Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-16
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest from Every or
of Ncrm rmont-Postmssters APP
pointed Personals, Manufacturing
Notes. Fires and Minor Itoms.

president
Upward of $21, 900 were deposited in the
Island Pond National bank the first 10 days
of its existence.
The break in the Champlain canal at
Mechanicville was closed Monday, and
navigation was resumed at S p. m.
The STANDARD Electric company of Yer
mont have put in over 40 plants during the
past year aggregating 10, 450 lamps.
TIE Bennington county conference of
CONGREGATIONAL churches meets at the Con
gresslonal church, Rupert, May 21 and 2S.
The Estcy guard rino team beat the
Mortified military team in a telegraph
match Saturday afternoon with score of
362 to 333.
The Vermont Woman's Suffrage associa
ton will hold a convention at the Baptist
church, Sutton, Friday afternoon and even
ing, May IS.
The listers of South Burlington have COM
pleted their list for this year. They find
III polls. 343 horses, 743 COWS, 80 swine
and % swarms of bees.
Nlssls Harbour Brothers, extensive lum-
Der dealers at Woodford, have commenced
the construction of a steam lumber mill on
their mountain tract of timbered land
There have been few cases of diphtheria
Mt Fairhaven this spring. The cases differ
from those of last spring, as they are more
severe and more adults have been attacked
this yenr.
samuel Bailey aged about 60, the oldest
conductor on the passumpsic railway died
at East Barnet on Sunday. He had been
conductor over 30 years. lie leaves wife
and four children.
Inspection of the old Mead house, which
was moved from Dummerston IS years ago
and recently removed from Main street,
shows that unique handmade nails were
used in its construction.
a Manchester granite cutter has CON
tracted, for $4,000, to cut out of Barre WI
granite d ffty-ton monument, TO be placed
over the grave of Hugh W. Hughes, who in
life was known as the ''Slate King CT Amer
ica. ;"
A syndicate of seven young men are ar
ranging for the presentation Of the opera
Pinafore at st. Johnsbury early in June j.
II. Humphrey is directing the music, and
about 40 local singers will participate IN
the entertainment.
Heavy rams and high water caused a
landslide ut st. Johnsbury Sunday morning
when part Of a side hill so wide slid into
the Passumpsic river, taking the highway
and everything in its course. The town S
loss will be over $1,000.
Addison Alden, we'll known resident
and painter of Bennington, and for several
years resident of Burlington, committed
suicide by taking a dose of laudunum at his
home on the afternoon of the Sth. Poor
health and inability to work led to the act it
is supposed
Rev DR.. Charles Van Nordon, formerly
of St. Adams, was inaugurated as president
of the Woman's College at Emira, n y,
last week. In accepting the keys of the
college President Van Norden delivered an
address on the higher education of women,
which is highly spoken of.
A new G. \. X. post-Isaac Blake post
No. 1G4-has been organized and mustered
at Morgan Centre, The present number Of
members is l2 with possible gain in the
near future OF 80, which will make fair
average in number with the other posts in
this department.
Col Franklin Fairbanks attended in
New York last week the annual meeting of
the Nicaragua canal company Of which he
is a director. The former officers were re-
elected, including Hiram Hitchcock, Of the
Fifth Avenue hotel, president and Hon.
Frederick Billings, chairman Of the execu-
tive committee.
Conductor James P. Caldwell of the Con.
necticut river and valley roads has been
promoted to take the place of Conductor
Barrett an official who has been in the
service for 25 years and now resigns Cald-
well runs the night express to Windsor and
makes the down trip on the Montreal day
express.
Ralph Cray, who was at one time pro
prietor of the Brattleboro House and who
was for several years resident OF Erattie
loro. while employed on the New Londor
Northern road freight conductor be
tween BrattleDoro and Palmer. had his righ
leg cut of above the ankle last week a
stafford Springs, Conn.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights O
Honor will hold its 18th annual session IL
Rutland on June %, aud a large attendance
is expected. as it is some time since tn,
order has met here. The Grand Lodge il
COMPOSED OF its officers and committee
and Representatives from each lodge il
the state. Reduced rates will be arrange
Oh the railroads
4 two-stoly building at Mechanicsvills
Vt, belonging to the Chase Toy compan,
and used as a paint shop was destroyed b,
fire sunday. A large quantity of good
was stored in the building preparatory tC
removal to the new works al Rutland. Elk
traordinary eXartions on the part of the
employees prevented the destruction of al
the buildings. ~ he loss Is ABOUT elOOU; IN
surcd for 800.
The Boston Traveller says; "Anothe
Cerster seems TO have been discovered il
Miss M-rJ Howe Of Brattleboro, VT.
whose singing is meeting with universe
,ysi,, from the critics in this country
Miss Howe has a brilliant and texibi
soprano voice. and sings colorature musi
with wonderful effectiveness. Vernon
should be proud OF her gifted daughter,
And SO she is.
Two promis7ory notes Of $500 each hav
been received by the Domestic Misslonar
society from thc late Lyman Clark the inter
est Of which is to be used for the support O
preaching services in the Marshiield church
should such services not be supported regu
Iaily for at least six months, then the note
are to become the property OF the Mission
airy society Mr., Z, ?. Seymour Of Yal
seminary will supply during the summe
! vacation.
Miss Hattie, daughter of Frank Reed q