Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18

Offices in the near future. and the few
changes made during the last few days in
this State will probably be rapidly fol
lowed 10y others under the influence of
Vermont Ofl"e-seekers.
Venerable documents and precious heir
looms are the two commissions held by
Capt. Isaac Satterley of Ferrisburgh,
which were given him by Gov. Ezra But
Ter over sixty eight years ago. Capt. sat
terley was commissioned Il Lieutenant,
June ), 1927, of the 9Th company of infan-
try, in the 2ud regiment, LIST brigade and
3rd division OF the state militia The year
following he was elected captain of his
company and acaptain's commission was
issued to him. Capt. Satterley, is still
captain he has never been mustered out.
A. =. Gaskell and wife of North Troy
were returning home from Il drive recent
ly, and when in the woods between the
house of DR.. Sutton and the line house,
were waylaid by two men, who attempt
ed to seize the horse by the bits and board
the carriage. In both attempts, however,
they were defeated. The same thing was
attempted near there about year ago.
The Vermont livestock company held
its annual meeting at Bratteboro Tues
day, and Edward Crosby was reelected
president, ID. ;. Pratt vice-president,
Geo. 5. Dowley treasurer, f. p. Leon
ard secretary, and Malcolm Moody, f.
w. Stoddard and Lewis +. Carr auditors.
The trustees voted to sell the balance of
the treasury stock for the purchase of
more cattle.
Rev. DR.. George b. Spaulding of Man
chester, \. H., has accepted his call to the
Presbyterian church of Syracuse, y. Y,
the most powerful one in central New
York. Mr. Spalding is a native of Mont
pelier and was graduated from the Uni
versity of Vermont in 1856. His first par
ish is understood to have been at Yer
gennes
While young man driving team for
Thorn * Co., of Bratteboro, on his way
from Grafton, to Townsend, was passing
through the woods this side of the latter
place, his horse became frightened at
something which the young man thinks
was a wild beast, and ran off the bank,
killing the horse, smashing the wagon,
and bruising the driver somewhat.
| Ira Sherman, known as Jesse James, -
| from his lawless life and success in evad-
ing the sheritfs, is improving his time
while serving five years sentence at the
State workhOuse in making marble horse
shoes. They are made from blue marble
of the Esperanza quarries and sell rapid
/ ly i'll Massachusetts as ornaments fOl
business offices. They were designed by
Jesse and bring the contractors Sl5O
apiece.
Mr.. johnson of Pittsford, the 40 year,
old bachelor brother of w q. johnson
of that town, who is occasionally seized
with times of insanity, while in T. G.
Pages store in Rutland the other
evening bought II cheap hammer anC
gong into the back stOre-room, attempt
ed to knock his brains ont by pounding
himself on the forehead with it, He wa.
discovered by his brother, however, anc
taken home before he had done himsel
serious harm.
At the annual meeting Of the Fair
banks Scale company of St Johnsbury
these persons were elected directors
Thaddeus Fairbanks, Horace Fairbanks
Franklin Fairbanks, William p. Fair
banks. of st. JOnsbury, Samuel \. Brown
of Boston, William ). Wells Of New Yorl
and Henry Fairbanks of st. .Iohnsbury
The directors organized by choosing Hor
ace Fairbanks president, Franklin Fair
banks vice-president, and William =
Fairbanks secretary and treasurer.