Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-18
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest from Every Cor
ner of Nerm ont -PostmAstors APP
pointed d-Pcrsonais, Manufscturlng
Notes, Firos and Minor Items.

ST. Johusbury total grand list for 1890
is $3S, 1G3.05, against %31, ll1.O6 last |
year
There was a small fire in the building
occupied by the Glenns Falls Shirt com
pauy at st. Adams Friday.
The Addison County democrats meet in
session at the town hall in Middlebury,
Thursday, July 81, to nominate a county
ticket.
Fanny II. is entered in the 2:30 class and
free-for-ull at the Montreal races and sue
will hayo new driver, it Is announced, in
the person Of Mr. James NcGrath.
Tho cGmpmeeting at Morrisville will be
gin tuesday, August 10, and finish on the
day the above opens The associations are
in the st. Albaus district
Rev. b. Fay Mills, the evangelist, will
conduct series of meetings at st. Johns
bury in September. His musical director
Mr. Greenwood. will conduct the music.
At the first annual summer meeting of
the New England Shorthand Reporters as
sociation held in Boston the 9Th j. H.
Mimms of st. Adams was elected u vice
president.
Ida Murphy Of Windsor was missed
Monday forenoon and search was made,
when her body was found in the Con
rocticut river She was daughter of
Thomas Murphy, aged about IA years.
Edwin Harris, about 80. attempted to hang
himsolf in his barn AT Summerville this after
noon. His wife found and cut him down.
HIS condition is critical. He has been de
s0ondent several months over sale Of
property.
At Orange County Court the trial of c.
Uertort Frye Of Wells River, indicted for
stealing tickets of the Boston and Maine
railroad resulted in verdict Of petit lar
ceuy, which was a compromise, the jury
being evenly divided on tho question Of
guilt or innocence.
At public meeting held in Leland, Ia,
Monday last night it resolved to tar aud
feather any person attempting to sell liquor
in the town. The announcement that some
original package dealers were to open bust
ness led to this action.
During thunder storm in Fairfax Tuesday
morning, the tenement house occupied by
Robert Richardson was struck by lightning
aaibadly shattered in places. Joseph Caroll's
house in Buck Hollow was also struck and
Mrs Carroll stunned, not recovering cons
clopsness for two hours.
a terrific thunder and wind storm
occurred at Fairlee and vicinity Tuesday
afternoon, the steam tug Fearh cap
sized on Fallce pond and CaptGin Frank
Brown aged 80 years was drowned. The
steamer sank. Other boats were upset but
their occupants were saved. Considerable
damage was caused by the wind.
AT the meeting of the executive com
mittee OF tho AIissisquoi Valley Campmeet-
ing association in the Methodist church
at En0.burgh Falls Friday. it was de
ciied to hold the annual campmeetng at
the grove in Sheldon, seven days, begin
ming Monday, August 25 The grounds
We're reported in excellent condition.
w NJ Orr Of North Adams manager of
the Commercial Union telegraph company,
met several leading business men in Brattle-
boro TO whom he submitted II proposition for
local Office in the Brooks house. A com
mittee of three, f. C.. Crosby, j. Estey
Gnj +. W. Chids, was chosen to secure the
required sub b.cription of $1,000 to insure the
hWldlug Of the now line from Turner's
Fails. The subscribers will receive stamps
10 the fnll amount of their subscriptions
which are taken by the company for mes
sages. The company propose to begin
work at once.
The democratic county convention at st,
Alhans, the 10th nominated the fol
lowing ticket Senator'S A. +. Cross
Of 81. Albans, D. G. Furmau of Swanton,
Ii. A. Grain rston of Enosbursh assistant
judges, j. :. Morrill, of Swanton. Orrin
Woodland OF Enosburgh; State attorney,
{. d, Watson Of st, AlDans; sheriff, j. B.
fenuedy of St. Albans; judge OF probate,
Il. ~ Congor Of Rlchford high baiIiT, L.
IL. kittell oi NAe.don, county commission
cr Il. NJ. Hosnan Of Fairfax.
The republican county convention held
r, Chelsea IL. iO'A elected L. W. Smith OF
Newtury Tor president and H. f. Parker Of
Bradford and j. N. Comstocf OF Chcsea
secretaries. The county committee as nomin-
atcl Is as follows. &C. Sargent OF Cornth
y. /. Spear OF lirelntrco, John Al Lock Brad
ford, =. u. ComstOc6 Of Chelsea and H. VI.
Nlco... lOr iirs. senator, Il. NJ. Harvey Of
Iop-unm; for second senator, L. G. Camp
Of Orange Is. T. Adams of Randolph was
unanimously reEominated for first assistant
judge; Tor second assistant judge, S. u
Smith OF Iuet.ord. for States attorney, J.
L. Pickett Oh Bradford; sheriff, c. F. Smith
OF Iopaham.
Mrs. James Williams, who resides at
Hydeyiile suou, two miles east Of air
haven VT, murdered her two chill
dran, a girl j, years Old and boy
OF T. set fire TO the house aud cut her
own throat. The terrible tragedy was enact-
ed about 3 o. clock Saturday morning. One
o.her Child boy Of - years, W no was
sleeping upstairs, escaped with his life He
was awakened 10y the smell II smoke and
going down stairs found his mother standing
in the doorway, screaming for help There
was a great wound in her breast and blood
Was st.cumIn5 down hcr dress front. lie at
tempted to get her out, but she was deter
mined to 20 haci, and only by violent ef-
fort was he able to get her outside. She
was insane. About two weeks ago her hus-
band was killed in a slate quarry.
The story OF the tragedy Of Satur-
day at Iiydeyillo is cleared up Mrs
Williams Monday made a confession in
which she stated that she cut the throats
oi her TWO children with razor and
get fire to tho house. She said she
did it because sEe wanted to join heI
husband, who was Lilled a few weeks ago,
urd did not want to leave her children.
she lays she intended to cut the throat Of
the boy, Victor, Uut she did not dare to, as
h. was stronger
Tho members of the Vermont Veterans
association held a meeting at Boston Wed
nesday evening, Col Albert Clarke pre-