Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
VERMONT MATTERS.
ElOped With "a Little Girl,

taking train for New Hampshire. The
man is AZ years old, having been divorced
from his first wife, while the girl is but 10
years old. Wheplock was employed as a
farm hand by the girls father.
Washout on the Central Vermont ut
Montpelier.
A steady and heavy rain has beer
falling mt Montpelier, forty-eight hours,
up to Wednesday the water was rising
very rapidly. A washout had already oc-
Cured on the Barre branch of the Cen
trail Vermont and fears were entertained
that it will be quite a serious one. People
in the Easements near the river, were pre-
pairing to vacate. The water is now the
highest known at this time of the year for
a long time.
Montpelier.
A man named Gabarce was killed by the
cars at LanesbOro station, on the Wells
River road, Friday. ... Herbert Bowman
has sold his restaurant to +. G.. Blakely
and Il. o. Cheney, well known and popu-
lar young men of this place. ...J. G..
Houghton is on II business trip to New
York. Mr. and Mrs Edward Dewey will
start on II Western trip Tuesday. "A
game of polo between the Rutland and
the Montpelier clubs attracted Il large
crowd to the rink Friday night. The VlS-
itors carried off defeat.
West Randolph.
The Mechanics band dedicated its new
hail with dance and oyster supper last
week. The attendance was good, sixty
four couples being present Rev. s. A,
Parker preached here Sunday afternoon.
Subject, "lheology its Wort h and Worth
lessness.' '....J. w. Atwood and wife
have returned from their western trip.
Edwin Goodwin and j. w. Hale have the
/ frames of their new houses up and board
! ed. The State treaSurer's office was
4 t,.,,, l,,1 IL -,
new block Monday Rev. V. NJ. Hardy
has returned from his vacation and
preached at the Congregational church
last sunday to the delight of his parish
toner's ....L l.. d. Smith and wife of Will
Pliamstown spent Sunday in town, being
en- route for Rutland. Mrs. j. +. Ho-
bart of Barrett's Junction, Mass, is in
town....The Democrats are working hard
for the postoflice here these days.
Worthwhile.
a valuable COW of j. c. Bugbee was
killed by the way freight train east
on Friday last. The premiums
awarded at the late Lamollle County fair
are being paid at Hendee q Fishers Office
by the president, Hon. G. W. Hendee.
The game of ball at JetfersOnville between
the No Names of this place and the jun
bos of Bevidere on Saturday afternoon,
resulted in another victory for the No
Names by a score of twenty-siX to TEN.
hV dCd'itlHy SttNltHlS ltll Il lt1StlN AT
tended Lyceum and md-term sociable
combined at the academy on Friday even
ing last. The topic for discussion was,
Resolved, That the United States should
prohibit foreign immigration. The decision
was that 1t should be prohibited. -. II. G.
Chase, NJ f. Story, ;. l.. Gates and +. G.
Page of the L. " NJ, Burlington, We're
in town over Sunday.
The Morrisville Cornet band, assisted
the Misses Bridgeman in musical and
"A hall
Tuesday evening...lt seems that some
persons were frightened by the item in re-
gardto the preparations being made for
the. possible advent of small poX here,
which appeared in the FREE PRESS
of Thursday morning In justice to
the town and citizens it should be under
stood that there have been no signs of
small poX here-and the arrangements be-
ing made for pest houses, etc, is only il
proper preparation for what NAV come
1.-The Methodist Sunday school mem
bers are preparing for a temperance con
cert, to be held the last Sunday evening of
this month.
Mr.. l.. w. Stowe has sold Mr..
Byron Field of Ferrsburgh one-half acre
of land at the depot, having 120 feet front
on the track. Consideration $3.50. Mr..
Field, and his partner Mr.. Booth will
erect capaclous hay barn on the site,
somewhat larger than the one burned in
the late fire, They have already purchas-
ed the material, and will at once com
mence its erection, and push it to com
pletion before cold weather Mr. Byron
Murray, banker of San Francisco, Cal
made brief visit at his aunt's, Mrs. Har-
ret Ashley, last week. He was on his
way to Clarendon Springs, to be present
at the marriage OF his sister, Miss Belle
Murray. be also called upon Mr. and
Mrs L. w. Stowe, with whom he boarded
forty years ago.
Intelligence has been received by friends
here of the death at Toledo, o., October 10,
of Mrs. Alfred f. Stowe. Mrs Stowe
nee Maria Majors, daughter of AdolphuS
Majors, was born in Fairfax, VT, July 4,
lol9, removed with her parents to Ohio in
1888 and was married to Alfred f. Stowe
~ lS4O. Her Observation-Disclosures of Loyal
w. stowe, Esq, who now occupies the old
homestead-is native of this town, re-
moving to Toledo about fifty years ago,
ana has been identified with nearly the en-
tire growth of that city. When the Lake
Shore railroad was built he entered the
company employ and was for many
years master mechanic in the Toledo
shops' put later, feeling the intirmities of
age, was given less laboriouS position,
peilS now superintendent of passenger
rOlllhS Stock tor mat division of the road,
haNing Toledo for its Headquarters
MISS Alice, daughter of Mir. John COnant,
uled OF consumption on Friday of last
week BurlM services on Tuesday at |
O'Clock a. M. Dr. Il. +, Preston again
occupied the pulpit on Sunday, Rev Mr..
sargent not having returned from his at
tendance pt the meeting OF the A. Is. G..
+. M....The latest report received here in
regard 10 Mrssrs Richards of this town
ana spear OF Braintree, who went to Mon
tana with ii car load OF Merino sheep. was,
that having sold forty iiveat Billings they
had started for II hundred mile drive
across the country to another point
Little Joe" Lorraine has skipped out tC
avoid apprehension for unlawiully appro
Prlallhg 70 ms own use steve Nuttlng'
horse Mrs Charlotte LandOn SchaetleI
OF SchOharie, n Y, eldest daughter OF
Elisha ii. Landon and sister of Mills j
Landon, Esq, of this place, has recently
arrived in town. Two daughters accom-
pany her.
Middlebury.
Little Lucy Brunelle was run over, Sat
urday morning, in front of Bonds store