Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-11
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH II
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest from Every or =
nor of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT APP
pointed-Personals, Manufacturing
Notes, Fires and Minor Items.

Ella HlnueS, daughter OF y. u l1lnueS, Oh
Nergennes died Wednesday, age 20 years.
Rev. f. r. Sanford of st. Johnsbury will
deliver the Decoration Day address at Bar
ton.
Three shares of +. & T. Fairbanks scale
stock sold at auction in Boston last week
for $40 a share.
A New York syndicate is prospecting for
manganese ore on j. b. Mobiles farm in
Clarendon, Vt,
Rev. 5. II. Barnum of Durham, y. H.,
has accepted a unanimous call to the Con-
gregational church at Cornwall
George r. Clark, formerly of ST. Johns
bury will be one of the soloists in the Hen
del and Haydn festival to be held in Boston
April Glib
Hon Caleb b. Harrington, former
leading lawyer of Rutland county resides at
Burlington, Iowa. 80 years old and nearly
blind
Rev. Harry Bricbett of the First Congre-
gatonal church, Thetford, resigned his
charge on the completion of his eight years
pastoratc April y
There is frozen well at Brandon, cover
ed with ice all the year round, which fur
nishes more speculation than water for the
wondering people.
Central Vermont railroad at Richford was
destroyed by fire, with the tools of the sec
ton men. The loss is considerable.
T.. e.. Allis, formerly proprietor of the
Ludlow Tribune, has purchased the Bellows
Falls Times. He will Immediately assume
the management as editor and proprietor
A small dwelling house owned by Julius
j. Cram of Lincoln wasburned down Tues
dny evening, cause of fire unknown, In
sured for a small sum in Vermont Mutual
L. H. Chase of Louisville, Ky, who has
n summer home in Bratrleboro writes to his
local friends of the effects of the deadly cy-
clone; though fortunately lie was not in its
track
A special grand jury has been summoned
for the April term of court, on account of
the Fairfax and Fairfield murder cases and
some minor cases requiring immediate at
tention.
Messrs p. r. Kendall and W c. Dunton
expect to go to Washington soon to hear
the John @ Neli liquor cases, which will
probably come up before the Supreme Court
at shat time.
Charles White of East Wallingford is in
Jail at Rutland awaiting a hearing on a
delicate charge. The penalty Is $4,000 fine
or % years in prison. The alleged victim
is Is years old
The dockets for the April term of La
noble County Court are out. There are -
cases on the county docket, five of which
are State and IS divorce cases. Judge
Dlunson will preside,
Miss Mary Howe sang Sunday morning
and evening before a large congregation in
the Centre church at Brattleboro. She
sang at Pittsiield yesterday and sings in
Boston and Concord during the month.
a telegram to the Messenger from Shel-
don Springs says Charles Joness house, in
that place, wes entirely consumed by fire
early Thursday morning, with its contents.
The family barely escaped with their lives.
Loss @l1O0, insured $1,000
Griffith & Nathaniel of Poultney have
purchased another slate quarry OF John l..
Jones, This last purchase gives them G2
rods on the vein, 20 of which they owned
before. They have already over 20 men
working on this strip and in less than 80
days they will increase their force.
The first issue Of the Barre Town News
has made its appearance aud is a creditable
sheet, 1t is an eight-page journal, newsy
locally, and making special promise OF
strict attention to Barre and vicinity mat.
ters. Its editor and proprietor is +. h.
Barre Bunder. -
The largest Congregational churcl
membership and Sunday school in the State
are claimed by the Rutland church, Rev.
&. W. Phillips, D. D., pastor. the former
having reached 633, and the latter. 440
During the last year S42ll were raised fol
benevolent purposes, and S592S for home
expenses. Forty-six united with the
church
As Mrs E. c. Hall and a six-year -olC
daughter of Peter Blair were crossing til,
river at Enosburgh Falls, April
about 4:30 O'Clock in the afternoon
they broke through the ice and the littl'
girl was drowned Mrs. Hall was rescued
in an exhausted condition after being in the
water nearly half an hour. The body ha
not been recovered.
4 Troy despatch says that Miss Julit
Hard of Arlington, Vt, while visiting he
sister. Mrs Jeptha Matteson, at Rome, fel
dead Sunday evening. She had prepared
herself to attend church, and had just pu
on her cloak when she fell. She was y
years old. The remains were taken to Ar
linGton for interment.
The spring term of the Norwicl
university commenced Wednesday,
number of cadets being in attend
Rnce. Lieut.. T.. IL. tatlln End artl
lery L. S. A. stationed there the past three
years is ordered to rejoin his battery. The
wrr department has detailed Lieut.. Garter
Sd cavalry L. S. a. to be stationed here
US military instructor,
The commissioners appointed to fix th'
bounds in case they thought it advisable, t
recommend the annexation Of Summervill'
to ST. Johnsbury met last Thursday, ant
parties from the village aud Summervill
appeared in favor of annexation The com
mission favors the same, but adjourned t.
April IS then to further consider th
bounds, and set time for the meeting
First Lieut.. j. d. Orcutt OF Co. ID, 81
Johnsbury guards, has rendered his resigna
ton on account of disabilities arising from
wounds received when III the service of hi
country during the war of the rebellion
He has served in the National Guard of thi
State over seven years as lst sergeant u
and lst lieutenant and was most faithful
and psinstaking officer.
The New York syndicate, which recent.