Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-23

Silas NJ. Waite has about Is weeks more |
before his term of imprisonment will eX
pire.
The receipts for customs at Rchford for
the SIX months ending March 81, We're
SlA 4t4 a.
A petition is in circulation asking the
authorities to establish postotlice at Lake
View, near st. Albans.
The butter shipment from St. Albans
this week amounted to ITO tubs-a large
increase over last weeks record.
George Smith Of South Walingford has
apples in perfect preservation, which were
gathered in 1854. They are of the Ben
Davis variety,
George Wood Of Andover man with IA
wife and one child, is alleged to have
eloped last week with sixteen years old
girl named Rounds.
The new steamer which is being built mt
South Hero, will be launched early in the
season. 1t will be used chiefly as an eX
cursion boat, it is said.
There are at present 50 inmates in the
House of Correction and strangely enough
the number gradually diminishes AS the
weather becomes warmer.
Joshua Abar, an employe OF the Esper-
ANA Marble company of West Rutland,
was struck on the head Tuesday, by a
tackle and seriously hurt.
There are some 30 divorce cases on the
Franklin County Court docket at present,
/ ~ coming over from previous term, and
! ~ having been entered on the docket at
| the April term.
\ little boy about eight years old, son Of
/ Ashley Bigelow of Bridport, while at
tempting to cut string with knife, ac-
Cident3lly stuck the point of the knife IN
his eye, destroying The sight.
| Ezra Brainerd, whose election to the
presidency OF Mddlebury college has al
ready been reported, Is Il son of the late
l.. Il. Braiuerd of 81. Alban- and second
cousin of the Brainerds 50 long prominent
/ there.
Ii is reported that Hon. W. II. II. Bing-
ham has given the directors of the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Company
notice that he desires to retire from the
presidency OF the company at the close Of
this year.
The Vermont Conference seminary has
recently received Il donation of $4,000 for
scholarships from j. ID. Beeman, the pres
ideut Of the seminary and George +. At
wood, his partner in the Atwood Suspen-
/ der mauulactory at SWauton.
| Hon. =. W. Writers has issued call for
a meeting of the Republican committee
/ of the first congressional district at the
/ Pavilion hotel, Muutpplier, ON Friday eve
ming, April %, for the purpose of select
/ ing time and place for holding the next
/ convention for the nomination of mem
/ ben OF Congress.
The hor-e-barn Of d. O. Keefe at Mid
dletoWn Springs, with sleighs, harnesses
and other articles was burned Monday
night The loss is about $40 on which
the insurance was $500 1t is supposed
the fire was incendiary.
! 4 business block in Castleton owned by
DR.. j. y. Northrop and occupied by Il gro
. Gerry and barber shop was set ON fire Tues
day morning and totally destroyed. The
burned building was insured for 5000,
which will be about two-thlrds the loss.
Charles Reynolds, who attempted to
shoot his brother John, at Manchester,
en- Wednesday, was taken to Bennington
Thursday by Officer Giddngs and placed
in jail, He will be tried there at the June
term of court.
sheldon Il Sons of West Rutland re
moved the roofing from what is known rs
their covered quarry last saturday.
Some time during the night heavy scale
fell, striking on the spot where several
: workmen were employed during the day.
Miss Eddy, "A young Bennington news
dealer, is threatened with boycott 10y the
knights of Labor if she continues to sell
the New York I'rihuHC, The citizens pro
pose to combine to meet the boycott by a
, vigorous application of the laws that are
very severe in penalty for that sort of
business.
Fred NJ. Reynolds, bookkeeper in the
: Delaware * Hudson freight Office at Rut