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


timated that he has been doing quite a bust
ness In this line.
Rev. Ellsworth j. Fullerton Sum
day accepted the call of the First
Congregational church of Bellows Falls.
His former pastorates were Laconia,
N. H., and Hubbardston, Brighton
and Worcester, Mass. He succeeds Rev.
a. b. Dascomb, who has been pastor there
for II years past.
General Manager Hobart of the Central
Vermont railroad was in Bellows Falls re-
Gently and talked of extensive improve
| ments in the passenger station there 1t is
proposed to build an addition to the north
end for the telegraph office; to tear out the
present toilet room and put the ticket office
in its place, and put the avatories whore
the ticket and telegraph offices are now.
The big grain elevator at Richford
is completed for business. The build
ing is $50 feet high, 1872 feet long, 80 feet
wide and has receiving capacity of 800,
600 bushels Of grain. Power is supplied by
a Corlss engine of 10 horse power The
building is lighted by electricity The cost
of the work is over 500, 900.
| At the annual meeting of Rutland Free
! Library association the following officers
wore chosen; President, Mrs. Julia G. Il.
| .
urer, Mrs John w. Cramlon. The library
contains 1857 volumes The town appro-
printion for its support about $1,000.
| Books loaned during the year were 80, 761.
The southern part Of the State has been
under the influence of warm wave for the
| past two days. The consequence is great
reduction in the amount of snow. In all
| the large villages the truck teams have re-
| sorted to wheels Back on the hills there is
still sufficient for seighing. There has been
over 100 days OF good shedding this win
| ter.
James Leamy of West Rutland whose
son. James Leamy, jr., was found i'll the
| North River at New York, thinks that the
body foeted down the river from Albany
! or Hudson and had been in the water 10
days or more Clay and gravel were found
in the coat pockets, and they do not occur
below Hudson. Whether it acci
dent or suicide will probably never be
| known.
1t is reported that man is travelling
| through Vermont and Northern New \ olk
imposing upon Grand Army men by pre-
tending to get dates for soldiers his
tory Some questions are asked of the
intended victim. and he is requested to
sign his name to them in order to snow the
tervewed get SO history, and find that
they signed a contract which binds them to
take the book
At the caucus of republicans of Rutland
held on Saturday evening, these nomina-
tions were made: Moderator, Thomas c.
Robbins; town clerk, Charles b. Mann;
town treasurer, Charles Clark, selectmeu,
Henry O Carpenter, John J. Parrett. Hen
ry o. Edison, Edgar Davis, NJ. l.. Thomas;
superintendent Of schools Horace +. Co
burn. The nominations are from both po-
litical parties Three tickets-nOminatio
have been tied--republican democratic and
knights of Labor.
An uuSual and delicate surgical operation
was Derformel uDou the wife OF Prof \ H.
! Campbcll rrinciDaI Of johnson Nornnl
school at the residence Of her father, s. T.
Kingsley in Rutland on SATURDAY.. Il was a
caso of ,tranguation OF the intcstines, which
were removed, cleansed and put in place.
Mrs. Campbell enllred the operation in
! good strength and the phys clans are CON
fi6ent of her recovery. Tho operation i,
one not often veuturei upon by the most
skillfull of surgeons.
Vermont academy has had much sicknes,
this farm and uurb absence ON thet aco,iiu.
The coming spring the farm presented tl,
academy by Lieut., ,.C,ov. Fuller vlil be IN,
in shane for Use. The buildings will Mi b.
moved acros, TO the other side of tho farm