Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-05
THE NEWS IN VERMONT,
EVENTS AND OCCURRENCES IN OUR
OWN STATE.

a new marble deposit has been dis
covered in West Rutland.
The docket for the February term of
the Bennington county Supreme Court
has but 10 entries.
The next ministerial conference of the
ministers of Rutland and vicinity will
be held February S.
y movement has started among the wo-
men of Rutland for the establishment of
free library there.
There are great many cases of measles
in Barnard, and as Il consequence nearly
all the schools are closed.
The state board of agriculture will hold
meetings in Addison Tuesday and We'd
nesday, February 10 and II.
The executive committee of the Rut
land Music Festival association have voted
to engage Carl Zerrahn to conduct the
festival.
y. y. Childs of Bennington is TO receive
u pension of 81 month ana some SllOO OF
pension arrears, for army disabilities con
tractcd in the service
Two barns six cows and 30 tons of hay
belonging to Harvey Foster of Walden
were burned Tuesday night by an incen
diary fire. Loss $500.
a meeting of the creditors of Bradley
Barlow was held in Montreal last week
for the appointing of "A curator The
-, 100000.
Mrs. Emma Smith Of Franklin had a
leg badly broken at che hip by being
thrown from Il wagon the other day and
lies in a critical condition.
Mike O'Neill, one of the Castleton
blHcksmiths, shod three horses one fore
noon lately which had united age of 10
years.
The toboggan fever has struck Brattle-
boro and chute ~ likely to he the out
come.
The White River National bank stock
holders have elected these directors Mel
son Gay, q. f. Graham, NJ. Sylvester, ID.
O. Denison and \. \. Brooks. Nelssn
Gay was elected president and NJ. Sylves-
ter cashier.
Jonathan Holman, a prominent Brain
tree farmer, dropped dead in his barn Sat
urday.
The Mcclure library at Pittsford has
now some 800 volumes, which are within
the reach of all for - cents Il year
First Lieut. james II. Thompson of Co.
ID, st. Johnsbury, has rendered his resig-
nation and been hOnorahly discharged.
Gardner \. Drew of Barton is suffering
terribly from the effects of the injury to
his hand by circular saw some time
since. 1t is thought that Il finger must be
amputated or he Will lose his hand.
/ ltuNStI w OOU Oh lDTduIOH Nlillc SdN iI-
boards with a circular saw at the Backus
SAW mill Monday, struck his hand against
the saw and cut OIL two of his fingers, be-
sides cutting deep cash III his thumb.
\ recent number of the Engineering
NCCS contains an extensive article on en-
gineering, written by Charles w. Baker
of johnson who Is attending the Vermont
university.
\ house and barn belonging to G. Par
ker IN Craftsbury took fire Wednesday
night and were burned down III short
time. The COWS and a yearling were
burned. Little was saved from the house.
Rev. y. b. Dascomb of the First Con
gregatiOnal church at Bellows Falls has
been given Il vacation of six months and
goes TO Florida for his health.
General Baggage Agent Charles b:
Swift of the Central Vermont railroad
died at st. Adams on Saturday. He was
a deacon of the Congre gational church.
I The Grout Guards of Newport intend
holding Il fair February % and 20 to raise
money to buy suitable mattresses and
other camp equipage for use at annua
/ musters.
/ II. w. Martin of Bennington has near
/ ly ready for the market several tons of
/ spruce gum, from which the rosin has
been extracted by II process which adds
much to its value.
Central Vermont Pomona grange will
| hold its next meeting at West Berlin,
with Dog River grange, Wednesday,
| February 10, at 10 o'clock Il. m. The fore
noon meeting will be devoted to the bust
ness Of the order. The afternoon meet
ing is to be open to the public.
A despatch from Newport says that the
| locks of the new Jail, which was occupied
for the first time last week, were picked
on Friday night, and the two Browns,
father and son, escaped They had broken
/ Jail once before, but We're recaptured.
The Central Vermont Masonic associa-
ton will hold their seventh annual re
union at Woodstock February ). There
will be a business meeting at O'Clock in
/ the afternoon, concert at $50, address by
/ Rev. Is. f. Iillotson. grand march ut :,
supper at -.
\ house and barn belonging to c. Par
! ker in Craftshury took fire Wednesday
night and was burned down in a short
/ time. The cows and yearling We're
! burned. Little was saved from the house.
Henry p. Wilkins has been selected for
/ the postal route from Essex junction to
/ Boston in place of II. l.. Nerder, who re-
/ signed because he found the work harder
/ than he expected. wilkins name has
| been sent on TO Washington and there is
no doubt of his immediate appointment.
Dairymen from Hanover, y. H.. Nor
witch and Hartford met in Hanover n H..
| Tuesday evening and organized Il cream
cry association. The officers elected were :
| President, John l.. Bridgman secretary
and treasurer, \. :. Huntington of Han
over directors Thomas HAzen of Nor
| witch, Joseph Newton of Hartford and
| William Hall of Hanover.
| Captain l.. j. Cahee of Co. c, Brandon,
has recently resigned and received an
honorable discharge. Capt. Cahee was the
ranking captain of the right of the regi-
! ment, and that position is now taken by