Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

from the track, bV the passengers, and
some volunteered To catch hlm if the
conductor would hold the train.
Postoilice Inspector Lamspn paid Yer
grnnrs ana some adjoining towns visit
Monday and found everything, all right.
.... Eighteen persons were received into
the Baptist church sunday, II by letter.
.... MIS-. A. f. kinhll, row of Concord.
has been offered $1,000 for her dwelling
here...The sudden death of Hon.
l.. f.. Smith Of Monktou, Monday created
deep sorrow among All Glasses He was
prominent in pOlitiCu aud business circles
anl Us a member of the general assembly
and Later, rs Senator, he gained an iuilu-
ental position
burlington capital and Burlington husi-
ness men are doing good thing by Yer
geunes, IN that they maintain one of the
most prosperous manufactures in the
place. The Vermont Shade Roller com
pauy, IS Il stock concern and Is conducted
with ability and success. The mHnufac-
tory Is built upon the euhers OF many
fires. The present structure is II thor
uuGhly bullt fuur-stOry building l2SAGO
tect, and Is located at the west end OF the
b idgr. The entire frontage OF the lot is
200 lect, with an average depth of 21O feet
Besides the main buldng, there Is an en-
giue house, built solely Of stOue and brick,
dry mouse aud store rUOn also barn and
shaving house ThirtN-tiVe hands are en-
1.
luttIe Is supcrutcnucnt Their gOuds
are ioumd in the markets of New YORK,
PNliHdelphlH, 3u-tOu, CUncOld, y. II tU
'ay nothing of orders from abroad. The
company shipped eight boat loads Of
shade rollers last season, each boat carry
luT not less than 40 gross. hey
are now running on fun time but
thc winter product does not aver
AGE as high as duriug the season
OF navigation. y GO-hUrsc power Water
wheel from the Rodeucy Hunt Machine
company, Orange, Mass, FURNISHES he
power Wh'Ch Is always reliable. The
company has, for storage pulpOs, :, two
acres Of ground near the Steamboat " hart.
There are nine sheds on his pi c. Of
ground, all used for the storage Ot stocks.
Mr.. j. >. lilckUk and wi e are expect
ed nome to-day Mrs a. +. kimb,dl mas
sold her dwelling on Main street to c. a.
Booth for $500
Middlebury.
The winter term of Mldlebury college
opened Thursday The national bank Of
Mlddlebury has declared IL semi-Hnuual
Gividtnd OF four per cent.... The library
of Middlebury college has lately come
into possession OF a file of the Middlcbury
MCrcurU, the first new spaptr printed IN
town, from 1901 to 1870. There are now
in the village bound files of Middlebury
newspapers from 1901 to the present time,
except lNOSt Oh lS'jJ-O ana {, WHICH nave
not yet been found So. The museum in
Mddlebury has tax book containing II
list of taxes AS essed in the own of Pom
fret Conn, III the year III. signed by the
five selectmen, one of whom is Gen. Is
rael Putnam, the hero of the story of
Putnam and the wolf His signature was
sold at auction in New York Il few days
ogo for ;l3 The first settlers and large
landowners of Pomfret in this State came
from tls Connecticut town....J. W. Hal
laday, Samuel Bacon, Z. w. Matthews,
j. Seeley and George Hammond of Mid
dlebury have been appointed Il committee
to see about starting Il creamery here.
Cornwall.
Benjamin :. Fields, whose severe ill
ness WAS chrOnicled IL short time since,
died at his residence, Jan. 3. after il lin
gering sickness, from IL complication OF
diseases. Mr. Fields was Il son of the late
Major Orin Fields, one of the "fathers'
of the town, who left large family of
children, among whom are Mrs. VIM. II.
Lane OF Burlington and Mrs. b. + Van
Nlet of Shelburn. MIR. Fields leaves Il
wife and three sous, two of whom are in
business on the Pacific coast Stella
Robinson, daughter of Mrs. Marion Rob
inSon, is very i'll with typhoid fever, and
serious doubts are entertained of her re
cOVery.
Huntington.
The Union Sunday y-school at the north
village reorganiled last Sunday by
electng the following officers Tor the
ensuing year: uperntendent, X. \.
Norton; assistant superintendent. II.
Tomlinson secretary, Mrs. Helen
Crane treasurer, Mrs. Dorman Schotield ;
organist. Miss Hattie Williams chorister,
q. ID. Ellis.
Montpelier.
The thirty-siXth annual meeting OF the
National Life Insurance company was
held at its office here on Monday fore
noon. Officers for the year ensuing We're
elected as follows; President, Charles
Dewey: vice president, Edward Dewey
treasurer, J. G. Houghton secretary,
George W. Reed; medical examiner,
Sumner Putnam, NJ ID. The former
elected VIZ. : Paul Dillingham;, Timothy
p. Redfield, Charles Dewey, W, II. II.
Bingham, Geo. W. Reed, d. c. Denison,
Frederick Billings, Edward Dewey, j, c..
Houghton, Fred f. Smith, Perley p. Pit
kin, Charles Il. Sabin and James L.
Phelps.
North Ferrisburgh.
The week of prayer is being observed at
the Methodist church. The mail train
going south on Monday morning, took
quite a number of our young ladies and
gentlemen back to their respective schools
at SaXton's river and Poultney. ...T The
home of Mr.. George kimbal! was taken
possession of on Saturday night, by about
40 neighbors and friends, 1t was the
Twentieth anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
kimbalps wedding After the preseuta-
tion of a rocker and hanging lamp by the
Rev. Thomas McGreSOry and fitting ac-
acknowledgements by MIR. Kimball, the
party sat down to II well supplied table
a good time was enjoyed by all.
MOrrisyille.
The selectmen mean to enforce strict
ly the order torbiddlug coasting on the
highways excepting on the hills at the
north end of Pleasant street and the south
end of High street
Hartford.
A choral union was organized last Sat
urday evening and the following officers
elected President, f. p. Marston vice
president, Rufus Simonds, Jr. secre-
tary and treasurer, X. A. Aikens; leader,
Charles Bugbee; organist, Miss Annie
Hunter; assistant organist, Miss Marion
Bugbee Allen l.. Pease has received
the temporary appointment of town grand