Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-10

There were seven deaths in Rutland last
month.
On Jan. 4, 1892, the Monitor ends its goth
year Of service.
Summerve has eni Dyed building boom
the past season.
b. +. Morse has resigned as postmaster at
South Newfane.
There were five marriage licenses granted
in Farhaven last month.
Ii said that $50 boys and 1G0 girls from
our little Vermont attend college.
Hunters have found the foxes and rab
bits easy prey since the light fall of snow
Over 20 tons of poultry shipped
from Windsor to Boston Thanksgiving week
NJ Albee of Rrookine raised 40 bushels
OF corn on D acres of ground the past sea-
season.
The annual inspection OF the Delaware
and Hudson railroad is being made by the
directors.
DR.. C. w. Brigham & Co. Of Pittsfield
have disposed of their mill property and
machinery.
Albert Daily of Bridgewater was CON
fron'ed recently near some woods by lynx,
which ran away.
LAUNDERING has been begun in Staunari.
There is only one prisoner in the Newfane
county Jail
A petition has been presented to the Sc
lectmen of Searsburgh asking the improve
ment of the roads.
William Sutton of Somerset went to North
Adams business trip recently and while
returning lost about 500
D. d. Burditt of Pittsford has sold to
Wolf & May of Brooklyn % four year old
steers for $1,000 in hard cash
The Weston cheese factory books show a
production of over 100, 900 pounds Of that
product during the season just closed.
The State Board OF Agriculture hold its
Orleans county meeting at Troy, December
10 and IL. Good speakers will be present
Thieves broke into f. w. Tenney's and
, McGuire Bros store in Albany recently.
| a small amount Of money and some articles
, was secured.
Perley Gile of Sharon had one foot pierced
through and through by stick nearly an
inch in diameter. A log rolling over his foot
caused the accident
The Vermont Citizens alliance has es-
,, tablished 30 local organizations in the past
, month. The State society now has local
branches in seven counties
The " bury Granite company have
, made preparations for running the noun
| tain quarry during the winter. They are
a filling a big contract at present
The two 12-pound brass cannons loaned
the G. A. r. in Rutland by the war de
partment We're set in position on the grounds
. in front Of memorial hall Thursday.
t Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Ii. Gale of Putney
: celebrated their 2jth marriage anniversary
= recently. More than 90 friends gathered
9 with congratulations and best wishes.
j. The trustees of the Soldiers Home hav
t received contributions amounting 10 ST.
) 4,t 81 from c. A. Il. posts and promnen
r Nermonters all over the State in aid OF til
3 chapel.
! A pot of boiling beef in Mrs. Bullock
l. Organ street house in Brattleboro alarmed
e somo of the tenants and brought out the fir
department Wednesday, though no dana 3
was done.
Commissioners have decided that Brattle
boro must lay highway to the residence o
1t Catherine Leahy as petlt!oned for by her
Il is estimated that the land damages will
v amount to $4,000.
e Il. q. Davis, who has for four years pas
l. been bookkeeper at Cleveland, O., for TIA
:. Vermont Marble company's branch yard j.
10 that city, has been ma !e manager of ia
Same companys business at ST. Louis.
n The first annual and official report of til
~ convention and tournament of the Stat
Firemen's association held last July in Rut
I. land will be issued this week, The profil,
" of the officers of the soc iety will adorn Il
If work.
A. D. Knight AM Orrin johnson startc
- -, bear in Somerset November IS and TO
a. lowed him until November 30, when lie wa
n shot near North pond on the west side
pounds.
l.. l.. Day, an employe of the Nulhesa
Lumber company of Bloomfield, was oilln
'h tue bearings and his clothing caught I
was drawn over the shefting and besd
H. having three ribs broken he was ball
es wrenched aud bruised
W. The merno sheep was first introduced
,, Vermont i'll 1893, says the Troy Press, al
Ne since that period the race has been perpet
ated and improved on the green hills OF tt
~ State until the Vermont merino stands Il
y, champion of the world
- George Everleth and his wife celebrate
- their golden wedding anniversary
ss Thanksgiving day at the residence of H.
'e Stoddard, their son-in law in Westmnste
- The aged couple were handsomely remen
n, bered with gold presents.
The Fairbanks museum at st. Johnsbar
ng will be formally opened on the 10Th ius
IS. with addresses by Col. Franklin Fsirbank
b. Rev DR.. G. NJ. Lamson and PresiGel
z. Buckham OF the University of Vermont al
at. State Agricultural college,
al ST. Patrick's church in Cambridge has
Sc, desk brought over from Portugal early
90 this century by Minister Meagher, who lie
on it to his son, formerly priest in Can
ue bridge. At one time and other, accordii
al, TO the report, l3 kings have written on
Otis Hemmenway Of Proctorsville W
ve caught by a train on the railroad crossil
RS: ut Gnssstts with a heavily loaded doub
m, wagon and could not escape The forwa
Sc, part of his wagon was struck by the loc
lal motive and demolished, but Mr.. Hemme
way was min jured.
'ge A. D. Knight and Orrin johnson start
ly, a bear in Somerset November 2S and ft
f. lowed him until Novembnr 80, when ne W
se shot near North Pond. Oh the west side
Stratton mountain. He weighed about 81