Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-24

a visit to the Saratoga monument by the
whole committee Is proposed
1t is announced that there is not a dol
lar in the Rutland treasury. the result of
the lavish expenditure of the trustees
during the last year In order to meet
outstanding obligations and make neces-
sary Improvements it is expected that IA
tax of tully twice the usual amount must
be raised.
The proceedings of the Vermont Meth
odist conference which assemblies at Bel
lows Falls, April 30, will be reported in Il
daily paper published ut that place.
a meeting of the old soldiers and others
interested in forming colony that will
locate in California, is to be held at Mont
pelier tomorrow. \ similar meeting is to
be held at South Royalton Thursday
Post Roberts, &. \. II. of Rutland is in
excellent condition, having ON its rolls rs
active members. The relief fund amounts
to $1,000 7 he Post will soon hold IA camp
| fire to be addressed by General Burnett.
Seventeen union stone cutters of South
! Ryegate, VINO are on a strike. were ar
rested for threatening and intimidatng
nOn-uniOn men. The outside penalty for
| this in Vermont is $50 fine and five years
Imprisonment.
Montpelier has a new lacrosse team
with II members.
Sutherland Falls which has changed its
name to Proctor, holds its annual village
meeting April %. Among the questions
to be acted upon are the building of a
school house and Il village hall.
The listers have set this valuation ON
Rutland bank stock Rutland Trust
company, 100 cents on the dollar Nation
al Bank of Rutland, 60; Merchants Ma
tional bank, 100 Rutland county bank
1875 Clement National bank, 100; Kill
ington National bank, 100, and Baxter
National bank, l25.
The tax payers of Rutland have a check
list muddle on their hands owing among
other things to the fact that the trustee:
failed to post the list thirty days before
the freeman'S meeting. Last year thei1
list was posted only thirty-siX hours befor,
the meeting but the matter was over
looked.
Arrangements are being perfected for
, grand musical convention at MOntpelie
May -. Carl Xerrahn will conduct tn,
| festival and,the instrumental music will
be furnished by Mrs. Martha Dana Shep
ard. the pianist, and Biasdell's orchestri
of fifteen pieces Miss Emma Howe, 50
prano, and Mr.. ID. NJ Babcock, basso, o
Boston, will also be engaged.
The trial of Ellis, who wrecked IA Miss
isquoi train ut Enosburgh, by which tn
engineer and tiremen We're killed, will no
. take place till the last of the term o
; Franklin county court.
Montpelier has a new musical society
which mas for its chief object the centraliz
alton OF the best musical and dramati
( talent in the capital. The organization
proposes to give occasional entertain
I ments. James 7. Sabin is president.
The Vermont Marble company is film
an order for over 10000 square feet of tile
for the New York state reformatory d
, Elmira.
= The indications are that Arbor day wi
r be observed in "A most encouraging an
} profitable way all over the state.
The third annual sheep shearing of tn
4 Rutland County Merino Sheep Breeder,
Z union will be held at the BomOseen hous,
I Castleton. Wednesday, May 6.
General Manager Hobart DR.. Fasset
and &. c. Noble of st. Albans, returne
Tuesday morning from their trip to Be-
: muda, having reached New York on SUI
. day.
Andrew Clark the fifth man who e,
capped from NeWtane jail and was not II
captured, is an American - years old, tiV
feet eight inches high, dark complexion
; gray eyes and hair, and black moustach'
) Sheriff kidder offers Il reward for his al
e prehenSlOn.
+ Young George Prouse, who stabbed Z,
: bin at st. AlbanS the other night, has bee
c put under $500 bonds.
Some mischievous person started fir
: on old Wantastiquet mountain near Bra
: tleboro sunday, which burned over pal
. of the west side before it was got unde
. control. 1t broke out again Monday an
4 burned all day Tuesday.
The selectmen of Brattleboro have sui
mitted to the government plans for a ne
postoiiice in the town hall.
h The Passumpsic road has purchased
l.,
: ton, two acres of sand hill, which will b
soon broken into for balasting the sit
n track at Olcott Falls.
( The Good Templars Of the State wi
hold a campmeeting this summer, prol
ably at Lydonville, July4.
Castleton boasts IA pacing horse whic
II has made mile in 2:0l