Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
VERMONT MATTERS.


monument case The suit was brought
by Iieut.-GOv. OrmSbee to restrain the
town from erecting the monument upon
the site selected in the street in front of
his house, and so near it rs to form ser-
Gus obstruction. The hearing was to de
termine whether the temporary iniunc-
ton granted should stand. Judge Neazey
decided in favor of the plaintiff, and the
injunction remains. This of course does
not finally determine the rights of the par
ties, but it will give time for the parties
to the controversy to cool down and it is
to be hoped that for the credit of their
community they will agree upon a site
to which there will be less objection.
Marrow Escape from Drowning
Joseph Brouillett saved two young
boys from almost certain death by
drowning at Mddlebury Saturday
evening. They had got out in the middle
of the river some distance above the falls
in II row boat and had nothing but pad
die for motive power The river had been
greatly swollen by the recent rains and
the current was swift and strong. When
Mr.. Brouillett saw the boys they were
drifting helplessly down towards
the falls, their paddle being simply use
less Brouilletts boat was near by and
hastily getting into it he row ed out to the
boys and after hard pull succeeded in
towing them to the shore. Had the boys
gone over the falls they would have either
been killed or drowned. The .boys were
sons of Albert Shaw and Mrs. Wads-
worth.
Pauper Arabs in Vermont.
SiXty-five pauper Arabs, who were re-
fused permission to land in New York a
short time since, were landed at Quebec
last week and are now camped within two
miles of Derby Line. They will pass
through here into the United States
forming bears, twenty monkeys, several
horses supposed to have been stolen and
are a filthy, ragged and desperate crowd,
who are foraging on the community.
Heaviest Rain Since 1869.
a White River junction despatch says
The heaviest rain storm here since 1869
occurred Thursday and during Thursday
night. Highways are badly washed and
many bridges swept away The damage
in this town is estimated at 5000.
MorrisviIle.
Clifford Tiff and Adolphus Noe, while
out driving drove off the bank near ;. p.
MaNfields, making total wreck of the
top buggy and harness. The horse was
quite seriously injured, but the two bows
escaped with II few bruises.
Cambridge.
There will be an excursion from Cam
bridge, Underhill and Jericho to Wills
boro Point. next Tuesday, August IS,
via the burlington & Lamoille railroad
and the steamer Reindeer. All friends
are invited to join the excursion and en-
joy good time. The steamer will leave
the wharf at II O'Clock. Fare for the
round trip from Burlington to Willsboro,
boat office on the wharf Good music
will be in attendance. On the same day
and on the same steamer there will be a
basket picnic from Grand Isle and South
Hero to Willsboro.
Middlebury.
Sheriff d. p Peabody of Rutland coun
ty, advertises that he will sell lot of
property which is now in the Gutter mar
BILE mill building at public auction in Mid
dlebury on the 9th day of August 1t is
claimed that the property came into the
possession OF the Cutter company by a
conditional sale from ID. Shortsleeves of
Rutland, and the property of which there
Is considerable, is to be sold to satisfy Mr.
Shortsleeves's claim. :. Charles r. With
erell has sold to j. w. Fish of New York
city his fine pair of gseven year old bay
mares. The mares have shown 24O to the
pole, and the price paid for them was
$1,000, delivered on the cars in
Middlebury Mr.. James Powell re-
turned to Boston Monday to resume his
duties in the custom house there Mr.,
John w. Parker has gone for brief visits
TO New York and Philadelphia, previous
to resuming his desk in the pension office
in Washington. The ladies of the Addi-
son county W. {, I. T., are not to have
the exclusive restaurant privileges at the
county fair this year, as they have for the
TWO years last paSt....A young child of
Joseph Calhoun's, aged fifteen months,
dled Monday morning, after an illness of
only one week.
Inc annual Addison county fair is ad.
vertised to be held here on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, September l. 2
and 3. Eight hundred dollars in premi-
ums Will be distributed, and the annual
exhibition of the Vermont Merno Sheen
Breeders association will be held in con
nection with the fair. 1t is announced
that Congressman John w Stewart will
deliver the annual address, but this an
nouncement seems to be a mistake 1t
is understood that, following the recon-
mendati ons of the examining committee
Congressman Stewart has appointed Mr..
Charles n. Pray of Middlebury to the va
cant cadetship at the Annapolis naval
academy. Mr. Pray is a bright and am
bitious young man who will certainly try
his best to make the most of his opportu
mites. Mr.. Cyrus A. Dodge has return
ed to Syracuse, New York, after having
his fathers in Middlebury. Mrs Phebe
H. Batchelder has returned from her sum
mer vacation in the vicinity of Boston.
Inc Misses Field have returned to town
after an absence of some weeks in Provi
dence, X. l.... Mr.. John w. Martin is
home again, after months wandering at
the seaside summer resorts. Otter Greek
is much higher than it has been before
this season, the recent rains having swol
len the stream to an extent almost unpre
cedented at this season of the year. -. Mr.
and Mrs, James O'Connell of Boston are
making visit in town, stopping with
their relatives, Mr.; Leo McCue and Mrs
j. II. Sargent. -. Rev. S. l.. B. Speare
pastor of the Middebury Congregational
church, has been spending his annual va
cation at New Casco, Maine, but has left
there for visits to other points previous tc
his return home. Mr., George +. Mar
shall and party have returned home after
summer outing at Lake George and il
the Adirondack woods.
Bristol.
w. r. Peak and wife started M Monday