Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-12
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT a WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
The Happenings of Seven Days on our
Hills and in Our valleys CONDEMNED and
Parsgraphed for Busy Free Press
Eeadora,

The new depot In Wilmington is up.
Eutland's new water works are nearly
completed.
Water is worry low in the wells and streams
Of Greensboro.
STANDARDS abandoned farms" are find
ing ready tenants.
New York men are buying FIR trees in
Wh.tinghR.n for Christmas use.
An epidemic s raging in Dau5y--ths
young people are all getting married
About evory Watering trough in the
southern part OF the State is dry.
Nalnuts are plenty i'll Benson and this
farmers are laying IN large Ear ycst.
SO far as learned Brattleboro was not
touched by the Maverick bank failure.
4. j. Rennis has started up his shingle
mill in Sutton after making needed rernirs.
Miss H. $. Taylor has resigned as po't-
mistress at Proctorsville to take effect soon
Tho Jiphthoria panic in North Benning-
ton has subsidel, no new cases having been
reported.
The people OF Irasbureh are fighting
against tie measles and the doctors are
reapng the harvest.
The timely discovery Of fire in f. p.
Beach's house in West Glover recently saved
it from destruction.
Horny H. Hill of Greensboro became vio-
lently insane recently and was taken to the
Sylur at Waterbury.
Leon Garland of Wheeock youngster,
has got bicycle for getting Subscribers for
the Youths Companion.
The republicans of Brattleboro have Sc
cured permanent headquarters in anticlpa-
ton of next years battle.
The Brnttleboro asylum has sbout $40
patients after the last consignment of 80 to
the Waterbury institution last ssek
Derby a bell of Bellows Falls are push
ing the work on their new snath factory.
The shop Will be running in short time.
smith Hodges OF South Pomfret claims to
have bought noarly $4,000 worth OF ginseng.
IIs came near losing it all in a fire recently.
Considerable excitement exists in Ludlow
over diphtharia. Several cases are reported
and four diod from the dreaded disease last
week
,'ostnaster II. f. Field Of Rutland has
made scne marked improvaina ants in the
service during his administration of af-
fairs.
. In the last four weeks there has been one
fire, two lost children, and four burelario os
ia Custi-ton, TO say nothing of minor Incl
dents.
Tho buildings OF the William ii. Taylor
Slate and Mantle company in Castiston that
we're destroyed by fire. two weeks ago will
be rebuilt
Tls foundation walls for the new engine
house at B-iloHs F'.I5 are complets1, but
the house will probably not be erected be-
fore springs.
Tbore were nine deaths in Rutland in Oc-
tobar according to the health oiiicor's re
port, Some Ii contagious diseases have
bean reported,
The Fall Mountain Paper company OF
Bellows Falls ore now reducing 200 900 feet
OF wood into pulp each week, " nearly
900 900 feet ench year.
At a recent town meeting Westminster
West voted to build an iron bridge over
Sayton's river near Bellows ais at an ex-
peuse not 10 exceed $5JOO.
Tua slate workr OF the Fair Haven Mar.
BIZ. anI Marbleilad slate company have
been Closed the larger part of the lasc ,,eel
for want OF rough siats stock.
II il runorod tnat petition is bong cir
cuiatsd j. Woodiord, which will be placsd
before the governor, Tor the remova! of q
justice oil the pence % that Town.
\ Cincinnati. Ohio, carpenter osught
wind OF Barnards boom ana wrote chi.
zen OF that little entarprising ''uurg' &c
know what wages were paid MemOers Of hi,
trade.
The Lyndonville journal nas lone
nr.lcle on what tie people of tnat thriving
village are doing in th9 way ot building
TAe toN'n - Keeping pace with other Nor-
mout villages.
Inc Howe Scale company OF Rutland al,
running on tAree-Quarter time for wan
Of orders. DR.. j. y, Mead, the president
SAYS that it has hoen poor year lor al
scale companies.
Proceedings in insolvency have been in
: stitusa saaiusL q. II. Reed, the Flat str5e
lumber dealer, ana also against Ross Whito
thu tissue paper manufacturer and dealer
both OF Braltleboro, by their creditors.
special meeting OF the truste.a OF til,
Vermont Live STOCK company OF Bcattle
boro was held recently AMI "A t i,er celt III
vidend Gu the capital stock of . 80, 900 wa
voted, leaving a surplus Of about 5000 IL
tus treasury.
4 bal lloor let 90 cows belonging to VII
LIMA Gleason OF Mcludoes Falls dowr
through reoer -ly A number of broker
legs was tho result, but doctors sot then
and none of the cows will be lost by th
+ catastrophe.
Tho State board of agricultural desire t,
, hold more meetings The coming winter thar
usual. Towns that wish the board to holc
, meetng in their midst snould communicate
r as soon as possible with the secretary, "
q W. Cooke, Al burlington.
The Franklin convention of the Rutlan,
t County {. L, union was held at the Uniol