. Lewis Dicker-
man of Tunbridge and Commodore
Thomas NJ, Chubb of Thetford; commit
tee ON nominations. Thomas ii. Chubb of
Thctford. +. =. Eaton of Corinth and DR.
II. II. Gillctt of Thetford. In the after
noon the convention assembled en- n0SSc
on the south common and list
ened attentively to II two hours
harangue from Hon. Lyman w.
Redington, the Democratic candidate for
governor. The committee on nomination
then reported through William Chubb. the
secretary, the following nominees Sena-
tors Thomas II. Chubb of Thetford and
judges, FP. Eaton of Corinth and W II II.
Hall OF Chelsea judges of probate, Hon.
| Alvah Bean, Bradford district and Hon.
| philander Perrin of Randolph district
sheriff, John Smith Of Nrwbury; State 9
attorney, G. W. Clarke, ESQ, of Chelsea
There is considerable dissatisfaction with
the Republican nominee for probate judge
in the Bradford district and if Judge
Bean, who is register of that court, win nc
| cept the nomination, his election is quite
[ probable.
Re-Union of Addison Count. q. A. X.
| Posts.
| The posts of the Grand Army in Addison
county are to hold their second annual re
union on the ?sth and 29th of this month
ut East Middlebury. The first reunion,
held year ago at Bristol was pleasant
affair and this will probably be no leAs en-
| ioyable,
The Rutland Poisoning Case.
The examination OF Mrs. Quinn was be
gun Thursday before Justice Bailey.
| States attorney Howe conducted the ease
for the State and +. NJ, Butler and f. ID.
Reardon appeared as counsel for Mrs,
Quinn. Prof, Sceley of Middlcbury. who
| was employed to make the analysis, To as
certain if poison had been administered,
| stated i'll his evidence that he discovered
arsenic IN the portions of the stomach,
| liver and intestincs submitted to him for
analysis, and that death undoubtedly re
suited from poisoning.
Suicide at Northiield.
\ stranger, apparently about - years OF
| age, appeared in this town Thursday af-
ternoOn and attempted to borrow small
sums of money of several persons Be
tween 3 and 4 O'Clock he went into DR..
Nichols's drug store and asked for II
grains of morphine. The doctor objected
To letting him have it, but he said he was
used to taking it and il was finally sold to
him. lie went to the Mortified House
and after sitting around II while, said he
did not feel well and wanted 10 lie down
lie was shown to room by Mr. Morris
the landlord, and nothing more was heard
from him until about 9:30, when one of the
boarderS told Mr. Morris that the man
was in great distress. Doctors w. B. MayC
and Edwin Porter were Immediately call
ed in and everything done that could be,
but the man died few minutes before II
O'Clock, About eight grains of the NOR
phine was found in his pocket, He wor,
n decent suit of dark clothes, was about
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