Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-12

dnle young trUltlnP mare lueStlay, Wncn
near the residence ofDr. Towsley in Pan
ton, the cutter struck stone causing her
to kick over the thll breaking it, one
piece entering her abdomen. .diScmbOwl-
ing her She was killed. Mr.. Kenyon
had recently refused an offer of $3.50 for
her.
Weybridge.
The annual gathering of the Wright
family was held on February at the old
homestead. The six brothers. the young
est being 65, and all but one living within
a radius of seven miles, were present, with
their families, grandchildren and other
relatives .... Rev. James Perkins of West
Rutland will preach in the Methodist
church, February II in exchange with
Miss Delavan.
Mr.. Watson Sturdevant has recently
sold Il valuable young horse of the Lam
bert breed to Frank Winch of Middlebury
who will at once put him in training for
speed MIR. Charles Tier has sold 100
tons of hay to the Booth brothers to be
pressed at the barn....A purse of S75 was
raised for the Rev. Mr.. Wright, who
was recently burned out....At meeting
of the directors of the Vermont Mutual
Insurance company it was decided to pay
insurance on the Methodist parsonage
recently burned here. although the rules
of the company were not strictly adhered
to as regards storing of ashes, etc.
white River junction.
At the first meeting of the stockholders
of the prospective First National bank
of White River Junction." held at the
Junction House, last Saturday afternoon,
the following were elected directors ::
George w. Gates, George w. Smith and
George w. Barnes of White River June
ton, Ephraim Morris of Hartford and
Wyman Pattee of Enfield, n. II. John
l.. Bacon, the present cashier of the Chel-
sea bank, will unquestiOnably be cashier
of the new bank. Capital stock $4,000
Montpelier.
The minstrel entertainment given Sat
urday night by the "Apollo club was the
best Of its kind ever seen here and the
most interesting event of many months.
Twenty members and the Montpelier
orchestra of ten pieces were assembled on
the stage and took part in the overture.
....J. G. Houghton, treasurer of the Ma
tional Life Insurance company will repre-
sent his company at the meeting of the
Boston Underwriters association at Bos
ton on the 10th instant.
South Royalton.
Miss A. Burroughs, has gone to Fergus
Falls, MINI. Large quantities of pota-
toes, bark and lumber are being shipped
from this station w. O. Fits of Brain.
tree is now the day operator at this sta
ton.
The New England Telephone company
has established IA public Office at NJ. 5
Sargent's drug store IA large number
of cattle and sheep were CARED here Mon
day. AS station agent j. II. Haynes was
driving into sROyaltOn village Saturday,
a man named Tucker drove down Clouds
hill at Il breakneck pace and his heavy
load of logs struck and demolished
Haynes sleigh. Mr.. Haynes and Mrs. A..
NJ IN nsiI Ia
ably hurt. The horses ran to this place.
Tucker was criminally careless.
NorrisviIle.
The entertainment given at the hall
Wednesday evening by the Shepard fami-
ly was well received by a small though
appreciative audience. The little folks
liking for music. They were greeted by IA
large crowd the following evening
Picnic supper at the vestry Friday even
ing Weather exceedingly cold with
no let up. Another change of time on
the railroad. Pcrcy's goods sent to
Hardwick for II few days.
Enosburgh Falls.
Thirty eight to forty four degrees below
zero at o'clock Friday morning The
new toboggan slide will be completed in a
few days. The slide will be 1900 feet long
Marsh and Olin Merrill started for Cali
fornia Wednesday evening to be gone
about three months.
st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. Jabob Bedell is recovering slowly
from two months illness with typhoid
fever. Photographer and Mrs. G. f.
Shepherd have returned from short visit
to Mr.. Shepard's mother, who resides IN
Cambridge, Mass. .. The census report
shows the population of this village-apart
from Sommerville-tO be 4562. There
were III births, 81 deaths and AZ mar
riages in the village during the year 1885
.... There were % letters delivered from
this Office under the special delivery sys
tenn during the month of January. and
/ twelve special delivery stamps sold. In
/ October there were 10 letters delivered
During November and December that mum
Der was somewhat lessened, but January
shows an increase of three over October
Maj. II. s Dana gave his lecture "UI
the Rhine and Over the Alps with Knap
sack" in Music Hall. The lecture wa:
very entertaining and instructive and was
/ one of the best yet given in the Y. NJ. c
\. course
/ Leon Is. Mcfarland is recovering from 3
long illness of catarrhal fever, Charles
/ b. Houston has returned from briet
visit with his brother, who resides in Og-
densburg, n. E....Albion Dyke ha,
sold the property known as the James
White place. in Paddock village, to Johr
| Gilman. The case of Merchants Ma
! tional bank of this place VS.. one j. X
| Brown, merchant of Victory, was tried
before Justice w. p. Smith in Ide &
! Statford's office, Friday evening. Suit
was brought to recover sl2l. which the
plaintiff alleged had been overdrawI
| from said bank, by mistake by Brown
Defendant tried to show that he had de
posted check and cash to that amount il
the bank and had drawn on them for that
sum. Evidence tended to the contrary
and judgment was given for plaintiff tc
recover 1921 and costs. Defendant ap
pealed to County Court. II. C. Ide ap
peard for plaintiff j. p. Lamson o.
Cabot. for defendant.
There was an unusually large attend
ance at the meeting OF Chamberlin Pos
G. A. II. in their hall in Union Block, las
Saturday evening The West Concord
Post were present, swelling the number t,
about S5. Five recruits were mustered, ant
the meeting closed with an oyster supper
which WAS served by First camp Sons o
Veterans. The church congregation
and Sunday schools were considerably In
creased last Sabbath by the academy ut nd