Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-16
STATE NEWS.
The bennington Battle Nionument Asso
Ciut

The BENNINGTON burtle Monument as
sor,ntion holds i,., annual mectin., at Ben
'.,.., ,''.I..,. aud ,.,,,h irt,.r.st j.. felt
i''-''" '.''' ~ - ,......i.I.,..
tA'rtll' Hro'"o' 1t - p.oP'9'' :" ''',H'''''
the adoption ot Prot. W icr> : design tor
monuments This design w,IN rccommcnd-
al b,. five \ssori,tinu,' committee on de
.,,lf. .i-..,.,,.,,.,,,,,ini in IT,. t,,mo,inn
.t,ujinp fnrt,. five feet in hri,.ht. With
in tb. mas, week a prtition has been cir
culatrd IT, withhold decision until thr op-
position can submit plans and Specimen
tons lof ltii ll'nuLilrH' ,'i'i II" oi'''!
,,',,, ,,,ntn,rl. in favor nt "A tail mon
Imaut and the petition is signed by all the
clergy, lawyers. editors and pr"mlheut
cltlHeuS OI lnG NIelhItai '',. | .S7i,',.,
mere ani o,ncr ho.'pivS "nv VNpvItc' VNp',,i,,',
ms VIII ne IIle "l'N' I"''''' ''"'' ''i''''''-
heIH since I>''
4 Novel GIFT.
The Norman Williams pubic library "l
Noodstock mas just receive" UNIQUE
gu III tht snare ol " S'' vi sc,"l' ',UN' ,,r
made by the Iatr lester a. MllitL' Mllit' ,.,ir nr
Noo'st9cN '>'''"','," say ,ite
thing of local history and biography that
has appearu IN ne N'"ni4nluii ii ,nr r,,'.NN' ltMS
pm,r' p"rv, 'nd .n,,ih. If nnr,Iin, lncnl interest
IaTi'' "'r! ,.. lr,n,, ,,nimnLln axtr9rts
Scientific, religious and miscellaneous
from the press geht,rrally' ana running
'Ch ,it'', :" I,,i frnui DaIi"
Wahi'mr William Cnllen Rrynnt. William
Ilovd Gorrjsnn Rev. DR. : Prime
PROT Ioseph Henry. +. f. Spinner Samuel
BOwes and others.
Grand Army En'a"iph'eht'
The department encampment oi the
q. A h. will he held at Rutland January
-" faHI-'olillii"ll'o' No"i' VIII
ne present
Masonic.
r,t. t,,,tb annual reunion nf tha Nest
t.. ;,i H. ,ii
ern Vermont Masonic mon w w III pc "cl"
in Rutlandun the l+th inst Ihe business
meeting will called at pm An address
will he delivered in the evening which will
b. followed by Il banquet at the BawlWcli
house. \ dance at the town hall will com
plete the festivities of the occasion.
Inc h'J"i'ihS D'"''''"'''
The Rutland Democrats held Il banquet
Tbur.l,y nirht The SNEAKER. vpr. iii.
, ,,i.i,, - II h,y,,,,r, -
i'iii Tiii Im,.i.,. Iii,,nInu ,',,T mfInr.
O"iI - i'''o'''' i''+''i0" '''' ''''0''
Drowned at Bennington.
R,,l 1I,rrir,,tnn ore1 tcu vnors AVA.
n,i
drowned lhrrsday morning IN crossing
the ice on benton : pohu Ut behhlh2l"h'
struck by IA Failing Tree.
u tro,l,.r r,,r,,ar of \yoit.f.Id ,v,.
- y "
hhocheu uu"n ny I"II'hs Tree SeStern"N
and h5 skull broken. HIS recovery Is
doubtful lie has Il wife and three chill
dren.
Lumber Mill Destroyed.
r,,.,...,,,. ~, ,,iu ..
He saw ri'P''"i'' "i'" N,.'i'7le mn VI
Horace VI. bruce i'll stowe FORKS mas DeelI
burned. Loss S25OO; insured in the Yer
mont Mutual for 500
N;dd,.bury
In poht ol a'tel0anct ana IN the spirit
manifested rdneNiny : VILLAGE meeting
WA, phcholheh;tL Probably 50 large 4
nuinoer oi voters never before attended Il
VILLAGE mcctlh- III MludlebuY. l." D.
t4ldrtdEc was chosen moderatorand Henry
j." sheldon was reelected clerk, after
when the reports OF the trustees, auditors
ana treasurer were read and adopted