Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01

November last he was indicted for poly
gamy. Considerable interest is manifest
ed in the approaching trial.
A suit has been brought against the
Central Vermont railroad to recover for
the killing of Peter Laselle, the Frenchman
VINO was Killed by train at the crossing
opposite the Center Rutland Marble com
pany's mill some months ago.
Work has been begun rebuilding the
burned district in West Randolph.
The body of child, which had appar-
emily been born alive aud smothered, was
found in the ice under a barn in Hyde
Park recently. There are only suspicious
as TO who the guilty persons are.
A scientific testing man made sixteen
pounds and one ounce Of butter in Il week
from Jersey COW belonging to Frederick
Billings of Woodstock, at cost of four
teen cents Il pound. The COW had only
her ordinary food and care.
1t is stated that the marble business of
Rutland has trebled in the last ten years
| in production and in wages paid. The
total amount of sales in 1884 approXma-
| ted S2,OOOOOO.
One million gallons of water are now
distributed among the thirsty Rutlanders
every day, and the HCrdld claims that
better water is not to be found in the
| country.
! An organization for the protection of
fish in Lake Champlain has been formed
| at Whitehall, \. \ and the Vermont au-
thOritles will cooperate with them in the
| work.
One estimate puts the maple sugar
crop of the state at II 100000.
Avery Wooster, who died last week at
North Pawlet, aged %, was son of Amos
Wooster, who raised family of twelve
children, seven boys and five girls. The
boys names all began with A-Amos,
\ \ \
and Asa. The girls names began with NJ
Mary, Mercy, Martha, Manda and
Maria.
The Young Mems Christian Association
! building dedicated at ST. JohnSbury Sat
urday night, is the third public building
erected in town by the Fairbanks family
the other two being the academy and the
Atheneum.
Three inches of snow fell at Tunbridge
Sunday
The Vermont colony for Dakota is soon
to go West to locate. 1t will not be as
! large as was at first expected great in
| ducementS having been held out to some
of its members to go to California and
other places
DIR. Nichols, veterinary surgeon, has in
Investigated to some extent into the cattle
disease at Georgia, and gives it as his
opinion that it was simply the result of
! indigestion caused by drinking very cold
water, and that it was not similar to the
disease among the cattle at Cambridge
He is going to inquire into the matter
more fully.-.Ncsscngc
The farm dwelling house and two barns
belonging to Albert Sowles, and situated
on the Newton road, near st. Adams, we're
destroyed by fire Tuesday morning, The
| loss is estimated at $500 insurance $500 on
the house and one hundred on each of the
barns.
The pastors of Rutland have united
in extending an invitation to ID. l..
| Moody to hold Christian workers con-
vention in that town during the summer
or fall
Mr. Olin Merrill of Enosburgh Falls has
bought the Bradley Barlow place at st.
Adams, paying 1000 therefor
There is in the savings bank map of
/ Vermont, drawn and printed by j. White
law in 1893. 1t is perfect in outline, but
the number of towns is hardly up to the
present requirement. 1t is yellow with
age, but the lines are very distinct-Rut-
| luHd HCruld.
Wooster Flood; who has been in Jail at
/ st. Albans for some time past orattempt-
ed burglary at Enosburgh Falls in rob
bing II WOolen mill, was sentenced in
FranklinCounty courtW Wednesday tOWind-
sor for eighteen months.
Two boys named Ambrose and Brack-
way, who escaped from the Reform school
at Nergennes last Friday, We're arrested
Just below Chester Wednesday afternoon
and returned to Nergennes
The farm dwelling of James silk, at Ben
ningtOn, Il brick structure was destroyed
! Wednesday afternoon by fire. Insurance
$500 loss partial on furniture.