Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27
VERMONT MATTERS.
A Newspaper Man Assaulted.

paper reporter because of an item in II
local paper which he claimed reflected up
! ON him. He struck DeWing several times,
when the latter was So hampercd that he
could not defend himself. Brown was ar
rested ana in the police court was fined
SlS.9i 1t is understood that II suit for
damages is to be instituted.
, Released on the Ground of Srlf-Defencc.
! VIM. l.. Lowell who killed W. j.
Walker ON the 18th inst, was released
from custody after four days trial at
prOctOrSNillc. before Justice Geo. +. Davis,
on the ground of scll-dcfcuce.
( The st. Johnsbury Revival Meetings.
! The revival meetings at st. .JohnSbury,
under the direction of Mr. Sayiortl, closed
! Tuesday evening. The fellowship meet
/ ing. Tuesday, brought out "A large crowd.
/ Two hundred have been converted during
their continuance.
\ spool Factory Destroyed by Fire.
! The spool factory of Bliey 4 Co., at
Barnet. operated by T.. j. Barnett, was
I burned with all ite contents yesterday.
/ Loss, >'O,UJO; insurance, SUOOO.
| Brattlcboro.
! l.illi, a. Smith. groccrymcn of Brattlc-
/ boro. filed voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy Monday. Estimated Liabilities
, $1,000, assets about 5000.
morriH'ilic.
/ \ four horse load of the Masonic fra
trrnity went to stowe on Thursday after
noon io nttpudthp funrrnl of Henry T.
, straw - k. Uirknk of this place
is in chnrre nf nyhihits in thn main
! buiILiur ut The New Orleans FynositIon
/ ,.IlIdre IT. II Powers contcnIutntrs re-
MODELLING his residence the comiu,r silm-
, mcr.
ne sn,i!ts ol .g i SurlrlS
r.v @ ~ 'ij,n "tt,in i N
~! y" M way ~ 'ie t'iI''''i h"ioIl ''tr,
"' ai ii V,
Nrr,,3' ,r mo, M " pInMr, Tr, pttno
r ti ,,,.i- r. ',i tb ,';I ,,
- w., i,tiu,, i,i, ,n l,,tiir,I,,. n,.cni",,
/ Henry Recor again came out ahead. the
! distance being made in fourteen minutes
he uouSnhut race was partlclpated III ny
three, ana was won by jay iioGabOolI. an
hour race, with three or l"ur valuable
prizes offered, Is 10 come on ON saturday
AFTERNOON ana evening next. Entries are
expected from 81; Johllsbury new
building, to be use,l Us carnage manu-
factory. was raised on saturday, AT the
loot OF Portland street, near the depot ....
\ temperance caucus, Tor the domination
OF delegates 10 the county temperance
convention, was held at Good IenplarS
hall on Saturday evening, with II small
attendance; A. \; Niles was chosen mod
orator and c. +. Border, clerk. The fol
lowing gentlemen were chosen delegates ;
Kew. NJ: l.: Bell, chairman, {: ". Fltch;
Daniel I. Hardy, Charles >. W llder anu
trrnntpS. Tu,nps n IpWptt Niles
Daniel w. Tenney, George W. Doty, r.
>. Galloup.
New Haven.
The vital statistics of This tn,vn ara ,t
last MI in MARRIAGES tyelve. births
tLil.,,t oi,,ht da,thS t,var,vth throo II
fred Il. Roscoe has received his commits
son Us posi- Pst-liiaa master; III lht p!ace ol ms
It' M urr ueceaHe.i - ne pros I,cVl VI
cu Paltotasea. lileir 1Ie'llllerS near 'iiG ran
road station mas induced MesSrs' Slows
r they are nbout to fill March meeting
) politics begin to boil and bubble al
Though new town clerk Will be the only
probable change ana that ON account OF
he death Of the former incunhent
p -Four persons stand propoundcd for AT
mission to the church at the March com
o munion.
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