Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-01

home. Reynolds was under the lnnu-
ence of liquor and said he was tired of
living. He came to the depot intending
to throw himself in front OF the train, but
finding that he was too late Tor that
he resorted to hanging as the next best
method of ending his life.
The shipments of butter last week from
the Orwell depot were $1,000 pounds.
The vote taken at the annual town
meeting at North Troy to pay the high
way tax in labor was rescinded at special
town meeting.
While Miss Mary Rafter of Waitsfeld
was driving in Montpelier her horse be
came frightened at the cars, throwing her
out and breaking her collar bone.
One of the electric light wires crossed "a
Wire OF Il private telegraph line at Rut-
land Thursday evening, and made havoc
with the instruments, melting several of
them.
While Arthur Dion of Charleston was
firing gun the barrel burst, discharging
the powder into his LETT hand. A part of
the thumb is smashed and it is feared that
he must lose the whole of it.
The listers Of Barre have completed
their work and the number of polls We're
found to be l062, as against $50 last year.
Whole number of horses aud colts 500 :;
COWS, 1898 The list foots up $40 1881.
engaged in moving small building
Thursday morning, had the outside bone
of his right ley broken and his ankle dis
located, by the building falling upon it.
The annual meeting of the Washington
County Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held at Cabot, June and 9.
The Washington county examination of
teachers will be held June and ,. The
examining board comprises j. VI. Hit of
North field, T. A. Bishop of Montpelier,
and " V. Vaughan of MlddleseX.
| The French Canadian convention and
picnic, which is to be held at Rutland the
| latter part of next month promises to be
largely attended. Nineteen societies have
already accepted the invitations to be
present. 1.-THE high mass to be Celebra-
ted In the open air on the fair grounds,
Prof. j. o. de Bondy of Glens Falls, n.
y, will preside at the organ, and the mu-
sic will be sung by Il choir of about POO
voices
Fred Virgins of Bloomington, broke
his nose while playing ball the other
day.
The 2-years old son of Peter Loiselle of
Rutland was dangerously scalded Monday
by falling over backwards in pail of boil
ing water.
The farmers of Derby have decided to
build creamery.
Many Vermont hills north of Rutland
were white with snow yesterday morning,
and it is feared that crops will be injured
by the cold snap.
George q. Sargent of Rutland has sold
his BLACK Hawk stallion to Don A. Bar
| ker for 5000 Mr. Barker will take the
animal to his Lake BomOseen stock farm
Masked men entered the house of War
| rem MastCn of Derby about , O'Clock
Thursday morning. They knocked Mr.
MastOn down, tied his hands and demand
ed his money, but he was fortunate
enough to have deposited it-$ll00 in all
the day before.
The outlook for the crops in Southern
! Vermont is very promising. Grass was
never known to be so forward the last of
May rs it now is Oats and winter grains
have a good start, and the farmers have
reason to expect an excellent hay crop.
In Glover there is IA natural curiosity
| in the form OF two maple trees. One tree,
about seven inches in diameter, grows
| nearly straight at the distance of ii feet
from this another tree OF the same size
has grown in the form OF an arch. This
second tree unites with the first six feet
from the ground, forming one perfect
trunk, which is no larger above the union
than either of those below
Hon. Charles IL. Joyce of Washington,
| ID. c., expects to return to Rutland and
practice law, and has formed a partner
ship with Capt j. c. Baker.
A recent article.taken from the Anert
can IHgicr attempts to show that fish
taken from Lake Bomoseen, and known
hereabouts as plckerel, should be called
pike The writer says that pickerel hard
ly ever exceed IA foot in length, and theil
weight seldom exceeds n pound while
pike are frequently caught that weigh a.
high as 40 pounds, but the habits and ap
pearance are very much like the pickerel.
The officers of the Caledonia county fail
at a recent meeting voted to hold tou