Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-02-14
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest from Every Cor
ner of vermont Personals, Manu-
featuring Notes, fires, Accidents
and Minor Items.

secretary Iroctor's invalid son is steadily
and rapidly regaining health and strength.
1t is hoped to secure Miss Mary Howe of
Bratteboio for the Worcester festival the
coming fall.
Clark Reed of Plainfield has received an
increase of pension from ~ to $12, and
Michael Sullivan of Northfeld from $6 to
s12.
Windsor county has adopted Lippncott's
readers, the Normal speller Raub's gram
mar, Scudder's history and Swinton's geo
graphy.
Supervisor Stone of Orleans county is
seeking to obtain, as far as may be, uni
fornity of methods among the teachers of
the county.
Major A. B. Valentine of Bennington
started Saturday on a trip to the far West
possibly going to California, to be absent
several weeks.
The Lamole MILESTONE works at Evans
Vile, owned by the Pike Manufacturing
company, were burned Friday, loss S10,-
GOO, partly insured.
Roclingham's check list carries 1892
names, an increase of 10 over the list of
last February, and decrease of % from
the list of August 1883.
The spirited contest over the Hnesburgh
postofice has been settled by the appoint
ment of Guy D. Boynton who assumed the
duties of his position Wednesday,
Commander Z. T. Woodward Of the
United States navy, son-in-law of the
Rev. Dr. B. Hawley, formerly of Benning-
ton, is seriously sick on Mare Island.
The Lamolle MILESTONE mills at Evans
vile, Vt, owned by the Pike Manufacturing
company was burned Friday afternoon.
Loss, $4,000, partly insured. Origin un-
known
Rev. Charles NJ. Niles. recently called to
the rectorship of Trinity church. Rutland,
has accepted and notified the wardens that
he Will otfcate the first Sunday in Lent,
February %.
c. 5. Lebourveau, ir., Of Lyndonville has
sold out his drug store to II. j. Dwinell
and has purchased the box shop Of the Gun
ningham insolvent estate The shop will be
started up again.
Rev. c. NJ. Carpenter of Hartand, has
accepted a call to church in Tyngsboro,
Mass, and begins his labors there March
2. Mr.. Carpenter has been over Metho-
dist church in Hartland for three years.
Rev. O. H. Shinn of the Rutland Uni
versaist church left for Omaha. Neb.,
Monday. He goes to Omaha to raise mon
ey to build church on the lot that has been
given to the Universalist society of that
city.
Company a, of Rutland, has Just elected
as the successor of Capt. j. d. Dominy, f.
j. Gray, who was formerly second liouten-
ant Of the 10th Separate Co. of Glens Falls,
but who has resided in Rutland about two
years.
case has been made to test the validity
Of the charter of the Vermont Medical
college, of Rutland of which "Dr.' George
Duttcn is dean. The case will be argued
before the Supreme Court at Woodstock on
February %.
During the year 1889 in the town OF
Brighton there were &C births go males.
3G females IL deaths, and 81 marriages.
As compared with 1888 there is quite a de
crease in the births and an increase in the
deaths tho figures for that year being births
So deaths 26.
Lieut.. Gov. Fuller is having some wooden
horses made for the practice Of the battery
at Brattleboro in vaulting, Harvesting, with
the new quick harnesses, like those of fire
engines, and hitching to the gun carriages.
Two of the horses are now done and there
are TO be two more.
Chicago concern has put up a building
6Oxl27 feet near the international mill at
Newport. 1t is now being filed with ice
being stored for the purpose of using in the
summer when their trains get here loaded
with fresh meat,
At a meeting of the church society, ST
Johnsbury East, building committee was
chosen, consisting of j. &. Hovey, j. W.
Webster and j. c. Potter to see about re
building the parsonage recently burned. 1t
is believed that with the insurance of $1,000
good set of buildings can be erected Tor
from $500 to 800 outlay.
The graduates of the Vermont Methodist
Seminary will hold their fifth annual reun-
ion Mt Hotel Flower Boston, on the goth
inst. President Warren of Boston Univer-
sity, and Rev. 7. p. Frost of Brooklyn, y.
Y, are to make after-dnner speeches, and
large company is expected TO De present
TO enjoy the occasion.
a musical convention will be held at a l.
bany, commencing Wednesday, February
20 and closing Friday evening, under the
direction of }. II. Humphreyof St. Johns
bury. Among the soloists 10 be present are
Harry May, Miss Clara A. Whitney, Miss
Nettie Miller aud others. There will be a
good orchestra under the lead of j. f.
Chamberlin.
James w. Remck os Littleton, who has
been appointed United States attorney for
the district of New Hampshire, was born In
Hardwick, on Oct. 30, 1860. He was grad
uated from the law school of Michigan
University in 1882 and in the same year
was admitted to the bar IN Concord, n. II.
He practiced two years at Colebrook before
removing to Littleton.
The arrest of Miss DR.. Ludgate" or
Eta w. Harris at Boston few days ago
for keeping an unlicensed lying-in hospital
at Maiden and for alleged malpractice at
Boston, will interest many people in this
State because "Dr Ludgate," who is about
40 years old was born at Vernon, VT,
where her family lived many years, and
were well and favorably known. Her
father was Sylvanus Harris.
The Forest and Stream says: Fish and
Game Commissioner Herbert Brainerd of
Vermont reported well-deined progress in
his State, where, under his direction special
attention is given to enlisting the support
and cooperation OF farmers and land
owners, by generous distribution of fish fry
for their streams. The old brooks are there,
ha soid ha conditions for fish aI,a still fo