Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-04-05

Hon. G. VI. Willard of Casleton has re-
saving that his son William Willard. who has
recently enlisted in the regular army would be
assigned in one of the cavalry regiments as
the young recruit desired.
There were T. deaths in Rutland last week
This is nearly double the usual death rate &.
Many Of the deaths We're among children.
Albert w. Bessy of Poultney, who was re-
moved as route agent on the Rutland and
Washington road after 10 years service. just
before the presidential election, is an applicant
for reinstatement.
William WEIGH, recently of the Addison
House at Middlebury. has been engaged as
clerk at the Bardwell House.
The spring term of Troy conference academy
at Poultney began on Wednesday with large
attendance.
Rev Edward II. Randall. rector of st. Johns
church, Poultney, who has been seriously i'll, is
Miss H. NJ Ward of Amherst Mass, regu-
lar contributor to the Century, Hdrper'S and
ScrTbncr'S magazines, is guest of George II.
Harris and family at Farhaven.
The number of deaths in the village of Rut-
land for the year ending February %, 1889. was
lO6
\ report prevails that gentlemen who was
n candidate for the Interstate commissioners
ship vacated by Colonel Walker was told by
Secretary Noble that the president had prom
. ised senator Edmunds that Vermont should be
allowed TO keep the place some have sup
posed that Ex-Governor Ormsbee or b. +. FL
field would be appointed to the position.
A revival in the Second Advent church, at
I .
+. :. Stanton Of New Bedford, Mass.
Frederick Waite of Hubbardton has sub
contracted with j. b. Coulgrove mail contrac-
tors of New York 10 carry the daily mail be-
tween Castleton and Hortonvillc. The round
trip is 81 miles, and he receives $3.50 year.
| The police of Rutland made l76 arrests the
past municipal year against 15l arrests the
| previous Year. The change for the better is
measurably due TO the enforcement of liquor
| law
The number of births in the village of Rut-
| land for the year ending February % was 1874.
| There were four pair of twins.
| The state Normal school at Castleton opened
| the spring term with l75 scholars.
| Charles II. Campbell of West Rutland has
| shipped to Costa river, Central America, two
| pairs of fine breed Of leshorn and langshang
hens.
At the annual town meeting in Castleton
William Moulton was elected town treasurer
! for the ;iSth consective time. He was also post
master for nearly 20 years.
| 1t is reported that Secretary Proctor has
! found il necessary to notify candidates for fed
| eral offices that he cannot undertake to inter
| fore with appointments; and that he must re-
| fer the applicants to Congressman stewart
Mrs. Roberts, wife of Rev. Daniel G. Roberts,
| former rector of St. Thomas church, Brandon,
| died at Concord \. H., on Wednesday Her
marriage occurred in Ohio in 1867. She leaves
! two sons.
Six miles of side walk has been gravelled in
| Rutland the past year
Forty-two of the business places of Rutland
| have been found open at night by the police
| the past year and secured.
John Clifford Of Rutland, the brakeman who
was knocked from the top of IA freight car by
| the archway of the depot at Manchester, n
| H.. Tuesday night, died on Wednesday morn
| ing. Clifford was about - years old, and un-
| married, and leaves n widowed mother here,
an employee Of the Bates house,
Charles Kenner, a conductor on the Claren-
| don and Pittsford railroad, had hand SO
| badly crushed between the hunters of freight
cars at Centre Rutland yesterday that ampu
| tatlon was necessary.
An excursion left for Fort Payne, Alabama
| on Tuesday. 1t is not supposed that any of the
eight who went from Rutland had any pur-
pose more than to look over the property in
| which they have an interest.
| The chief engineer of the Rutland fire de
psrtment reports IS fire alarms from May %
| 1883, TO March 3, 1889.
The line residence of DR.. James Z. FosburGt