Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-27

Bellows Falls town debt was reduced
$1,000 in 1890.
Rockingham's town debt was reduced
$4,000 in 1890.
Norwich comes out this year with $52S
in the treasury.
Citizens at South Danville are trying to
| establish creamery there.
w. S. Hitchcock has been appointed
postmaster at West Haven.
A new hotel is the project now being
talked of at South Royalton.
y. 7. Nelson of Wells River has a sleigh
which was constructed in 1890.
The debt of the town of Poultney was
decreased S2596.S1 during 1890.
Mr.. George W. Welton, aged 81 years,
the oldest person in Bradford, is dead.
a new daily paper is talked of in Brattle
boro, to be published by c. z. Spencer.
The town of Groton is nearly out of debt,
there being only $1,000 or $500 still owing
The State conference of Methodist clergy
men is to be hold on April 90 21 at North
field.
The president has nominated Charles Fl.
Montgomery to be postmaster at West Ran
dolph.
| IL ue Town report OIL w OOISlOCR SHOWS Une
total net debt to be $11, 226.S1 less than
last year.
Ex-Conductor William II. Barrett of the
| Connecticut River road died at Windsor
February 10.
Morristown after paying about 5000 out
| side of ordinary expenses, has all debts paid
and $500 in the treasury.
The rebuilding of the steam mill at Proc
| torSvllle has commenced. Over S4OU have
been subscribed toward it.
1t is expected that the Chittenden county
conference OF Congregations! churches will
meet in Hinesburgh May 26.
George Miller member of Co. L., 1st
Vermont cavalry, died of consumption at
Alton, Iowa, recently, aged 53 years.
Railroad traffic between Bellows Falls
and Rutland was suspended Wednesday on
account of high water, two bridges being
washed away.
The Congregationalists OF Royalton have
expended about $500 III finishing a lecture
room in the church and making other i'm
provements and repairs
,opringGeld's debt has been decreased
from so, 35S to $iS, 230 within the year
The towns expenses were $9J,3, of which
T2S4O was for the poor.
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The Vermont senators We're among the
guests at handsome dinner given b. Soma
tor liiscOck i'll honor OF his retiring col
league Senator EVarts, in Washington last
week.
o,A'eei persons me- recently aU INC uoii4e
OF Mrs. Nancy Walker in Hubbardtou to
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90 Va "i' was iA''' VI &c" o'9t"79 'A O'o'
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"enl -hVe Thousand dollars mas been
supscFl"'u towards d ne" paper mn al
N'i'3 i%"'er, % ~ "l-' =. o""o'N o' cfec'9' a.
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Is a'''I'
lie sexton OF lne cemetery on iAe upper
pam at bradford states 'haI tneFe mas not
bech an lhIerheht N 'Aal JaEu since last
Oc'ope'' tn'N mas Hou occurred peAore III
heulIS century,
y hen y. I. neeler, tax collector at
w h}te NNeF Junction, S9ttlnd WIN the town,
every ceh' Oh lhe HI',c'o'O" town taxes
placed IN MS hands lor correction was ac-
couh'eu Ior. iu'S Is re'naIA IAao'7 record
A South erhon man Is raising cuculn
berS Tor market III not mousse, and Is snip
pms several bushels uaI!y to New ork,
lor which ne obtains plS prices because OF
the ialure OF New Jersey grocers to secure
IA crop.
Inc pubic library at Bellows Fails wa'
hberaIly paironized last year. The number
OF books taken out aggregated H. So. OF
this number l+,1J1 were fiction, 1870 his
tory, 92j literature and the Remainder scat
| tered among other subjects.
/ Giles Hawrican OF North Hero died Feb
ruary 10 i'll Burlington lie was man whC
l., took lively interest IN town affairs lie
represented his town IN tho Legislature II
1851 and was the means OF getting the State
appropriation for the bridge.
The Steel Edge Stamping and Refining
= company at East Barre made recently VIVA
/ is said to be the first pressed lin pan out OF
ali American material, with American ma
chlnery, and American workmen, ever man
ufactured in that way in this country,
Wilmington voted in a special towl
Il meeting saturday to bond live time
the amount of It's grand list, about S32
900, in tine Wilmington and Hoosac tunne
5 narrow pualre railroad already comuleted I,