Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-10

oue Ol tnc men Ill CllaT0c Ol lnc nOTSeS
received II bad hit on the nose on Sunday,
being kicked by IL horse. His nose was
flattened, but put into as good
shape as possible by Dr. Holbrook.
Rev. II. VI. renney, Il former Morrisville
boy, has received II call to the Madison
avenue Congregational church, New York
city...Tne mo Name base ball club
has accepted challenge from the nine at
Hyde Park to play II match at that place
on Saturday, July II.
Cornwall.
Preparations for the Centennial of the
Congregational church." which Is to he
held July Is, 1885, are rapidly nearing
Quite II number of guests,
former residents of the town, are expected
to be present among them are. Rev. ;.
Leroy Blake of Fitchburg, Mass, Rev.
Hiram Bingham of Windham, H., Rev.
Clinton Douglass of Faulkner, Dakota,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Bingham of Cleve-
land, Ohio, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. j, Day of
Albion, \. Y, and many others. .... Mrs.
Sarah skinner OF Dcs Plains, H., is in
town visiting her brother, AlonzO Bing-
ham,. Geo. f. Holmes is in town u
guest at Fankln Hooker.
Tunbridge.
Charles Corliss was kicked in the stom-
ach by Il horse, Friday, and is in ii very
critical condition
James X. GOodwin's horse was sheared
Friday night by some scoundrels. Five
arrests have been made.
Waterbury.
jackson Kicker, aged 81 years was
buried, Friday Nettie Miner aged 30
years, died at DuXbury Centre, after sew
eral years of lingering consumption
Dudley White at North Duxbury has
bought the Old Ridley house and saw
mill of the Winooski lumber company
for $4,000.
In the game of base ball the Fourth, the
BethelS beat the White River functions,
the score standing nile and eight respec-
lively.
John Ord has been commissioned post
master at Irasburgh
Thom as HoXie Hall has been appointed
postmaster at Pownal, and X. A, Paul at
East BerKslre.
Frank II. Rice of West Fairlee, who had
his leg crushed under train at White
River Junction Monday evening died
Tuesday.
The widow of the late Manning Boyd
of Wilmington, seventy-tive years old, cut
her throat Sunday because of melancholy
but it is thought she will recover.
At special town meeting Wilmington
voted to buy IA new force pump for fire
purposes, to he placed in the village grist
mill, and to pay the local tiremen for ac
tual service.
Hannah S Mulligan of Waits River
mother of James a. Mulligan of company
G, fifteenth regiment, n. III. ", has OBJ
tained Il pension of IS Il month and S2O9U
/ arrears.
Measles are still epidemic in Rutland
and West Rutland. Some have been
quite seriously sick, but no fatal cases
have been reported.
A Eermonter who went to Texas last
December to get relief from lung troubles
writes back that he "thnks the climate oi
summer months, but the winters are toe
changeable,"
Con Carney attempted to commit sui
eide by drowning IN the stream at Par
sons bridge, Castleton, Monday morning
but was rescued. He was unconscious
/ through the day, but the doctors say thai
he may pull through
The school trustees of Bennington voted
to invite Prof. Ralph II. Bowles, Jr, of Eas
Douglass, Mass, to accept the superin
tendency of the graded school, at salary
of sl2OO per year. Prof. Buwles has re
Gently occupied the chair of Latin in st
. Lawrence University at Canton, New
YORK.
The heaviest thunder storm of the sea
son visited Bradford Monday night. The
lightning struck i'll several places. *. X
Wilson's house was damaged many hun
dred dollars. Mr.. Wilson was knocked
over and badly stunned.
1t is reported that the Baxter Nationa
bank OF Rutland is to contest the suit, i
begun, to collect the assessment made OF
them as stockholders of the Vermont Ma
tional bank of st. Adams
Mr.. johnson, postmaster at Nergennes
has recently received word that his son
eGitOr of IA paper IN Colorado, was IA few
weeks since thrown from his horse, dislo
eating his shoulder aud otherwise seri
ously injuring HIM.
The railroad station at East Hardwicl
was broken into, through the freigh
room, Monday night, the lock uuscrewe,
from the Office door and four or five dol
lars taken from the money drawer
A stock company has been formed il
Montpelier under the name of the "PiC
neer Granite company" to manufactur
granite, marble, slate and wood. Til
capital stock is $4,000, divided into Is
shares of 500 each.
Internal Revenue Collector George
!; Spear has announced the appointment o
James y. Lilies as his deputy for Vino
sor, Windham and Orange counties. Tn
appOlntee is II member OF the firm of Ed
wards q Lills of Brattleboro He wa
one of five candidates Tor the place.
Rev. ;. ii. Lee and family OF the Brat
tleboro Congregational church had Il SUI
prise Monday evening from their peOpl
aud were given 500, while their two chi
dren, Grace and Theodore, were each IT
membered with ten dollars in gold, Nj
Lee has already concluded his pastoral
with the church.
As Mrs f.. ID. Crowell of East Baruar
was driving over Lime Pond Hill with Il
organ in lumber wagon the horse becam
frightened and ran, throwing Mrs, Grow
ell and the organ out Mrs. Crowell wa
bandly bruised and her ankle severel
sprained, and the organ was ruined,
Thomas w. Hamilton of st. Johnsbur
was struck on the head by falling tin
: Der Tuesday noon, and so severely injure
. that he died soon after. He was Il men
70 Der of the Acme Iron Works compan,
and had been married only two weeks
The Fairbanks scale company at 5
Johnsbury are working on one of IL
largest orders for one class of scales whiC
they ever received, it being for ninet!
nine depot scales for gram elevators
the West
; The Barton National bank has sold ii