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

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Deputy Collsctor OF Customs T. NJ Tobin
| of Swanton seized q wagon load Of smugged
liquor Saturday evening. 1t is an impor-
tant seizure and will tend to lessen such
kind OF business especially in Mr. Tobin's
| town.
w. r. Nelson's store in Rutland was
| broken into on Sunday night. No money
was left there so the burglars found none.
Nothing else was missed. The officers kept
a sharp watch but the light fingered men
got the better Of them
The Ayrshire Breeders association, Of
which there is large membership in Yer
mont, holds its 18th annual meeting Jan.
uary 6, at the Fifth Avenue hotel, New
York city. c. NJ. Winslow of Brandon is
secretary of the association.
Ex-Judge Lawrence has notified the trus-
tees of Rutland village that John n. Bax-
ter will bring suit for damages providing
he finds that tho tapping the source of sup
ply Of East creek to increase the Rutland
water supply Injuries the water supply on
his farm.
Jainos Howard, noted thief and pick
pocket, who came to Bennington just before
the centennial to relieve the people of their
loose change, and who was ''nipped in the
bud" while stealing silverware from the
residence of T. Il. Graves, is awaiting trial
in tho Bennington County Court.
a barn belonging to John NJ. Goodnough
in Plttsford was burned Wednesday oven
ing, including about 30 tons OF hay. Joseph
Fridette also lost harness, pair of single
sleds and three tons of hay. Goodnough
estimates his loss at about $1,000, insur-
ance $500. The fire was probably incen-
diary.
An abandoned farm" Swede in Will
mington was presented with a horse by his
daughter in New York State. He got the
animal at bennington and drove it TO Mount
Pleasant, where death overlook tho horse
after a few hours Of sickness. The Old gem
tlemHn (tuo Swede) had to walk ii miles to
get home.
Mrs. Z. Gates Allen of Shelburne has pur-
chased farm in " oodstock of W. W. Dear
born and will soon remove there. Wood
stock is the county seat of Windsor county
and lies in the centre OF rich farming sec
ton, has good roads, large hotel, 1000 in
habitants and is one OF the most attractive
villages in tue State.
N. A. Bailey of Rutland, proprietor OF
Bailey's restaurant and grand chancellor of
the Knights OF Pythias OF Vermont, is in
solvent. His liabilities are about $1,000 and
assets $1,000. 1t is believed that sickness i'll
his family, who have had moro tnau their
share OF atliction aud trouble, Is the indi-
rect cause OF his failure.
Another corporation has sprung into ex
istence. 1t is celel the st. ,JohusbIry
Electric company, and is organized for the
purpose of generating an selling electricity,
etc, for heat They have u capital of So.
600, which is divided into 30 shares OF SiU0
s,yl - a..
heads the list of incorporators.
The venerable r. N. Little, former
Vermont Methodist preacher president of
the Glens Fails Insurance company which
/ caused so much CONSERVATION and unpleas
antness throughout Vermont few year,
ago by the collection of Its assessments, j.
, i'll and rapidly sinking. At hi, as,, 81
years, there is but little hope of recovery.
1 The st. John,bury Republican says thn
Mrs. NJ. p. Bel is canva.,ing the State lOI
the establishment OF a home tor women anl
q girls, who having been dscnarxod from
+ reforuatory institutions anil have no plac,
of refuge. The home Will not be a decided
thing until $1,000 has been pledged. Mrs
Frederick Billings of Woodstock is presden
OF the association.
John NJ barron of Chester has been ar
, rested on the charge of alternating the atfec
ticns of the wife OF L. ID. Robbins a farme
= of the above town. Mr.. Robbins is a print
er and moved there about two years ag,
from Boston. lie hired Barron TO work TIN
farm and returned to his trade in Boston
On his visit home in a few weeks he notice
a coldne,s toward him on the part Of his wife
which she had never heretofore shown. Bar
ron was suspected and ordered to leave, bu
refused. A writ was procured and be wa
arrested at Chester Monday and placed un
$4,000 honls to appear before the Count
a Court. Barron could not furnish bail an,
II is now rusticat.us in Woodstock Jail.
Il The SPECIAL corporation meeting of Below
Falls on the first was poorly attended. Tw
, reports We're made and tue voters adopte
5 the ma jOTity ons which laVors the retention
. Of the water syste.h as IL l., with the adli
tion Of more height to the lam to incrcas
/ the storage capacity and the turning Of tn
l. Farr brook into it. This viii necessitat
v the building of dam and laying Of piping
The brook belongs to the corporation, 5
II there will be no damages. The storag
+ capacity OF tho reservoir is now 30, 600, 90
u gallons, and the drainage basin of the pom
is 200 acres enough to supply II, ODO people
+ The Union Agricultural society OF Tur
n bridge has been sued by Mrs. Lucia Edo
IA OF Randolph for $1,000, Mrs Edison is
IA large woman and at the far held there
1890 she in someWay broke through IL
grand stand and had one OF her legs injured
!, She il now suffering from nervous prostr,
ton, and the suit IS brought for damage
= 1t is claimed that ID. T. Chapman owns ii
fair grounds and buildings and that be b.
always received all money taken for gran
10 stand tickets. So the society will probabl
Y endeuvor TO show that Chapman is the on
- the suit should have been brought agains
a Chicago "Fine Art Portrait company
has sent 1000 circulars to Rutland psop
They offered very liberal Inducements "t
D introduce" their goods and by sending
: portrait Of any member Of the family Il
. firm would return n life sized crayon POI
trait, providing it was hung in Il conspicol
7s place When the photograph il sent al
ID other letter from the firm Informs the vi,
d tim that in consideration OF "their liber
er gift OF the crayon' they ask the receiver
/. buy frame at $50, 1t is needless to sa
Z that is fraud. Postmaster Field of Ru
- land investigated and found that the san
ii firm had once been prosecuted for using Il
r luals for fraudulent purposes.
|. j. IS. Bromley OF Castleton has thr,