Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

to the ground about six o'clock Tuesday
evening. Nearly all the household arti-
cles and furniture were saved The build
ing was owned by G.. &. Bardin. The fire
probably caught from u defective Chin
nev, and the damage will not exceed
$1,000.
The Estey Guard of Brattleboro formal
ly presented Il handsome silver pitcher and
cup to Caterer f.. l.. Cooper Monday even
ing as mark of appreciation of his ser
vices at their recent encampment at st.
| Albans. Capt q. II. Bond made the pre-
sentation speech and the regimental band
| furnished music.
The October term of the United States
Circuit and District Courts opens in Rut-
! land Tuesday afternoon, October 4, at .
O'Clock. There are eighty-one cases on
the docket, thirty-seven of them law cases
and forty-four in chancery. 1t is expected
that young Peirce charged with robbing
the mails at Rutland will be tried this
term.
The st. Johnsbury Granite company
sent to the Gettysburg battlefield last
| week monument to mark the spot over
which the 9th Connecticut regiment
charged on the afternoon of July ,, 1863.
| The monument is rustic in design its
cost is about $1,000.
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
! company, which has its headquarters IN
Montpelier, had thirteen losses in Rut-
land from August |. 1854, to August /,
1885, which amounted to 81 .O61 13. The
company has insured property in the
State to the amount of IS, ,50S ,G39, and has
examined and allowed losses to the a.
mount of S!W,2ll ~.
The X. f. Hawkins Bridge company Of
Springfield, Mass, through thclr man
ager, Mr. j. a. Aver, in addition to their
bridge work in this State, are building a
| break kwater of stone at Rouses Point 1000
| LONG
and day upon this job, and already have
200 yards of stone in place. They expect
by the close of navigation to have increased
the deposit to over 1000 yards.
Mr. Henry Stockwell was Selected by
Mr.. Atkins for the postmastership at West
| Brattleboro, where he is merchant. He
had not considered himself an applicant,
and when two men who were deputed by
Mr.. Atkins protfered him the place, he de
| liberated u day before accepting it, The
people of the town are highly incensed at
| this arbitrary meddling with their affairs
| by an outsider. Mr.. Stockwell has not,
however, received his commission.
The search for stone for the Bennington
monument continues. The ledges, quar-
rles and OutcrOppngs of rock for miles
around are under examination, to find, if
possible, some other than the handsome
blue limestone of the hill on which the
monument is to stand. That stone is not
deemed unsuitable, but all available
stones are to be examined and tested by
scientists before the monument he built.
The latest find is a black granite
The rumor which has been current for
the past few weeks that the Boston q
! Lowell railroad had obtained control of
declared false by Mr.. Sortwell the prnci-
pal owner and president of the latter
road and he also denies that u new road is
to be built between East Montpelier and
Barre to compete with the Central Yer
mont. The former rumor is also denied
by the Boston & Lowell people.
A postal card famine is imminent at
Rutland. There are about 5000 on hand,
and at the present rate of sale the supply
Will last about eight or ten days. Post
master Reddington recently sent a supply
of cards to the offices at Saratoga, Salem,
| Castleton, Pawlet, New Haven and Yer
gennes, where the supply has run out.
About 10000 cards We're sold at the Rut-
| land Office in August.
f.. g. Mason, who has been the man
ager of the Western Union Telegraph
office at Rutland since November, 1851,
has resigned to accept a more lucrative
| position with the Equitable Life Insurance
society of New York city, to act as special
agent for Vermont and Northern New
Ork. His resignation takes effect Octo-
Der |, and it is not yet known who his sue
cessor will be, but there is IL prospect that
MS son -NeWell Will receive the appoint
ment.
| c. +. Mason, superintendent of the
American marble works in Georgia, an
enthusiastic member of Roberts post, g.
a. r., of Rutland, has presented the
post with collection of war relics he has
gathered on Southern battle fields. 1t in
cludes about 200 bullets of all shapes and
sizes picked up in the fields of Lookout
Mountain, Chicamauga and Kenesaw
Mountain. He visited the site of the
rebel prison at Andersonville, hoping to
find piece of the famous structure with
which to make IA desk for the post room,
but found that nearly every Vestige of
| the old building had been burned by the
Southerners, who did not relish the idea
or having the story of the outrages com
mltted there perpetuated by relies.
Judge Westbrook has granted an or
der in the case of Marvin Sackett against
Russell c. Root William V. Reynolds,
receiver of the Lebanon Springs railroad
| against the Central national bank of Bos-
ton, denying the plaintiffs motion for an
order restraining the referee from pay
ment OF the interest on receivers certiti-
! Gates, directing the receiver to pay to the
attorneys for the certificate holders the
interest due, and also to withdraw the
balance of funds from the American loan
and trust company and deposit the same
in the National bank of Albany. William
V. Reynolds, receiver the plaintiff, is
also directed to discontinue the action
against the Central national bank of Bos-
ton and to pay the costs of the action
The receiver is also ordered to present his
accounts to Warren 5. Kelley of Albany
VINO VIII examine and pass upon them.