Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-11-17
WlNDHAM COUNTY.

Henry Wilder Of Guildford Is having bad
luck with his mill dam, a break appearing
soon after the pend was filled.
Horace Roberts fell from scafolding in
Putney and broks his arm. This makes the
third time his lott arm has been broken
Rev c. T. Smith, for several years pas
tor OF the Congregational churches at
Townshend and Newfans has begun work
in his new pastorate over the Congregation
al chnrch at Pittsford.
a party Of Hungarians in the employ of
the Fall Mountain Paper company of Bel
lows Falls got into free fight and one was
struck by shovel, nearly severing one OF
his ears from his head.
County Examiner Ryder of Bellows Falls
announces that there will be q special ex-
animation of teachers in Brattleboro No
vember %, and at Bellows Falls November
2G.
Dr. and Mrs. II. D. Holton of Brattle-
boro will leave this week for the City of
Mexico, where they will attend the NEE tings
of the American Public Health association.
The Brattlsboro Phoenix says: "Col. II.
i. Taylor, who returned from st. Adams
recently, on account of trouble from
old army wound, as recorded in the Phoenix,
has been confined to his house, but Is now
improving
society Of BrattIeboro it was voted unani-
mously to accept Rev. +. l.. Phaens resig-
nation, he having fully decided it to be best
for him to 60 to the church in Concord,
y. II.
he family of Mr.. Ray of South London
derry have been sadly afflicted the past
week a little girl died last Saturday with
malignant diphtheria and at present writing
Mrs Ray, mother of the little girl little
son, the only child left, and the hired GIRL
Rose Dean, very ill with the same dis
ease
Benjamin Barstow, formerly OF West
Dover, shot and killed by Albert May
in RamseYs, n. j., week ago Saturday
night. Barstow had lost his way and en-
tered the house Of May, farmer, supposing
it TO be that of his brother, whom he was
10 visit May mistook him for burglar
and shot him in tho head with shotgun.
AT an adjourned meeting Of the Whining
ton Agricultural society the committee re-
ported that land for trotting park could
be procured, adjacent to the present fair
grounds, for about $1,000. j. II. Kidder and
Mills Brown were constituted a COMMITTEES
to ascertain the price of land on the farm
owned by the Grain e. Lumber company
and Hiram Haskell, and to report at flu
turo meeting,
broom shop by Emerson L. Pratt and own.
ed by Michael Murphy on the place be late
ly bought Of G. D. Wilbur, short distance
south of tbs village, was entirely consumed
by fire. together with the contents, the
other evening. Later Mr.. Pratt was ar
rested on suspicion of setting the fire. An
examination was held before Justice Kim
ball and Pratt was held in $500 bail, which
he procured,
Last spring when the water metres wer,
placed on ell manufacturing establishment,
in Bellows Falls 1t was found that the cos
OF water for the locomotives of the Valley
road would be nearly 10 times what it haC
been, or what they were paying in Spring
field where they use 10 as much. Tn,
amount paid at each place had been abou
500 per year. The road at once began
looking around for another supply and ha
built large water house across the ever
putting in a Knowles steam pump which /
now in working order.
There was "a burglary at the Simon
Brooks farm on the Vernon road Brattle-
borO Tuesday night. A suit Of clothes, al
overcoat and watch ami chain belonging
TO George Miller, who is employed there
were taken. Miller had been az the tow
hall where election returns were re
ceved during the evening and did no
return TO tho farm until late Al
ter he retired the clothes were taken frou
his room, together with the contents CT til
pockets. The thief also looked through III
pockets OF the suit of clothes that Mr
Brooks had been wearing during the da
and carried OH pocket book containing
omnl sum of money.