Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-26
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
The Happenings of Seven Days on our
Hills and in Our valleys Condensed and
Photographed for Busy Free Press
Re adcrs,

The tobacco crop of Vermont is now
ready for market.
There are 10 students from Vermont in
Williams college.
I The freight traffic on the railroads is un-
usually heavy now.
The freight carload of apples shipped
to Denver, COL, last week was $342.
About 5000 logs were burned on the
mountain in West Enosburgh recently.
Edward Watson of Tinmouth had tumor
removed from his right side last week.
A ton of creamery butter was recently
shipped from Fairhaven to Atlanta, Ga
The Sheldon Marble company at West
Rutland are running on three quarter time.
The Valley Fair association OF Brattle-
boro cleared $4,000 from this years exhibi-
ton.
There are 2j different secret organizat tions
in Bellows Falls, with a membership OF over
1000.
Chester business men had large sums of
money locked up in the Maverick bank at
Boston.
w. F. Nelson's store in Rutland was
broken into for the fourth time Monday
morning early.
Fears are entertained that the mills at
Hydevle and Farhaveu will be forced to
shut down because OF low water.
Mrs. +. j. Brown of North Troy has, by
the death OF her father, como into real es-
tate in Chicago valued at S10 900.
A valuable quarry of granite is reported
to have been found near Sunderland Falls
in region surrounded by marble.
A gang of sneok thieves of both sexes
lO hau haan in | hpr
Vt, aud Lancaster, N. H., has just been
broken up.
The contract for building the new iron
has been owarded at $3.50 The appropra-
tion was $1,000.
The house of D. w. Porter of North Troy
was burned early on the morning of Novem-
Der l3, and only small part of the furni-
ture was saved.
The house, shed and horse barns Of Charles
Louis at South Resding were burned Tues
day, November 10, with most of the furni-
ture aud clothing.
The running time of all trains between
Troy, Albany and Rutland Oh the Delaware
and HUDSON railroad has been shortened
from Is to . minutes.
Sias Parkii of Cornwall has been taken
I po'h " liS dsy itiu ne was TSieaSStt aDOu,
year ago after being confined there and
remained quiet until recently.
Oliver Curtis Perry, arrested in Wash
inston on the charge of being implicated in
robbn- the express mes .enger near Utica,
! y. Y, Is not the man wanted.
/ 1t is said tina, Rutland saloon keepers
now place bowls OF leanuts on the bar.
They are os cheap a, crarfers and warrant
pIT IN f-I =
Thieves and Burglars seem to he try.ng
to make he uneasy for tie C4steion n4r-
chants. Hardly IA nixhr passes without
some store being tainl".e with.
j. c. Ingalls, OF North Clarendon started
to drive to New Hampshire and in passn !,
through Last Wa'ingford, limb fell from
an em tree, striking tAe wagon just back of
Ingalls, and crushing il to the ground
The December term OF the Bennin cton
County Court opens Tuesday, December l..
cases, OF which % are State. Judge James
NJ. Tyler of Brattleboro will preside.
Several stores Wore entered at Rutland
Sunday night in the same manner as tnose
few weeks ago. Fred Tull.pee, who was
arrested for the previous robberies and now
out on bail, is again the pectsd party
new office and in speaking OF it says: "Ths
switchboard in the dynamo room is of pol
ished black marble, and en- .ine and dynamo
rooms are tiled with Sutherland Falls tile. -
The Wilmington Times says that the
business done By the railroad has exceeded
tho company's expectations and another
train has been put on this week, which ri ves
good accommodations TO the travelling
public.
A 15-year-old son Of Chester Wilbur OF
Moretown was recently detected in stealing
50 from the money drawer of the Ward
srlst mill in that town, and as this isn't the
first offence he may be sent TO the Reform
school,
George w. Smith of White River junction
is getting large amount OF water from his
newly driven well which is POS feot deem
The water is nearly free from earth salts
and is said to be the ideal water for mixing
cracker dough.
Four dwellings have been built in Bristol
during the last year at a cost of $4,000, be-
sides alterations and additions in various
parts OF the village. 1t is expected that
two business blocks and several houses will
be built the coming year.
st. Johnsbury is agitatiug the question of
q water supply in earnest, and it looks as
though the villa; 20 would dispose Of the matter
in January by approprating money TO bet
ter tho system There ara various sugges-
tions as to what should be done
| The executive committee of the State
Grange are considering plans for meeting
at st. Johnsbury December 8 and 10.
Members of the State Board of Agriculture
and many other men prominent as agricul-
turaists are expected to be in attendance.
The 22d annual meeting Of the Vermont
Dairymen's association is to be hsld in Brat
tisboro about the middle of January. Eff
forts are being made to secure large list Of
prominent speakers, and SO far the principal
officers have been very successful in this re
| specC.
The members OF the Rising Sun endow-
ment order are, it is reported, due 500
from their investment of $40 which thoy
have from time to time been assessed, and
it is q question whether the 500 Will ever
be forthcoming. Some Vermonters are in
it probably.
The Phoenix says that there has been an
usual prevalence Of typhoid fever the