Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The Addison County Creamery at the
depot, owing to an extensive and in
creasing business required a larger engine
than the one in use, and the proprictors
Messrs. Stowe and Evarts have procured
u new one, capacity ten horse power.
Mr.. V. ]. Spear of Braintree and Mr..
Loren Richards Of this place will soon go
to Montana with carload OF Merno
sheep. Beeman academy opened on
Tuesday with an unusually good attend
ance Mr.. 5. b. VI. Cowles, who was
kicked by a horse at the camp ground,
has been obliged to consult n physician in
regard to his injury. ...T The lawsuit at
East Mills before Justice +. s. Thompson
in regard to the sum of five dollars which
plaintiff had lost, had a hearing on Satur
day. Defendant claimed to have found
like amount, but claimed the same III con
tiff to recover it. jury trial. and judg-
ment in favor of plaintiff The trial of
the case of Cushman VS.. Adams in suit of
assumpsit for breach of contract, will be
heard before Judge Roberts of Nergennes,
q the town hall, New Haven, on Friday.
Tunbridge.
The members of the legislature from
this town now living, with present post
Office address are Richard Smith, Yer
shire, 3D. ST. Iebina Whitney, Royalton,
'5S, 80 Lewis Dickerman, North Tun-
bridge, "a, ~ %; James NJ. Whitney,
Tunbridge, '65, '66 AFRO b. Drew, Ber-
wick, Maine, 81, 'Gs Aaron \. King
Tunbridge, 80, 20 y. II. Austin, North
Tunbridge, Il, ~, '13 +. f. Howe, Tun
bridge, '16, ~ James j. Farnham, Tun
80, 81 II. X. Hayward, Tunbridge, 50
81 ; NJ. 7. King, Tunbridge, 81, 80.
Cornwall.
The following named gentlemen are the
living eN-members OF our State legiSla
ture and represented their town in the
following order: Senator, Rollin j.
Jones, 1853, 81. Representatives, Rollin
j. Jones, 1919, 80, 81, 'GS Horace a. Pin.
ney (now of Dakota, 81, 80 :. ;. Rock
well, '5s, 80, G. ID. Lane go, 81 Henry
Lane, '64, '65, GO ; j. b. Benedict, Cof Mid
dlebury) '69, 20; Franklin Hooker, y
Edward :. Dana, lof New Haven,l a
DR.. f. O. Porter, 20 Anson W. Frost,
rs w. Harrison Bingham, 80 Milo b.
Williamson, 80 Harrison +. Dean, 81
Hon. Henry Lane attended by invita-
tion the review of the militia at the mus
ter of the lst Regiment, National Guard,
at St AlDans, on Thursday
Goddard seminary has opened with over
one hundred students and there are still
more to come. This is IL large attendance
and especially 50 in view of the hard
times.
South RoyaIton.
A gang of tramps was chased ont of the
covered bridge over White River recent
ly, but none of the gang was captured.
Clothes lines have been robbed and many
small articles stolen from sheds and other
out buildings lately. There is large
amount of travel to and from this station
been
sold -. The young son of Walter NJ. Ord
way boarding at the South Royalton
house, was taken with diphtheria the first
of the week. He has been moved to the
residence of f. BiXby.
Forty persons left the State Tuesday to
join the Vermont colony at Roscoe, Oak.
X. G. Jones of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway accompanied the
party.
Chelsea.
DR.. Marcus H. Corwin and Harry j.
Corwln recently returned from their five
weeks western trip. Charles X. Corwin
and Mr.. ID. Laird, Esq, who accompanied
them to the west still remain, the former
being last heard from at Madison, Lake
county, Dakota, and the latter at Lead
vile, Colorado having obtained Il posi-
ton as travelling agent for business
firm. Orcutt BiXby returned Monday
from a four weeks trip having been to
Lake county, Dakota whence he brings
glowing accounts of the fertility of the
soil and general farming advantages.
Curtis ;. Emery, ESD, who is county COM
missioner returned Tuesday from IA week 5
tour among his agents in COrinth, Top
sham Bradford and Newbury, thence
continuing by carriage drive to Montpe-
ller. 80. The valley region suffered IA severe
frost, Thursday night, doing most harm
to the vines. Rev. VIM. II, Davis Of
Tlatr had aft hn rafi1 ,,l
church, Sunday, the Both ON Wednes-
day and Thursday the county examining
board consisting of p f.. Grow of East
Randolph, +. w. Goodhue of Wells River
and w. Ii. Cummings of Thetford met at
Chelsea and granted seven certificates to
teachers.
Strafford.
John g. Sergeant, who has just been
appointed postmaster at Copperas Hill,
has been heretofore arrested for illegal
distilling of cider brandy and was brought
before Col. b. b. Smalley, as United
States commissioner, for that offence. At
another time he was arrested for violating
the State liquor law. These are strong
Democratic symptoms and deserve special
favor. The Straliord town representa-
tlves now living are Chester b. Dow, 1857
5S-6S-69. Hiram Barrett now living in
Cleveland Ohio, 62-63 Alanson q. Smith,
G6-61. Nathan b. Cobb, 1O-7l -S0-Sl. :. +.
Frary, 72-I3. Eli Clark, 76-77. b. f. jeff
erson, now living in Newmarket, \. H., IS
-. f. p. Prescott, S3-S3. Fred f. Chat
fee, S4-S5, "A series of Advent meetings
have been held in this place under the
charge of Mr.. Earle for three weeks clos
ing last "Wednesday evening. The meet
| ings were largely attended, and quite an
| interest was manifested.
| Isle La Motto.
Many of the farmers have finished har
vesting ... The soCiable at ii. II, Good
sells was well attended Wednesday eve
ming. Mrs. Asa Dawson of Brasher
Falls, n. y, is visiting relatives in town,
Miss Jennie Hill and Miss Addie
Adams have gone to Montpelier To
attend school, and Miss Lima Carew has
gone to st. Adams tor the same purpose.
... 1t is reported that frost damaged buck,
wheat and other late crops last Tuesday
night III several localities Quite IA num-
Der from this place attended Barnum's
circus in Plattsburgh, last Saturday.
/ Rochester.
Henry II. Nichols, a travelling sales
man, doing IA large business in Northern
Nav York for "a few Vpnrs INST for "a Rns