Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
BURLINGTON. FRIDAY OCTOBER Iss5.--rWEIVE PAG


guardian for Mr.. Alvin Squier. Proceed |
ings in the matter are now pending...
The Addison county creamery at the |
depot suspended operations for the season |
ON Saturday last.... DR.. Lucius Squire of
Wisconsin is in town participating in the !
guardian proceedings in the case OF his faith |
er... Fast Mills is having its little excite
ment over two lawsuits pending before
Justice NJ. $. Taylor. Developments thus
far indicate an unsavory quarrel between
two families of the names Of Richardson
and Smith,. Miss DeleVan, the regular
supply of the Methodist church in Wcy-
bridge, preached in Brooksvile, last Sun
day afternoon. Rev. Mr. Sargent spent
most of last week in New York. Return
ing on the Saturday evening train he
mcnt of the Lords supper will be Observ.
ed next sabbath ; preparatory lecture ON
Friday. .. Miss Martha BarrOws, for ten
years missionary in Japan, and sister o
Mr.. IL. Il. Barrows, has arrived at home.
John Mcmahon, the champion collar
and elbow wrestler, is living on his farm
at Bakersfield.
The Carpenter organ company of Brat
tleboro run Il part of their establishment
nights to keep up with the orders.
G.. f. Goodrichs's skating rink at Bris
tol, was burned by an lncendiary fire.
Loss $1,000, insured.
St. Albans is making arrangements for
carnival this winter and has an expert
from Montreal surveying the ground for
II tobugGan slide.
Dan Giddings, a native Of Fairfax, and
former well known sheep speculator and
wool grower, died suddenly last week in
Ohio. He had resided III Westtord and
at Essex junction.
The new dam at the Qunt place in
South Ryegate, built by the Ryegate
Granite works, is nearly finished. The
water is to be carried to the works by Il
penstock about four feet square.
Springfield has formed historical soci-
ETY. TO get at the history of the town since
its settlement. The old school house in
Eureka district was 100 years of age
Saturday, and the event was celebrated.
Seymour b. Snow, cashier of the Cam
bridgeport National bank, who died Tues
day morning, was Il native OF North Pom
| fret. He was about 80 years old and has
been connected with the bank many years.
He was II prominent Mason.
las John Conroy of Middletown Springs
was driving down steep hill last We'd
nesday with several barrels of cider IN
his wagon, they suddenly rolled upon him,
throwing him out and bruising him Sc
verely
William Lloyd Garrison has presented
| the Free library in Bennington with dupli-
cate volumes of the life of his father, and
w. Il. Morgan has donated BancrOfJ's his
| tory of the Pacific States, in thirty nine
| volumes, seventeen of which have ar
rived.
The first load of freight passed over the
completed part of the Pittstord and Clar-
| endOn railroad Monday in the shape of a
| block car loaded with mountain dark mar
| bic, which made the descent from the
| quarry to the mills in good shape.
| Mr. ID. l.. Mootiy, the evangelist, writes
| that he Will not be able to 90 to st. Adams
until the month of January, having been
called to work at Harvard in December,
when he had purpOsed to visit that place.
\ little son OF Adolphus Haskins OF
| Mlddletown Springs was seriously and it
is feared fatally injured Thursday after
noon. He was attempting to climb into
Il wagon over the wheel when the horse
started, and he was thrown down and the
wagon containing forty bushels of pota
| toes, passed over him.
About seventeen young women sail from
New York Saturday, November IA, with
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Owen for Ger
many. Miss NeaZey, Miss Smith, Miss
Pierce and Misses Kate and Fanny Royce
go from Rutland and the rest from New
hampshire and Massachusetts.
The vestrymen of the Episcopal church
| at Rutland have voted to elect Rev. vii
| liam b. Buckingham lately rector of St
Conn, rector of the parish III Rutland
The vestrymen voted to offer him Sl5OC
salary and the use of the rectOry. This
election is subject to the approval of Rt
Rev. Bishop Blssell.
\ pleasant wedding occurred at Edward
Crosby's residence III Brattleboro Tuesday
afternoon, the contracting parties being
Miss Mary Wagner, adopted daughter OF
Mr.. Crosby, and Herbert +. Walker. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. s. II
| Lee IN the presence Of the relatives and ;
few intimate faiendS Mr.. and Mrs. Walk
er viii make BrattlebOro their home.
\ number OF years ago the town of Bel
lows Falls purchased the last remaining
eligible site for II town hall, but never ha.
been able to get votes enough to warrant
building one. At special town meeting
called for the purpose it was voted by I
handsome majority to put upa fine build
ing, costing about $50, ,UOO, including rooms
for opera house, postotlice and public
library. The arrangements for the build
ing are IN the hands of Il competent com
mttee, and work will probably begin a
once.
Silas Parkhill of Cornwall attempted to
commit suicide Friday night by hanging
but was unsuccessful in the attempt, a
the rope broke after he hung for some
time, but not long enough for strangula
! ton, and let him down to the ground
5 where he was found in very weak con
dltlon. Parklll Is a man something owe
/ so years of age and is partially deranget
at times He was in the insane asylum
l for "A while last spring, and his friend
fear that he will have to be sent ther
again.
George Graves of Newport, young MAJ
who has been in the employ of A. Whit
for Il year and a half, Went out fishing in
sail boat one day last week, and was eX
' pected back at noon he did not come, no
did he return at night The next morn
e ing search was made and the sail boat ant
: his hat were found floating on the lake
= A heavy wind arose in the afternoon tina
he went out, and it is thought he coul
not manage the sail and the boat tippe
over and he was drowned He leaves
5 widowed mother who resides in 81
. Adams
The company which has contracted t
put i'll the Woodsville water works vii
finish the dam over the Ammonoosu
J., river this week, and the work of buildin!
. the pump house and laying the pipe is t
be pushed as fnst as pOSSible. Ihp mai