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


while at work in the horse power shop re-
GENTLY ran Il silver through two of his
| fingers, pinning them fast together, so
| that the help of Il surgeon was required
| to remove it,
Rev W. W. Foster of Albany Ny
has an incubator. cared for by Lu Layhee
| at PittSford, which hatched tao chickens
out of 204 eggs in the month of January.
The committee of the Massachusetts
| legislature on the Bennington monument
| reported laVOrablV on Friday last the re-
newal of appropriation of $500 subject to
the conditions of the appropriation of
1872. Mr.. George c. Bent Of Cambridge
gave notice of proposed amendment
raising the appropriation to $4,000 This
| amendment, II is believed will be accept
ed by the legislature and adopted.
In Bethel several fine blocks and houses
have been put up the past year, and it is
estimated that $50 900 has been spent on
buildings, while several new blocks are to
be put up This year. one of the chief en-
terprises of the place is the tannery of j.
b. Alley & Co, who use about 20OO cords
of bark a year. Bethel has Just put in
some excellent water works at Il cost
of $500, and is well protected in case of
fire.
AS one of the hands in the steam mill
at Pownal was about to place a belt upon
the drive wheel, Saturday, the steam
valve became loosened and the engine be
gan to run slowly, and he was caught be
tween lHe plStOu anu eCCeulrlc. y lel'OW
vented what might have heen n serinI ri,, ac
cident.
Robert Edgerton of Dandy while III the
woods choppug Friday afternoon, was
caught by a falling tree, and if it had not
been ior MS nelghbor, Henry Kelley who
heard him calling for help, he would have
frozen to death. When Mr.. Kelley found
him he was nearly exhausted with cold
and suffering with broken wrist.
l The remaining assets of the Lawrence
= Bralnerd 1nsolvent estate We're sold at
the IRON y ook
gong Tor - share, ana l@ shares OF the
st. AlDans iron ana steel works Tor %
7 cents share. Inc face value OF these $40
shares Is A,0oO. me balance OF the de-
: post in the FIRST National bank by f. \;
J Smith as assignee sold for S349, about 20
per cent ., M 'le "hoie amount
4 James W. carver shooting at Pawlet
. saturday, caused huch interest sports
! ! men from New ork state called on Car
yer ana wanted 10 see some OF ms on
nan naliu siiootlhE. SHrser W tQoh small men
,s,C. h t1, ttia, o ~ ~ onao houi !.
Ijt.ii ~ rbo n'i @ . oGo ,
'.S Ing ~ T,j ne ~ Ma9 aeu up oUG saius ss
"bnt' th ,, otTrhnnd ,, Tha hoii haraiu ",i,,
1rrgad .'i the et,s, ,t tha sacnnd Sha, y
j - ~ .i. @ sS' 6, 80 ~ 80 .. - ~ ~ " -. g. ~
T. III i;th the .ntS lfH' E
V ] Ci,m 90, I; 'ui - a. a. itaIi v. ~
r Oar'er' 'he chaii'pioh glass oaii shooter
e Mr.. William 5. Foster, vice-president
:. and manager of the National bank at
e DERBY Line, died suddenly from heart
l. disease sunday morning. aged As wears
5 The deceased was we'll known in bank
= circles. having been formerly general
i manager of the Eastern Townships banks
/, Sherorooke, ProvlncSot Quebec. AT the
II tline OF MS deatn hTWas treasurer oi the
> MaSsaWlppl NalieTraliroad ana director
u , OF the Nallohal pTlk, Newport
l. The loan exhibition for the benefit of the
Rutland Free Library association opened
Tuesday. Besides the $1,000 given by
!, Clement q Sons and $1,000 collection
Il promised by Mrs. Dorr, telegram from
New York announced a subscription of
sos from Mrs. II. II. Baxter, II. II. Dyer
gave 800, +. X. Kendall $50 and SO sub
IS scriptions have been received from Mrs.
Cramton Mrs. w. Ii. Smith, Mrs. Dorr,
j. Mrs. V. a. Gaskill, Dr. Charles Wood
II house, Oscar Atwood and Mrs. II. +.
e Field. The total subscriptions, besides
the proceeds of the exhibition amount
d to tritie over $1,000.
;, Charles p. Adams of Denver, Col who
l. is rapidly coming to the front as AN artist
It of high reputation and distinction. has re-
Gently forwarded to Dwight TuXbury,
4 Esq, two fine specimens of his work One
~ of these an oil painting is pronounced nv
art connoisseurs to be a marked study, of
y the most brilliant execution. The other,
v q crayon portrait of MI, Tuxbury from
d lie, SHOWS the same ndehty o1eNpresslon,
e a.Iu po"els VI eAeouiioii 'h". oiIila
nanbau 81 yythnr 40 Ci vhits r." mi on q
S 1 nv; ~ "a i'u%.uEt % ~. i'd' aiu & az
i mapv fr;ands in his vicinity Who ar
e nieased r. note his advancensnt in his
/ chosen nrofession
It a. accoru,lg nh 70 ,Lle tliiio I nneSistei ror
Ine year looS' III Mnien iseae ioniiol i WAS WAS
N t6e nreeant ca NE o osy ers a
r NJ III tne present county Vi Lailoilie were at
I Gaiilorleise anu 'onlson, -, 0am IN o[Inse
Il issac Wnrren was {ost S1 .h anu al Vohi
V fine stowe was in Chittenden countv and
by tbe census Of $500 had 3I6 inhabtants
4, VansfieId - Norristown in Orleans
cnIntT 1a1 HI pnrt IN Wo,cott a.
. EImnra AZ Edsn in ErnntIinn conntv "a
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