Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-02

throwing the whole party out on the
ground. The little girl, Eva, had an arm
broken and Mrs Atherton received deep
cash in the head but fortunately the
skull was not broken. The others were
not seriously injured.
The State authorities still seem loath to
prosecute Jonathan b. Akerman for his
brutal assault on Forrest Rollins in Smith
Taylor's India wheat-field at Chelsea
fortnight ago, though the civil suit has
been settled by the payment of consid-
cradle sum Ivy AKernan. The young
mans arm was severely cut above the
elbow by Akerman'S srvthe.
Valentines now mill near Bennington
is mp and incloseG. and workmen are now
engaged in pipi,ts It for the new system
OF lire protection. The new clock arrived
Friday and will 1T once be placed in posi-
ton. Its dial plate measures four feet
across the face. The roof of the tower,
which is fiat, will support the bell, which
Will be unincloscd. The new machinery
I is expected to come shortly, and by the
LIST OF November everything will be in
readiness for occupancy by the lessees,
MeSsrs. Moore, Puffe1 and Lindloff.
Mrs Sarah d. w. Cowles of Brooklyn,
y. y, wants $50 600 from Raymond T.
Camp of Orange for alleged breach of
promise OF marriage. The complaint re
cites circumstances attending their meet
ing III Orange III the summer of 1882, and
attentions which, 1t is averred, the veal
thy and mature defendant lavished on
the widow. 1t is asserted that an engage
mcnt was made and "a wedding day in
March, 1854, was set. For two years, it is
SAID, he continued the attentions, but
when the time fixed for the marriage ar
rived he refused to carry out his promise
The Vermont Baptist State convention
ut East Hardwck last week decided to
organize a minister's institute to include
. "a iGt mi iSta in hat t,tn Il
hold occasional meetings for conference
and discussion. Rev. II. II. Archibald
! of Addison and Rev. c. A. Reese of Rut-
land were appointed to arrange the first
meeting of the institute, which will pro-
badly be held in Rutland early in OCto-
Der. Rev. y. j. Gordon. ID. d., of BOs-
ton, Joseph Cook and President ITovey of
Newton Theological seminary will be in
vted to speak.
At the request of United States District
Attorney IIaskins, the titles to the pro
perty embraced in the site selected for the
proposed government building at Mont
pelier, were examined by Ashton X. Will
/ lard this week, and were found satiSfac-
/ tory and 4 survey was made under the
direction of Charles 7. Sabin. Mr.. Haskins
was in Montpelier Saturday and Monday,
when the deeds of the property to the
government We're duly made executed
and recorded, and forwarded to the treas
ury department.
| A queer case has Just been settled at
! Rutland. j. Douglas White of the "ln
/ the Ranks company, while engaged to
/ Miss Cora futile, daughter of Albert H.
/ Tuttle, business manager of the Rutland
/ Herdld, gave her many presents, among
| them being a valuable horse. When Miss
Tuttle's affections waned White began
suit to recover the presents, but the mat
ter was settled by the Turtles giving up
all claim to the articles on condition that
each party paid their own costs of court.
Since the suit was instituted Miss
futile has married a New Yorker and
/ White has married young actress.
The marriage of DR.. George II. Talbot
and Jessie +. Randall by Rev. J. H.
! Emery at the Universalist church in Bel
lows Falls, Wednesday night was a notable
social event. The church was prettily
decorated. The bride was dressed in bro
caded velvet and dnchesse lace front. The
bridesmaids We're Misses Emma Randall
of Waterloo, Dat, Gertrude Metcalf of
Holyoke and Annie Ballou of Bellows
! Falls. The groom'S man was DR.. Has
! brook of Providence, X, l. Immediately
after the ceremony there was Il reception
at the home of the brides parents on
School street attended by about 80, in
Guiding many friends from Massachusetts.
The gifts were numerous and elegant.