Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-22
VERMONT MATTERS.
Affairs of the Vermont National Bank at
st. Adams.

Portland and Boston road held by Re-
ceiver Hendee of the Vermont National
bank of st. Albans at the prices offered.
He has made an assessment of 100000
on the capital stock of the defunct bank,
onehalf payable in thirty days, the next
in sixty. st. Johnsbury banks are inter
ested in this assessment to the amount of
S6O,0OO and Brandon bank to about
$4,000. 1t is understood that the receiver
has lust had another offer for the bonds,
though the figure is not known. 1t is eX-
pected that out of the S20O,O assessed on
the capital stock Sl35,0OO can be collected.
The rest is not good.
The state Library.
The sub committee of the board of
State library commissioners, after look
ing the ground over, has recommended
to the full board a plan for a new wing to
the capitol building, partly in the rear of
the west wing. This plan was submitted
by Mr.. Richardson of Boston and contem-
plates tire-proof building of granite.
The state Cases Against Gov. Page with
drawn-The Haven Cases.
The two State cases against John B.
Page for the embezzlement of Rutland
railroad funds has been nolle pressed by
the States attorney, because of the result
of the civil cases of a like nature, recently
tried and decided in eX-Gov. Pages favor
The four cases against j. NJ. Haven for
embeZzlement have been continued to the
next term of the County Court.
Suicide of Hon. Luther Adams at North
Chester.
Hon. Luther Adams committed suicide
by shooting with a revolver Monday at
his home in North Chester. He was an
eX-State Senator, eX-State's attorney and
one of the foremost lawyers in the State.
He has held many other offices of trust,
being highly esteemed He has been i'll
all winter, but yesterday seemed better
than usual His daughter had lust left
the room, but Immediately hearing shot,
returned, finding her father with bullet
hole in his breast and barely conscious.
Being asked the cause of the deed he re-
piled "To avoid further suffering" He
died without struggle. He was 1G years
old and leaves Il son in Kansas city and a
daughter here.
Fairfax.
The people of this town and all who
knew him met with a great loss in the
death of Lyman Hawley, Esq, of Brick
Hollow. He died on the 10th inst. of old
age and kidney trouble, aged nearly
eighty-fourr, years. His funeral was at
tended on the 18th inst. by large numbers
of people from all parts of the town, and
from other towns, including Burlington.
The services were conducted at his late
residence and addresses made by the Rev,
DR.. Bailey of Sheldon and the Rev. q.
Graves of Burlington. AT the time OF
his death, Mr. Hawley was senior warden
of Christ church, Fairfax, an office which
with those of treasurer of the parish and
delegate to the Diocesan convention, he
had held almost continuously for many
years. He was one of the old founders OF
the parish always its liberal supporter as
we'll as of missions. He had also been one
lay-reader of the parish from the first
His father was one of the first settlers OF
Fairfax, and lived on the spot where the
son was born and died The latter wa,
also prominent as citizen and man of af
fairs. Every one loved and esteemed
him, and he may be regarded as almost {
perfect specimen of Christian gentle
man of the old school-a school, now, alas
fast passing away
Bristol.
DR.. Geo. O. w. Farnham has been in
vited to speak before the children OF
Monkton, on Children's day, June 20 OF
the subject of Temperance -. The educa
tional meetings were we'll attended here
last Friday. Considerable interest was
place will have no address Memorial Day
this year, but will decorate the graves.
Wilson Brothers, proprietors of the Bris
tol Herald, have bought IA wood lot OF
Lyman Dlckerman, on Hogs Back.
Frank Cove of Waterbury was in tow
last week on visit. :. The union meeting
at the Methodist Episcopal church was
largely attended Sunday evening. Re
marks were made by Prof, Cove of Bee
man academy and DR.. Preston of New
Haven, Rev. Mr.. Coombs and Rev. Mr.
Nash. Some interest was manifested =.
The latest news on the streets is the tall
of establishing a bank here. There wa
large crowd out Saturday evening, t
listen to the open air concert by the Bris
toi Cornet Band, it being the first concer
of the season, The boys did nicely.
Middlebury.
Monday was a great day for runawa
incidents, the most serious one of whic
was that of a horse owned and driven b.
Bella Wing. Mr. Wing, who is an olt
man, was thrown out and badly hurt i
one hip, besides being otherwise severel
bruised, The horse wss considerably in
jured, also, and the wagon was extensive
ly shattered. An adjourned Decoration
day meeting was to have been held in the
firemens' hall, Monday evening, to hea
the reports of the committee appointed a
hepreviOus meeting, Only few pei
sons put IN an appearance, however, an
no formal meeting was held but 1t wa
learned that the arrangements for tn
days exercises were going on expeditions
ly and favorably, There will be plenty o
money in the treasury land there is n
good reason why the thing should mo
prove success, if good speaker can b
obtained Mrs. Louise b. Southwick ha
returned from Northampton, Mass
where she has been visiting -. The fam
ly horse belonging to f. A. Bond fell dea
Monday afternoon. Mr.. g. S. Wair
wright is extensively rebuilding the oil
Wainwright homestead for the occupf
tion of himself and his family. 1t will b
one of the finest as well as most pleasant
ly situated residedces in the Village.
The attendance at market this week wa
not so large as that of last week, and tn
prices paid were about the same. Tn
organization which has grown out of tn
Cutler Marble company is called the Otte
River Marble company The new con
pany pays as it goes, or at least has S
far.
Mr.. John Mcbride died Wednesda
morning at II o'clock at the age of fift,
four years Mr.. Mcbride was for thirtee
years the baggagemaster at this station
and his capacity as "A semi-public servar
was always true to his duty, to his en-
ployers and to himself. He was stead.
t..itl. IL nd oaLnr 1yln cnulQ he L.