Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-06

A county convention of school teachers
will be hel in BrattlebOro November
l2-l4.
The snow storm did not cover the whole
State, since no snow is reported south of
Waterbury.
George n. Dale of Montpelier has been
chosen president of the Bar association, in
place of j. f.. Dickerman, who declined to
serve.
Emery Gltes, who in 1888 emigrated
with Il four horse team from NermOnt to
Grand Detour, Ill.,, died there Thursday
last aged %.
Mr.. Moody has decided to adhere to his
| first purpose and go to st. Adams in De
speaking once in the evening of
Saturday, the 9Th, and four times on Sun
day, the 9th.
/ The Baptist church at SaXton's River
has entered upon Il thorough renovation
of the interior of their church editice and
are also putting in "A new furnace.
At the meeting of the State Bar assoca-
ton Il committee was appointed to pre-
pare bill for the next Legislature mUdl-
Tying the present law relating to mesne
and final process.
At a special meeting of the Congrega-
tonai society at Rutland, it was voted
unanimously to concur with the church
and call Rev > H. Virgin of New York
Offering him salary of $1,000
Four inches of snow fell at Chester Mon
day forenoon which melting and turn
ing to Il heavy rain, so swelled the streams
as to do couSi derable damage to roads and
bridges. Part of the dam at j. ID. Pow
ers's chair mandatory was carried away,
doing hundreds of dollars damage.
Gen. Mcclellan and wife were at one
time regular yearly visitors at the water
cure in Brattleboro, and are well remem-
bered by frequenters of the place Mrs
McClellan's mother was born in West
Brattleboro.
A man in Centre Rutland, whose right
leg has troubled him for about twenty
years recently had some parts of the bone
, removed. a piece of the tibia about six
inches long was removed and found to be
, diseased, and one of the ankle bones wa,
. taken out The operation apparently was
Il success.
, The closing acts in the affairs of the
} First National bank of Brattleboro have
, been performed during the past week in the
: payment by Receiver Price of the lima
} dividend of 1875 per cent. This makes /
; total of % per cent paid back to the stock
| holders on their assessment of % pei
f cent.
= For the convenience of seeking Con
$ gressmen the postotlice department ha.
: prepared Il list of postmasters whost
t terms expire between December | anC
t Offices included are Bellows Falls Fcbru
= airy II : BrattlebOro, December 20 New
= port, August { Poultney, December II
: and Windsor, February 20.
l \ boom belonging to the Norwich steam
: mills company, stretched across the Con
I nectcut near Norwich, broke Friday ant
/ let many logs 90 down the river, most o
winch will be lost. The loss Is put ut 500
q a New York family that has been sum
merlng at Alburgh Springs, put up at
:, st. Adams hotel the other day, relates tn
a Messenger, on their way home. The Who'll
+ crowd We're thoroughly scared over TIL
i smallpox, and one of the young women
!, discovering IL strong OdOr, ordered tn
n room fumlgated, which was done b,
a burning sulphur. Along in the night on
, the party heard voice down stairs sin!
a out, "Ilello, Tom, what's the news ii
! Montreal - This was too much, and ring
t ing up the porter, they got ont of tn
=, hotel, begged Il lodging In Il private house
n and left town by the first train,
V The Rutland Street Railway company
II main line is to be built between Rutland
. Center Rutland and West Rutland. :
t belt line through the outsklrt of tn
: upper part Of the village is also To b
/ built. Not satisfied with this, Rutlan,
=. wants still another line to run through
>, the Nebraska district" and Mr. Charlie
n ID. HMnes has been telegNphed for t
q lend his assistance toward securing tn
). Nebraska branch this fall
l. People in North Clarendon are follow
e ing the example of DANNY and hay
II started II postotlice fight of their own.
5 is claimed that :. y. Mason, who has jus
/ been appointed postmaster there, is Il
s offensive PARTISAN VINO always vote
z the Republican ticket and was a prom
1t nent member of the Blaine aud Loga
II club in the last campaign. The fifty o
e more families who supported Mrs. Lincol
C for the appointment propose to have Ma
v son removed before he takes possession o
e the office. and are already looking up hi
=, record, which they claim is not spot
o less