Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest from Every Cor
ner of Nermont-Postnaster APP
poiuted-Personals, Manufacturing
Notes, Fires and Minor Items.

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| Hornellsville, n. Y.
The Franklin county Farmers league
meeting announced to be held at Sheldon
Junction, Tuesday October 81, will bo held
at Enosburgb Falls.
Arthur L. Hewitt, a prominent farmer
of Berlin, fell 30 feet in his barn Tuesday
and struck astrde beam, receiving very
serious and probably fatal injuries.
Col Albert Clarke has been chosen a
| member of the republican committee Of the
fifth Congressional district of Massachusetts,
Represented by Congressman John w.
| Gambler.
Judge Arba N Waterman Of the Circuit
| Court has been appointed to succeed Judge
Gwynn Garnett as Judge Of the Appellate
| Court OF Illinois at Chicago. He is a native
OF Greensboro, Orleans county.
Harvey &, Ellis of Middlebury, former
well-known Vermont printer, now pen
! sion examiner has been assigned to on eX
tended district including Clinton, Essex,
Warren and Washington countless New
| York
Mrs. A. f. Rankin has presented the
! First National bank of st. Johnsbury with
ou excellent crayon portrait of her father,
the late Judge Luke T. Poland, who was
I
| in 1864 until 1886.
Mrs. William Bragg was struck by the
engine of the Delaware and Hudson passen.
ger train at Landon crossing near Rutland,
VT, on the evening of the 9th, and seriously
injured She was thrown against switch
and her head was cut and arm broken.
Mrs Horace Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury,
Vt, sent 81 900 to Phillips Andoyer Aca-
denny, Oct. 3, that being the birthday of
her brother, the late DR.. Samuel II. Taylor,
1 TO found the '',ames aud fersis Taylor
Scholarship, in memory of their parents.
Commander Edwin r Woodward,
United States Navy, who during the past
year has been i'll Of disease contracted at
Apa Samoa, and who was invaded
home from the Pacific coast, has completely
recovered and asks the department to 10
assigned to active duty.
T. ". Greenslitt, & former assistant edi-
tor OF the st. Johnsbury Caledonian and
for the past six years editor OF the Tavares,
Fla. Herald. has returned North and ac-
cepted position on the editorial staff of
the Providence, r. J., Telegram.
Hon Galcn X. Hit, native Of Pawlet,
educated at Troy Conference Academy,
studied law at Rutland and admitted to the
bar ID Rutland county and II son n-in-law Of
the lute lion. John Crowley of Mt Holly
ha, been nominated for third term in the
New York Assembly by the democrats Of the
second Albany district;
The drug store Of Barletts, at Richmond.
was entered one night last week 10y break
ing out light OF glass. All the jewclry, a
large number OF pocketbooks and eve
glasses. cigars and tobacco and many other
articles were taken. The money drawer
was broken open. Altogether some 1900
worth was taken. No clue.
body, supposed to be that of young
| Barry who was carried over the dam in
q boat two weeks ago was found at Bel
lows Falls last Monday floating in the
river below tho mills. Both legs, hands and
most Of the head were gone probably being
ground off by contact with the rocks in the
rails.
Hervey = Marcy, son Of the late Hon.
John ). Marcy OF Royultou, who began his
railroad experience on the Rutland railroad
since general freight traffic agent Of the
! Delaware and Hudson railroad recently
elected president of the Fitchhurg Railroad
company will remove his residence to New
ton. Mass, near the Watertown station Of
the road.
At the meeting of the trustees of the Yer
mont Savings bank, Brattleboro, Assistant
| Treasurer Malcolm Moody resigned to take
effect November /, this action being on ac-
count of impaired health, Mr.. Moody de
Gliding to remove to Pasadena, Cal, with
his family This change terminated CON
tinuous connection with this bank for Il
period of "a years,
The st. Albans Messenger says: "On
Friday last, in Franklin, two men were at
| Egin -ay in thtF u =
barn, one of them being the owner OF the
hay press. They got involved in quar-
rel, and finally one Of them set fire to the
barn for the sake Of destroying the other 5
hay press. Barn and contents were burn
ed Insurance 5000 The barn burner was
| arrested.
Sergt Benjamin G. Chapman, late
of company b, lst Vermont calvary,
died at the Vermont Soldiers home
Tuesday, aged 30 years, from ulcera-
ton of the stomach. He served three
years and had splendid war record. lie
was admitted to the home June %, 1889.
lie will be buried at Enosburgh, VI. This
Is the twelfth death that has occurred at
The home to date.
Rev. George Leon Walker, d. D., of
Hartford, Conn, IA native of Vermont, is
reported to have made one Of the ablest as
we'll rs most eloquent yet sarcastic half
hour addresses at the recent meeting of the
American Board of Missions at Minneapolis
ever listened to in its history. 1t was in
defence Of the report Of tho investigating
committee, of which he was chairman, in
reply to the attack upon it made by Rev,
Joseph Cook and Rev. DIR. Alden. Mr..
Walkers report was finally adopted by
a large majority.
Major Elijah Wales, aged II, the first
enlisted soldier from the town OF Brat
tleboro in 1861, died of typhoid fever
there Monday lie participated in ID
battles and was seriously wounded in
four, in one Of which, that OF the Wilder
ness, he was shot through the body, but
subsequently lac loft the hospital with one
arm IN sling to engage in the battle OF
Cedar Creek, where he was again wounded
in the head. His bravery was rewarded by
a commission from the war department al