Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

son. 80. A vicious dog lately bit Amy Kib-
hey and Lizzie Hayward, two young girls.
.... A union memorial service is to be
held at the Congregational church, Sun
day the oath inst. Rev. j. S Little of the
Methodist Episcopal church is to deliver
special memorial sermon. Many grum-
blers have appeared and famine is pre-
dicted The executive committee of the
reunion association of Company f., second
Vermont, are to meet here Memorial day.
49,. They intend to make the reunion an
enjoyable occasion.
New Haven.
Farmers are looking "blue" nowadays.
The rainy weather of late has suspended
seeding, and we still continue to receive
occasional showers. The rainfall has
been very heavy, and the flats are Hooded
in this vicinity Our station agent Mr.
Charles Palmer, had the misfortune to
badly bruise his foot by the falling of Il
trunk upon it, w. W. Warren, for
mer clerk of A. NJ. Roscoe, intends to
make it his headquarters in town or the
present. lie is interested in the purchase
and preservation of eggs for the fall mar
ket He has convenienCes for the storing
of some six thousand dozens, in large tubs
made for the purpose, where they will he
kept in pickle till time for disposal in the
fall. We are in receipt of u notice
handed us by Mr.. f. f. Preston, our town
superintendent of schools, Of series OF
educational meetings to be held in adjoin-
ing towns by Justus Dartt, superintcnd-
ent of education. He wishes all the teach
erS and others interested in town to
he present if possible. Teachers can at
tenu without loss of time. There will be Il
meeting at Starksboro, May IL, at Lincoln,
| May II, Bristol, May 15....T The mercan-
tile firm of Chaplin and Squires has col
| lapsed. Owing to heavy Liabilities, the
| creditors attached the goods in the store,
the papers being served by Constable
Monroe of Middlebury. Mr.. l.. o. Chaplin
of the firm brought suit of replevin to
| recover the books, which had not been at
tached. The inventory is now being
taken, and the firm will probably 60
| through bankruptcy.
East Bethel.
Government detectives are said to be
| here looking after widows vino are draw
| inG pensions and at the same time living
| and cOhabitlng with men....A creamery
| is likely to be built here soon.
The reform school at Nergennes has six
| ty-nine boys and eighteen girls in it.
| Chamberlin Grand Army Post of st
| JohnSbury will attend the national en-
campment at Portland, Me, 100 strong
| u. A. Marsh, one of the older and mos
prominent men of Bridgewater, died Fri
day last. He had been postmaster in tina
town since the days of Lincoln, and ha,
| held many town offices. His funeral was
held Sunday.
The Universalist society of Brattleborc
propose to remodel and returnish thei
church editice the coming summer, at /
| cost of 5000. The building committe,
! have already raised $1,000 by subscription
for this purpose.
Fred w. Chids is booked to succeed
| Postmaster Mansur in Brattleboro. Th'
| term of the present incumbent expires IL
| December. He will, however, be allowed
to serve out his term if he so elects. Mr.
| Childs was formerly Il clerk in the loca
| Office.
Stockbridge VT, will celebrate its cen
ter"ial anniversary in August.
Danbury talks of having daily morn
ing paper.
Chauncey NJ Depew will lecture il
Hartford the 18th for the benefit of th
Connecticut Indian association.
The &. A. h. in Vermont now ha
| eighty posts, with membership of $500
The Howe scale works at Rutlan,
are running on full time, with a force o
25O men, and are said to have Il goot
outlook for the summer and fall.
Rutland's heavy taxpayers, as shown b.
the returns of the listers, are led by TIN
following Hugh II, Baxter, SS7 7,97S
Charles Clement. Sl39,5OO II. II. Dyer
1921 AL w. y. Ripley's estate, Sll3,0
William Gilmore, slO23OO,
The Pittsford station was broken int
Friday night and some five dollars and
large number of tickets taken. The bur
glars broke ont one of the lights of glas
of the ticket office to got in.
A. w. Gray's Sons of. Mddletow
Springs have received orders for two hors
powers from Asia
At st. Johnsbury, yesterday, the annua
session of the Supreme Court convened
with Judges Taft, Powers, Rowell an
Walker present. Three cases were heard
Most of the cases will be carried over t
the general term.
f. +. Aiken of Rutland, senior in tn
Yale theological school, will go into mis-
sion work in China soon after gradua
ton.
The grand list of Brandon will not var.
much from 81 ,035, 900, being about $1,000
less than last year,
Five boys were suspended from the Rut
land high school last week for playln
base ball in school hours.
The State Homeopathic Medical society
holds a meeting in Montpelier Mayer AM
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