Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-17

Game is quite plentiful so the sportsmen
new business is prospected for Sears
burg.
! Dr. II. r. Jones has been appointed health
| officer OF Castleton.
A telegraph line is up from Bristol to
New Haven junction.
Morgan is in want OF two justices, one
| deceased and one resigned.
The CAampiaiu House ut Highgate Centre
| is heine moved to Swanton.
H. II. Clapp has been appointed town
liouor agent OF Montgomery.
This Rutland band has changed its name
| to the Howe Scale company band.
| Parties ure arranging to start cheese
| factory Mt East Charleston village.
| The late severe rain tore out some OF the
| biphvnys and bridges in Newport and
| vicinity.
| r. Lawler of Sunderland has taken n con-
tract TO furnish 1000, 900 feet OF spruce to
one mill.
There was an supposed explosion in the
ledge OF Henry Plumlcy's farm in Shrews-
| bury recently.
Marsh and Bartlett of Morgan have trap
pod - foxes this fall besides mink, skunk
aud musErats.
Charles Clark of Halifax while driving in
the woods had n limb nit him in the eye, de-
stroylng the sgnt.
A man named Fred Roundy in Sutton
will get 300 900 feet Of lumber off lot
which cost um 5000.
Some sneak thief stole two freshly killed
pigs recently from the premises OF Gustavus
Curtis in 5rdgewater.
Farmers were blowing in all parts OF the
State on Monday, which is quite an uncom-
mon thing in Vermont
Tie new organ for st. Frances de Sales
church of Bennington, which cost S25OO,
is being placed in position.
The select men of Rutland and Proctor are
enen ed in settling some differences arising
from the division of the town in 1856.
The steam mill in Westminster for the
manufacture OF pals and grist mill Is be-
ing rapidly pushed forward to completion.
The outside OF the Forest AMI Stream
clubs house in Wilmington is finished and
WORK on the interior Will not lie commenced
TIL spring.
, The Erattleboro Savings bank are laying
a founda ION for their nsw vault bank.
They expect to have their new rooms ready
in the spring.
Martin Green, who shot two men al
: Pownal was escorted to the asylum al
. Waterbury Friday by Sheriff Robinson OF
Bennington
T. c. Kelley, who recently died in Rut-
land, was a member of the Royal Arcanuu
and nad his life insured for $1,000, winch
has been paid.
The severe wind of last Friday blew
down tie "Nu'tiuG' bridge, large cover
O ed structure across the Mlssisquoi river il
! Eas; Berkshire.
Eusseil Phelps, eyed l., while hunting
Y in company with three companions in th
5 woods last Thursday nigut, shot bear tha
IS weighed 1870 pounds.
n The Old Ladies' Home at Rutland has re
a celvcd q b,qIest of 500 from Mary L
is Daniels, to he sot apart and known as tn,
8 Mary r. Daniels fund.
= The will Of Charles b. Plaisted has beer
:. filed in the Rutland county Probate court
n 1t bequeatbe, Centre lodge, No. 81, f, an,
5 A. NJ Of Rutland $500
'e An effort will be made by the Below
ii Falls and the FItchburS railroad company
n to have the proposed Back River raiiroal
Is extended to Bellows FallN.
II The Central Vermont Railroad compan,
II hns decided to replace the old woodel
u bridge at the north end Of Bethel yillag
Al with a new iron structure.
" Fire on the evening Of the 9th destroyed I
10 large barn belonging to John n. Goodnoug
= Of 'IttSford, together with about 80 tons o
-, hay. Supposed inceudiary.
~ j. Il. Foley OF Farhaven, fish warden
80 took four nets, total length Of which wa
= 1900 feet, from Lake Bomoseen recently
- lis work is to be commended
- Tho large dry house of Cullen & McCau
: ley at Arlington burned December 5 night
m The bull ling was new and will be n heav.
10 loss. There was no insurance.
The insurance on the Congregations
~ church IN -. Albans has been settled a
i go, O42 on the church building and 1900
l on the furniture. 1t being total loss.
hit The Young Mems Debating club of Corn
lie wall are making arrangements TO have
of course OF lectures delivered n town 10y som
in OF our best Vermont speakers during til
Il winter
is The house and barns, with all their con
C. tents, belonging to c. 5. Louis of Sout
ID E,nlmg were burned one night recently
Mr. LOUIS Is the state secretary OF the Git
zens' alliance.
Henry Sanderson of North Springfield he
been sentenced by tho Windsor Count
Court to seven years in State prison fc
no larceny o. wool, he having pleaded guilty
tine cLprSe This is Lis thtrI term.
~, | Inc Jury IN itl@ somewhat famous case !
of Bennington County Court Ruld vs.. Rounds
of in which ,he plaintiff asked $40, coo dan
el ages for alternating the affections Of his wllt
od returned a verdict OF 500 for Rudd.
" In the matter of improving the highway
yn Corr wall has done much, having purchase
rs n stone crusher. a mile Of macadamize
so rond was made in 1890 and this year owe
ON two miles, making tho finest kiud OF u ros
er Fred Stowe of Green River was crossiu
the Fuller bridge with a heavy load OF 10.
when it gave away and Stove team and 4
went into the river. The horses were lbei
atei and got out and Stowe was uninjureC
Miss Myrtle barrow, daughter of u
~ barrow Of Enosburgh Falls, aged 20 year
died Monday, December !, ut hor home fro
ms tho effects of an overdose OF choroforn
ng She had recently shown symptoms of insal
=, ity,
jO; John G.. Blair, nows agent has been al
rested for selling obscene pictures and book