Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29
ALL OVER TIE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
The Happenings of Seven Days on our
Hills and in our valleys Condensed and
ParaEraphed for Busy FREQ Press
Headers,
Bears are reported plenty around Wood


very heavy.
Wardsboro froze up on the 18th for the
first time this season.
One man in West Windsor has had loo
chickens stolen this fal.
The water works which supply st Johns
bury are being repaired.
The cider mills, the country over, are
squeezing the juicy apples now.
There are about dozen Adams Express
company stockholders III Bratteboro.
Areadne Cummings of Grafton has been
taken to the insane asylum at Lrattleboro.
Hydeville is moaning for moro rein. The
mills are not supplied with sufficient water.
a recent frost nipped about 100 bushels
OF hcets for f. L. Lambsrton Of North Pom,
fret.
Marble dealers are rejoicing over large
business and many increasing their facil
ites
j. F. Williams bas recently placed
steam engine in his spoon factory in Sun
derland
Corn is rather more than au average crop
this season in Tnmouth and apples are very
plentiful.
There were about 4j present at the Egg
gleston family reunion at East Burke, on
the 18th inst.
drove of 300 sheep was bought in New
rane and vicinity last week and taken to
Hatfield, Mass
STATE Auditor Powell has tai II up his
ford to ST. Albans.
Columbus Smith of Salisbury lost a
pocketbook containing several hundred dol
lars in money and notes.
c. NJ King Of Benson has an order for q
lot of tho Benson creamery butter to be
shipped to South America.
The measles have pestered the inhabitants
of Lowell for some time and whooping cough
has now put in AL appearance.
Frank StoIdard's family in Warren en-
joyed a strawberry shortcake October II,
from berries picked the day before.
S. G.. Otis oc West Burke has raised $50
bushels OF grain, 23, bushels o. potatoes
and GA bushels o; corn on q acres of land.
The funeral Of Mrs. A. A. Adams Of
Marlboro, who died suddenly. was atten ded
by -ix grandchildren anil great, grandch-
dren
j. +. Dwinell has sung in the Congrega-
tiona! church ut Glover Tor 40 years muc h
of the time having been chorister Of the
choir.
Henry Bissell of Middlebury starts for
Australia next Monday with fine .ot OF
merino sheep. Mrs. Bisse will accompany
him.
The friends ami neigbors OF Humphrey
" hee ock met at his residence last October
1G in barnard, the occasion being his Glst
birthday,
Charles r. Witherell of Cornwall arrived
home last week from South Africa, whittier
he went last spring with shipment of Yer
mont MerInos.
Fire did little damage to Ed ward
Sturtevant's house in Bethel recently. The
quick and efficient work of his neighbors
extingushed IL.
The Rural Improvement society o, Brat
tlehoro have thus far tais year expsnd ID
500. 90 in way that has benefited the
town IN many ways
Six drunks and four breach Of the peace
eases heard in the Rutland Police
Court October l9. They were the outgrowth
Of high old times On Sunday.
NJ NJ Taplin had Gu encounter with q
mad bull the other day in Bartou Landing,
and he came out secoud best. He was not
seriously Injured, however.
The Italians who have been employed on
the Wilmington railroad are in a hurry tC
finish work that they may so south where
there is a warmer climate.
it is said that the beautiful weather o.
the fall just passed has not ha a para lei
since lS46, when both August and Septem
Der were quite warm and peasant.
Ira and Char es hitchcock, aged sever
and nne respectively of Westminster West
have trapped and killed is voodchucks, 81,
squrre.s and one rat during he season.
The Green Mountain Sum mcr Home com
pany are contemplating marked improve
merts their Camp Comfort propert,
which is situated by Little pond IN Wells.
The December term of Caledonia County
Court opens on Tuesday, d ,cember !, a
St. Johusbury, hou H. h. start presiIin.
judge. The docket shows 100 court and
26 chaucery cases.
f. Chafee's Sons an Fred r. Patch O
West Rutland have bought the Mansfield &
Stiuson foundry and machine shop at Rut
land; the new firm Will make some repairs
On the property.
The third annual reception of Kiilingtou
lodge, brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
at Rutland Friday was the most successful
taus far. The jolly railroad men lunche
at the Bates House
John Henry Smith, a former business ma
Of Fairhaven, but now located in Dalton
Mass, has been nominated for county sen
stor on the prohibition ticket in Berkshir
county, Massachusetts,.
A s;wedc, who went from Barton Land
ing to Boston last spring n the hopes tha
he might get back to Sweden has recent
returned to the Vermont town, walking a
the way from the Hub.
Jud @ Nicholson OF Rutland received froI
Orson /. Rogers OF Marlugo, ILL.,, part Q
n meteor OF the color and density Of har'
iron ore. 1t is claimed that it fell to tn
earth near MarinEo in 1898.
The 5Oth wed !Ing Anniversary of Mr.. an
Mrs j. A. Iolard occurred October Il
nd s. relatives wore in attendance. Th
god couple turn the half century mile ston
married life healthy and happy.
Ons of Fred n Deans pair OF fine driyin