Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-10
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN THE
WAY OF NEWS.
Il rief Items of Interest from Every Corner
of vermont-Pe rsonals. Manufactur-
ing Notes, Crimes, Casualties and
Minor Events.

Mr. |. T. Beeman Of Fairfax has been mp
pointed an inspector Of customs at st. AL
bans.
fire the other night because of matches in
his pocket.
Eight young ladies took the veil at st.
Joseph Catholic convent in Rutland Tues
day afternoon.
Important railway movements and
changes at Rutland are rumored to take
place early in the year.
Mrs Senator Morrill,, assisted by Miss
Swan, held her first reception at her W ash
ington home on Thursday.
st. Johnsbury voted $500 to the local
band at a recent town meeting for 10 out
door concerts next summer.
w. S Bailey of Hardwick expects to
give his famous filly Helen NJ. a mark of
220 or better next season as u three-year-
old.
The output of the Estey Organ works
dnring 1889 was considerably above 13, 900
organs, beside the large number of piano
cases.
| Owen j. McGowan of Whitehall has sold
his three-y ear-od Hiland Gray to Hiram
| OfYensend of West Haven, VT, for an ex
| cellent price.
All the mills at Fair Haven are full of
orders. Prices are low, but full forces are
being worked in all departments, except at
the Waldo mills.
Commissioner of immigration A. B.
| Valentine has issued a new map of the State
showing the towns wherein are located un-
occupied lands.
Rev. Josiah Swett rector of st. Johns at
! T,,;,, of
d led Saturday of neuralgia of the heart.
The funeral took place in Burlington Tues
day.
The farmers of West Haven and Benson
receive large amounts of money from board
ing Cham plain canal horses in the winter and
it also enables them to dispose of their surplus
hay.
The First National bank, Merchants bank
and the Citizens savings bank and trust
company o: st. Johnsbury have each de
clared semi annual dividend of three per
cent
William l.. Strickland, claiming to be from
New York. was arrested at Chester Satur-
day night for attempting to pass bogu.
checks on j. E. Pollard and G.. +. Hadley
merchants
SC !. Hood of Lowell Mass" says the
Fair Haven Era, has a five-year-o son
of Mambrno Wilkes that is as full of prom
Use as the Sarsaparilla of which he is the
manufacturer. -
Erastus a. Dean, a Brandon boy. won
the first prize of $50 offered by the Water
bury Watch company for the best essay on;
"What the Waterbury Watch has Done
for the World"
The Carpenter Organ company of Brat
tleboro, in spite of the dull times, had one
of the largest productions in its history las
month, shipping over 200 organs and still
being behind with its orders.
j. W. Cannon's four year-old son fell
from the second story of his house in Rut-
land, having lost his balance as he was lean
ing over the window sill. The boy received
a severe injury in the back.
A man named W. +. Danforth is in
critical condition at Rutland from taking
dose of horse medicine by a mistake. II
intended to take a drink of whiskey bu
struck the wrong bottle.
Friday Judge Tyler in the Bennington
County Court sentenced Byron n. Roberts
convicted of mansaughter, to 10 years il
the State prison. This is the closing seem
in the Walder murder case
Rev. Charles Van Norden, formerly pas
tor of the Congregational church in st. Al
bans mas been elected by the unanimou
vote Oh Tue trustees Oh tne E!nilra colleS
Tor women w. - 10 tne presidency oil ina
institution
Dr. Blanchard OF Peacham has Just com
pleted collectloh oil plants Tor the nev
, Falrbanks museum at ST. Johnsbury.
includes pants from ne" England ana TN
adjacent provinces Oh canada ana number
some over looo species
|
The new railroad bridge at North Troy
Vt, which takes the place of the one burn
ed the other DAY, was crossed Tor the mrs
: time iast fl!day' ana the railroad tralhc
the CANADIAN racine ROAD through \ermon
Is resumih9 ltS former chnhhelS'
Superintendent Palmer will conduct
I Caledonia county teachers institute at st
: Johnsbury Thursday, Friday and Saturday
January 10, II ana Is, ana VIII be assisted
= by several prominent educators from abroa'
+ ana by seVeral supervisors from other couh
I ties
The box shop In Lyndonviile belonging t