Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02


10 minutes would have placed it beyond
control, as high wind was blowing at the
time.
The North Eastern Vermont association
of underwriters elected these officers p. d.
Blodgett of St Johnsbury, presidents G.
w. Cab oon of LyndonviIle and E. A.
Stewart of Newport, vice presidents j. r.
Gleason of Lyndonvlle secretary and
treasurer Rating committees For Orange
county, j. c. Stearns, W. G. Foss; St
JoEnsbury and vicinity, =. ~ Blodgett, g.
T. Moore; Lyndon and vicinity, G. w.
Cahoon, J. 7. Gleason; Barton and vicinity
j. n, Webster, A. c. Parker; Newport and
vicinity, f. f. Alfred, L. A. Stewart
Special rating committee, =. +. Blodgett,
st. Johnsbury.
1t is proposed, in connection with the sta
tistics of the newspaper and periodical press
Tor the eleventh census, to form complete
collection of all the newspapers, magazines
and periodical publications of every character
and description printed in the United States
during the census year, 20 serve as a per
manent memorial of the development of this
branch of American enterprise. This col
lection will be made in duplicate. One set
will be deposited properly classified and
bound, for prevervatiOn in the library of
Congress where the similar collection made
in connection with the census of 1850 is now
preserved, and the other will be deposited in
the National musuem.
Several days ago Miss Estella Boom
hover died very suddenly at the resid-
ence at North Troy, near the Canada
line, of Dr. Isaac Kimball, with whom she
lived many years. The peculiar nature Of
much of the Doctors practice and his past
a an
mortem examination, which was made by
Drs j. H. Hamilton of Richford and
Charles L. Erwin Of Newport Evidence
of malpractice was found, and portion of
the organs were taken to DR.. John Is.
Wheeler, instructor of surgery in the Bur
lngton medical college Pending his de
cision DR.. kiuball has been committed to
the Orleans county Jail at Newport. He
has been under arrest for similar charges
before.
p. b. Laird formerly of st. Johnsbury,
has been appointed to responsible position
in the office Of the United States commits
sioner of emigration of New York city.
The New York Press says of the appoint
ment; ''The Press is glad to note that F. b.
| Laird, the old stonecutter of Syracuse, who
| is well known to the readers of our tariff
talks, has been appointed a boarding officer
! byEmigraton Superintendent Weber. Mr.
Laird talked a good many Harrison and
Morton votes into the ballot boxes in 1855
and now that he is to abide in this city
there will be some lively circusses in the
Manhattan Single Tax clubs moot Con
gress when the tariff question comes up ="
The first district conference of The
Noung Mems Christian association
| commenced at Waterbury. Saturday
I,,ft \ :
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. led
the devotional meeting. This was followed
by Bible reading by g. +. Pitzin of Bur
lington college, an address on "Individual
Responsibilities by Geo. Davis of Burlng-
ton, Bible reading by j. w. Sault of st Al
| bans, address "OUr Work. by W. j. Van
Patten of burlington. Bible reading by \.
>. Howe of Montpelier The conservation
meeting sunday morning was led by G.. +.
| I1tkln. Addresses We're made by T.. VI.
! Fulsom, secretary OF the st. Johnsblry as
| sociation, Geo. Davis and WI. Van Patten
OF Burlington, L. 4. Lawrence and George
Tracy. The Waterbury orchestra furnished
music, and much interest was manifested
several persons rising for prayers,
The Bennington Sons of Veterans are in
receipt of SO many favorable replies to the
| circulars sent out that they regard Memoir
! lal Hall as a sure thing, SAYS the Banner
! When the receipts of their fair next month
! the 10Th, 10th and l1Lh,l are counted. they
confidently expect to have $4,000. We are told
that Custer post proposes 10 give them the
| site Two pieces Of property have been offer
| ed: The Burgess location on Main street lust
west of the first National bank, and the
Thomas j. Tiffany house and lot on South
street Col. Scott offers, also, to give n
site if they will locate on the new street
north of the river and west OF Stafford
street The manner Of raising funds was
new, the object being Memorial Hail. and
we are gratled to hear of so good a pros
pect of the project becoming Il success.
| When the superannuate list was taken
up at the Brattcboro Methodist conference.
one of the Interesting incidents was the ad-
dress of W. j Kidder, who announced that
it was his birthday, he being 50 years old.
He had seen the longest active service of
any lnan in the conference, having been on
the effective list IS years. When he joined
the New Hampshire conference Methodism
had 10 conferences and four bishops. The
! New Hampshire conference had II appoint-
ments, "A of which were in Vermont. OF