Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-05-08

water, severely sprhining It, 1t is hoped
the injury will not prove serious.
NJ. d. jackson of Bellows Falls, who start
ed on western trip Tuesday night, had
boon in business at that place for 2g years.
He intends to settle in the West.
The log drive, which aggregates 95, 000,-
coo feet this year is nov near the head
waters of the Connecticut and is expected
to reach Brattleborro about July 6.
j. NJ. Patterson of Albany has a curiosity
In an egg within an egg. A regular egg Of
ordinary size is covered with the white Of
another, the measure of which Is by 8
inches
The listers OF Hardwick filed the pevson-
al property list in the town clerks office
the 2Gth. 1t shows an increase of between
seven and eight thousand dollars over last
year.
The death Of Rev. Thomas jefferson Con
ant, D. D., in New York last week, leaves
Hon Merritt Clark Of Poultney the sole
survivor OF the class Of 1928 Of Middlebury
college.
i. G. futile got 20, 900 trcut at Fair
haven for the streams Of bennington county
and 5000 will 10 put into the Woodford
streams in the interests of the summer
| resorts.
college will deliver an address before the
alumni OF Brigham academy, Bakersfield,
on the occasion Of the first annual meeting
Of the association June 5
a deer about year OLD was found in
Granville the other day suffering from
wounds caused by jumping on a barbed wire
fence. Several deer have yarded in that
vicinity this winter.
George Aitllen of the Billings farm of
| Woodstock has on exhibition there mud
turtle caught Monday In Poguc pond. The
animal measures about three feet from tip
! to tip and weighs 10 rounds.
As the iron draw Of the new bridge be-
tween North and south Hero islands, was
being raised on Monday, Victor Hurbut
who failed to get out Of the way, was quite
severely hurt about the head.
w. S. Crooker Of Hartand is the possessor
Of a Bible for which ne has been offered
5000. The book is not fer sale. 1t was
printed in London, Eng, ip 1876, and
brought TO this country by Caleb Cotton,
grandfather Of the present owner.
Clarence Niles of WheeocE who has been
III for some time, escaped through windo W
in the night and was not found until the
next day, VIXEN he was discovered in a
sugar orchard with az axe in his hand.
Only two persons in South Londonderry
live in district No. 10, a widow and Wild
over, who lived there in 1869 In district
No. II two families, one maiden lady and
three men live where they 81 in 1855
Prouty 6 Miller Lumber company of
Newport VIII manufacture 90 000,00O feet
of lumbar this season. They have Just com
whIoh was made in five days against IA for
last year.
Dr. George W. Ward Of St. Johnsbury
ha' received the appointment OF veterinary
Inspector OF live stock at the port of New
port, & new position established to prevent
the importation into this country of animal;
afflicted with contagious diseases.
A new postofice has been established al
the village Of Bingham vile, il Fletcher
with Miss Leone bingham Us postmistress
Parties living south OF Fletcher Centre enC
heretofore addressed Mt Fletcher, VI, shoulc
now be addressed "Binghamvilie, Frankli1
county, Vt"
Judge t. l.. Griffith or Troy was COMPEL
el TO decline the Memorial day Grafton a
Rutland because of the laying of tha corner
stone OF tha soldiers monument in tina
city, Sen. Lewis A. Grant, assistant secre
tary Of war, has accepted an invitation t,
perform that service.
II is runcred that the Molecular Tele
, phone company OF Boston have disposed o.
the interests of the company for this state
} except Rutland and Bennington counties
which have previously been taken, to pnrtie
in Newport. 1t IS understood that tho new
Z company will push the business
8 Lightning struck the residence of Luthe
Adams OF West Halifax during shower tn
=, other day The current went down tn
ol.s. tt,, -,
stove pipe, set the carpet on fire, split mo
board its entire length, ana went into III
cellar, where it tore up The stone Tagging
No person was hurt.
Aaron Worthington Of North Powual re
u ceived fatal injuries on the 93I ult, II
was driving Il team with load of stave,
when tho load shuckad forward THROWN
, him on to the pole where he was found wit
e his head between a telegraph pole and tll
= eNener lie died At 5 O'Clock Ia the even
n ing.
: The business men OF Rutland, St Johns
10 bury and Bradford have made a NOV
= toward getting Thomas H. ChuDU, the 10,
Y Mills fshin9-rod manufacturer, who vi
t. burned out few weeks ago, t. locate
II these towns 1t is sad that Bra ford o.
d feccd him Sl2 900 ia cash. III. own tow
l. Oh Ihetfcrd will exempt him from taxatiu
iov 10 years. and it is doubtful if he gov
d elsewhere.
y The division OF the Fillmore estate
~ EIAalo, y. Y, is bringing to the surfa,
an army Of cousins, se' eral Of whom rcsil
a N }rrmont, one in Rutland, two at MI4lI
" town Springs and it is said some from Bej
~ uington county, from which the funil
originally cuigrated Those relatives -ou
- how failed to attend the funeral Of M!liaI
- l.. i-mO~e i'm 1874 c. liillard Powers Eiliuo