Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-07-17

Readers.
The Orwell fair will be held in Septem-
ber.
A brass band is about being organized at
Chester.
The public library at Proctor was reopen
ed Saturday.
A new steam mill is Leing put up on East
Hill, Wiudham.
a vein of quartz gold has been uncovered
at Craftsbury
Farmers are reminded that good garden
reduces the grocery bill
Repairs are being made on the fair
grounds in South RyeEete.
l.. w. McAllster Of Nowbury Centre has
caught 210 trout this season.
Miss Mary Howe will give a concert in
Peru some time in August.
The Lamb Bros. of Hartland have an OK
team weighing 1000 pounds.
East Jamica highway surveyors are using
the road machine on the roads.
The cheese factory in South Pomfret takes
the milk of 200 Jersey cows
Summer boarders are still coming to Yer
mont in encouraging numbers.
Nearly every town in the State reports the
arrival of the summer boarders.
Camp Comfort in Woodford is filled with
guests and there are more TO follow
The Windham county Veterans reunion
will meet at Bellows Falls, July %.
Rev. q. r. Williams of Peacham is spend
ing his summer vacation in Europe.
BabcocI x Darling of North 1etford have
shut down their steam mill for the summer
D. b. Gibson of East Burke suffered an
attack of neuralgia of the heart on the 18th
inst.
Clarendon farmers say that their hay
crop will be about one third less than last
year.
Vermont sent to Boston market last week
160 cattle, 302 sheep and lambs and 1893
swine.
The large hotel at Woodstock is nearly
finished. The total cost will reach about
500, ,0O0.
Swanton has 90 passenger trains day,
and 1t keeps the hotel teams on the 20 about
all the time.
Owing to the scarcity of water, the mills
in Farhaven have to divide it and work
opposite hours
Homes being secured for fresh air
children in Bradford for two weeks stay
in the country.
The Castleton cheese factory turns out 90
cheeses daily and far ready market has
been found
The Montebcllo Spring House aud bathing
establishment at Newbury is open for the
reception Of guests.
a resident of Barnet is in possesson of
an old arithmetic dating back to the reign
of Edward VI in 1541.
The ladies of South Royalton are raising
funds for the erection of a band stand in
the park there for the boys.
Enough stock has been taken in the Brs =
to- and New Haven railroad to ensure its
completion in q short time now.
Charles, the 12-year- son of George
Earle of Morrisvil,e, was drowned Sunday
afternoon in the Lamoille river.
aior \. b. Valentine of Bennington has
rendered his resignation as a member of the
board of trustees of tho Soldiers Home.
While firing the cannon on the night of
the Fourth at Raadsboro it burst throwing
large piece through the chair shop roof
The Fairbanks scale works Of St Johns
bury have the largest chimney in the State.
II is lj2 feet high and contains POO, 900
bricks.
Hardwick has borrowed 81 O 600 of the
Passumpsic Savings bank of st. Johns bury
ana will III short time have a water
system.
The ST Johnsbury letter carriers handled
So, l22 pieces of mail matter last month,
delivering Is, ,0Sl pieces, and collecting 3d.
O4 pieces.
Johu Radel Of Stamford got provoked at
his horse on tho Fourth and with his ak
chopped the poor animal in such a way as
to ruin him.
Ben Davis of Bellows Falls, who had his
eyes injured by discharge of powder July
3, viii not, Ms at first thought lose the sight
of both eyes.
Capt John w. Chase of Brandon has
issued call to the second battery, light ar
tliery Of Vermont volunteers, for "a reunion
on September %.
The Brattleboro letter carriers delivered
G2, and collected %, 32l pieces of mail
matter last month, and the local postage
amounted to $50. SO.
Quite an exciting time ensued at the scale
shops in Brandon last week 10y the breaking
OF the sAafting, Most every one thought
the building was gong to collapse.
y now temperance movement has been in
nugurated ut Derby Line, so that it costs G
hundred per cent more to moisten one s
throat with old rye now than formerly
Superintendent Porter of the Woodstock
railway mas recently added two elegant ne W
cars from the Pullman car shops in De
troit, Mich, TO the rolling stock Of the com
pany.
a wealthy New York firm has purchased
the old lime kiln at Highsate Springs, anC
it will be rebuilt. TIE stratum of limestone
in that section is of a rich quality and yer,
plentiful
II. 5. Kingsbury of Cavendish has PICKED
10 bushels OF Strawberries this season, all ol
which have been sold in Cavendlsh Ludlow
and Chester. lie expects to pick nearly a,
many more
Col SimoDds Of Lexington, Ky, forme
Brattleboro boy has lately sold the Phpni;
Hotel for $4,000. The property cos
about SlOO, 600 and Mr., Smonds will net
handsome sum.
The fifth annual camp meeting of tn
Hoosick Valley conference of Adven
churches Will he held at Farmount park
Fairhaven, beginning August % and con
tinuing ten days.
Fred StebblnS, n passenger brakeman ol