Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18

PresS leased wires that run OUT OF New
York His reputation extends to every city
that is connected with New York by wire.
Worthy J. Nagg of Miles Pond, while
saving slabs at Hazens mill lYt Saturday
afternoon, trpped and fell upoN = the revol
wing saw, terribly cutting hi! left arm.
The examination by the doctorS shc.s that
the back of his arm had been laid open
from the shoulder to the wrist and the
bones of the elbow badly sawed. 1t is very
painful wound and will probably result in
stiff elbow
Mrs Albert B. Woodworth of Concord,
n. H., was recently elected a member of the
Concord board of education, being the first
woman to hold the office. Mrs. Woodworth
graduated from st. Johnsbury academy
about 20 years ago and after a course at
Nassar college, was engaged as teacher i'll
the academy. She is a sister of Editor II.
E. Parker Of the Bradford Opinion
In the matter of the fatal accident to
Fredery Staples on the Passumpsic division
OF the Boston and Maine railroad, about
quarter of a mile north OF Bradford station,
November H. 1899, the Board OF Railroad
Commissioners finds, that the accident was
not caused by any of want care or prudence
of said railroad company or its servants:
rum was the sole cause.
| Arthur Mckinney of Jay, Orleans county.
was arrested on Thursday by Deputy United
States Marshal Faley, on the charge of
smuggling liquor and other goods and
brought to this city yesterday. He was ar
raigned before commissioner George +.
johnson, and bail was fixed in the sum of
$500 for his appearace. He was unable to
secure bonds and was committed to Jail,
Benton Turner, one of the largest pro-
| duccrs of lumber on the Saranac river, who
has run the Maine mill located two miles
| above flattsburgh for a number of years,
is at present engaged in trying to form
large company for the purpose of manufac-
turing paper at Plattsburgh, and indica-
tions are said to be favorable to the success
of the enterprise.
Gen. W. L. Greenleaf and Lieut.. Col
| William Smith went to Fairlee yesterday
and with Gen. Gilmore inspected the pro-
posed ground for the muster at Bradford
next August. The ground is located near
the Orange county fair ground, being the
same ground that was used for the mus
ter there in 1919 It is pleasantly located
a short distance north of the village and it
is not improbable that the next muster
will be held there.
Patents have just been granted to resi-
II. Emerson of Burlington by assignment
from John S. W. Macintosh Of Saratoga.
for coasting toboggan: TO James Hartness
| of Springfield for screw machine tool to
the Jones & Lamson Machine company OF
Springfield, by assignment from James
Hartness of the same place, one for chuck,
and one for stock feeding mechanism for
screw machines.
At the last annual meeting of the Henry
Dibbee company of Chicago, the stockhold-
ers unanimously rendered a vote of thanks
to the president and general manager, An
son 5. Hopkins, who has been identified for
over 10 years with this business, for his
faithful and efficient management. Mr..
Hopkins is an old st. Juhnsbury boy says
the Caledonian who like most Nermonters
in the West is making his mark
\. b. Darling the senior proprietor of
New York York Fifth Avenue hotel, left
for California last week with his wife. Be-
fore leaving, he and Mr.. Hitchcock, who
opened the hotel together in 1859, added
two partners to the ole old firm of Hitch
cock, Darling & Co, Charles y. Villas and
Elmer A. Darling, nephew of A. b. Dar-
ling, who is a native of Burke and has
made his hotel one of the most famous in
the land
The Bridport correspondent Of the FREE
| PRESS says that Fred Crane has contracted
with the d. Ii. McAlpine company of New
Jersey, to ship them by express large
number of frogs. The frogs are to be
packed in moss that they may be kept
alive. as they are for the purpose of filling
a certain pond owned by the company. Mr..
Crane thinks this will pay better than rails.
ing trotters
S. b. BaGley of Hartland is unquestiona
bly, successful sheep breeder On the 14tl
Of February, 1889. lie had two sheep, eacl
of which in the season had two lambs
This year each of the two sheep has also in
creased his flock by two lambs, while two
OF last years lambs have each added one
this spring, one of which weighed nine and
one half pounds at its birth. Thus in one
year his two sheep have increased in mum
ber to II, The sheep are a mixture Of
Cotsw old and Southdown varieties.
Vermont correspondent of the Troy
Times writes as follows: "A real estate
firm announces sales amounting to 5000 U0t
in the last two months. If this is any ind
cation OF the tendency of the movement OF
capital one can easily see that abandoned
farms VIII be a thing of the past. 1t is
fact that the term is now a meaningless.
phrase in some towns, which year asc
had numbers of tenantless farms People
from the cities who desire an outing in tn,
summer are seeking the hest places, anC
farmers from other States are seeking tc
better their condition by settling upon som,
of the cheap lands offered in various towns
All indicates prosperous future for tn,
State
number of Caledonia county men ar,
interested in a movement to establish
so, 600 bank at Jacksonville, Fla. Tn,
Republican says that l.. X. Qumby, ESQ
of Lyndon is the largest individual inves
tor; Hon. Henry c. Ide of st. Johnsbury
has taken large block, and greater or les
sums have been subscribed by Others Tn,
cashier will be George +. lde, son of Emor,
4. lde of St. Johnsbury, who acquired
thorough knowledge of the banking busines
at the First National bank and who is well
known as a trustworthy and promising
young man. AS the current rate of inter
est in Alabama is from II to Is per cent
there is no doubt that the stock of wei
managed bank will he good investment
The bank will be known as the Tredega
! bank.
Olin II. Henderson of st. Johnsbury
grand master of the State Lodge,