Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-11

morning over report that woman had |
come down from Montreal on the early |
train and was sick at the depot with |
small poX. DR.. Webster, however. pro-
nounced it Il case of inhammatory rheu-
'nhtlSln and the stranger took the first !
train south
The committee appointed by the village
OF Rutland to negotiate for reduction in
coal rates, met the Central Vermont rail
road officers Wednesday aud got the prom
Use of II concession in freight rates. a re-
duction of hU.f dollar is hoped for.
Daniel y. lattuck of Weston had his
foot caught under II roller as he was mov-
ing ston" Il boat, and one bone of the
leg was blo>,d above the ankle, the ankle
Jolnt injured. and the foot badly bruised.
The W opG-tocll Baptist association will
hold its one hundred and second annual
session with the Mount Holly Baptist
church at MeChanicSville, Wednesday.
september 9, ut 10 o'clock H. m. and close
Thursday afternoon.
/ Jacob Els, a young New Yorker who
went to Rutland Il week ago with a bank
rupt stock of miscellaneous articles which
he sold nightly was fined SO, and costs
amounting to SI5l, "Wednesday for sell
ing without an auctioneer's license.
Black River academy has III students.
y petition Is being circulated in Ludlow
calling meeting to vote to give the town
W,
derstood that the alumni of the institu-
ton nave important plans on foot III con-
nccton with the move.
1t is reported that Province Island, the
largest island in lake Memrhremagog,
has been sold to Il rich New York man,
who Will make it summer residence.
The island contains about 100 acres of
land lying on both sides of the line.
The closing day of the Central Vermont
campmeeting at Mortified Friday,
drew Il large attendance. The sermon at
l0o'clock was by Rev. w. II. Hyde of
West l}erk- hire, at o'clock by Rev. *.
, Morgan of st. Adams and at by Rev. T..
=. Frost of Montpelier.
GOV. Hendee, the National bank exam
iner, on Thursday completed the transac-
tions of receiving from Hon, Daniel Rob
erts, the discharged receiver of the First
National bank of St Adams. the effects of
, the insolvent concern and OF passing them
, over to the new receiver Mr. Writer'S
, giving and taking the proper receipts.
Henry II. Nichols died at Rochester
VT, on Thursday night last, of paralys
aged 81 years. Mr.. Nichols was helping
to remove the effects from a burning hote
, at Randolph, Vt, few months ago
y when two men who were descending the
. stairs behind him stumbled and fell-tht
{ trunk which they We're carrying striking
! him ON the back of the neck. 1t was thi
hurt which ultimately caused his death
Fred w. Phel.p s, son of Rev. +. b
T. Phelps of Orleanscounty, formerly paste
of the COugregat! Onal church in Lowell
graduated at the recent commencement
= at Amherst. standing third in Il class o
, about ninety He has been appointed
professor of Greek in Washburn college
Topeka, Kansas, at salary of $500 yea
and Il free room. He il now only 10 year
: old
: The postal route heretofore known a
t. tina RicLfnrI and ('nurhrI rputp has bppl
T. discontinued and Il new one to be know
e rs the Richford aud Springfield route e.
; tablished, which begins at Richford am
e ends at Springfield. Mass. All the ol
J. clerks on the Richford and Concord hav
II been transferred to the new run. The III
Z rangement took effect August 81 j. +
II Skinner of Barton is one of the agents o
e this line.
t The Lyndonville Water company ha
organized under the general corporatlo
act, and elected officers as follows : Rot
n ert Pcttgrcw, president |. w. Sauborn
" clerk and treasurer j. W. Copeland an
Jeremy Pearl, business managers. Wor
81 will begin ut once, and it is expected tn
IN water will be running early i'll October.
es Telephone subscribers in st. Johusbur
have been notified that on Oct. |, the rate
,t will be advanced to $50 for residences an
~ So for offices. The former rates were ),
IN and so. Manager Bingham has made
;, vigorous effort to prevent the advance
- rates in st. .JohnSbury, but the compan
u has at length decided to do it, An az
vance has been made in nearly all e.
N changes operated by the New En- CLAN
10 company.
p G. r. Witherell and j. A. Wright
II Middlebury intend to 90 early next wee
1T to EldOrado. Kansas, with Il carload
De Merlno rams, and IL carload of cattle
.Jerseys-made up of heifers and one bul
of the latter registered, Cherbino y wi
l.