Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-30
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT 4 WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
TtE WAY OF NEWS.
Brief ltema of Interest from Every or
rcr of Vermont nt-rostmnsters APP
pointed-Personals, Manufacturing
Notes, Fires and Minor items'


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lrasburgh is to have & cheese factory
building will be put up at once ana largo
number of cows have been pledged
Rev. Charles A. Reese OF Rutland was on
Friday at Chicago elected a director OF the
American Baptist Publication society
Dr. Charles l.. Allen Of Rutland was
elected vice president of the american
Medical association IN session at NashVllie
Tenn, last week
Col George ". Hooker. the member
from Vermont. Will attend meeting OF the
republican national committee in Washing
ton on Thursday next.
Rev. I.aac McAun of the Vermont con
ference returned from tie South last week,
and is to spend some time in and about
boston. lie is in improved health.
Alfred Love of North Ferrisburgh, boy
about If years old was drowned Monday
afternoon while fishing in the river near his
home. He was the son Of Oliver Love.
l.. l.. c. Best. who for some years past
has been connected with the auditing de
partmeut of the Central Vermont, becomes
bookkeeper for W. b. Fonda, st. Albans
The Bennington Valley Pulp company is
putting in new machinery and preparing
The mill for the manufacture of box board
III connection with that of wood pulp.
The 35th annual meeting of the Franklin
md Grand Isle conference will be held in
the Congregational church at Sheldon We'd
nesday and Thursday, June and ..
E.A. Lawrence. State secretary OF the
Young Mems Christian association OF
Maine has resigned to devote his whole
time to the work in New Hampshire and
Vermont.
J. NJ. Sherier of Chicago takes charge of
the signal service station on Mt. hil-
lington this year The station will ho OF
the second order, the same rs last year, with
telegraphic communication.
Rev. H. l.. Thornton of the graduating
class of the Canton Divinity school has been
called to the pastorate OF the First Univer-
salist church of Northfeld, Vt, and begins
his labors the third Sunday in June.
The Vermont school-seat company has
closed three-years contract with the Rut-
land eleCtric-light company to furnish cleo
trio motive power to run the machinery of
the new works now in process of erection
A barn owned by J. W, Cramton, was
burned at Rutland on the 22d with contents,
consisting OF two valuable horse, COW, har-
ness and many implements owned by Heman
Buryea Cause unknown. Loss $40, ,O0O.
The grocery and meat store of w.
Fletcher & Son at Essex junction was en-
tered Tuesday night, but so far only six or
seven dollars, the contents of the money
drawer, have been ascertained as missing.
The work of boring for natural gas is
progressing finely at DR.. WeDb's farm in
Shelburne, and all that is lacking so far to
make the project an entire success is the
gas; which will probably be found later
however
Gen. CIRCUITS bill for increasing the pen
sion of George H. Brown, Co. /, 9th Vt.
Eo,s passed the House of Representatives
May 10 1880, and when the same passes the
Senate, Mr.. Brown will receive a pension of
$40 per month.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury,
member of the board OF directors OF the
Evangelistc association, is expecting to be
present at the conference to be held by the
association in Park street church May y
and address meeting for business men al
noon
G.. NJ. shedds's general store and post
Office at WilSboro were robbed Saturday
night of $40 i'll postoflice funds and jewelry
valued at $l50. o. w. Hoflnage q Co.'S
erst mill was also entered by the burglars
who are believed to be the ones who robbed
H. p. Sheldons pharmacy two weeks ago
The Northern association of Universalist!
began two days session at st. Johnsbury
Tuesday The occasional sermon wa
preached by Rev. j. A. Leitz of West Con
cord and addresses followed from Rev. S
4. Parker of Bethel and Rev. Myra Kings
bury of Morrisyile,
The 10Th annual session of the Caledonia
county conference of Congregations
churches opened a two days session at St
.JohnsGury Tuesday. i sermon was preache(
bv Rev. Or. II. y. Burton OF East Burke
AMI addresses were made 10y c. NJ. Lamsoi
and G. H. Merrill both of ST. Johnsbury
Christopher Moiles was arragned befor
Justice Miller at Sheburno on tue charg
Of intoxicGtion, preferred By States At
torney j. j. Foster. lie pleaded guilty
disclosing on Eugene Bacon, ana vas line
the usual amount, Bacon pleaded guilt.
so the charge Of furnishing and was fine
$40 and costs.
Mrs. Hctty Green, the eccentric owner 0
several millions, who offers 10 pay for a sit
for the worlds fair FREQ if the commission
ers will merely pay the taxes while the fei
is on the grounds is an example of the sor
of prodigal individual liberality which i
sure to come to the front in Chicago, n
matter how much the politicians try TO ii
the fair up into bard knots.
Sheriff Miles, who has been investigator
the mortgage Indebtedness in Orleans coun
" for the census bureau finds that durin
the past 10 years there have been 81
,1ortgages recorded Taking into accoun
the population and grand list tho averag
in the different towns has not varied great
". Though no exact showing can he mad
of the mortgages paid during the 10 year,
he is inclined 10 think fully one-half hay
been cancelled.
Tho steam ferry between Port Henry, \
Y and Addison, will be in operation, it
expected, by June ). New York partit
have purchased about - acres of land neG
the ferry property on tne Vermont sld'
and propose erecting a summer hotel 4
once. On the new purchase is minerI
srring. 1t is understood that the new pr'
prietors contemplate building sanitariun
A dock will be built near the hotel.
A despatch in yesterdays FREE Pres
announced the death by drowning OF
trod, the l5-years-old son of Oliver Sorre
at North Ierrisburgh Monday Afternoon