Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01

Burleigh' 's block go II being the week of
conference there will be no services at the
Methodist church next Sunday Three
inches of snow on Sunday was great
help to the grass. M Hay is scarce. 49,.
some dairies of forty cows are almost en-
tirely without hay, living on little meal
and what grass they can pick.
Franklin.
John Webster who was elected town
superintendent of schools in March, has
resigned and the selectmen have appoint
ed Miss Mary A. Pomeroy to fill the vacan-
cy. The appointment is an excellent one
Miss Pomeroy is thoroughly acquainted
with the needs of our schools and of our
teachers and will no doubt give them the
attention they deserve. out of twenty
three applicants at the teachers, eXamina-
ton, the 23d inst, seventeen were success
ful, twelve of whom were students of the
academy and the other five were former
students. Several of our citizens are at
Bellows Fails this week attending confer
ence.
That popular conductor of the Central
Vermont railroad, G. Il. Cleveland, has
been, presented with an elegant gold
watch by number of his admiring
friends.
Superintendent Burdette of the Rutland
division of the Central Vermont road has
returned from his Southern trip. He has
gained considerable flesh and is much
improved in health.
AS William Powers of leicester was
driving with Jennie Fuller in Brandon,
Wednesday evening, the horses became
frightened by the breaking of the har-
ness, ran and threw them out, both being
dangerously if not fatally injured.
Mr.. Farnham, manager for T. Brigham
Bishop in Rutland, has returned from
New York, where he saw Mr.. Bishop.
The latter says that his firm will settle all
claims satisfactorily to their creditors.
The Fairhaven agricultural association
is enlarging its fairgrounds, putting up Il
grand stand that will accommodate 1000
and building special barn for trOtters,
that will contain II box stalls.
The repairs on the five mile level of the
Champlain canal are being pushed rap
idly forward one hundred men are
now employed. The probabilities are that
the water will be let into the canal by the
10th of May.
The mercury at White River Junction
Thursday at II a. m registered % degrees
in the shade and at 4 p. m. 81.
State Superintendent Dartt has arranged
for and appointed Il teachers meeting at
Brandon, to commence on the evening of
May $, and continue to the evening of the
9th.
After Harmon and Bliss were rescued
at Sheldon & Sons marble quarry at West
Rutland Wednesday none of the work
men remained in the quarry, but Thurs
day the usual number, between fifty and
sixty, returned to work, but were in their
places only in hour or two when thirteen
OF the numb + were 50 overcome by the
foul air that they had to be carried to the
surface by their fellow workmen. All
the men have recovered, none being Sc
riously affected by this unusual experience
Il - l,,.
company will remove the machinery from
the quarry and do the work by hand cut
ting.
Mrs. Chadpeau of Morrisville, aged 90
years, fell down stairs Friday, breaking
her leg and receiving injuries that will
probably prove fatal.
r.. G.. Paul of Morrisville, husband of
the spiritualist preacher, Mrs. Emma
Paul, has become violently and hOpelessly
insane and was taken to the Brattleboro
insane asylum Friday night.
The locating committee of the Royalton
colony are in Dakota selecting Il site for
the town the colony is to build.
a driving club has been organized in
Highgate, and they are to commence work
on their track about the first of May,
which they claim will be the best trotting
track III the State.
Will Pennell, a young man living at
fingers and thumb Tuesday evening by
the explosion of nitro glycerine blast
ing cartridge. He was picking at the end
of the cartridge with Il darning needle,
trying to find out what it was made of,
a meeting has been held ut Barre to
take action in the matter of raising funds
to secure a monument for the graves of
the late DR.. and Mrs. j. ;. Spaulding. \
permanent organization was formed un-
der the name of the Spauldlng Monument
Association, and w. \. Boyce of Barre
was elected president.
The Rutland annual musical festival is
to take place May 27, 2S and %. 1t is eX-
pected that chorus of 250 voices is To be
in attendance, assisted by the Germania
orchestra and Il number of eminent solo
ists, all under the direction of Conductor
Louis Mas.
1t is rumored that Dr. Douglas, Gen.
Grants physician, has purchased the
Sheldon Spring property owned by Balm
bridge Smith of New York.
Professor Tourjee of the New England
Conservatory of Music, Boston, is nego-
tiatng with the trustees of Lyndon In
stitute for the use OF the institution build
ing during the summer vacation for his
students.
C. II. Pitkin of Montpelier is the latest
candidate for the position of United States
district attorney to replace Col, Haskins.
Col, A. NJ. Dickey of Bradford is also IA
candidate.
An item has been going the rounds to
the effect that the Rev. Byron Sunder-
| land, whose church in Washington Presi-
dent Cleveland attends, was Il clasSmate
of Minister Phelps in Middlebury college.
| DIR. Sunderland was graduated in lS}S and
| Mr., Phelps in 1910. Among the former 5
classmates We're Messrs. John q. Yelling
ton and f.. II. Wright of Mddlebury.
| Receiver Roberts, of the First National
bank of St. Albans, expects To make Il di-
yidend amounting to ~ or l5 per cent,
in the near future.
George n. Payne of Bridport, at Il pri-
vate shearing, clipped from forty ewes
two years old 80 pounds of wool, an
average of eighteen pounds and nearly
| six ounces per head
O. q. Barron of Montpelier has one of
the skin suits worn by the members of the
| Greedy relief party.
Edward Isham, Chicago lawyer and
once Il partner of eXSecretary Lincoln,
will fit up the old homestead of his grand
| father at Manchester, VT, as summer
residence.
! G.. w. Baker, Il paper manufacturer at