Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-02-04
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
The Happenings OF seven Days on our
Hills and in Our Valleys Condensed and
Photographed for busy Froe Press
Readers

dividend of III per cent.
The entire expense of the recent repairs
and improvements upon the postoitice build
ing at Windsor was $500. 10.
The fair and festival by the ladies of the
Upiversalist society in Brattleboro Thurs
day evening last netted $500
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Marble company, Thursday, Col. Fletcher
D. Proctor was elected president.
The Stowell Manufacturing company of
Putney have resumed work, after shut
down of several weeks for repairs.
\ fellow pretending to DE deaf and dumb
is doing tho State gathering the nickles
People are cautioned against the rascal.
Mrs. Dunton's restaurant at White River
Junction station was entered for the second
time last week and 250 cigars were taken.
l.. S. Drew of tAis city has sold E. b.
Cobb Of Stow. fine Ayrshire bull Re
will cross him on his herd Of Jersey cows.
Major Valentine is actively engaged in q
project to have q creditable display oil Ben
ninston's industrial products at the world S
fair.
Charles Jepson and Ella Stevens have
been arrested md lodged in jail at Eanniu5 Z
ton for alleged living together. Jepzon has
wife.
mems association will meet soon to outline
arrangements tor the tournament at Mid
dlebury July /.
The creaneries in Rutland county are
combining as much as possible under one
management This will probably result IN
larger prices for tho product.
The Y. p, S. c. Z. unions of Franklin
and Grand Isle counties held Its annual
convention at st. Adams recently and an
interesting meeting is reported
A struck jury has been drawn to try the
case OF heary Mott agoinst the Centra,
Vermont railroad company, at the coming
February term of Grand Isle County Court
Robberies in Rutland continue. I he mar
ket of DEMO & CroSier was broken into and
some canned goods and cigars We're taken.
This is the second time this store has been
entered.
Hon. A. S. Draper superintendent of
education for the State of New York, will
address the Rutland county teachers Insti-
tute to be held ut Rutland the last week IN
February.
Tie Black River Woolen company has
bought tue former cab shop property a.
Ludlow for 5000 and has already contract
ed for some OF its looms, and Is buying ma
terial necessary to fit up its factory.
Troy Conference academy OF Pouitney
was closed Thurs lay for q two weeks va
cation on account OF tie APPEARANCE OF
dpht heria. The school always closes when
there are any contagious diseases near by.
" atterson post. -. G. A. 4, of Chelsea
has started museum OF war relies, among
which is found a cannon bail that was found
near Tconderoga 70 years ago, and Is be-
ieved to have been fired from some OF the
guns of "Old ii.
man named Lee Brown Of Holland
rushed down stairs the other morning with
his pants all ableze. y pail OF waller extin-
gushed the flames. Lee found atterward
that there was defect IN the stovepipe
which let cinders drop ont.
The green goods man in New York wh,
did business under the name 0! c. Ls0i
and several alias, has been captured. Ii
sent a good many Of his crculars to Bur
lnGtou merchants and Washington count.
cit.zsns, but none Of them were entrapped
Ex-Gov. Faruham Of Bradford has peel
reelected president az the New Englan,
Company, and has gone to the site OF NeY
England City. in Georgia, to attend a meet
ing os the stockholders, where an attemp
Will be made TO elecrty the boomess boom
pr. c. Il. SAo!es 0! Dulnmerston, prom
inent farmer ami lnenuer Of tie Stat
D1irymen' ', association, Is now on q tour o
observation through the South, including
Virginia, the Caruliua,. Florida and G Gaor
gla, and will be absent 4 month or 81
weeks
Hattie Fletcher, an ex-criminal VIII
served sentence Ia the House Of Correcuo
IUr larteny, has yeca1dy approprlateI vari
ous hing. while working for ". w. Towe
IN Rutland. She has confessed and viii prob
igJ t,rtD ar ba -
Correction III a u few days.
The Canadian minister of customs ha
issued oraers TO hi, collectors on the frontie
that teams belonging on the american SD
Will not hereafter be allowed to work !
Canada. This order viii effect the lumber
men who for many years nave cmDIoye
teams owned anu kept on tho America
side.
The depot at Westminster was broken in
to Thursday evening or early Friday morn
ing, January 22, and valuable gold " ate
aud chain belonging to Station Agent Al
wood, n quantity OF postage stamps aud
small sum Of money were taken. III
thieves gained an entrance by breaking
window in the Office.
The school commissioners of st. John
bury are arranging for the Introduction
The study of natural science In the pub
schools, In connection with the maSnincen
facilities afforded by the Museum OF Matt
raj history, and in accordance with Co
Franklin Fairbanks plans as announced
him at the dedication OF the museum.
Mrs. NJ. L. Cobb of Brattleboro left
candle burning the other evening for Il
servant girl, who returned and retired, fe
getting it. 1t burned down, igniting son
shavings. Luckily smoke awakened Il
girl and an alarm was piyen The bls
was put out with small damage. 1t was
good ending of what might have been a di
astrous fire.
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