Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-02-25
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH N
THE WAY OF NEWS.
she Happenings of Seven Days on our
Hills and in our alleys Condensed and
Pararraphed for Busy Free Press
Readers,
Lyndon is free from debt.

E. A. Davis has started up his new saw
mill at North Fayston.
Wheelook is considering the advisabillty
Of having poor farm.
Thirty-four natives of Vermont are active
missionaries in the old world.
Castleton reports marriages, Al births
and As deaths the past year.
c. {. Welch of Canaan is doing good
business now in his bobbin mill.
The iron bridge on Main street, Spring
field, is completed 1t cost $500.
Vermont academy at Snxton's river is
closed for three weeks account of scarlet
fever.
Westminster had "a births and 81 deaths
in 1891. A larger part of the deaths were
old people
Large quantities of timber in Lexington
are being cut and hauled to the bobbn mill
in Colebrook, n. H.
The local politics in Rutland are waxing
extremely hot and some boilers have NOM
mated ticket of their own.
David Gilman Of Burke claims to be the
Oldest man who has passed through siege
of grip. lie is now over 30 years old.
The total grand list of Bellows Falls
amounts to SO, ji4 lG5; the library has been
availed by the citzeas more than ever dur
ing the past year
c. L. Boorom of Massachusetts, a stu
dent at the st. Johnsbury High school,
has owned up to the theft of several small
articles from the school.
C. c. Willard the Groton village black
smith, left suddenly for Kansas City the
other night. He also left big list OF credi-
tors who are mourning the loss
The jury docket for the March term of
the Rutland County Court contains 12l
cases. 1t Is the longest docket ever Issued
for term of that County Court.
The local C. L. S. c. of Bellows Falls is
doing splendid work this winter, and it is
talked that it will help in the university
extension work carried on by Chautauqua.
A BrattleLoro man is rejoicing over the
fact that he can celebrate his birthday
niversary this year. for the first time in
four years. Tie date OF course is February
20
George Newton pleaded guilty to the
theft OF a team from A. w. Edison OF Rut-
land, in Justise Court Tuesday, aud was
sentenced to 10 months il the Houee of
Correction.
A freight train on the Bellows Falls divi-
SO Of the Central Vermont broke apart
near Healdville Thursday and Two cars
were thrown oil the track by their crashing
together.
Senator Justin s. Morrill, of StrafIord
holds ~ shares of stock in the delunct
Maverick bank OF Boston. Frank X, and
John N. Miller OF Wallngford also hold
five shares each.
The store of O. d. Card at Pown0l was
entered by burglar early on The morning
Of February H. clerk seepiug in the
store, aroused and fired two lneifec tual
shots al the thief, who fled.
A workman named Thomas Kelley, re-
Gently employed by l. NJ. Klckor, at Gro
ton, decamped few days ago taxing $50
watch, 80 ring and 81 IN money from
Lewis Gilbert, his room mate.
There will be about 81 inspectors or
weighers soon appointed in tnis STATE as re-
quired to facilitate the sugar bounty act
that the farmers may receive the bounty
without undue extra red tape.
d. l.. st les of Brooklield carried on one
of those widely advertised abandoned farms
last year aud he cut 81 OK loads OF hay,
raised 81 bushels potatoes, ami a lot of
apples and plume. IL was small arm.
William Nonker of Ludlow has captured
three lynxes, A. foxes, 70 ,Aunks 10 rae
coons, two fishers and uL;nerou, mnks al
ready this winter, and is now after pan
ther. Ills largest ynx weighed 10 pounls
Frederick Chapman of Woodstock ha
the violin on which Henry Brodt,h, local
fiddler OF that village in day gone by useC
TO eiectriiy the leoplo with meiud GU
strains. 1t has passed through three gener
ations.
The st. Albans Messenger says: Mary f
q Mally Of Lowell, Mass, aged l6 years
formerly Of Newport, vas run over by
coal team few days ago, aud instant,
killed. The driver was drunk and has beel
held for u.uus,auy ltpr