Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-06
NORTH PONFRCT.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
RhERE.

L. j. Bolster made the best offer, 1880,
at the auction Of the opera house lease in
the town clerks Office Wednesday evening.
and the lease was sold to him. Geo~ge
Towne will still practically conduct the
business.
The bicycle club at q special meeting
voted in II members, elected a uniform
committee and voted . put in a petition tor
the meet of the State l.. A. w. There is
every prospect that quarter mile bicycle
track will he buit at tue Green Mountain
Irotting park as sooa as the weather Will
permit.
Ga Saturday afternoon Deputy Sherllfs
Camp and Shepard raiied Anthony Dona-
hus aud George Graves ut Grenitevilie and
seizel about 400 bottles Of lager beer aud
seven bottles of whiskey. Policemen Nye
and Mason also raided Charles Young's
place on Granite street and Coustables Blu
channn Bruce raided one SGlyati.
The se.ectmen have purchased new 5000
hearse Perhaps this is the outcome of the
Associated Press reporters items that an
other strike is expected.
Rev. +. W. Cummings conducted the flu
neral of Minnie Bailey Friday and the body
was taken to Leeds, ?. O., for burial.
MONT PELIER
Cured Thursday afternoon at his late resi-
dence The business places were nearly all
closed from 2 to 4 o'clo ok, mark OF re-
1 sDect, by request OF the Board of Trade and
! the funeral was largely attended. Nearly
ali members OF the Washington County bar
were present. Rev. Mr.. Weeks otilciated
and Ex-Governor w. T.. Dillingham; gave q
sketch of Mr.. Wings history. The body
was placed in the tomb at Green Mount
cemetery.
John L. Evans and Jacob Robinson were
brought from the House of Correction
Thursday, the former to testify against the
McGlll brothers Tor keeping and ceiling
liquors and the latter to testify against
Henry C. Smith for the same crime. Both
Evans and Robinson claim they were simply
cierking for above parties. who agreed to
pay their fines before their sentences ex-
pred, SO they would not be obliged to work
out both of them; hut as McGill brothers
and Smith have broken their promises
Evans aud Robinson will turn against them
and testify for the State.
Dr. l.. c. Wakefield, veterinary surgeon,
objects to the untrue Associated Press ar
tices from Barre in regard to rivalry be-
tween surgeons in hog cholera cases, and
shows thu FREE PRESS reporter papers from
the cattle commission instructng him to
take charge of aud quarantine all such cases
in this part OF Vermont. Mr. Wakefield
says there are now 10 or - places in Barre
where there is hog cholera, and four places
in Painfield, but he knows OF no places in
Montpelier now. He has evidence tending
to show that John Ryan, a drover at Plain.
field has sold diseased pork, and has in
structons to look up the casa, aud says Mr.
Ryan has brought suit against hun for dam
| for 1nin Ia Inns tad inf a
places in Barre this week. accompanied by
Hon. Victor |. Spear Of the cattle commits
sion, who nstructi him to continue the
quarantine as herstofor
Union Fast day services are to lie held at
II a. IN. Friday at Trinity Methodist
church. Rev. A. j. Hough is to deliver the
sermon.
EAST MONTPELIER.
A. b. Peck moved the family of A. p.
Slayton to Hyde Park. Capt. Slayton has
sold his farm in Calais to his son Herbert
Myrtle Clough is spending the week with
her grandparents IN Montpelier An in
FAINT daughter was born TO Mr.. and Mrs. E.
i. Mcknight on the 18th. About &C
couples attended the whist party at North
Montpelier Wednesday evening, the gid
The prize winners were Mrs. G. Il. Hamb-
lin and Clarence Templeton. Mrs. II. b.
Woodland, who was expected on visit is Ill
with the grip at her home in South Hadloy
Falls, Mass.
WATERBURY,.
An Odd Fellows lodge YVES organized her.
last week with % members, followed by d
banquet at Barrett's hotel attended by l0C
guests-The sugar party at the Methodist
church last Wednesday evening was well at
tauded and another was given at the Con
grsgatioual c1urch Friday evening.
man Graves has gone to reside with hi.
children at Glsns Falls, n. Y.-Abbysaud
Bessie Haine have returned from Albany
N. Y.-Charles Haines has bought w. Ii