Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

SS0,DoS.
The Western Vermont Masonic Union
will hold a meeting at Fairhaven, Janu-
airy 90. Special trains will be run Tor IL
on the railroad
Five farm buildings, owned by. Henry
Pinney at Holland, have been burned.
Loss, $1,000 insured in the Vermont Mu-
tual for $500
Noble II. Hill of Boston, senior proprie-
tor of the Boston theatre, died Tuesday
morning. He was born in Brldport ana
had a summer residence there.
The postoflice just established south of
Fairhaven on the Rutland and Washing"
ton railroad, between Castleton and Potllt-
ney, is to be called Eureka slate quarres.
The Grand Army post of Springfield
will hold two days fair at the Town
hall the last week in January, about the
eth and 2Sth.
There was not a fire in Montpelier dur
ing 1855 or 1854, the last fire in the village
being the burning of barns at the foot of
Clay HILL September Is, 1883.
Edward Kinney, Il workman in the mar
BILE quarry at Rutland was probably fatal
" injured Friday by IA small piece of mar
bic from blast striking him i'll the back.
All are anxiously waiting for the re-
port of the surveyors as to the probable
cost of building railroad from Georgia
depot to the falls, about six miles. 1t is
to $20, 600 a mile.
Edward Fair, a sawyer in the thirty
gang mill of the Vermont Marble com
pany at Proctor had his left forearm frac-
tured Friday afternoon and his side badly
bruised. He was opening door, when
heavy sand cart was backed against him.
The board of agriculture will hold meet
ings at Hartford and Woodstock about
the middle of the month. Governor Pin
gree, NJ. w. Davis, A. f. Perkins of the
board, and Professor w w. Cook will be
present. All lectures are free, and the
farmers are invited to be present and
take active part in in the discussions. A
special invitation is extended to the cler-
gymen and lawyers.
Rutland again has street lights and po-
licemen. President Bottum vetoeS a sec
ond time the trustees order to shut down
the village machinery, and as the matter
must lie over till ii regular monthly meet
ing the people are assured of light and
protection until February.
The Bennington local committee has
raised $1,000 for the battle monument, and
that sum will be increased several hun
dred dollars this month. The apprOpria
ton of $500 voted by the Massachusetts
legislature in 1871 has lapsed, and there
are efforts being made to .htVe it renew
ed.
There is to be a collar-and-elbow wrest-
ling match at the rink at Wells River
Monday January Is, for $50 between
David Splcer of Plainheld, heavy weight
wrestler, and Il. +. Henderson of Wells
River, who has Il reputation as one of the
best middle weight Wrestlers i'll Orange
county.
The dwelling house and contents on the
Barnard Powers farm on West hill in
Hardwick, occupied by f. Thompson and
Mrs. Gilcrease, were burned Monday af-
for bp pG Is a
mystery, as Thompson was in the woods
at work and Mrs. Gilcrease was at the
village. Insured in the Vermont Mutual
for 1895.
A stock company called the Record
Publishing company has been formed at
Farhaven and about February first it will
start Il new weekly Republican newspa
per. called the Rutland County Record
| 1t is understood that Frank W. Redtield
| former proprietor of the Fair Haven Era
| and for time local editor of the Rutland
| Herald, is to be the editor and manager.
Theophilus Grout of Newport recently
brought two suits against the village
One claim is that the fire engine house
stands six feet on his land, and the Other
is that a mortgage on the land where the
| engine house stands has never been salts
fled. On the first claim he trustees offer
ed to move the building if Mr.. GrouI
would prove his claim, and on the second
| lHIS Is lllc IISJ llllHldllOll lue village lds
had that there was any encumbrance on
the land.
Jedediah Williams of Braintree, recent
ly injured by II runaway, is going to SUI
the town of Randolph for damages be
cause his horse was frightened by Il Ii
censed dog.
The Methodist people of Barton talk o
rebuilding their church, expanding five o
six Thousand dollars. One of the mem
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church was built fifty years ago.
The Woodstock Stdnddrd comes to II
in IL new dress and much improve,
otherwise 1t is in the front rank of Yer
mont weeklies and is deserving of tn
superlative success 1t is reaping.
There is a proposal to change the nam
of the Park Guard, and that of 'Benning
ton Light Guards has been suggested
; Mr. Park is dead, and no longer in u cor
f dition To remember the Park Guard finaI
cially.
+. NJ. Wood, recently appointed pos,
master at South Londonderry, has bee
deposed on charges reported to the depart
ment by Inspector Lamson, among whlc
was that of selling mortgaged property
: Henry Goddard, father of the Ludlow law
yer, is thenew appointee.
: Sheriff Kennedy of st. Adams went t
Windsor Monday and took Oscar Meye
: the convicted murderer to st. Alban
where arguments on the exceptions to h
= trial will be heard. If the exceptions al
! not allowed he will return to prison.
: Rev, ;. ii. McCollister will give IL far
' well address in the CnlVerSalist church
Bellows Falls next Sunday. He sails fl
# the Holy Land January %. where he il
II tends to remain for the next few year
, DR.. McCollster was the founder of u
!. Universalist society in that town.
At the annual meeting of the Spragu
IL Guard of Brandon officers We're appOute
/ as follows: Clerk, Ira Langdon /; treasu
er, j. w. Symons finance committee
G. Davids, w. G. Langdon, j. Germond
q standing committee, l.. q. Barrett, \.
. Dimick, c.. b. Mcclellan armor,
"a Langdon.
The papers lost at the safe cracking
, a. G.. Parker of Pownal were recover,
- under pecu liar circumstances. The thiev
had put them under the body of IL freig
car and the car had been taken to Scra
~ ton and loaded and when on the way nor
IL broke down at Cobelskill and the pape
We're found when repairing. They we
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