Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-07
RUTLAND COUNTY.

Inc hutanu Icdge OF Odd Fellow8 has
presented S425 to the hospital fund.
The Rutland County Court opens Sep
tember II. 1t is grand jury term with q
full docket.
w. r. Gilmore of Rutland has been test
ing marble quarry the past week on the
farm of II. S. Sapes in Manchester Centre,
having bored into the mar BILE 80 feet.
The next session OF Rutland county Good
Templars will be held at Fair Haven. We'd
nesdoy, September 13. Dr. D, II. Mann OF
Brooklyn, who Is c. T. of the supreme
lodge, will be present aud address tho even
ing session.
The liquor dealers of the city of Rutland
are preparing to have their several cases
tried by 1jury at the September term Of
County Court. This is a now departure on
their part, and fthcy have rome over 2C0
cases upon the docket.
The Pine street tunnel In Rutland is be-
ing pushed to completion, when the fatal
Landon crossing will 5e closed to pubic
travel Thirty-sx persons, it is said, have
been fatally injured at that crossing since
ths Rutland railroad was opened in 1850.
The sea grcen s!ato trust, known as the
Vermont Slate company, has decided to
continue working four days week during
tue IuOutu OIL september, Wltu no rOQuCtlOn
in wages from that paid during the summer.
After September 30 it will suspend operations
entirely until the tmes will warrant q re-
sumption. This movement is greatly re-
GREETED by tho manufacturers, not only on
their own account, but out Of sympathy for
the workInen.
BRANDON
Harry c. Briggs, who has been at work
for the Rutland water works was badly
injured Tuesday August 20 bv the caving
in OF a trench. His head was badly cut
aud his nose bruised and eye closed Several
stitches were taken to close up the wounds
Miss Nettie Smith is visiting in Rutland
and Poultuey. - Mrs. Harry w. Floyd of
Springfield is visiting Mrs. L. r. Campbell
Her daughter, Miss Vera, is with her. - Mrs
Henry Z. Brunelle and daughter, Miss
Daisy, have returned to Helena, Mont 49,
The new drug store of Emilus .. Hydo
opened Monday. 1t ig called the Central
Pharmacy.
Thomas w. Ray is passing his vacation
at Lake George. Miss Isora Godfrey hiss
returned from Granville, n. Y.-Miss Lii
lien Jon's, grammar school teacher in the
Brandon graded school, has returned from
au extended trip to the West, including q
ton aud family are at Mile Point, Lake
Champleiu Ernest B. Haase formerly of
Brandon. is home from the Wost, where he
has been for the past three years. Mrs.
Harry w. Floyd, who was visiting Mrs.
Campbell, has returned to Spring fisd and
left Monday for Chicago to join her hus-
band at the worlds fair.
BENSON.
Mrs W. F. Kellogg of Washington. D.
c., accompanied by her son, is visiting her
father There Yves a sociabls at the
chapel Wednesday evening. AIRS Albert
Adams died Saturday evening OF heart
disease. Dan Howard and family of Bel
lows Falls, wers in town Friday visitiag
his brother. George Deyetts left here
Monday for Burlington and Essex juno
tion, The game Of base ball played Satur-
day bstween the Benson's and Putnam's,
N. Y, resulted in victory for the Benson
team. Score 90 to S.-Miss Fanny Dick
inson began teaching the village school
Monday. The last term teachers will be
retained in the other districts.
CHlTTENDEN.
The Lefferts family returned to their
home in New York last Wednesday. Mrs,
r. X. Baird has gone to Boston, Mass, to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Frank Morgan. -
Miss Hattie Horton has gone to Boston. -
John Bogue has recovered from his recent
illness H. V. Allen of the regular army
returned to his command Friday. Joseph
Birnie accompanied him and will enlist in
the regular army. E. j. Perry has pur-
chased the stock of merchandise OF II. +.
Noyes Inventory is now being taken and
he will take possession at once.
PlTTSFiELD.
Mrs. Oscar Cotton has boy body. Mr..
Pease aud wife return to their home this
week-Dr Lewis Breed is spending fow days
with his parents.-A number Of people turn
ed out last week to help find Ethan Aliens
cows, which have been lost In the woods for
over week They did not succeed in find
| ing them.
PROCTOR.
Miss Mable Fairbanks has returned to her
home in ST. Johnsbury. Walter c. Sher-
man. clerk in the postoflcs, leaves Septsm-
ber for Providence, r. l., whore he will
! enter Brown University. Nils Olson, saw
yer in the uppsr nill, was seriously injured
| Wedne.day afternoon by blow in the pit
! of the stomach from sledse hammer. A
! fellow workman was breaking some waste
pieces when tho hammer slipped from it,
handle, striking Mr.. Olson as above stated.
! A council of doctors was held Thursday