Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-09
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest from Every or
ner of Vermont-Postmaste APP
pointed-Personals, manufacturing
Notes, Fires and Minor Items.


Rev. p Matthew retains the Milton par
ish
Water is very high in the Connecticut
river at Windsor and is rapidly rising.
Rev. Louis Clormont has been appointed
pastor of the Roman Catholic parish of
Montgomery.
The president has sent to the Senate the
nomination of a. W. Fuller to be postmas-
ter at st. Albans.
Samuel Martins house Mt st. Johnsbury
was burned Friday from chimney fire.
Loss -. 600 no insurance.
The centennial convention of the Episco-
pal church for the State diocese will be held
in st. james ) church at Arlington June Is
and -.
The vestry of st. Andrews Episcopal
church, St. Johnsbury, have purchased
house for $4,000, for a rectory, possession to
be given July 90
The annual meeting of L. and T. Fair,
banks & Co., will be held on May IA. A
dividend of @15 per share has been declared
by this corporation.
The new tale mine, purchased by B. F.
Pollard and DR.. Fosburgh, located at Water
Vile, Caledonia county, proves valuable
deposit of the useful mineral.
The farm barns belonging to f. o. Pierce,
Putney, were burned Mt , O'Clock Sunday
afternoon. the fire caught from sparks
from burning rubbish. Insurance $500.
The May term of the Supreme Court
opens on Tuesday. at ST. Johnsbury. May
II, Justices Powers Rowell, Tyler and
Munson presiding. There are only 16 cases
on the docket.
Saturday afternoon a fire occurred at the
house Of Leslie Morrison in Winooski from
a defective flue, and the flames were eS-
tlngushel through Mrs Morrison's S efforts.
The probable loss is $50.
A circular has just been sent out calling
conference OF the Christian women Of Yer
mont who do not approve the partisan poll
cy of the National W. c. T. T., to be held
at the Trinity Methodist church in Montpe-
lier, on the 18th of May, 1890.
The following is the organization of the
National bank OF Chester: +. ?. Mather,
president: James L. Pollard, ice-president;
II. A. Park, cashier; c. w. Sprague, George
w. Hail. ". A. Foster, Z. p. Pierce d. j.
Boynton, f. L. Walker, directors.
Two passenger trains. the Air Line and
st. Johnsbury and Lake Champlan collided
in the depot at st. Johnsbur ry Friday even
ing from an error in signaling. The en-
One Of the fremen was injured.
The marketing slate shop of Coulman g.
Wescotts. at Fairhaven, was badly damaged
by fire Wednesday April 30 The. fire caught
from one of the ovens used for driving the
mantels. The building was insured for
81 800 and the stock for So 200
BY the will of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hor-
ace Durkee of St. Johnsbury, the American
Board of Commissioners for foreign mis-
sions receive 500 the American Home
Missionary society $l910 and the American
Missionary association $500
l.. b. Harris, l. H. Hall and Lorenzo
Hall of Lyndonville, who went to Des
Mo ines, Iowa, with Polled Angus cattle. to
attend the auction sale there, have returned.
Mr., Harris reports the stock taken out all
sold and at good prices. Two years old
heifers brought from $3.50 to $3.50. Bulls
did not sell proportionally we'll.
Information is wanted of Hida
Katrina johnson, young Swedish
woman, who left Proctor, Vt. April
26, to go to Boston, and who has not
been seen or heard of since She is about
y years of age, five feet two inches tall,
weight l2O pounds has medium complexion
with brown hair and blue eyes.
At the annual encampnent of the de-
partment of New Mexico G. A. r., held in
Socorro on April 10, A. NJ. Whitcomb of
Albuquerque was elected department COM
mander, Comrade |Vhitcomb was former
ly musician in the Third Vermont Volun-
teers Regmental band and his old com
rades will be pleased to hear of his sue
cess.
j. A. Goodrich of East Hardwick and
Clarence R. Hod8don of Boothbay Harbor
hot
ates in the class of 80 appear in the list of
the - best speakers in the freshman ella IS
Amherst co.'9ge. From this number the
best five speakers will be chosen to speak
q: commencement for the Kellogg prize of
80 dollars.
Judge and Mrs. Royal Tyler did not re-
ceiva their friends at their golden wedding
anniversary at Brattleboro, owing to the
latter 5 illness. Some of their intimate ac-
qua!nthnceS, however, We're unwilling to let
the occasion pass by without giving it some
recognition, and presented the Judge with
handsome gold-headed cane and Mrs Tyler
with gold berry spoon both appropriate
j. inscribed.
When Senator Morrill, reached his SOth
birthday recently, a number of Senate ofrl-
clals and employees presented him hand
solns par OF vases, accompanied by a mem
oilhl expressing lhe regard of the sgners
for the senator One evening this week
these gentlemen, about 30 in number, were
entertained at dinner by the senator, at his
residence, and pleasant speeches were made
in respon TO toasts.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. II. McClary of Albany
celebrated their golden wedding last Mon
day. There were many friends present who
left them many valuable tokens, while the
Chicago Sugar Trade sent Mrs. McClary a
set Of god knitting needles and Mr.. Nc
Clary an elegant gold pencil This couple
have lived III the same house and slept in
the same room all those 80 years.
The horse of William d. Lane the florist,
took fright May / at passing en-
gine while standing near the depot park at
Rutland and took run through Merchants
Row Just at Grove street corner a man
waived an umbrella to stop him when the
horse fell upon the marble sidewalk, throw
ing the driver out. One leg was 50 badly
crushed that the animal was shot to end its
misery.
As was reported in Dispatches last week