Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-02
VERMONT MATTERS.
Gov. P,ngree Petitions the Presid,

for the purpose OF inspecting the asylum
for the insane, has asked President Cleve-
land to appoint board of special medical
inspectors to advise and aid the local
boards of health along the northern Dor
der of this State and other authorities, Tor
the purpose of preventing the spread OF
small poX from the Province of Quebec.
1t is supposed this action will be held i'll
connection with simi lar request by GoV.
Robinson of Massachusetts. Vermont
having no regular board of health the
governors action is looked upon as Il nee
esSary precautiOn
GA. X. Reunion at Bellows Falls.
The G. A. Il. of Vermont had the most
enjoyable reunion in its history at Bel
lows Falls Thursday, over 500 veterans be-
ing in line They were the guests of f.. H.
Stoughton Post of that place. a large
tent was erected in Il fine grove in the
centre of the village, and nearly 200O peo-
pie were fed. Immense camptires of pine
knots surrounded it. l.. NJ. Reed acted as
toastmaster and the toasts were responded
to by Col. A. b. Franklin of the Sth Ner-
mont, Col. l.. X. Fuller, Comrade II. f.
Taylor Gov Pngree, Col Hooker and
Hon. A. n. Swain. The toast General
Grant was responded to in silence all
veterans standing with uncovered heads.
There was plenty of good music. No
campfire held in the State ever equalled
this in attendance and enjoyment. After
the public exercises closed knots of old
soldiers gathered around the fires, re
hearing personal experiences
Large Attedance at the Bradford Fair
and Award of Prizes.
About 5000 persons attended the fair at
Bradford Tuesday. W. H. keyes, of New
bury, was awarded the officers prize of a
$50 silver cup for the best herd of cattle. w.
c. johnson took first prize for gentle
mans driving horse, and George Knight,
of COrinth, for matched span. Bradford
took first prize for town teams. The four
year-old race for a purse of so, was won
by Carl Stevens's Riggy. Best time POP.
Chief Justice Royce's Libel Case.
The decision of Judge Walker in the
case of Royce vs.. Maloney, was rendered
Tuesday. He overrules defendant S
demurrer, adiudges plaintiffs declaration
sufficient. holds that the articles in ques-
ton are libelous and that the innuendo
applied thereto by the defendant was JUS
tliable and decides that defendant must
plead over to the merits of the declaration,
guilty or not guilty
Orange County Fair.
The Orange County society commenced
its thir.y-ninth meeting at Bradford Mon
partment, 30 horses, over 100 sheep and II
hogs II. W. keyes of 'Newbury entered
his herd of 30 Holstens Mr.. 7. Qumby
of Boston has 20 Jerseys and \. o. kidder
of l}iddeford 30.
The third days programme of the Or
ange county fair at Bradford attracted
20OO people. The 2:5O race, purse 500 was
won by a. w. Peters'S Nelma in three
straight heats time, Psi. The three min
utes race was won by the same horse ;
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II. p. Blacks Johnny won time, 2:34.
Financially the fair has been great sue
cess.
Franklin County Court.
The case of Hutchins VS., Stiles, Lum-
bra and Lepper, which has been occupy
ing the attention of the court most of the
time since the opening day, was given to
the jury in II charge by Judge Walker
Thursday. The case is an interesting one
involving as it does questions which have
only lately been brought up in our State
courts. The plaintiff, Hutchns, sought
to recover tor the breaking down of his
dam and damage to his mill, in Mont
gomery, in the spring of 1852, which he
alleged was due to high water caused by
an accumulation of waste material
which tOated down from the de-
PENDANTS mill. He also sought
to recover for expense incurred by him III
removing said waste material from the
vicinity of his mill he held defendant
Stiles mainly responsible for the damages
but evidence was offered tending to show
that Stiles had no such interest in the mill
as would warrant his being responsible
The defendants claimed that the bursting
of the dam and consequent damages tC
the mill We're caused by the insult
ficiency of certain additions which
plaintiff had made to his dam and
were not at all due to the accumu,
lation of waste material from their mill.
A large number of witnesses appeared on
both sides, some eighty in all, and the re-
suit of the case will be especially interest
ing to mill owners or parties owning prop
erty on streams where mills are operated
Messrs. Cross & Start o. n, kelton and
II. G. Adams appeared for the plaintiff
and Messrs. Powell, Ballard and Burke
for defendants Arguments IN the cast
were made by Messrs Start, Powell, Bal
lard and Adams.-MCsSeHgcr
Annual Meeting W. G. I. L. at Brat
tleboro.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Vermont Women's Christian Temperance
Union is now in session at BratteborO
The exercises Wednesday commenced at .,
in the evening and consisted of the ap
pointment OF committees, general busi
ness, and a reception of delegates in the
Congregational church parlOrs The
meeting will last until Friday evening.
Union Congregational Conference.
Representatives from fourteen Congre
gational churches in southern Windsor
and northern Windham counties, repre-
senting / 100 COMMITMENTS. met with the
church ut Chester Tuesday and Wednesday
and formed what will be known as the
Union Congregational conference, which
will meet annually.
Fair at Tunbridge.
The second day of the Union Agncul
tural society fair at Tunbridge "Wednesday
opened under most favorable auspices witt
the largest attendance since its organiza
ton. Seven hundred head of stock are
entered for premiums and the, number OF
articles in Floral hall is the largest even
received.
A Long Pending Suit Settled.
The long pending law suit between the