Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-26
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
The Happenings of Seven Days on our
Hills aud in our Valleys Condensed and
Photographed for I;uey Froc Pross
Eeudcrs.
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vicinity.
Some summer boarders have arrived at
lIartland.
The hay crop looks unfavorablc in Athens
and vicinity.
About half a crop of hay is expected at
West Windsor.
Newport village is ejoiclnG at the thought
of electric lights.
Bralntree crops have been injured to some
extent by froSts.
The paper mill at Brattleboro was shut
down last week.
The recent rains have done vegetation q
great deal Of good.
The streets of Springfield will soon be
lighted by electricity.
Help is scarce in WnitaGeid aud farmers
arc somewhat discouraged
The school houses in Proctor have all been
supplied with American flags
The town of CRANKY has gone back to the
old system of repairing rrols.
The town taxes of CastioJown show
slight increase over last year.
Rufus Smith of Gassetts had three ribs
broken by kick from cow.
Orwell sends out the report that the grass
crop will be light there this year.
Levi Wilson of West Bndgewator saw a
lynx near his COWS in the pasture.
A 2O-pound pike was caught in Echo
pond, Plymouth Union last week.
Barton merchants sold - pounds of gran
lated sugar for one dollar last week.
Twenty five cents a pound for unwashed
wool was paid III Chelsea last week.
The farmers of Warren are complaining
that the worms are eating their corn.
II l.. Mower of Danvile got his hand
badly bruised by blower III saw mill.
b. d. Drew OF West Berlin Ind his hand
Daily man led in stopping vicious horse.
y new fish pond syndicate has been form
ed and I5acre pond purchased in Water
bury.
About 4j0 men are employed on the so, e.
600, 900 log drive down the Connecticut
river
Crows have made themselves conspicuous
in Vernon, destroying a good many corn
fields
The new hotel at Windsor is rapidly near
ing completion, swarms of workmen being
engaged.
The crows and cut worms are injuring
many fields of corn in PlainfielI and
vicinity.
A syndicate is contemplating buying a
site near Windsor to erect a palatial sum
mer resort.
Charles Carlton of Cavendish had pick
driven through his hand by IL fellow work
man recently.
Mrs. Townsend of Felchvlle is full
of trouble, having a cancer AMI II fractured
! bone in her limb.
Stillman Weeden of Bridgewater Corners
] P1, hal lat tINf
and three pounds
H. W. prouty of Jamaica has built q
large hennery 10 by 50 feet in size, and in
tends to raise poultry.
Some Moretown fishermen VINO have been
at Shelburne pond angling had a string OF
200 pounds on their return.
j. d. Wilson of Greensboro found black
bear in his pasture few days since. Nc
effort was made to capture him.
Carroll Burnap of Somerset got n bue
put through the index finger Of his left hanC
while fooling with revolver.
Dummerston has had only seven tow
clerks in the past l2O years, and they hay,
been prominent in public affairs.
The State Board Of Health pronounce
Brattleboro one Of the cleauest and bes
kept places they had ever visited.
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raj ribs broken by u horse accidentally step
ping on his side few days since.
The fog in the Connecticut valley was 5,
great that the recent frosts did no damage
1t serving as a complete protection.
Tho logs of the Connecticut River Lum
Der company have been running by Windsor
for two weeks, and are still gong.
l.. y. Stratton of South Newfane wa
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since and now lies in critical condition.
Sixteen applications have been made t
the Brandon school commissioners to succee
Principal butcher in the High school there
The Rratteboro Farmers league hold
meeting at West Bratt!eboro Friday eve
ming to discuss the national party pIa'for
The Princeton college quartotte will sin
a. the various churches in Brattleboro thi
week, and they then 90 to Northampton
Mass.
The National Holiness campmectng n
I Mortified is enjoying a deepening religion
fervor and the people are tlocbins to tn
services.
A section hand named Caunedy of IRA,
tlehoro had foot crushed near Dummer,
3 ton one day this week by rail falhu
g upon it,
Hardwick as vewei from the car win
dow has every appearance Of being in til
embrace OF boom, says the st, Johusbur
CALIFORNIAN.
Tho committee in charge Of the Lyndo
\ celebration are arranging to have "a reunio
. OF tho sons and daughters during tho eel,
0 bration exercises
I At meeting OF tine incorporators of Il
Brattluboro street railway il was decided
they hal a road to have it purely local, TIN
is, own and control the road
~ Lightning struck st. Luke's Episcopr
D., church ut Fairhaven, doing considerab
-, damage. 1t also entered the telegraI
office burning out the switch board
It Mrs. Marley, smart old lady and Il
oldest person in the town OF Weston, age
81 years walked one and half miles
church and back again last Sunday.
The Green Mountain Cheese Factory con
pany OF Westfsd have been notified til,
they have employed cheese maker contrsr
to the restrictions of the alien contract
labor law.
- Rufus Kirk and wife of Weston celebrate
their golden wedding at the town hall {