Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14


Jurors for Sheburne.
Several years ago Senator Evarts was
presented with a sacred COW from Burmah,
in India. ana it has been kept on his farm
here until last week, when it was sold to the
butcher and Windsor people have been
loving rarity which few people have had
an opportunity OF tasting. Tie meat re
ernbies that of the Jersey cow, the flesh
being very dark red and the fat dark yell
low.
Brattleboro's total tax to be raised ON the
grand list this year, amounts to 81 cents,
80 cents representing the town tax. There
seems TO be disagreement as to who can
legally serve the town as ovcrseer of
the poor 1t is claimed that, as no name
appeared on the majority ticket. a. :. Cox
whose name was on the minority ticket is
legally elected. Mr.. Cox is not at all anx-
ious for the office, but if it belongs to him
he will serve.
Alpheus s. Barbour of Bradford commit
ted suicide Wednesday morning. He fast
ened his rifle into vice i'll his shop attached
string to the trigger, threw the string
around the guard, placed his breast against
1 the mu2zle and pulled the string. The ball
/ passed entirely through his body and into
/ the wall OF the building. No cause is as
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family. \ brother and sister killed them
selves several years ago.
The st. Johnsbury y. NJ. c. a. hold its
34th anniversary Thursday evening, The
principal address was made by Rev. I. p.
Frost Of Brooklyn. n. y, followed by short
/ addresses by local pastors. The association
numbers 351, gain OF 30 during the past
year Ii is on firm financial basis. These
officers were chosen for the year: Presi-
dent, c. f. Putney; vce-president, l..
Bailey recording secretary G. w. Closson;
treasurer, {. $. Adams.
The extensive copper mines at Ely, which
have been flooded since the miners riot in
/ 1Sc3, have now been pumped dry and the
old supports supplied by new timbers. Otto
A. Krause of New York is the owner of
! the mines and intends to have them eXamiu-
ed by an expert from Germany. If IA favor
able report is made large gang of miners
will be employed. y large vein of copper
parallel to the old one has been dis covered
at s5trafTord. ani will be worked by the
| Elizabeth mining company.
\ stock company has been formed in
Poultncy, Henry Ruggles, Henry T. Hull
and Thomas b. Clark being the incor-
porators, under the name of the Poultney
Manufacturing company, for the mining
and manufacturing of slate. The company
starts with capital of $1,000, divided into
20 shares Work will be commenced soon
in what is known as the Stanley slate mill,
and will be great help to Poultney. 1t is
! thought from 30 to 80 mer will be given
employment.
Tne 10Th annual meeting of the Vermont
State state Dental society will be held at
! Towns hotel Bellows Falls, beginning
| Wednesday, March 10 and continuing
through Friday. Thursday evening there
will be banquet at the hotel DR. W. II.
Spencer of Poultney is the president of the
society and DR.. Thomas Mound of Rutland
secretary Dr. Mound will read two papers
during the meeting, namely, Grown and
bridge work and Making and setting
gold crown"
The body OF r. ". Strong, who drowned
himself in Dog river Thursday afternoon, va.
found about noon Sunday in Il deep eddy e
or 30 rods from the place where he jumped in
to the water. The body was in good condition
save one side of the face wa slightly bruis
bruised Between POO and 30) men were on
gagged in the search and there was great
crowd of lookers-on all Sunday forenoon
Funeral services was held Tuesday a
Mr. Strong's late residence in West Berlin
at o'clock p. m.
: I. VI. NlOIe Ol ~ JOunSbuTN. eultOl o
the St Johnsbury Caledoniau died suddenl,
at jacksonville Fla. Wednesday morning
lie was born at Lyndon, Vt. in 1898 anc
entered the Office of the Caladonian as ap
prentice in 1913. In SO he bought an in
terest in the paper and became sole owne
in 1851, remaining so until 1889, when on
of his sons purchased a ha!linterc,t The de
ceased in 1913 married Sarah daughter o
GOV. Erastus Fairbanks of St. .lohusbury
She, with daughter and two sons survives
him.
> Superintendent of the census Robert p
Porter, announces that the collection of tn
general statistics of manufactures in Ben
nington, Bratteboro, Burlington, Rutlanc
and st. Johnsbury in this State has beel
withdrawn from the enumerators and tn
duty has been charged upon special agents
The superintendent has also decided that tn
: collection of the statistics relating to irol
and steel, to coke, to glass, to the electrical
industry and to Illuminating gas shall b
; collected by expert agents without regard t
; locality.
= John Slater of Essex, who was boun
. over to the County Court last fall on tn
=, charge of grand larceny, and has since re
manned in jail, Tuesday furnished bail be
fore Judge Nichols in the sum of 5000
y Mr.. Ferrand becoming his surety in tina
- sum for his appearance at the coming Apr
/ term of County Court. 1t Will be remen
&c bercd that Slater was arrested for stealth
Is a large quantity of miscellaneous goods fror
/ Merchant Browns store at Essex Centre
u That he should be in jail all winter an
. secure bail few days before the openin
Of County Court has slightly suspicion
& look.
rs Hon. a. b. Valentine, returned fro,
II Nershire, Thursday, to Montpelier, whel
/ he went Wednesday to make final arrang,
90 ments for establishing a Swedish colony
u The commissioner found the citizens of We
shire thoroughly in earnest regarding Il
proposed colonization scheme, and arrang
" ments were completed for settling doze
rs Swedish families IN that place this spriny
At The citiZans' committee offer the new Sc
h tiers n dozen farms Of from 70 to 100 acr
Is each, at prices ranging from S2 to 81 pc
, acre, and also agree TO loan so in cash, al
Y, furnish cow for a stipulated period to eao
J. family. The farms in question contai
If good buildings and sugar orchards, and Il
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