Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29


wall on Friday last, and no clue could be
obtained of it's whereabouts, hut during the
night OF Saturday it was returned, showing
the marks of saddle and indications OF
hard usage.
Nelson p. Cook OF Mount Holly, who re-
Gently started from Boston to beat his way
around the world, is still in London, is we'll
and none the worse for wear and the beat
ing" which he has no DOUBT passed through.
The 10th anniversary of a double wedding
of Charles Percy of North Bennington and
Asa f. Loomis of Bennington occurred on
the 18th inst. The occasion was observed
by a family gathering at the residence of
MIR. Percy.
An Odd Fe lows lodge will be started at
Proctor about November l. with a member
ship OF as Thirty intend to take the three
degrees at Rutland the 2eth. name for
| the new lodge has not yet been decided
upon.
Daniel Wheeler entered the tent of one
Herrick, a workman on the Wilmington
, railroad the other day, ard Herrick's dog
| bit him in the fnce Herrlck was fin ed $l5
, and costs in a Justice Court for his dogs
interference.
| j, L. Winchell Of Fairhaven has shipped
! the dog Beaufort back to his owner in Eng
| land, who refused offer of $1,000 for him.
| Beaufort was without doubt one oi the finest
animals of his kind ever on this side Of the
water.
| w. p. Baxter of Chicago writes the Ben
| nington Banner that Judge Asa Akens,
! late Of Windsor, was the first native of the
! State to serve a judge of the Supreme
| Court of Vermont. He born in Bar
nard, Jan. IL, 1888.
At business meeting of the church at
| Proctor Thursday night, H. II. Stillson
was arp oined deacon, Vice William F.
| Walker removed from town. Mr.. Stillson
has also b.en appointed a grand juror by the
| sclectmen for the town OF Proctor, to fill the
vacancy caused by W. +. Walkers removal.
| A party of nine civi! engineers are sur
veying for the Boston and Maine corpora
/ lion two routes in view Of the proposed
building of railway link between Canaan
and Oxford, n. H, to connect the Northcrn
| and Passumpsc lines.
A French Canadian named J. E Frigon
engaged canvasser for 5. II. Kellogg 81
Co. OF Rutland He secured one subscrip-
lion for stock and perhaps more for western
loans and has not been heard of since He
also forgot to turn over the money received
man, said to he all inmate OF the
|
.nred while attempting to board the express
| train at South Royalton, one day last week,
is receiving medical treatment at White
| River Junction for badly dislocated an
kie
| The will of the late Joel B. Harris Of Rut-
land bequcatues $500 to four Rutland pub
lie institutions, the proposed hospital is to
have $1,000, a similar amount goes to the y.
! NJ. C. A, another like SUN to the free Ii
brary and 5000 for museum in connection
with the memorial hall.
Some person persons unknown entered
John Towers barn in st. John>burv Wed,
nesday night OF last week and took his
horse and carriage. a search was
made, and in the coarse Of the day The horse
was found in pasture in an exhausted
condition, having apparently been driven al
night.
The Plattsburgh Telegram says: "a deel
Was seen racing in the pasture OF Michae
Collins, of Salem, with horse and COW The
other day. The same animal Las been seer
IN other places in the town. 1t is proposed
the animal came from Vermont where the
law protecting doer il strictly enforced, -
! J X. Parsons of Lake Dunnore is max
Ing good progress in the building
of his new hotel. 1t is 10 be 2O(
feet in length and four stories high. a
large force of worknen and teams are en-
gagged preparing the foundations and the
work is to be completed in time for mex
sseson.
Jacob Bresett of Norwich, one of a fam
lily Of is children, had pleasant surpris,
recently, says the Landmark. lis brothsr
whom he had never seen and hadn't hoarl
from for more than 40 years, called on hlm
I Ia has ke nd IN,
West all this time until throe mouths agt
! he settled in Maine.
Iiere is vail from Woodford about az
of7ice-seeker there: "Wnen a man whom i
s known has plenty OF money delibera tell
walks up to another man Whenever he ha
a ch nee and says: Il have Just one cent
can't you treat?' What think you? Stl!
that same inan wants to un for more Office
I next year. 1t is time for people to opel
their eyes"
II. c. White OF Blatteboro has chal
euged F. W. Sherburu to a - mie race ol
the Valley fair half mile ack in Bratte
horo at date not later than October 4S
, 1891, for the State championships, and prize
the value OF $50 to ilJO a side, the winne
20 have 80 psr cent Of tho value and III
loser 10 per cent, the prizes to be selec e.
after tho race and paid for by the stak
holders
The three year-old twin daughters Of Mr.
and Mrs. Jo>eph Ryan OF Castieton straye
away from home and searching party wa
soon made up. They commenced the scare
and additions to the party we're continual!
coming till there were fully 800 men iook
I ing for the lost children. They searched al
: night and until the children were found tn
: next day late in the afternoon by Williar
I half ,Ia.F flo;
home in a Beaver meadow.
Direct Beat, Hal Pointer
/ NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct 26 The Direct
d | Pointer race at Columbia to day wo
by Direct. First heat in 2;O9, second Il
n 2:OS, third in 2OSf This beats the world
. ! record for harness horses.