Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-11
VERMONT MATTERS.
A Rutland Mail Agent Arrested for Rob-
bling the Mails.

A Rutland Mail Agent Arrested for Rob-
bling the Mails.
Darwin C. Pierce, 43 years, old, transfer
mail agent in the depot at Rutland for
eighteen years, was arrested yesterday
charged with robbing the mail and was
put under $1,000 bonds Valuable letters
have been missing there since March and
nearly the whole mail of July 1lth,
with bank papers, etc, amounting TO Slo'-
600 was lost. Detectives have been at
work several weeks and postal card
dropped in the freight yard gave clue.
Pierce has stood well in the community.
He has a wife and three children and de
MES his guilt He will soon have Il hear
ing.
Tunbridge.
whitney Relief Corps No. II was orga-
nizpd Wednesday evening by Mrs. y. >.
Cofrey of Windsor. The corps starts with
membership of nineteen. Heavy
frost in Chelsea Thursday morning. Much
damage.
Worthwhile.
The fall term of school ut Morrisville
academy opened on "Wednesday with Il
large attendance in all the departments
The STAGES from Waterbury running
here and back ut noon will be discontin-
ned Oct. Rev. |. p. Booth of North
field, "a former pastor of the Cniversalist
church here was in town Thursday -.
Communion services Will be held ut the
| CONGREGATIONAL church Sunday morning
-Four new street crossings have been
nut down, and Il long sewer diagOnally
across the lower end of Main street..
Hon. =. X. Gleed commenced work on
the cellar for his new residence on Thurs
dny The new residence to be erected by
Judge Powers will he nearly opposite.
A. j. Huse has gone to WinOOski where
he will work for W. f.. Clement formerly
of this place.
A new organ has been placed in the
Congregational church. The old Joslyn
stallion owned by J. NJ. Joslyn of tins
place was killed on Friday on account OF
his age, having passed his thirty-eighth
year. ...J G. Robinson who for %
wears has been in charge of MOrrisvllle
postofliee, still remains and the fight wax
es warmer each day among the four can
didates who are actively in the neld Tor
the office. ID. A. Gilbert, A. 6. Small, c.
A. Rich and G.. J. Slayton Each one
wears a sort of n-the-hands-o f-my-
friends countenance, and now the sup
porters of Mr.. Small have called meet
ing Of the Democratic patrons OF the
office to cast their ballots for the man
whom they would recommend to the post
office department as the man for the
Office here The call for the meeting Is
signed by order of town committee,
but the three members of that committee
say that they have not consented TO or
favored any such movement. The meet
ing is called for Saturday evening, sep
TENDER -, and if the originators OF the
plan are successful in their schemes, Il
lively time may be expected.
Quarterly meeting services are to he
held at the Methodist Episcopal church
on Sunday Rev. y. w. Wilder of Essex,
change with Rev. Mr.. Bell George IL;
Sanburn, il typo in the Morning hdi
Office at Lowell, Mass, is visiting his
parents in town.. Leonard Matthew's,
mail carrier on the special carrier route
between MOrrisville and MorrlstoWn,
has been succeeded by IRA Carr Oh MOT
ristown, who uuderbids Matthews. IA.
l.. Champeau and l.. q. Spaulding Will
90 to Rochester this month where they
will he furnished new artificial limbs by
Uncle sam. Each of these gentlemen lost
Il left leg i'll the war
The "No Name" base ball team played
a match game with the North Hyde Park
team on Saturday. gaining victory by Il
score OF twenty-fOur to fifteen. MesSrs,
Utton, j. NJ. ,Joslyn, and G. II. Page have
horses at the State Fair.
West Randolph.
The Vermont Central Baptist associa-
ton services held here Wednesday and
Thursday were carried out nearly &c
cording to the programme. The atten
dance was not large, due doubtless 10 rn'
rainy weather, but a good interest was
manifested throughout the meeting.
The Advent campmeeting commenced
Wednesday on the grounds between mere
and Bethel, The attendance Is not larSe
-. Editor Thayer went to Springfield
Mass, Monday to attend the great bicy
Gle tournaments Several OF ourcycle noy'
accompanied him. Mrs, Hiram Hus'
and two children of Montpeller are spend
ing few days at DIR. II. II. MclntyreS.
\ detachment of the Arab tribe traNelllh;
through central Vermont passed through
. here. The family consisted OF Two men
two women, half a.dozen children, 1--WE
horses and three bears. y Randolph MAJ
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