Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-14

IIcSIlt DUIkcc OIL NOGln DuNDUIy was
recently badly scalded in the face by es-
Gaping steam while assisting the engineer
IN the steam mill
Allen st. John of IIubbardton recently
Killed three years-old steers, the average
weight of each of which when dressed
was over 1900 pounds.
p. b. Lincoln has just sold to persons in
| salem, \. Y, u I yearold Hambletonian
colt for 500. The colt weighed ll60
pounds.
In 1855, 2l,673 acres of land in Ryegate
were valued at 1921 9S3, and personal pro.
Sql '''''' VI >''''
There have been % marriage licenses
issued from the Rutland town clerks
office since January /. During the year
/ 1888 there were lO4 issued
The house Of Moses Gushing at Island
/ Pond was burned last Thursday night,
/ but most of the effects were saved There
/ was no Insurance on the property
At Collins X kidneys mill in Crafts
| bury, George Camp was caught in the pull
/ wheel the other day and one hand and
arm was badly injured.
+. d. Morse of Newport came near get
/ ting drowned, last Saturday, in trying to
yet his oxen and a cart load Of potatoes
out OF IL small pond.
The sclectmen of Weston have called a
. NIptNldl Wv II IlttllllR IOI | UtSillN To erect
a treasurer in place of Warren Waite,
who has returned from town.
Gov. Pingree has accepted the invita-
ton of the executive committee of the
Rutland Music Festival association to be
present at the June festival
A. a freight train was passing through
Swantou the other day, Hugh Donaldson
received fearful blow and cut about the
head from piece of coal thrown from
the cars.
The steamer which Capt. Corbin is
building at Keeler's bay is still far from
completion. She will be launched in time
to celebrate Senator Edmunds' election to
the chief magistracy of our nation.
The Merchants National bank of Rut-
land has orgaHized II dime savings depart
ment and will now receive deposits in all
sums of not less than 10 cents.
Martin Denton of Centre Rutland, an
employe OF the Vermont Marble company,
had his right arm badly injured Saturday
by slab Of marble which fell on it,
Michael Grove of Rutland stumbled as
he was going into his house one evening
last week, breaking both bones in his left
leg, just above the ankle.
At the meeting at Eden Mills, called to
locate the graded school building site
was chosen on The road to Lowell at the
top of the hill facing the village.
Capt Cleveland of the LADY of the
Lake has done II rushing business tow
ing logs having taken into Newport
: nearly 2,0OO,O0O feet in less than four
days.
Thomas ManGan of West Rutland had
his right foot seriously Scalded by step
ping into Il pail of hot water last week,
All three victims were attended by DR..
HHnlahau.
The ninth annual fair Of the White
| River Agricultural society will be held
upon the society's grounds in Bethel on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Sep
TENDER % % and "a.
The Reynolds hose company of b mem
bers of Rutland has provided itself with
silver headed canes, and a feature of their
tactics in the future will be novel and
original cane drill.
:. W. Parker of Newport CHANGED to he
! at q. w. Newland's when the fire at lras
< burgh originated, and in his efforts to eN
. tinguieh the flames was severely burned
about the head and face.
: The annual meeting of the Caledonia
/ county W. c. 7. L. will be held at st
.IOhnsbury Centre, June II and Ii. Mrs
Z Mary \. Woodbridge OF Ohio and Mrs +
, 7, HOush of BrattlebOrO are expected t.
l be present.
! Next week Friday, the nth inst, occur
+ the 35th anniversary reunion of Co. y, e
T. Vermont volunteers at Bennington. The
= 0"iv II members If The conuo,v nrr l1v
: ing.
Mr.. q II Ward of Oranoe parl, Flori
da, formerly of Montpelier, has leased I
pa,l, ISInri'i', for. tar'n If % 'yeo,s an,
: IN yoni ,1oye to the Inttnr Mace tn r.,
sidn
N. %o,,. ENGLAND 1.ur,bar copn,,,v q
victory has been adiudgrd iusolvent ant
the first meeting of the creditors VIII b
held nj the probate Office. Guildhull, Oh
MAY is. for the purpose of proving claim
and choosing one or more assignets.