Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-24
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest from Every Cor
ner OF Nermont-Personals, Manu-
featuring Notes, Fires, Accidents
and Minor Items.

The total expense of the Barton village
water works up to date reaches S16, 100.
The knights of Labor arc expected to
have n ticket in the field at Rutland at town
meeting,
T. V. Powderly will soon lecture at the
Rutland Opera House on "Tho world us
kmghthood would make it..
Springfield has one OF the best public
Libraries in the State. Ii numbers about
GOO volumes OF the best works.
Rev. William B. Buckingham, former
rector of Trinity church, Rutland, died at
at Barnwell, S. c., last week, aged ~ yearf,
The E. & 7. Fairbanks Company cor
poratons declares an extra dividend of SG
per share, now payable on stock of record
January 10.
Mrs Rcbecca Appleton Blake, formerly
of Woodstock, who died at Nice, France,
December 26, bequeathed to st. James's
church, Woodstock, $1,000.
H. NJ. Dufur, the well-known wrestler
was struck by a coasting sled at West Ran
dolph Wednesday and thrown on his head,
being badly cut and bruised.
Chief Clerk George Merrill of the New
England railway mail service examined Pos
tai Clerks Chandler and Fletcher on New
Hampshire and Vermont Wednesday.
Willard Lindsey, So for the past IS
years a respected resident of Brattlcboro,
died suddenly early Wednesday morning of
heart disease. He was native OF Ja-
maica.
The Vermont Construed on company of
st. Alhans has secured the contract to build
to draw span of tine new Grand Isle bridge
1t is $4,000 contract, and there We're 10
bidders
The Poultney Sons of Veterans camp
claims the honor Of having the oldest son OF
veteran as member of any existing
| camp in the person of William Lamb, aged
60 years.
"AIinnie, . the English mostiT that was
used in London to track Jack the Rip
per-" the Whitechapel murderer, is now
owned by j. l.. Winchel proprietor Of the
Green Mountain kennel at Fairhaven.
The Fairhaven fish hatchery has recently
produced 200, 600 speckled trout from
spawn that had been sent from Carolina.
! r. |. They expect soon to hatch 21O, 900
trout from spawn sent from Worthwhile,
| Mich.
! The commissioner of pensions has ap-
pointed DR.. Lyman Rogers of Shaft4bury
| Or. c. G. r.. jennings of Bennington Cen
tire and DR.. l.. Hemmway of Manchester,
pension examining surgeons for Bennington
| county.
Charles Brooks, 3S, foreman of the yard
of the Olcott Falls Paper company, fell into
the Connecticut river by his boat upsetting
on the dam wednesday morning. was car
ried over the dam and drowned. His body
| has not been recovered
n rman c. Haines of Poultney has in
! vented a machine so complete that the work
/ of growing slate is as simple rs that done in
soft wood and so rapid As to turn out six
| times as much product rs was possible with
existing machinery,
The Frce-wiu Baptists Of this state will
/ hold their quarterly meetings this month as
follows: Corinth, Washington church,
Jan. 11--t9; Wheelock G>utton church, J
Jan. 24--2G; SuaHord, (Tunbridge church.,
Jan. 81,
According to the St. Adams Messenger,
j. a. Chamberlain and Mr.. lIibbard two
contractors on the new bridge crossed from
the north end of Grand Is.e to st. Alban,
Bay ON the ice Saturday. They report a
pleasant drive and there are no cracks This
was the first crossing by team, it is said.
Proposals for the construc ton of the
south wing of the new insane asylum al
Waterbury, are asked for by the trustees.
Bids will be received up TO February 20
and the successful bidder will be required
to give a bond TO the State treasurer fol
the faithful performance of his work
Boring for marble has heen commenced
near Arlington with good prospects of
successful find. Almost the first marble il
Vermont was quarried there, and if th
article can be found of good quality, tb'