Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-08

%. COZ, showing a net loss OF 3Si.
+. X. Powell's store, in Wilson'S block,
Barton. VT, was damaged $4,000 to S5OO0
by fire at midnight Monday night In
sured.
Charles Dow Of West Glover was thrown
from a road cart July 30 and died from his
injuries the same night, aged % years. tie
was popular merchant, and will be great
loss to society financially.
A bull at Barton Landing during the .
heated term last week that had been driven /
slowly for a distance Of nearly mile be
came mad on account of the excessive heat, /
and rushed into the village, where he was |
shot to prevent his killing people
The will of Mary Meach Clapp, who died
in May, filed for probate recently, gives TO |
the rector of the Episcopal church of Wood |
stock, Vt, $1,000 for memorial windows to |
her father and mother, Joel and Abigail
Clupp, and her sister, Amelia G. Moore
Monday County Court writ was served
on A. z. Childs. editor Of the Bennington
Eeformer, for libel, with damages placed at
$40. OOO Hon. l.. p. Norton Is the plain
tiff. The case grows out of late publications
IN the Bennington Rcformer Childs gave
lail.
Some Of the guests Of the Equinox House,
Manchester. friends of Rev. DR.. Wild, re-
Gently presented him with a purse Of 500.
The young people added another 500, tue
receipts OF the recent entertainment. be-
ing still unable to preach the gift was
doubly appreciated by Dr.. Wild
The 9th Vermont volunteers will hold
their Sd annual reunion at Bradford. VT,
Aug. %, 1870. An members Of the regi
ment are requested to be present Busi-
ness meeting in G. a. r. hail at / O'Clock
a. IN. All railroads within the State viii
sell round trip tickets at reduced rates.
A representative of the State school tool;
''French leave the other day, and broke
FOR freedom. After canVassing the outlook
in ali its bearings on the fragrant banks Of
Dead Creek, the young man retraced his
steps to the school, was admitted aud siept
the sleep of the penitent proIiSal aud was
happy.
Fred and Andrew Raymond aged 10 and
respectively, children of J. T. Raymond Of
New York with Maggie. aged ! :, daughter of
Matthew McNeigh a farmer of Brattleboro
were drowned in West river Saturday nf-
tarnoon The boys We're spending the sum
yner with the McNei5hs and were bathing
they got beyond their depth and Maggie at
tempted to rescue them and was drowned
With them.
A horse one single and two double har-
nasses and q buggy were stolen from
Fred Il. Stevens at East Bethel, VT, Mon
day night The horse Is sorel, has one
white foot and and white @trip in face.
1t weighs about 1919. A card was fonnd
in the stable stating that the team would be
left at West Bethel but it Is not there it is
believed that the parties went north through
Randolph and viii cross TO the west side of
the mountains.
n b,. civil on
cheering class of L. Y. NJ, died AT Muir
ply y. c., Friday Mr.. Lane was n
voung man about % year, of age. lie
went to Georgia three years or more ago
where he was employed by the Marietta and
North Georgia railroad company. For the
nast year he has been engaged in the lumber
district OF Western North Carolina. He
leaves widowed mother in Jericho.
The st. John,bury Republican says that
". J. Connell. one of the Nebraska repre-
sentatives in Congress, who has achieved a
national reputation by Introducing bill
for pcn,ioning eX-siaves, is an oldtime st
.Tohnsbury boy. Tie followed the star o
empire out West studied law, made c large
fortune in Omaha real estate, aud nov
represents his district in Congress. Hi
wife is a daughter Of Mrs. A. g. Chadwicl
also Of st. JoAnabury.
The people Of Tunbridgo were given Sc
we're fright Oh the night of tho Both by IA larg
ami powerfully built man, with long hal
and dressed in red coat with black facing
and gilt braid, surmounted by bear ,kii
hat. Tie tool; up hi, position among th
mounds which according to tradition
mark Tie Indians burial grounl. Owe
these he fired shots from large royolycrs
and threw himself on one and dug 1t u
yith his hands. Finally several men AZ