Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-07-10
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Tho Happenings OF Seven Days ON our
Hills and In our valleys Condensed and
Photographed for Busy Free Press
Readers,

Wood thieves arc reported as active in
South Pomfret.
William Farr Of Morgan is building works
The free delivery system for Ludlow went
into effect July I.
to manufacture cedar oil.
New electric lights have been put into the
Catholic church at Brandon.
Tho farmers OF Irasburgh report that
haying will be two weeks earlier than last
year.
Thomas Golden Of Bellows Falls was run
over and killed by the cars few days
since.
More tramps have visited Bratteboro
during the month just passed than ever be-
fore.
Orlando Richmond Of Woodstock dropped
n butcher knife in such way as to pierce
his foot
JOSS aph Rolinson's eight year, old boy was
drowned at Amsden the other day while
fishing.
The rear of the Connecticut river log
drive was expected to reach Brattleboro
Tuesday.
The summer resorts on Lake st.
Catherine, Poutney, are fast filling with
Doarders.
The Bellows Falls log men were paid off
July |, and each one purchased "a new suit
OF clothes complete.
Trinity church guild at Rutland will real
lie about $1,000 from the kirmess given at
the town hall last week
n. J. Aldrich of North Shrewsbury has
started his mill again and is going to work
his lumber into chair stock.
The selectmen OF White River Junction
have made a demand for $40, 600, which
they must have before August |.
A deer lately stayed all day with a herd
of cows in Evansville. Tracks around the
lot show that she has fawn near by.
While engaged in peeing bark the 30th
inst, Frank Center of South Londonderry
fell receiving severe injury in the groin.
Obed Whipple of North Pomfret has pur-
chased two car loads OF fancy Jersey cattle
to ship to George Vanderbilt of North Car
olina.
Roy Rounds OF " eston was dangerously
injured by scythe in the hands of play
mate, striking him in the forehead and pen
etrating his skull.
Aianson Bates, an elderly man of Ludlow,
jured his only eye left, while trimming
brush to stay up pea vines. SO badly that he
will be wholly blind hereafter.
Large quantities of flood wood have been
taken in from the river at Windsor by those
who could spend time. Some families Sc
cure years stock in tins way.
Charles Ostrander Of West Rutland, a
driver on the horse cars, was badly injured
Thursday evening by falling through a
scuttle hole in the company's barns
As the years so on in the 9O's there are
few left whose birth antedatcs this century.
Miss Sabrina Sherwiu recently deceased,
of Ncwfene, was horn August II, 1899
Two buildings belonging to F. r. Allen Of
North Dorset were destroyed by fire on the
2lst. The loss amounts 10 $500. The fire
is supposed to be the work OF an incendi-
ary.
The steamer Mountain Maid of Newport
is said to have been condemned by the gov
ernment inspector as unsafe, on account of
her age, and therefore will not probably be
used this season.
Two barns were blown down in Norwich
recently one of which belonged to Don
Wheeler, in which several men were en-
gagged in shearing sheep. No one was in
jured, however,
Roy Wheeler of Bethel who has been in
duging quite freely in cigarettes, suffered
the penalty of it one day last week by a
we're III, the eleCts OF WDlCn lasted MN Tor
several days
George Fields, an old resident of Leicester,
was found dead on Thursday morning July
2, He had committed suicide by taking
paris green. Financial embarrass ment is
supposed to have been the cause
Only % deaths have been recorded at
Brattleboro in the first six months OF the
year. which is much below the average.
For the past years the death rate has
averaged 40 D for the same time.
The authorities visited Windsor the other
day and made the liquor dealers weary,
some of whom were taken to Woodstock,
fined and their places ordered closed. Now
| Windsorites want the New Hampshire peo-
pie TO close their beer saloons just across
the river
| The New England Trout and Salmon
club held their annual meeting at Brattle-
boro, on June 30. The old officers were r.
elected, except that Coils. Fuller and Hooker
exchanged places, the former becoming
president and the latter vice president OF
| tho Club