Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-03
VERMONT MATTERS.
Fire at Bennington.

night at bennington 1t was insured for
$500 Noye's building was slightly dam
aged The occupants are insured. The
losses are not rs large as ut first supposed
and are probably covered by insurance.
Sanders, the Murderer of Carr, Gets Twen-
ty Years at Windsor.
At Montpelier, Thursday morning,
Judge Powers sentenced Clark w. Sand
ers to twenty wears Imprisonment for kill
ing Daniel Carr last August
sudden Death of Gen. w. w. Lynde.
Gen. w. W. Lynde died suddenly yes
day afternoon of paralysis at Brattle-
boro. He was born in Guilford in 1929;
was in trade in Marlboro before and after
the war and until he came here about six
years ago He has since been engaged in
the flour and grain business He repre-
Sented Marlboro in the Legislature in 1860,
'61 '6s and 80 and from ~ to rs; was
State Senator in 1870 and 1871 and was
Quartermaster-Genera of the State from
1870 and to 1874 He also served in the
war as captain of Company !, Eighth Yer
mont Volunteers
Fatal Boiler Explosion at Groton.
Thursday night the steam boiler in the
mill of the Groton Pond Lumber company
at Groton exploded, instantly killing two
men and iujurng several others, some of
them, it is thought fatally. Help was
summoned from Montpelier, and special
engine was sent to the scene of the disaS-
ter, carrying several Montpelier doctors,
who did what they could to relieve the
sufferingS of the injured men. The force
of the explosion was so great as to com
pletely shatter the mill.
Bennington Will Continue its Graded
school.
At the annual school meeting Tuesday
afternoon ut Bennington it was voted to
continue the Bennington graded and high
schools by Il majority of twenty-siX, after
an exciting canvass. The district debt
for building is $3.50, Il decrease during
the year OF $500.
A Trestle Burned.
A portion of trestle near Danville, on
the St Johnsbury and Lake Champlain
railroad, was burned Tuesday night, caus
ing several hours delay to trains
An Injunction Partially Removed.
The injunction placed on Carrick Bros,
stone cutters, in st. Johnsbury by the st,
Johnshury Granite company for infringe
ment, was partially renewed by Judge
RosssTuesday allowing the Carricks to use
the terms "cry ystal granite i'll their busi-
ness. The St .Johnsbury Granite com
pauy sued for $4,000 damages.
st. Johnsbury School Meeting.
At the annual school meeting held at st.
JOhnsbury Wednesday night the following
officers We're elected: II. j. Bates, moder-
ator PD. Blodgett, clerk; W. 5, Boynton,
in nr,,danfiai cnnmittne Thare vera flii
tiifnrnt+ acj'oIn,.l il, no scI,nnI d,,rinr thn
wear, The tenchers' salaries were $1,000
3nG ina y,boIa o,,Haf,sos !siI nnn ,vhich viii
be raised by IL tax OF 60 cents on the dollar
HorfiSNiiie'
There We're three races at the rink last
Saturday evening. The doughmuu race
was won by Fred Sears The three mile
race between JAY Hagublom and
b. Noe, was won hy Hagaboom
"Dolph" Noe beat Joe Collier IN the five
mile race. Noe made the first two miles
of the five in eight minutes. About one
hundred attended the sociable at Mrs
NJ. +. Cheney's last Friday evening
Starksboro.
Dr. Henry Wade. J. H. Oryis. Sidney
BUSHNELL Beni. f. Ellison, Orange Stokes
and Andrew Dillon the board of school
directors, elected at the annual March
meeting met on the 24th inst and orga-
niZed by electiuo DR. Wade chairman and
ex-officio superintendent of schools, and
+. A. ]. Hawkins clerk, 4 general dis
cussion was INDUCED in by the board as
to the policy to be pursued under the new
system. the meeting harmonious
and it is evident that the board are fully
awake to the duty and responsibility, and
we hope to see a great improyementin the
schools of the town
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As'e l." 'io''e'
Our oldest people say they never knew
so hard winter. Many of our towns
people are suffering with severe colds. -.
we are pleased to learn that Henry Nay
lor of this place, is to tend the Isle La
Motto bridge again this year. Lots of
teaming is being done, notwithstanding
the snowdrifts are nearly six foot deep in
yer Thomass last Thursday evening net
ted the society about eight dollars, and
was very pleasant gathering Rev. G.
S. Hulburt and wife were III town one day
last week, the guests of Abel Phelps. Mr..
Randall of Plattsburgh, n. y, was in
town last week, buying graft apples,