Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

the depot in the village of MiddleseX, was
struck by the engine on the Boston ex-
press train and almost instantly killed
The engineer signalled twice, but she evil
IDENTIFY did not hear the signal, or notice
that the train was approaching, for she
walked leisurely across, and Just as she
was leaving the track the train reached
her and Knocked her senseless and caused
injuries about the head and back from
which she died in Il few moments. The
deceased was Il widow, 62 years of age,
and resided in MiddeseX
supreme Court for Franklin County.
The Supreme Court for Franklin county
opened at St. Adams last Thursday with
Judges Powers, Veazey and Taft presid-
ing. OF the "a cases on the docket p
We're marked for hearing.
Robbins & Marsl's store at Chester de-
pot was burglarized last week, but the
marauderS were frightened way by a dog
without taking any booty.
j. +. Richardson has resigned his posi-
ton as deputy collector of customs at st.
Adams on account of poor health in his
family. j X. Arlington 5 name has been
mentioned as his successor.
| The Congregational church and society
of Barre have, within 50 years, erected
three houses of worship, counting the
present extensive repairing and remodel
ing of the "Old brick church" as practi-
cally new building.
\ temperance man in Weston found 10
barrels of cider tucked away mysteriously
| in his cellar recently. How they got there
he could not tell, but rolling them out he
emptied the contents upon the ground.
a. p. Pollard, proprietor of the Com
mercial house at Bellows Falls, who was
arrested some time ago, has been fined
Sl5O and costs by States Attorney Bodies.
The case is appealed When Pollard open
ed the hotel last November, he said he
was only going to sell liquor to his guests
ana would not keep an open bar. When
the walking match came off recently he
had some trouble with keene parties, and
they, through spite, it is said, furnished
the states attorney with a list of wit
| nesses. Pollard was at once arrested.
Another list OF names was handed in
against him by some of the citizens and
he was fined accordingly.
Jay Fuller of Coventry was severely
hurt by hog last week while repairing
the pen The hog stuck his tusk i'll his
leg just below the knee, rakhg it down to
the ankle.
+. d. Barton of Watham has recently
sold 20 head of young ewes, Spanish meri-
no. for $1,000
+. \. Dumas, proprietor of grist, saw
and cider mills at Waitseld, and r. +.
Dumas, II ieweller ut Waitsfield, have
gone into Insolvency.
A. j. Applebie, general trader Morgan
has failed.
DR.. Nelson has been released from the
Worcester lail ON 81 900 bail furnished bv
his iathtr.In-law and another person
Whose name Is not given.
1t turns ont that Inc decision ia the Ma
loh"y libel case will probably not be All
nOunccd till the next session of the gen
eral term in May.
The new mill of the Bennington Knit
tiug COMPANY starts ND in some of its de-
partmcnts next week. and later on all the
works will be runninf
The Masons of the twelfth district met
at St. ,Iohnsbury last week III the hall of
the Passumpsic lodge. The programme
included an address by Grand Master
Perkins and eXempliticatOn of the work.
Inc postmaster-general has appointed
me ioIloWlhS lourth class post listers Ill
ermoht AT North Clarendon, Mrs.
Luther \; Lincoln west georgia, Her
man a. Miner.
The fourth-class postmasters in the State
have received circulars asking them to
call II convention and appoint delegates
to the national convention of postmasters,
which meets in Chicago next month. one
of the objects of the meeting is to demand
higher wages.
~ tutllCo H. LANA ltto pttI
pointed to the board of visiting
physicians TO Bellevue hospital, being AS
socia.eu WIN such men DIS flht, Looms
ana Sayre, tne leauers OF the profession III
ne 20 LIT h 10y ats - tne tal I' nospi
V"i iot uiie .tg";. ,. VI aCute ''istaSes IN
',h'r 10 GU =, oru'or Nomn IMAM any
Va, Ura,,i,'.,,,, III ,,.
NJ I nuoy M1ouWaru ule,i ~ i.uuL1W
vi ,,. M ,h oIif niSn. very suulueiily; sue
vs., vas s"e Ui'ie't woiiitn ~ low II, ueiH ~
se"te "t'', i,ionunsi ineie were seven
The most If whom Iived 70 -, ndvnnc ,ai at!e
and died suddenly when tbomght to h ~ IN
usual health W -
IL Is understood that an organized effort
Is DENY inaue IN Dratllenoro 10 secure the
pa i' u, Vi - W. waite, 1he mann ground
peiis 'ne aileSeu crlIicai CONDITION Oh MS
he"l'"'
DR.. Haurahan, of Rutland, VINO is the
member from Vermont of the executive
committee or the lrlSh National League,