Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-05

tleton uettad $500
Diphthera is prevalent to a considerable
extent in Ludlow
The woollen mill in Springfel is not
running full time.
Wilmington is wild over the opening Of
the new railroad there.
Mrs Abner Lull Of Granville has 8 cactus
with rs buds and blossoms.
The Fish and Game league are after the
hunters who snare partiidges.
st. Johnsbury Is after canning factory
with some prospect of success.
The farmers of Morgan are inGuiring
when their sugar licenses are coming.
The Vermont cavalry will hold reunio
at Newport on the 10Th of November.
A canine in Weatherstield Centre has
made away with 100 woodchucks tuls year.
The town treasurer Of Rutland received
over $50, 900 in payment of taxes Saturday
The Wilmington Agricultural society have
held meeting and voted to hold a fair next
year.
Apples are plenty in Fairhaven, and the
handpicked are bring from 81, 80 to 81. 10 a
barrel
A petition is being circulated for an iron
bridge over the Connecticut river at Sax
ton y river.
An apple tree, rose bush and a danda-
lion II bloom were novelties of last week in
Townshend.
Francis B. Hayes OF Ascutneyvilie is con-
structing one OF the finest green houses in
eastern Vermont.
The town Of Weathersffeld is said to have
lime rock, soap stone, granite and marble
within her borders.
The roads in Corinth are better than for
10 years past, and the people say that the
labor tax has done it.
Danville has just lost the last of her sum-
mer boarders. But the best os it is, they
are coming next year.
Bellows Fails cider mill is turning out
the juice at rapid rate. One day recently
6S barrels were made.
The apple crop, which was reported small
in Bellows Falls, has turned out TO bs much
larger than expected.
The tools that were used in the Fairha ven
depot burglary are now in the hands of
Sheriff Peabody of Rutland
Bratteboro expects that Chauncey NJ
Depew will address the Dairymen's Associa-
ticn of that place the coming winter
Charles H. Horton, a Brattleboro boy, is
in heap of trouble in Little Rhody' for
stealing two watches from some Sailors
The Hazard Slate company of Farhaven
are obliged to suspend work for few days
by the bursting OF some hues Of the boiler.
The will of Edward Chappell OF Norwich,
Conn, among other public bequests, leaves
$4,000 to the insane asylum at Brattleboro
Odd Fellows hall at Proctor is being en-
larged and newly plastered, and when com
pleted will be the best lodge room in town.
C. l.. Ward of Cavendish will soon take
charge of the railroad station at Nergennes
to the regret Of his many Cavendish friends
Postmaster Field of Rutland has arranged
for new mall from that village to New
York over the Delaware and hudson rail
road.
There were II marriage licenses issued
from the town clerks Office in Rutland in
October against seven for the same month
last year.
joan Sheldon has come back to Vermont
from South Dakota with his family aud
household effects ond Will settle on L farm
in Athens,
Patrick Kennedy le!l 80 feet into toe
Poultney slate quarry at Poultney, few
days since aud died in a few moments ron,
III iuries received.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Smith of Castleton
celebrated the 10th anniversary OF their
marriage asst Monday MIR. Smith has been
u Mason tor - years.
PerkinSvi.le wants the town of Weather s
I field to bond Itself 20 ad the proposed
Black River railroad unI u town meeting
has been warned Tor the purpose
II. a. Mclaughlin and n. j. Burt OF
! = al, top liz.
mond in FRANKLIN Ia 80 hours 1850 bushels
OF oats and l6t bushe OF bgrler.
The trustees OF Cedar Grove cemetery in
Fairhaven are having four more sections
laid out into lots an tdey Luvo just placed
in position another small fountain.
The Central Vermont railroad tremen
are periectng arrangements TO hold heir
annual ball in Gates's Opera house. " hite
River junction on 1hanksg wing night
Fred liasbel's store in Ascutnevyille was
broken into recently and some 500 in post
age stamps and about $50 worth of cigars
taken, 1hora is no clue to the robbers
| AT special town meeting recently Wind
sor voted 10 eXpeud $500 in laying "A high
way to the lately discovered quarre3, pro-
vd!ng that the parties interested expend
twics that amount
agent Of llesno y. H., VINO was put in the
house OF correction FOR fraud upon Il hotel'
was recently released the mlttimus not
being signed by justice
| Tne question of an increased water sup
| ply for ST. AiLans was settled at a village
meeting October "A, when the taxpayers
voted to expend $50, 600 Tor an addition to
the present system of corporation water
works
John o Hare OF Brandon, liquor seller
who skipped to avoid the lale Rutland
County Court where two cases wtre held
against him, has returned, and last week
he was arrested ON two bench warrants and
lodged in jail
Daniel Hachett of Tunbridge has recently
discovered that over 500, which he had
hidden in Japannei box inside some
| trunks is missing. lie is weak mentally
and has been from childhood. The money
was the result of many years savings the