Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31
VERMONT MATTERS.

POW1lal IOlkS are enjoying Tue uONtllN
OF an ice cavern called the "Snow Hole"
Cook e. Wiley farmers of st. Johnsbury
have failed with liabilities of about $4,000.
II. F. Brigham, Esq, of Bakersfield,
has been appointed United States consul
! at Stanbridge, u. q.
Nelson Parker, town clerk of Chitten-
den, while skidding logs last Tuesday
morning, broke one of his legs.
The Brattleboro Young Mems Christian
association has made provision for about
seventy "fresh-air children" from New
York.
A new Grand Army post has been Or
ganized at Putney with twenty five char
ter members, and named Post VIM. II.
Greenwood"
A special village meeting has been called
at Newport, next Monday, to consider
matters relative to the water qeestion, the
extending of pipes, etc.
1t is claimed that West Randolph is one
| of the best butter markets in the State.
From 300 to 800 packages are shipped
every Tuesday morning.
The West River National bank of ia
maica proposes to close its affairs at the
expiration of its charter August II, owing
to an Improbable business.
A. A. Brooks, pump manufactures of
SwantOn, is settling in Insolvency, and
! a. l.. Patro, grocer and provision dealer
!
At West Randolph on Monday young
man got on to the mixed train going
south to ride short distance. When he
| jumped from the train he stumbled and
fell, breaking his arm.
The st. Johnsbury granite company has
received II contract for Il soldiers monu-
ment to be set upon the field of Gettys-
burg for the l21th regiment Connect
cut volunteers. The monument is to cost
$4,000.
A st. Johnsbury despatch says REV.
| G.. NJ. Lamson, OF Worcester, Mass, has
accepted a call from the North Congrega
tional church. Rev G. l.. Goodell of st.
Louis will supply this church the next
two weeks.
The highest villages in Vermont are
Lunenburgh, Danville and Randolph.
The highest cultivated land is in those
towns. 1t is cultivated in Lunenburgh to
the height of about 1000 feet The lowest
land is about Lake Champlain
Ex-Gov. Hall of North Bennington
reached his 9Oth birthday on Monday, and
the event was celebrated by the gather
ing at the residence OF Gen j. u. McCul-
Tough OF his children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren, numbering in all
over fifty persons
John Mangau, IL brakeman on the Ben
ningtOn and Rutland train which leaves
the latter place at . Il. m, was caught be-
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| Wednesday, and sustained what is feared
what will prove fatal injuries. He was
| brought to his home on the noon train.
Henry Halves of Vermont, chief of the
division of pre- emptiOn in the general land
office, was removed Tuesday to make room
for an Illinois friend of the new commits
sioner, IN the name of civil service reform
and it is understood that within Il few
days there will be pretty clean sweep in
| the land office.
William Reyes, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Cuttingsvile, commit
ted suicide last Thursday forenoon by
shooting himself with IA pistol. He was
subject to fits of despondency, and had
tried to take his life before during one of
these spells. He leaves a widow, son and
two daughters.
The contest over the will of the late
Hon. Luther Adams, at Chester, VT. is
ended. The son in whose favor the codicl
was made gives up his claim and the
property will be divided according to the
provisions of the original will.
The work of putting in the electric
lights began yesterday at Rutland.
A Bennington man found two feet of
snow under the saw dust near his mill
last week
The slate producers of Fairhaven have
established Il uniform price of ten cents
per foot for stock delivered at the mill.
Prof. Cyrus Smith Richards, A. NJ, Ii.
~, whose IellH occurred recently was a
ma,lNe VI iiarItoru, II son Oh joel ana MI
ram lolhlth) hlchardS'
,,.n VT, ID. w. liairIlhstot Oh Nortn ron
lret, WINE moving was thrown from the
machine in front OF the cutter bar and was
badly injured, one section cutting his
mp.
The matter of bringing water for the
village of Poultney from Mud pond Is
been employed for some DAYS fixing a line