Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-09
VERMONT MATTERS.
Rutland Lighted by EIectricItv

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Rutland was lighted by electricity Sat
urday evening for the first time by the
new Electric Lighting company There
are 253 Edison incandesccnt lights used
of thirteen candle power in about forty of
the leading business houses. The light
gives satisfaction.
The j. VI. Haven Trial.
The trial of j. NJ. Haven ex-treasurer of
the Rutland railroad, for the over issue of
stock, progresses slowly. Accountant
| Mclaughlin was ON the stand for the
State until Saturday. The defence tried
to draw evidence from Mclaughlin that
the transfer of certificates alleged to he
over issued, was not in The handwriting
OF Haven, also that an interval of time
elapsed between the transfer andIts record
showing an inaccurate record. EX-GOver-
nor Page was on the stand Saturday.
Shocking Accident at West windsor.
Clarence Boyd, ten years old, living
near West Windsor village, went to the
schOol-hOuse Thursday morning, and find
ing the door locked tried to enter by rails.
ing the window. He was found by the
scholars dead, hanging in the window,
with his neck broken by the falling of the
sash.
RThe postmaster-general Friday APP
pointed j. f. Ridley postmaster at Bris-
toll.
A st. Adams gentleman, whose name is
not yet made public, has presented God
dard Seminary, at Barre, with 5000
Persons holding shares in the Orange
County Fair Ground Building association
will receive 81 dividend on their stock.
Rev. Joseph Dinzey closed his labors as
orr If no. q oh in No Il
Troy last Sunday. On his departure Mon
day he was presented with purse Of $50
While William Buckley of Ludlow was
on his way to PrOctorsville Thursday his
horse became unmanageble, throwing him
out of the carriage and breaking his leg
just above the ankle.
While working in'the flume at the mill
of Nyman Flint q Sons at Bellows Falls,
Wednesday, John Lynch stepped on
large nail driving it about two inches into
his foot, causing very painful wound.
1t is reported that the Baltimore and
Ohio Telegraph company are going to
open an office in Rutland and several
other places in the State.
The three-mie bicycle race at the
Springfield fair Tuesday was won by
Roland Andrews in II minutes 25 seconds.
The Newton Brothers, who are complet-
ing the terminus of their narrow-guag
railroad from Hoosac tunnel to Reads
boro, propose extending the road to
BrattlebOro.
James Kennedy of Whitehall, formerly
an engineer on the Delaware and Hudson
Canal railroad. was caught between two
cars about noon at the gravel pit, near
Castleton Saturday, and his shoulders and
chest were badly bruised.
Work on the new reservoir in Benning-
ton has been begun with good sized gang
,rori ni"oranni,, ro P' ~ ir rpe
nine tngatber Syiib n nnn'bnr Of bvJra a,I'i
md GATES have arriVad
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ne iitetliS ol ,ne -. 'oH 'lSuuty us
churches will be held at Derby. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, October 20. 81
and % The meeting will omen mt : O'Clock
Tuesday evening. continuing through the
two following DAYS.
n w Marin If Ra,riro,top b,. o,,or
POO men employed IN northern New York
gathering spruce gum for his immense
gum trade. 1t is shipped III boxes direct
| from the pickers to Bennington, where it
- - ot,leiuiiy 1hSpecteu anu sorteu, ~ IL
.iioa p ''Cn1u IN nilniat"lG pai lei9 guy
S.nt " N.Y. & pa 10 % % ,i INC ii'e1 co
800, iet "V o',oi ny VI wy Ciop ~
f u'ii inro &C., .m ,e wills ,.u ieaJy
60 oH6 'p'iieii' " Deiiiiliis'oii' was nearly
F' nv, ..-.,o. ,..,
Inc uutles pald AT u. AloanS during the
month OF september amounted to 81 ~.
" On one entry alone OF ten cars OF
WOOL, on september SUN, the duties
inquired up Wlihlh seventy cents OF SIo,Wo;
ne value OF Tree goods entered amounted
TO sl6'9i4.
The business of the Franklin County
Court was finished Saturday and an adj
iournment sine die was taken. Ten di-
yOrces were granted at this term of court
j. NJ. Brlmhall' OF sra ttleboTo, VINO
was injured on tram III Hoosac unnt l.