Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-17

stock OF William p. Noble of this place
were attacked and chased by some animal
about the size of a sheep and all the local
nlmrodS have been on hunt for him.
Bethel.
On Tuesday the Bethels defeated the
Randolphs by score OF IA to T. On We'd
nesday the Bethels administered defeat to
the Dartmouth Medical college nine to
the tune of % to 3.
waterville.
Samuel Miller was at home the past
week on account of his little girls sick
ness. Mrs. DR.. Hulburd is assistant
teacher for the fall term of school Mr..
Edison Shattuck of Worcester, Mass, is
the guest of his brother, E. II. Shattuck
-. Mrs. Marriette Wells of Kansas is
clerking for f. II. Shattuck. IA G A. h.
Post was organized at this place on We'd
nesday, the Sth, with % members The
first and second mines played very sharp
game of ball on Saturday. The first nine
took the cake.
Thetford.
Roger S Howard was a member of the
legislature of 'S4-5, and has been reelect-
ed. He is a democrat. There is some
talk of extending the wires of the Tun-
bridge and Strafford telegraph line to
The receipt of duties at st. Albans dur
ing August were Sl9, ,Sl5,16.
The Rutland cOrnet band is engaged to
furnish music at the Manchester fair
which opens September 30.
Seventy-five carloads of hogs, 81 car
loads of beef and nine cars of butter, etc,
passed through st. Albans on Monday in
transit from the West.
Senator William NJ. Evarts rode out on
Monday for the first time since the acci-
dent, which happened to him and his party
on Aug. 25
7. q. Beattie of McIndoes has sold to
George Van Dyke for the Connecticut
River Lumber company 5000 acres of tim
Der land in East Haven and CRANKY, pay
ing S4S, 200 for it.
j. o. Hale of st. Johnsbury is about to
begin IA suit against the Grand Trunk
railroad for the accident of last February,
which resulted in iniuring his knee. Hale
got off the train at Berlin Falls, walked
along the platform and dropped into a hole
six feet deep.
The cornet band of Proctor has ordered
the uniforms for its members of Oak Hall,
Boston. The suits will consist of Il dark
blue blouse and trousers with gold braid
trimmings and caps to match, all to he
delivered in ten days, There are now II
musicians connected with the band
North Bennington has purchased a No.
1 improved Button tire engine, and seven
hundred feet OF two and one-halt inch
hose. 1t is expected a fire company will
Immediately be organized there.
Mr.. Stiles A. Tuttle has recently built a
boat which is a novelty in this vicinity. 1t
consists of two narrow hulls connected by
a paddle wheel which is worked by pedals
similar to a bicycle 1t works well, and
with little change in the model Of the
/ lar lts- !, f,i.st
There were 10 children confirmed by
the RI Rev. De Goesbriand. blsnop Of
| Burlington, in st. Domiuick's church
| Proctor Sunday forenoon Rev. Ir,
Mclaughlin and Colley acted Us assist
ants during the ceremony.
Since tue excellent trottinG Of the three
years old fiily emma b. at the horse
breeders meeting last week, her owner,
Mr.. +. Bowman OF Rutland has refused
$1,000 tur her and the same for her dam
/ "katharinA.' He has also refused %-jJ
for her two years old sister.
Work on the masonic monument on
Bird mountain was begun by force OF
men under Master Workman q Brien.
They will remain there until the whole OF
the work Is done aud the monument com
pictc in every respect
some Of the militia officers express q
wish that CAPT. T.. \. Nor~- of RutlanG
be elected this autumn u the office ul
qualterWH-tcr general. LOW held by n. X.
Idle Of =. JOAu-hUrY. II is not known
whether Gen. lde win be a candidate
or not. Capt Morse served as qUqrtcr-
master Of the Fir,, Vermont and alter
ward of the seventh for about nine
months, when he WAS made CAPTAIN and
y. q M, and stationed at New Orleans,
Miss Dewey of Rutland, who is ahout to
20 10 Eastern TUrkry to enter missionary
work. sails from Boston Friday and 10