Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-02-14

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vorable, and before he lays down the work
of commissioner hopes to see the waters so
well stocked that posterty may find some
fish awaiting its rods and files
Rev. NJ. H. Harris Of Worcester, Mass.
well remem bered In Brattleboro as a pastor
of the Universalist church, has received a
call to the Church of the Redeemer, Chica-
go to become pastor OF that church at
salary of $4,000 per annum. Mr.. Harris
has not preached for the Chicago people,
but is called on the merits OF his work in
Worcester and Brattleboro. He will prob
ably accept.
O. NJ Tinkham has returned from hi
lecture tour in New York which was quite
successful, large audiences being in attend
ance upon the farmers meetings evory-
where and much interest manifested. But
the contrast lie draws between the methods
and results obtained by the New York and
Vermont farmers. and indeed their general
intelligence, is very much to the credit of
the latter. 1t was always thus.
Antoine Jarvis, who has had shop on
Kingman street, ST. Albans, for some years
past, died Monday as n result of shock.
Ills ldlullN DeCdllt dldTneu when ne IHlle0
to come home to supper as usual, and sent
to the shop to soc what detained him. Here
the old gentleman was found lying on a
lounge, unconscious ana in a dying state.
He was taken home, whore he died shortly
after. Mr.. Jarvis was about 70 years old
Ernest b. Morse, a 14-year-old son of
Rev c. F. Morse of st. Johnsbury, says
the Caledonian, while out hunting killed a
wild deer. His parents, on learning that
there is a penalty of $50 for such an
offense, and feeling that the sanctity Of the
law ought to be sustained, pain the penalty.
They were not only unaware of such penal
ty, but did not suppose that there was the
remotest possibility OF such thing as
shooting a wild deer IN st. Johnsbury.
An interesting story has come to us from
remote times about black lead mine which
once existed, or was once known on Little
Ascutney mountain in Windsor county.
The story goes that only an old Indian knew
where the mine was situated and used to
cut off pieces to pay for any goods he might
desire. For a long time no one knew of it,
but one day hunter stumbled upon it
while in the chase of some animal. The
Indian mysteriously disappeared. With
the death of the hunter all knowledge of the
mine was lost, and now only few of the
older people remember anything of the
legend which used to be common in earlier
times.
The Mary Howe testimonial concert given
at Brattleboro Tuesday night brought out
large audience, it being Miss Howe's first
appearance since her return from Paris She
was in fine voice and her execution was re.
markably pleasing. She was repeatedly en-.
cored. Her voice shows the effects of care
full training under Marchesi and thore has
been much Improvement since her appearance
Mt the Worcester festival two years ago.
She will sing in several Massachusetts cit
les during the spring and fall and is al
ready engaged for festivals at Springfield
and Worcester. She was assisted Tuesday
night by the Beethoven club of Boston, and
by her brother who accompanied her to
Paris.
The st. Johnsbury Caledonian saws that
the age of Mrs Mary Brodie Clement who
died on Septemb er25 last at the home OF
her son, Peter Clement, in Goss Hollow,
was IA years, months and 20 days, ac-
cordng to ths return just fled at the town
clerks office While it can be rightly ques-
toned whether that was her exact age she
was undoubtedly over 100 years old. L.
to the time Of her death she possessed all
her faculties and was a smart and active
woman The name of her parents and her
birthplace is unknown, but she fixed her
age by the date of her emigration to Ameri
ca. 1t seems somewhat singular that her
husband who died IA years ago was also,a
centenarian being little over 100 years
old
Belmont Holdridge drowned a team neal
the Isle La Motto bridge Monday evening
lie had been across the lake to York State
aud was returning in the evening. In som,
way lie mistook the east shore of the island
for the York State shore and supposed he
was going to Isle La Motto, instead of which
he was going from the island to Alburgh
and drove where the ice is never good and
he and the team vert in together For
tunately his cras were heard by Over
Powers, who lives at the Alburgh end of the
bridge and ne succeeded in getting him out
though nearly pershed. The team did MOI
sink, and were soon frozen in the ice. They
were taken out the following ay.-Messen-
gor.
The annual convention Of the sixth Ma
sonic district of Vermont was held at Mont
pelier W Wednesdsy afternoon and evening
presided over by DR.. b. w. Braley, district
deputy grand master. The first degree was
| conferred by Green Mountain lodge No. 6S,
the second degree by Winooski lodge No
| ~, and in the evening the third degree wa.
( cxempliied by Aurora lodge No. %. Ad
dresses were made by NJ, w. George W
Wing, grand master; Rt. w. b. W. Braley
d. d. G. NJ; d. N. Nicholson, CRANE
lecturer, and others. The meeting was
grand success and showed that the zeal fol
the Masonic institution at the capital wa,
on the increase and that progress was the
order of the day.
Masonic Meetings