Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-20

ing only very small proportion of his
stock Of goods In the store and a little OF
the furniture in his house. The loss it is
believed, will reach nearly $4,000, and the
insurance on the entire property aggregated
$4,000.
$4,000 Blaze In vsrgonnos.
VERGKNNEs, April 1S.-The Flanders
House, owned by Il. Stevens and occupied
by Peter Austin, was burned this morning.
Loss, $4,000; insured in Home and Liv-
erpool, London, and Globe companies.
Rutland Again In Hot Water.
RUTLAND April 14.-The authorities OF
the town Of Rutland, which at present is
rim encircling the city Of Rutland, will not,
it appears, agree to live in peace and har-
mony with their neighbors the city folks.
In the division OF the town property be
tween the town and city they are deter
mined to 'kiek, ~ apparently for the sake o;
kicking. In the matter of the town hall
which was appraised at $23 900 when the
towns of Proctor and West Rutland wore
created out OF the original town OF Rutland,
they now insist must be valued at $50, 600
at least. There are also rumors to the es
fect that they will tax the city water works.
| the source of which is in the town OF Rut-
! land. This would be an important item in
their tax account, though such n proceed
/ ing would be manifest injustice to the
! city. Interesting times arc evidently
ahead,
Fired Blank Cartridge.
Sr. JoHNsBURY, April 10 In arranging
for the presentation OF q dramatic enter
tainment at St. Johnsbury Centre last even
ing, Miss Maud Sargent was severely
wounded by having a blank cartriige shot
at her. Though her in juries are not serious,
yet she was ssversy burned about the face.
Another girl fired the revolver at her Just
for fun.
His Own Medicine Fntsl.
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt, April 17.-John
st. Croix, aged ), while playing doctor"
Saturday evening, ate sone potash tablets.
He was taken sick during the night aud died
an hour later. He was the son Of Philip st.
Crox, carpenter and buidsr.
st1ty-seven Ofouses OF "Fish" Selling.
ST. JonNsBURY, April 16.-W. o. Gree
Icy, fish dealer, who was tried for illegal
liquor selling, was convicted of 81 offences
yesterday. Greeley fined 50 for each
offence, with costs of trial, and sentenced to
30 days in the work house; total iine $3.50.
Greeley sold whisley in quart bottles,
charging the same to his customers as fresh
salmon goldfish, etc.
The a. ID, Morse putacturing Plant
sold to George &. Maoxie.
BARRE, April 1S.-The sale was an
nouuced this morning of the a. ID. Morse
granite manufacturing plant to George c.
Mackie, who has been superintendent OF the
Jones Bros % sheds for number of years.
The purchase price, said to be something
over SIS, 600, buys the water privilege con-
nected with the works and also includes the
polishing mill and the only power column
cutter in town.
WashinEt ton County Court.
} MONTPELIER, April 1S. In county court
to-day Il. S. Stanton was appointed special
master in the chancery case OF ntpel!er
village W.. Joseph c. Cady; case OF Oscar
l.. Martin w. George Wilson. trespass was
t settled; cases of Hugh Quinn VS.. e. II. Pit
kin, b. Wiley, a. a. Josyln, F. II. Staple;
vs. Ortheia NJ. Staples, divorce j. L. d.
Colby vs.. L. n. Spauding and Cars K.
Nichols VS. Montpelier and Wells River rail
road, were continued; Laura A. Naycott
- vs. Metropolitan Life Insurance company
was settloI Justus S. Robinson vs. c. M.
Winch and Giles B. Durkee vs. Mrs. Lizzie
5 NJ. Spencer wore marked for trial Electro
RIM We. Clark Thorn is now being heard.
Ge.ting the sweet.
,, MONTPELIER, April IA Up to this af
ternoon about 21O0 samples have arrived al
the government sugar station.
That from Alpha Messer OF Rochester,
, testing 90 g. takes the lead thus far, while
, u. Il. Chase of Cambridge comes seconC
with 95. and Charles Carpenter OF Euos
burg third at 30.
Last year the sample that tested the high
est registered 01.S
West Brattlsboro Carpenter Suicides.
BRATrLEBoRo, VT. April 14.-Adeloer
Warren, aged 80, West Brattleboro car
penter, committed suicide by hanging in hi
- mothers barn last night. Dependency i
- - supposed to have been the cause.
:. Lieu Peary in Brattieboro.
!; BRATTLERoRo, April 11.-Lieut. Peary
j; the Arctic explorer, spoke to two large au
!: dences in the town hall here this afternoon
e and evening. Fully 400 students frou
d Nortsfisd, Saxtous River and other schoo
IS came by special train to hear the lecturer
}. The scholars from the town schools attended
in body. At the conclusion OF the matt
nee Gov. and Mrs. Fuller gave public re
= ception to the speaker, which was largsl.
G attended. Lieut.. Peary expects 10 sail 70
10 Greenland from Philadelphia about the 25t
OF June.
=, senator Morrilrs SD Birthday.
n WAsuINGToN, April 13.--Senator Justi
= Morrill, of Vermont, will celebrate the 81
% anniversary of mis- birthday tomorrow
70 Heretofore it has been bis custom to com
l. memorate the e,eat by "a large gatherin
'e of invited friends at his home. Owing I
Mrs Morrill's delicate health the formal en-
tainment will this year be omitted.
Vermont Pensioners.
A. WASHINGTON, April l2.-The followin
Vermonters have been granted pensions
a. Original, Oliver Martin; additional, Davi
r f. Lee original, widows etc, Betsy N
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