Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-09

chased in town. Rev Mr. Sargent is
still absent. DR.. Webber will preach
April H.. Deacon f. \. Dodd was
sulilclently convalescent to take II
trip to Middleburv, last Tuesday
The pulp and marble mills at Belden's
Falls and the ax factory at Brooksville are
still in operation i'll Il small way. Mr.
George ID. lIinman has taken possession
of Mrs. Mary Barton's cottage Sugar
parties are the rage" now. Miss Emma
Roleau entertained Il number of her
friends, Thursday night, with plentiful
supply of maple sugar.
st. Johnsbury.
The accommodation train due here at II
m. yesterday was the first train which has
passed over the Passumpsic railroad since
last Wednesday night, the road being
closed five and n half days In consequence
Of the spring freshpt. One bridge was en-
trely destroyed and Il new one had to be
built. Two others were moved from their
foundations. The washout at PassumpSic
village covered about - acres of very val
liable land with sand and ice, the ice be-
ing from 10 to 20 feet deep all over the
meadow. 1t is understood that the own
ers OF the land have sued the railroad com
pany for damages on the ground that a
protection To their bridge caused the ice to
Dam up the river and thus caused the in
uudatlUn.
Isle La Motto.
But very little sugar has been made in
town this year thus far...N. w. Fisk
crossed the ice from York State to Isle
LaMOtte April 5th with horse and Wag-
ON. \ little north of where he crossed
there is Il large streak of open water.
Nenie George left for Mort hlield last Satur-
day, where he will farm ii this year on his
own hook....NIrs. II. l.. Scott was called to
Malone, y. y last Monday to attend the
funeral services of her mother, Mrs. John
nf MIA Al
Montgomery returned from Brooklyn last
week and brought his sister Mrs. James
with HIM, who Is still very low and not
expected to live long ....A few nights ago
some one entered the sugar house of Mr.
>. II. Pike at the north part of the town
and helped themselves to some of his
maple sugar stored there. How they man
aged to get into the house is mystery.
....TWO persons joined the Methodist
church here last sabbath on probation.
Mrs. John f. Whitcomb committed sui
eide at Mclndoe's Falls, Monday.
The first numberof the Rutland Sutlr-
ddY Express will be issued April II.
Seven hundred and ffty-four tubs of
butter were shipped from st. Albaus south
on Tuesday.
The Woman's auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
( G. a. of Rutland has over 100 members
Mrs. Susan NJ. jerks of Masonville Sta
| ton has by unaided efforts since January
|, cut, sewn, Coored and woven 90 yards
of rag carpetng.
There was strike among the wOrkmen
i'll the Collins X Kinney mill at Crafts bury
recently, owing to an increase in hours OF
labor, without increased pay.
Horse buyers from Worcester, Mass
have been buying horses in the north part
of the State for the last week, and have
shipped carload to their home.
There were 4l6 dogs licensed in Rutland
last year, and 40 have been licensed up tc
! April | this year. OF these IL We're fe
male dogs, and the license fees already
| collected amount to S494.
The pirates of Penzance" will be given
| by local performers in st. Johnsbury in
the latter part of April. r. g. Blaisdell
of Concord, y. H., will conduct the opera
and there Will be a chorus of 40 voices
| The Bradford telephone exchange is
now connected with st. Johnsbuly, Pas
! sumpsic, East Barnet, Barnet and Mcln
does. Other places will be included very
| soon.
Although by virtue of its foreclosure
the National bank of Rutland took pos
session of the Howe Scale works, April
an agreement has been made by which
the stockholders are given another month
| III NIllCll ~ Itllctll lut property.
Receiver Writers has sold the Marvin
| place in SWantOn, belonging to the First
National bank, to \. j. Ferris of that
town, for SllOO. This was the last piece
of property in the SwanIon assets of the
defunct bank.
! The five Rutland young ladies who art
! studying at Wiesbaden, Germany, had al
opportunity To experience the effects Of Il
real earthquake shock a few weeks ago, as
! "a Il ll-fI ri -
there shortly after midnight Sunday
morning. March A.
The arbitration suit between the town
of Barton and George w Buzzell, rela
/ tive to some property in the hands of VI T.
| Buzzell, which came by the way of his
| fathers estate, and which the town claim
ed should be used for the support of iona
than Buzzell, the father has been decided.
| The town gets 5000 OF the property, and
/ Buzzell pays tue costs, amountlngto near
| ly $500.
The most destructive fire that ever Wis
tied JAY occurred Monday afternoon by
which the dwelling house and horse barn
on the farm owned by L. A. Chase and
eccnpied by George W. Day were destroy
ed. The BUILDINGS were erected at a cost
of nearly $1,000, and they were insured for
$500. The fire is supposed TO have oriGl-
mated from defective chimney
j, l.. Winchel of Fair Haven has taken
his English mastitT, Boss " to the Boston
bench show. The animal is 20 months
old, 81 inches in height and weighs lN2
pounds
Charles +. Miller of Brattleboro, about
30, well-known local genius, who was
famous through the county as an original
amateur actor, died Monday morning OF
| apOpleXy. He was II skilful painter and
decorator, in charge of the ornamental
| painting in the Estey organ works.
Sarah Deforge, keeper of the house OF
| intamy iii the lowest part Of St Albans
who shot and killed Joe Souci Saturday
night because he persisted in trying TO get
| in, has husband who is employed in the
steel works in Worcester, Mass. He left
| his wife two years ago, on account of hel
intimacy with Souc. They have tel
year old daughter who was living with hel
mother, but the father will now Obtain
custody of herif he can. He is a respecta
BILE man. A precisely similar crime oc
CURED in or very near the same spot eight
years ago, when man named Flanders
was killed
st. Albans Holds village Meeting.