Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-03-06

George B. Blake has been appointed post
master at Swanton.
Vermont has 62 members Of the league Of
American wheelmen.
Weathersfied re eiuced her debt $2516.22
during the past year.
The assets of the town Of Barnet over all
liabilities are $40 1910
In the town OF Proctor for 1890 there
were g. births and % deaths.
A deer was seen recently within the cor
poration limits of Bennington.
The Rutland Savings bank block is to be
restored and an elevator put in.
.Iud ge H. Henry Powers is to deliver the
Memorial day address at Springfield
Col L. X Fuller is to spend a number OF
weeks at Lakewood, y. j.. Tor the benefit
of his health.
Alta town meeting Tuesday Lyndonvlle
| voted $500 to celebrate Its centennial ami
versary July 1.
The spring term OF the State Normal
school at Castleton has opened with liD
pupils attending.
Nine inches of snow fell in the southern
part Of the state Thursday night, making
good sleighins again.
The St. Johnsbury National History
| society has organized with Col. Franklin
. Fairbanks as president.
The Stearns Manufacturing company at
| Lyndonville, are to increase their working
force to from 10 TO go men.
The Vermont association Of Minnesota
had a dinner in Minneapolis to celebrate the
admission into the Union March +.
The citizens Of bennington met Saturday
evening to formulate plan, necessary to the
success of the coming centennial celebration
Miss s. Rankin of Danyille has left a pro
viso in her Will Of $1,000 to be used toward
building a Methodist church at West Dan
villc.
The locomotive Ethan Allen is very APP
propriatey running the train from Rutand
to Fort Iiconderoga over the Adirondack
railway.
The fitchburg Railroad company Will
move about 20 of its trainmen from Keeue
to Bellows Falls. There is "A prospect OF
more later
While Joseph Powers of Chester was
chopping, q limb struck him on the head
aud pinned him TO the ground. He died
February %.
msetinc of the St. Johusbury W. C.
T. IT,. Feb. q, it was voted TO invite the
State organization to hold its annual meet
ing there next ia,!.
Monday morning was one of the coldest
thh eastern part Of the State registering as
low as 30 below zero.
1t is stated that 13 Vermont relatives will
contest the VIII Of the late Seymour Aims
worth of Saratoga. Senator Edmunds has
been retained as counsel.
Gov. Page has received plans and speci-
Grauons from Boston architect, and Will
erect new house on the site OF his present
residence the coming year.
On the Reed farm, Jettersonvilie, thsre is
on elm tree, l. ieet in circumference four
feet from the ground, and the limbs cover
siv rods OF EroulI each way.
At st. JoAusbury recently an enormous
meteor was seen in the northern sky. 1t
passed over a space Of 80 degrees aud burst
with brilliant blaze of light,
Comrade f. W Jewett of Svanton,
has been appointed an ade-decamp on the
staff Of Comnanier-in Chief ' ealey Of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Whtinsham has voted $4,000 to aid the
Wilmington and Hoo-ac Tunnel railroad
The projectors asked Tor $4,000 and the
balance will probably be subscribed.
Aunt Bet4ey Gray Of Dorset viii, il she
lives, celebrate her lQ0h birthday March
TO- She is cheerful, sits up most of the
day aud looks forward to the event with
pleasure.
Col. Charles IT, Joyce is in very poor
health and suffers severely from abcesses
on both arms, He and Mrs. Joyce will
spend March in v ashington, whittier they
have already gone.
Wimugtou'- action in bonding for S32,
coo for a rair.al i, to BE- commented. \
good deal OF sne-rug has been done
about it, but Wilmington means business
and viii have the road
farmer at West Windsor, noticed a
lunch on one Of his long wool sheep and
upon examination it proved to be rat
which had got MS tail woven into the WOO
and was unable to get away.
jerks l.. Winchell Of Fairhaven ha.
taken leVy Of dogs from kennels to tn,
lig Madison Square dog show IN New York
He has several valuable dogs in mis- collec
tiou II, valued rs high as $1,000,
Al a special town meeting at Lyndonvillr
it wns voted that Wilder q; Co., pay n Ia,
on $1,000, any excess TO be abatel for fv
years, on condition that certain improve
ments are made on their mill property.
According to Printers Ink the larges
order Tor IA single advertisement in on
paper before the war, was given by tn
Fairbanks Scale company at ST. Johnsburl
to the New York Tribune. 1t amounted t
$1,000.
AT recent village meeting in HardwicI
code of bylaws was adopted and com
mittee appointed to ascertain the expens
OF putting in complete water system Th
Bridgman aud Aiken estates have Offered
the water rights they control to the vlag
for $500.
The Brandon House is to be rebuilt. Con
ductor j. j. Paris, the owner Of the burne
building, has agreed to furnish consider
able sum, ana corporation of Brando
men is now being formed to raise the 1T
mainder of the required $50, 900. Th
ground floor will be devoted to stores
The burial of the wife of Jesse Thomso
of Morrisville and mother OF DR.. Jesse /
Thomson of Rutland who died, as noted i
the FREE Press, while riding in sleig
between Johnson and Hyde Park, VIZ
made in Evergreen cemetery at Rutlan
On Thursday.
The 10th annual meeting Of the Vernon