Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-29
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT a WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN THE
WAY OF NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest from Every Cor
ner OF Vermont Presented SO that he
who Runs May Read Personals,
Casualties, and Good Deeds.

Eben Waterman the oldest resident of
Roxbury, is dead; aged 81.
About 20 new buildings represent the
growth OF Fairhaven the present season.
Nearly all the Fair Haven mills are run
ming night and day, and marble business is
good.
A barn belonging to A. s. Garfield Of
Sunderland was burned Sunday evening at
$3.50 clock.
II. c. Woodruff Of Fairhavon has sold his
black soan Of Columbus horses for $500 to
Boston parties.
The viii of the late Hon. Farley Starr
contains a bequest OF $1,000 cash to the
Universalist church, bennington.
Rev. W. b. buckingham has resigned the
rectorshp of Trinity parish Rutland, the
same to take effect at an early date.
Charles Wells's lumber mill at Victory was
burned Saturday night. The insurance is
$1,000 which VIII not enCirely cover the loss.
Charles Calkins, formerly Of Holland, VT,
who was shot on Monday by William BIan-
chard died at Stanstaad, Quebec, Saturday.
Rev Isaac McAun, who recently resigned
as pastor OF the Methodist church at Wood
SIOCA mas gone 10 DOhutOL' Na'j W ldDO4 Al
a coiored school.
The annual encampment of the depart
ment Of Vermont Grand Army of the Re
public is 80 be held i'll Rutland the first
week in February.
A number of new freight engines are be-
ing made for the Central Vermont road
some Of them are expected to be ready for
duty in week or SO.
Henry H Leland of Barton has a colt
six months Old which weighs 5S5 pounds,
stands Is hands high and is in every re
spect iirst-class animal.
The Windsor County Court will convene
for its December session at Woodstock,
Tuesday, ard viii be grand jury term.
Judge Taft OF WIlliston will preside.
The late Col. Anson Sperry, who died
| recently in Illinois, was native OF Man
chester, this State, and member Of the IL
linois Comman1ery Of the Loyal Legion
The attempt that has been made TO estab-
lish Young Mems Christian association
at bennington has failed, notWithstan ling
that the people considered the project u
worthy ono.
Chester Fosters house and barn In Roy
alton were totally burned Thursday night of
last week. There was 81, 800 insur-
ance ON the house, $500 on the furniture
and 81 coo on the barn.
Through navigation from New Yori, will
cease Saturday when the water will be
drawn from the Champlain canal. The sea
son has been a week longer than usual and
in most instances successful.
NJ. NJ Whitney storekeepor at Bellows
Falls, tells a story Of the remarkable luck
OF q party of Vermont coon hunters. The
| party went coon hunting on Ascutney
mountain and got ii coons IN one night.
Twelve acres of valuable property, situ-
ated on the lack farm i'll the town OF Bran
don, has been sold to New York parties tor
! Sl2, ,5OO. This is very valuable tract OF
blue marble, considered the best in the
! state.
Senator Fiske Of Isle La Note IS decided
ly ANXIOUS 10 nave te'ephonlc connection
established between St. Adams anu his
place VIA AIourSh, ana there Is n good pros
pect that such thing Will be accomplished
by next sPflhg'
Cupid has, as usual, not neglected his op-
portunities or respected age. Last week
Mrs. Cole OF Last Arlington, W, and Mr.
Oatman We're united IN marriage. The
BRIDE IS 81 years or age and the groom has
seen - winters.
d. W. Cushing and wife of Burke Wed
ncsday celebrated their golden wedding in
the house that he built and moved into 5C
years ago. Relatives and friends were
present from New York, Hartford, Boston
and other PLACES
O. B. Dodge of Glover raised the past
season on one and half acres OF land 90C
bushels of sound corn 40 wagon loads of
1l1 Inn l.4i. nf E,.1e