Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-14
RUTLAND COUNTY.

John d. Spellman has been chosen village
attorney of Rutland.
The Otter creek is free from Joe from
Rutland to Lake Champlain.
Mrs. Rev. w. 7. Herrick OF Castieton Is
a sister Of Rev. John Gardner Hale, who
recently died in Redsnds, Cal.
The Castloton Congregational church and
society have voted to engage Rev. DIR. Bel.
den as pastor for another year.
Mrs. Alma Branch the oldest resident in
Castleton, had a slight shock of paralysis
Friday evening. Mrs. Branch is nearly 81
years OF age.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor, a widow at Middle
town Springs, fell from scaffold in her
barn and broke her neck. Her dead body
was discovered "a hours later.
Joseph Garso OF West Rutland had n
thumb cut off at the Vermont Marble oor1-
pany's works Wednesday Of last week. This
Is the 18th accident within week.
Edward, son Of Patrick Mccormack o:
West Rutland, had one leg cut off by the
cars at Schenectady, n. V, where he was
employed in the locomotive works.
A barn of Charles A. Leonard Of North
! Chittenden, 10 miles from Rutland, was
burned on Wednesday afternoon of last
week with four COWS and 10 IONS Of hay.
The road commissioners appointed for
Rutland county are Hon. Barnes Frisbee OF
! PoultneY, Nichols NJ. Powers OF ClareHdon
and Hon. David e. Nicholson of Rutland.
William Young, who escaped from Rut
land officers last December after being ar
rested for larceny, was captured a few days
ago at Brattleboro, where he was mas
querading as a good young man.
The Rutland County Court which Is on
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do the angel of mercy act by making about
so happy individuals out of about % mssr
allo couples. So long divorce docket has
| hardly been known before in that court
Henry w. Taylor. assistant engineer ut
the capitol at Washington, and BON Of d.
w. Taylor of Sherburne and a brother in s
law Of S. X. Burbank Of Plttsford, came
near losing his lie while trying to save q
man who had been sent into a vault to re-
pair leaking gas ist. Both mon were over
come by the gas when pulled out OF the
vault and it was thought for a while that
they could not live, bat they are dom. as
we'll Is could be expected.
PlTTsFieLo.
Sherman Morse of Brdgewater is sick
with tonsilitis. Scott Brown had one foot
cut recently. -Loreuzo Parmenter, and son
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The Laurie family have rented F. l..
Brigham's recent purchase, the La Barron
house. Frank Manning and Otis Flandor:
have rented George Hutchinss farm.
PROCTOR.
Edward Northrop of Burlington has &C
copied position with the Vermont Marble
company in their building bile depart
ment. Mrs. i. d. Proctor is visiting at
her fathers in Westford. Miss Spencer
OF Middle bury, who has been for some time
stopping at Mrs W. ". Sessions, returned
Ao ne Thursday. The mum sociable given
AT the church Wednesday evening was
success financially but, the attendance was
not large. The sugar was furnished oy s.
". Mead. Mrs. HobrooI, VINO has beeu
visiting her son, L. +. Ho.brook, has re-
turned to her home in Natick, Mass.-TnC
youngest son of Rev. r. Dwight Walker
met with painful accident on tue 4tu. IL
jumping on one of the sand teams he eau sht
his loot in the Wheel breaking his leg he
low the ee.-Treasurer Smith was at hi
desk thursday for tho first time since Jan
nary H. He hopes to soou lie able TO TAX
full charge OF his work 1t is understoo,
that depot will be put up this com ne, sum
mer.
BENSON.
Rev. A. s. Clark pr ached his farewell
sermons Sunday morning and evening an
caves Tuesday to attend the Methodist con
!, ference at Flattsbur9h. Miss Allie Lad,
accompanied by sn aunt left here Saturda.
Tor Troy to be present at the wedding U
Fred Converse which takes place there to day
Joseph King, jr., and Miss Maud Benja
min of whitehall were married March 3
at the residence of Myron Wilsey. Thurs
day evening reception was held at tn
nome OF the groom > father They are |
make Benson their home. Fast day Is t
, be observed on the occasion of the usua
weekly prayer meeting Friday evening. =
: Laid hill is the scene OF land slide. TIL
, escape of frost has made siukhole whic
extends half the length Of the hill and is il
some places three feet In depth. The hi
t Is literally moving. Travel is in
| terrupted to considerable extent
Mrs. Braman Fairman taken into fu
connection with the Methodist church Sun
day morning. Mrs ". L. Strong return
s Wednesday rom a weeks absence in Ne,
= York. Allie LaGl is to teach tn
l. spriGg term OF the village school, and Mr.,
q Winnie Plue the Howard Hill scuool. DR.
y j. Z. Newton returned Saturday from 81
Adams to attend his sister, who is suifsrin
= from mental alteration. Mrs. Allen Ha
has for week been the guest of Mrs. f. 6
Cowee Mrs Eliza Abel, whose death Wa
4 chrouced in the FREE Press, WAS 60 year
OF age and member of the Congregat ION,
church. She was married to Noiney Abe
and since his death at the age Of 81, Febrl
airy, 1854, she has lived with her moth,
and sister, by whom She is survived. I'll
2 d. r. Southworth of Minneapolis, MINI
d and II. NJ. Southworth OF Rutland, also Mr.
r T. A. Wrangham OF Rutland surviS
her as remaining children of the family.
CHiTTENOEN.
=, John Blanchard has sold his farm to j,
l. Lowell; price, 5000 B. Ingalls, ms
n gone to Cambridge, his former home. -Jot
lie Rogers has leased the Wood place for yei
n and moved his family there last week
l.; John Wood and Emily Baird have move
Il their families to Rutland Miss Hook
/. Granville, N. ", who has taught scho
here SO successfully for several terms, hi
been engaged to teach for the next year.
i. The fish and game club recently organize
here has already 20 members. Officers f,
ir the year are President, A. Billado; VIC
n president, T.. j. Perry; secretary, Edw
:, Horton: treasurer \. ID. Parker; executi,