Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-03
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest from Every Cor
nor of Vermont Postmasters APP
pointed Personals, Manufacturing
Notes, Fires and Minor Items.

The 'Tady of tho Lake on Lake Mem |
phremagog has made her last trip for this |
year.
1t has been decided to hold the next |
meeting of the Vermont Teachers associa |
on at Below Falls October %, 81 and %. |
I.istnern whose department in the Bos
ton Transcript is the delight of the readers
of that excellent paper, is Newbury, Yer
mont, boy.
Senator Culom and wife are expected in
Brattloboro after the adjournment Of Con.
gress as tho guests of their son-in-law,
Artist r. G. llardie, jr.
Miss Anna BATHS of Manchester left home
this week for Mobile, Ala, where she is to
teach in Emerson institute, under the auspi-
COS of the American Missionary association.
David Herricb, son of Row James Her
rick of Brattleboro, who has been profess
sor in India for the past five years, has re-
turned to this country to pursue his theo-
logical studies
The Worcester Spy says of Mary Howe's
appearance at the festival in Worcester this
week, that she surprised her critics, and
gave performance which n majority of the
| audience were bound to praise.
At Essex Junction s. A. Brownells dry
house was burned Friday afternoon. 1t
was new building and was filled with
material sufficient to make 2OOO butter
tubs. Loss 5000; no Insurance.
The price paid by Mr. Earle for the Elk
press and Standard was $4,000. This was
for the newspaper alone. The job printing
office connected with it was purchased aud
will be run by Mr.. Banney, late editor of
the Express and STANDARD.
William Pitt Cune, the oldest merchant
of Brattleboro and amuch esteemed citizen,
died suddenly at his residence on the night
of the Goth inst. in his Sith year. He had
| held a number of prominent positions and
was always remarkably successful in husi-
ness.
The Natural History society Of Brattle-
| boro has elected as president, II. II.
| Wheeler; ce-president5, DR.. Joseph
| Draper, Judge J. NJ. Tyler and Col. Rich
ards Bradley; recording secretary, II. y.
Chaplin: corresponding secretary, Dr. VIII
liam Clark; treasurer, G.. S, Dowley.
Ashton r. Willard of Boston, a Yer
mont boy, formerly of Montpelier, whose ar
chitectural articles in the New England
Magazine have been widely noted, contrib
utes to the October number another inter
esting paper on the "British House Of Par
lament, which is fully illustrated
Luman ). Norton, OF Bennington, has an
appointment and again enters the navy.
Last week he received his commission as
nautical expert Of the photographic bureau,
l. >. ~, located in Washington, and left
at once for his new work. MI Norton was
educated at Annapolis Md'
The Pomiret poor farm buildings with
the exception OF one barn were burned to
the ground the 2lth while the Keepers were
Mt the Windsor county far at Woodstock.
Nothing OF the contents OF the buildings
was saved and three hogs were burned.
There IS a suspicion OF lncehiarl'm.
There is great complaint Of potatoes rot
ting, Some fields are almost total loss.
The yield is generally large, which makes
the rot 50 much more aggravating. Potato
ralser5 in Addison, New Haven, MonktOr-