Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-03

be given in library hall on New Years eve,
De cember 81. Supper will be served by
the Relief corps.
A portrait Of the late Judge Woodruff of
the United States Circuit Court which EN-
braced Vermont, painted by Daniel Hunt
ington, president of the American academy
of design, was presented to the court in
New York on Saturday.
The installation of Rev. John A. Mccall,
recently of st. Albans, as pastor of the
North Congregational church at New
Bedford, Mms., will take place January %
or "a. Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby of New
York will preach the sermon.
George Willis, esq, one Of the principal
citizens Of Rutland and a director of the
Killington National bank, was hit in the
right eye few days ago by stone care
lessly thrown by a school boys sling, 1t is
feared the use of the eye will be lost
President Ezra Branard of Middlebury
college read paper before the American
geological society in New York last week
on THE Calciferous Formatian of Cham
plain alley" and Prof. Henry NJ. Seeley
read another paper on ''The Fort Cassn
Rocks
The Orleans County Musical association
announce their winter convention to be held
| Blaisdell, leader, Mrs Shepard, pianist,
with large number of artists from Boston
| and elsewhere. Mr.. Blaisdell's orchestra
will also be present.
John Miller, for about five years an en-
| gineer at the Brandon Italian Marble COM
panys MILL was caught in the gearing and
killed while on duty about 2:l5 Monday
morning. He was 80 years old and leaves a
wife and three small children, and five
grown up children by former wife.
| Farmer Writings house, north of Rut-
land was broken into by burglars on Thurs
day night and a nmber of valuable articles
were taken. 1t was evident that the thieves
were determined, had they met with any
opposition, to have matters their own way,
from two clubs they left behind them in the
| kitchen.
The new Rutland Universalist church
will be dedicated on Wednesday, January
%. Rev. j. NJ. Pullman of the First Uni
versaist church of Lynn, Mass, will preach
the dedicatory sermon, and among others
who will participate in the exercises will be
Revs j. j. Lewis, Patterson and Parker.
The Haywood Chair company of Fitch
burg, Mass, which has been doing a branch
business at Barton for the last 80 years in
the supply of chair stock have decided TO
wind up their business there soon. The
timber in that region is pretty well cut off,
L. S. Borley of st. Abans has recently
done very handsome thing for the St
Adams hospital, in presenting the Ladies
Hospital association with all the article;
necessary to furnish room No. -, to be
known as the 'Borley room," in memory
of his deceased wife.
The rear end of A. S. Sherman's Wagon
was struck Sunday afternoon by wild
cat engine as he was driving home to Rut
land from West Rutland. Mr.. Sherman
was thrown out having several ribs and al
arm broken. His horse ran away, smash
ing the wagon to pieces.
f. B. Farmer of Rutland was run into
while driving home from church Sunday by
a team driven by two young men under th'
influence of liquor. Mr.. Farmer and wifi
We're prec .ptated into the ditch, with Sc
we're injuries to both. Their carriage wa
smashed and horse fatally hurt.
The new engine for the Marble City
Electric Light company of Rutland has ar
rived and is now being put in position a
the factory on Church street. 1t is from
the Fitchburg steam engine works and ha
12J horse power. The large balance whee
; is - feet in diameter.
Andrew j. Willard of st. Johnsbury
died while sitting in his chair reading
Tuesday evening of apoplexy. He wa
born in Lyndon in 1915, admitted to tn
Caledonia county bar in 1857, was State
attorney from 1865 to 1867 and had nelc
several town offices. He leaves widow
and four sons.
Peter Collins, who was arrested and trie
before the Municipal Court at Rutland on
charge of breaking into the office of Goul
and Burditt, finally decided to plead guilt
and the court sentenced the respondent t
l five years imprisonment at hard labor il
, the State prison at Windsor.
: Henry w. Tewksbury of West Randolph
made Christmas present of fine gol
watch chain and charm, with a sutabl ir
scription, to Charles IL. Pierce and Fran
H. Thresher, the engineer and iremen ol
the train that fell from Hartford bridg
i February 3, 1887, for their heroic action i
reScuinS him.
Secretary Proctor Is not quite sure abou
= his movements He ate his Christmas din
ner at Washington with his family, consist
t ing of Mrs. Proctor, the little son who wa
recently so ill., his eldest son and wife an
f his niece, Miss Carey. There is a plan 70
9 a Southern trip by Mrs, Proctor and tn
y little boy, and the secretary wants to ac
/ company them.
/ The nomination of NJ. d. Douglass havin
been made as postmaster at West RUTLAND
Y he will relieve John f. Leonard as soon q
d he has forwarded his bond, Mr. Douglas
> has for long time been clerk for Secr'
9 tary of War Proctor at West Rutland an
is it was at the secretary's suggestion that /
made application and through his infuenC
!, secured the position.
+ When Gilbert Haven was editor of Zion
d Herald, visiting officially the session of tn
o Vermont Conference in the year 1863, h
g wrote and printed "Gov. Dillingham; r.
sides in Waterbury, hale gentleman of year
s in the sixties, full of youth nnd spirit n
It words at the conference eQualed his for fiji
i and faith" Ex-Governor Dillingham;, ii
, senior, is still alive, and the son, w,
Is Dillingham;, is now governor of the Stat
and member of the Wesleyan association.
y George Carey, a 10year old boy, whi
y playing at Rutland with n butcher knit
If with its point upward, fell on it, the fu
z, length Of the blade penetrating the flesh
% part of one arm. He came near bleediu
to death before any assistance was rendert