Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-08
RUTLAND COUNTY.

NN"''N''h ~ASNhChioeS plOpOst 10 DulIQ
new church.
The Supreme Court for Rutland county
will convene January 10.
The golden welding of Mr. and Mrs.
John Hutchinson of Rutland was celebrated
thursday evening.
1t is understood that d. L. Morgan OF
Rutland desires to be made superintendent
OF the House of Correction.
Tho quarry Of the Rutland White Marble
company at West Rutland has been shut
down for the winter.
six-years-od boy named George Chas,
Oh Rutland was run into by bicycle and
Knocked unconscious.
DR.. John b. hanrahan will lie Rutland'o
new postmaster by general consent of both
parties, IL Is said, II a change is to be made
at the end Of Mr.. Fields commission.
Inc next department encampment OF the
vermont U. y. H. viii be called by DEPART
ment commander to meet in Rutland some
time between the LIST and 18th of February
next.
The Delaware and Hudlon railroad has
laid out the ground for u line running from
their main line TO the quarries and works of
tho Rutland White Marble company Mt
West Rutland.
There are only two Swedish churches in
Vermont besides the Swedish CONGREGATION.
al church recently erected at Centre Rut-
land. Both of these nre al Proctor, one OF
them being Congregational and the other
Lutheran.
During the term of Rutland Corn+v
Court just closed 3Gl civil cases and 30
state cases, making nc in all, were dispos,d
OF in one way or another. The next term
will begin the second Tuesday in March,
1898.
In the Rutland County Court decision
for F5~3S damages for the plaintiffs was
| awarded in the case of Davis Il Gay against
the Central Vermont Railroad company
for damages for the loss of grain stored in
the Ogdensburg elevator at the tmo it was
burned.
Three petitions arc already being circu-
lated for the appointment OF postmaster in
Castleton under the incoming administra-
ton. The petitioners are the present re-
publican incumbent, who took the office
July l, 1891, L. W. Liddell and Robert J. |
haney.
PROCTOR.
! L. II. Morse is in Washington on business
| for the Vermont Marble company Mrs
! Holbrook Of Natick, Mass, IS visiting hen
son Ernest.-EImer S. Slade, who has beef IN
bookkeeper In tue Marble companys storaA
| Tor nearly six years has been asked toI
assume the management of their store al
Centre Rutland vice +. F. Macon Der, re-
signed. We are also glad to learn he has
taken into his home boy who before long,
will call him father.-Rev. DR.. Harris OF |
| Rutland made his friends a call Tuesday,
| George c. Ross went to Boston Thursday to |
| transact some important business for the .
| Vermont Marble company. William f.
Greer, formerly of Centre Rutland, accept
ed position here as successor to Mr.. Slaie.
the Phila May Concerto comrany gave an
enter tainment at the town hall Friday even.
| ing, under the auspices Of the Proctor Free
Library association Those wishing to at
tend the concert at Rutland Friday evening
| December 8, given by the L. v NJ G .es
and Banjo clubs can do so and return the
same night, as tue train leaving Rutland
going north at $40 p. m. will be held until
after the concert.
BENSON.
Miss Mary Jackwey is teaching the Good.
rich district school,. panther is be ieved
TO be at larg e on the hills west of the village.
Sheep have been killed and it is thought ID
have been the work Of the animal. Efforts
will be made to capture it.-W T. Nicker
son is visiting daughter in Pennsylvania
Mrs Horn beck and pupils will give
musical entertainment in the Congregations
chapel Friday evening The winter term
Of the Centre district school began Monday
| with Miss Allie Ladd as teacher. Rev S.
L. Bates occupied the pulpit of the Congre
gatonal church Sunday morning aud
preached in the chapel in the evaning Rev.
E. E. Bouck preached in the Bangall dis
| trict Sunday afternoon.-Mss Maud Perry
Is to teach this winter in West Haven
John Wlliamson's mother died Wednesday
of shock oil paralysis. She was upward
| OF 50 years old. Funeral services were held
Friday in the church in Putnam, where she
was buried. Rev. J. II. Bond of Reese
vile, n. y, officiated. VIII Manley OF
Troy was in town Friday to attend tho
funeral of his grandmother.
MENOON.
Mrs Martha Foster Longley died Of con
sumption Saturday, at her home Funeral
| services will be held Monday afternoon at
the Methodist church. Mrs. Ray and Mrs.
Wilson and daughter from OSHKOSH, Wis.
are visiting at Mr.. II. II. Shedd' Rev.
Mr.. Palmer is holding singing schools in the
Methodist church Saturday evenings.
Willie Bennett is seriously sick.
CHlTTENOEN.
Mrs. Nora Leonard has gone to Boston
Mass, 20 spend the winter "A Spiritual
| istic seance was held in lie 1nard's hall Sat
urday evening, before q small audience THIS
gullible portion of the audience saw somd
| wonderful Manifestations. - Frank Cree
has rented Charles Baird's house and hal
taken possession. w. o. Baird pur
chased fine span Of horses Of the Vernon
Marble company Saturday last; price 800.