Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19
THE NEWS IN VERMONT
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.

Bradford has public library Of 1870 |
volumes.
The Rutland physicians have formed
medical society.
The winter term OF Burr and Burton |
seminary at Manchester closes March 80. |
The first town meeting in Swanton was |
held in March, 1890.
S. II. Preston, dealer in groceries, etc, |
Barton, VT, is reported attached
Two Cinnamon who run laundry at
Rutland joined the Congregational Sun
day school Sunday.
Thirty Swedes employed by the Yer
mont Marble company at Proctor, were
| naturalzed Saturday.
Hon. Frederick Billings was accompan-
led on his Southwestern trip by Mrs. Bill
| llngs and their daughter.
Vermont would be entitled to sl7 ,s39 the
| first year. and 1896 236 in the eight years,
under the Blair educational bill.
There have been "a alarms of fire in
Rutland village within the past 10 months.
There were IS births, 10 marriages and
10 deaths in Weston during the year 1885
Col. A. f. Walker of Rutland is at Mas
| sau, New Providence one of the Bahama
islands, for the benefit of his health
There will be a celebration St Patrick's
day at Island Pond with a parade in the
afternoon aud an entertainment at the
hall in the evening.
During the week ending Saturday last,
1879 cars of freight from Canadian points
We're sent forward in bond from St. AL
bans.
Thetford Academy, w. Ii. Cummings,
principal, is in Il very flourishing condl-
ton. There are 100 students in attendance
upon the spring term.
At the Congregational church in
Peacham recently there were received
into the church SO members on profession
and two by letter.
The st. Johnsbury Granite company
last week shipped a large soldiers monu-
ment to an Ohio town. The monument
stands 30 feet high and is "A $4,000 job
The following Vermont postmasters have
been confirmed by the Senate H. l..
Kenyon, Northfeld w. D. McMaster.
Woodstock and G. w. Morse Water
bury
Through the efforts of Miss Emma
, Fletcher, the Congregational Sunday
school ut Nershire now have library of
about 80 volumes, which are greatly en-
joyed by the school.
} The new lodge Of Good Templars at
Lower Waterford starts off with over ~
, charter members and promises to become
, one of the most prosperous lodges in that
/ district.
A number of the Vermont representa-
. tives of the Salvation Army went to Bos-
ton Saturday to attend the grand celebra-
ton in that city of the sixth anniversary
of the attack of the army on this cont
nent
!, The Clarendon Library association com
0 pleted its organization at meeting held
C at the church March g. The association
has received gift of 100 volumes.
: Arrangements are nearly completed for
the celebration of st. Patrick day at Rut-
4 land. Five societies have already signi-
i fled their intention of taking part in the
= proceedings.
o Mr.. Philo Chamberlin, native of Shell
don. Vt, died in Grand Haven, Micn., re
: Gently, aged IS. He formerly resided in
e Cleveland, and there founded the North
! ern Transit company.
Sugar making has already begun in
g some parts of the State. The yle.d prom
Il ses to be fully an average one. and it is
predicted that at least l0OOO,OUO pounds
. will be made by Vermont farmers.
o Miles A. Wyman Of Chester, who has
S just been discharged from States prison
. at Windsor after serving term for al
e assault upon a small girl, has again been
4 arrested for u similar crime upon another
J. girl OF about eight years.
: In compliance with a petition OF tax
/ payers the selectmen of Woodstock have
e posted a warning for town meeting
S March 80, ito see If the town will rescind
the vote passed at the last annual meeting
ordering the highway tax to be paid in la
Dor.
The Loyalton (Dakota) Journal, which
is published in behalf of Il Vermont com
munity out that way, repels a base insinu-
alton thus "On Tuesday evening, March
ID, the sky was illuminated by prairie
fires. This may put our Eastern friends
right as regards our 25 feet of snow"
In the trotting on Lake George We'd
nesday, New England Queen of Fair
haven, W, won the three-years old race
time 2:3S. John l.. Of Shoreham, VT, sec
ond and Addison of Shoreham, second.
The National Rifle club holds spring
meeting at Bellows Falls in May. The
members of the club use heavy muzzle
loading rifles with telescope sights.
When the money for the Norwood Lum
Der company,,s property Is paid over to
Receiver Rich of the Trust Company, he
will have somewhere in the vicinity OF
$50 900 or 800, 900 on hand.
The next delegation of the Vermont col
ony, for Ipswich, Dakota, leaves St. Al
bans on Monday, the 10Th, going to Chi
cago in through car. This will be the
second delegation to go out there this
month.
Dubuque * Belle of Stanbridge have
taken the contract TO build the Frencl
church at st. Adams for Sl4,a0, and viii
begin operations at once. The contract
ors will remove to the place and will give
employment to a large number of men,
Rutland people paid a significant tribute
to the bravery of Fred Hanes the Mon.
r trea fireman, who was killed there last
l. week by sending 80 delegates from the
,e fire companies to attend his funeral sun
q tday.
R The Slvation Army at Brattleboro wer,
th..,. IA Ia, tlaf,