Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-17
VERMONT MATTERS.


TOOK his pistol To investigate the Hl"'l'''
Upon going to the loy'S room, the hoy
shut the door and held it fast and while
Mr.. Nichols was trying to open 1t ire
pistol accidentally went OIL, the balI pass
ing through the door and entering the
Ooy's right side. The extent Of the INJURY
Is not yet determined.
Brandon's Soldiers Monument.
The new monument committee at Bran
don met Saturday afternoon at about four
o'clock on the spot chosen for the soldiers
monument. After Il discussion of about
two hours the question of the exact Ioca-
ton was settled. The town voted that it
should stand upon the triangle, but it was
left to the committee to decide on what
portion of the triangle. The committee
decided to so lay out the ground that the
plot should be twenty-SiN feet wide by
thirty. measured up and down the street
The centre is several feet to the southeast
of the telegraph pole. 1t is proposed to
cut off from the north side of the com
mon adjoining Parmenters lot strip of
grass land and use this strip with part of
the old road as the new road. This ar
rangement, it is thought, will do away
with the objection that the monument
Will obstruct the street.
New Haven.
Rev. G. :. Sargent, pastor, preached
upon the sabbath, being assisted in the
opening exercises by his father, Rev.
Roger Sargent of Illinois. Rev. Rufus b.
leoei,H H ~ Ii WIN ro,a
tives of Mrs. Tobey. Sabbath evening
Mr.. Tobey gave Il somewhat detailed ac-
count of his missionary work in Helena
and will soon return to Dakota to labor
Nii''cI unr VI 'T ,u.' L
Hathorn and wife, who have been for
few days in the family of his father, Dea-
con George p. Hathorn, will 90 TINS week
toreii"I'l Ipl Miilie W." Z li"ti"tn ba,I.nr
parents, ioh. alu MIS- n. n, iarhti ol
IoISuall, New 10TH: "ittI NHlcH iitH
VII rttlril 10 'ne pr0IeSs,il lle'i vi ipoi
GreenMlcn, H. r, nISts oG iourt5
ht'e solu over oIlc h.'iluieu u"li"i9 W i oitli
oL straWDerres from M M OWL S"ruem tI 4,lu
lhe Guu Is hoV iel.. :. ne lalnN Nca.iei
cohuuceS very larSely 10 utHlHSe nay anu
make naq hlghWayS. - IllI l4Se f.. II; Doull,
VINO mas pegll III sllct tpI utl9 /, ~ VI
IiIe soIheWhtl improved III soile p''l'lc-
uItls uecp'eul9 So
Bristol.
" Iob,e of prrlin,rto, ,rbo l. enand
inr HE ,.onntion barn Tae "nt tr0pting
Ga7nri,v ma S,,cnaadai in oont,rin[r ono
h"ndroGS onT ND +birtv of tha snarkiad Iean.
tiai CaI Eatnn L nutting I'M ~ now ten-
ement house at the head Of shrine street
ma Rontist narSnnada is hainr nvfeneiva,
l.. ranai;rad p"i''''''7N 40
STha Varronnos no1o +aop, nl,v +be re-
+,,,,, I,o,,'a ,,cith h tS,rIoti r. t6io ,I,co
Tuesday evening, July IA, in the Bristol
iIH o,,, n,,Init ~ tho - RnnTiui
chmrch S9Sndnv law Ma RristnI Cdrnat
Rand pave - onen air rnncert in thp mark
Satnrdnv evening ,Cvrus drake of
Iawremca v fnrmeriv =, raSiInnt of
t%is nIace is in town On - Tisit to frinndS
Th"mns casey has boupht the Vilmore
farn IornteG im be morth nnrt Of Town
Jnhn Nnvers started for Ticondnrn~n
NY.. Wednesday. where he has a sitna,
tion Charles THOMPSON has returned
hon, from Eastman Ia Ivhure he has
been since last fail teacbin~ music '.,.
Eyervthinr in the shane of a wagon was
made use Of last Snturday. TO carry the
eycursionists to the deuot Nelson
Brooks of Lincoln. sold to Washington
Ward of New Haven last week, a uair Pof
four venr oId steers thai yeiohed . SU5 lhs
This Mace was visitei Thnrsdnv nfter,
noon. hy one of the seyprest thunder and
rain storms that has occurred in many
wears IiWhtninp struck the house Of
Horace Fnrr, and did considerable damage
to the wall nnner and nicture frames he
sides knockinr Mrs Farr down and bnrn.
inc her feet it also struck Horntio .Jen-
ning's house, doing damage to the chin.
nav elaanarS and Hoor in tho nnnar mart nt
the honse The uphtninr struck n nine
tree an the side ~ the maintain makinu
tindIing wood Of if a harm in Stnrt
boro' BELONGING to steve Hanson, wa, Also
struck and Burned
Morrisville.
The Chicaoo Concert comnanv held >
conrert nt Ire town han On "Wednesday
evening and orUanized n convention thai
viii continue with three session
daiiv at town hall Newt sunday even
inc The repuIar monthlv Union I'emper
ance meeting will he held at he Conpre
gational vestrv .... Miss Hattie Belts anG
Mr.. David Muzzy were married at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. NJ. p. Bel
on Thursday evening.
During the heavy thunder storm OF
Thursday afternoon lightning struck the
house of II. f. Stewart near the village
following down the chim1iey and pipe
down through the stove and onto the
floor where a channel was cut severa
feet in length and then disappeared
through the floor. Mr.. Stewart, sittine
in a room on one side of this, and his son
Il. J. Stewart, sitting in room opposite
were both unable to move for some time
....Au engine was thrown from tht