Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-09
VINDHAM COUNTY.

Charles Hodgman lost two fingers on a
tenoning machine in the Estey organ works
at Brattleboro Friday.
1t expected that the next meeting of
the postmasters of the Connecticut valley
and Western Massach usetts will be held in
Brattleboro.
Thirty one cases have been set for jury
trial at the March term of the Windham
county court. 1t IL probable that nine or
ten cases will be tried.
Bellows Falls has /, 1876 poll tax payers,
and an indebtedness of $67, POS. The grand
list foots up 50, 657, 1876, OF which So, 6O5,
$40 is real estate and 81, 052, l6S is personal
property.
The directors of the Brattebcro Street
Railway company now believe that the
road can be built there and equipped with
three cars for less than $40, 600, ns at first
roughly estimated. 1t 10 expected that the
directors will make report to the stock
holders within two weeks.
At the caucus for the nomination of
town officers held at Bellows Falls there
no little excitement over the nomina-
ton of second constable, two candidates
from Saxtons River being in the field.
The ballot box was stuffed on two ballots,
there being about 80 more ballots each
time than voters. Fred Rand was finally
nominated for the place.
Twelve piers have been built in the Con-
nectiout river this winter by the Fall Noun
tain Paper company of Bellows Falls and
Pix more will be put IN before spring. There
Is now string OF piers extending up the
river about four miles. and it is expected
that they will be able to hold the logs now
without the disastrous breaks every spring.
Last year one break lost about 5000 600
teet OF logs, and a large force of men were
kept busy night and day for two weeks to
prevent the balance going down the river
The Brattleboro Phoenix says; o. H.
Plstt, q former editor of the Phoenix, died
in Tampa, Fla, February Is, aged st years.
Mr.. Platt formed a partnership with Will
liam +. Ryther now Of Bernerdston, Mass,
in 1871, and tho firm published the Phoenix
from then until 1881, when Mr. Platt be-
came sole proprietor. Mr.. Platt soon after
bought the Bellows Falls Gazette, and
began the publication simultaneously at
Brattleboro, Bellows Falls and Ludlow, un-
der the name of the Statesman. In 1876
this paper was merged with the Eagle, I'M
der the editorshp OF b. D. Harris After
removing from Brattleboro Mr.. Patt lived
in st. Louis for many years. The funeral
took place from his late residence in Chi
cago.
BELLOWS FALLS.
Fanny Cross, II years of ege,is very low
with consumption. Mrs. William Cook, who
Ia i'll with diphtherla, is improving, but her
two remaining children have come down
with q malignant type OF the dis
ense.-Miss Clara Hobrook OF Bellows
Falls and Dr. Mathews of Walpoe,
n. H., were married at Walpole last
STANDARDIZATION. c. b. Eddy is suffering
with softening of the brain. The Arion
Concert company ard 45 voices gave
grand concert Wednesday evening at the
Methodist church assisted by Miss Marion
II. Whitaker, whistler, reader and Xylo-
phonist of Boston.
The Bicycle club presented the four act
comedy DRAMA The German Detective at
Charlestowp, n. H., March 7.-Rev. c. A.
Dickinson, pastor OF the Berkeley street
temple, Boston, has rented buildings in the
adjoining town of Westminster and will es-
tablish an inebriates home. Westminster
was the boyhood home of the now famous
divine. The Mountain Spring Brewing
company has beon incorporated with a capt.
tai Of $500, 600 in Walpole township, n. H.,
two miles below Bellows Falls
The engagement is announced OF Hiss
Nettie Conant of this place and Mr.. Durand
OF Lee. Mass. They Will wed in June.
b. A. Putney, the veteran railroad con-
ductor was in Attendance at The inaugural
ceremonies at Washington. The new iron
bridge acrcs' the canal cost $4,000. 49, Up to
date the public library contains 4S9, vol
umes. The receipts of the liquor agency
for the year Just closed were @37S4, profit
10 town $jG2 The town debt during the
year has been reduced $1,000. Helen Bar
ry, at the head Of a high class comedy com
pauy, in "a Nights Frolic, " comes to the
oporn house March 10th.-Rev. w. II.
Roberts, formerly pastor of the Episcopal
church, suffered severe shock OF paralysis
at Northtord, Conn, recently. Marshall
Wardner and ia nily will remove soon to
Philadelphia. D. l.. Snow was presen ted
Saturday with an elegant chair by the
teachers of the public schools.
Mrs. John Church, Il mos. estima Bile lady
aged 40, died Sunday night of paralysis.
She had resided in town about 40 years. -
Frank Dggius is in the lead again as the
most popular clerk from Vermont, in the
Boston Globes worlds fair contest. w.
w. Dodge of this place leads rs the most
popular fireman, having 500 votos. &C. II.
Lanane ID quite i'll with rheumatism -
Nathaniel Wheeler has accepted position
in an Orange, Mass, pharmacy james f.
O'Bren is filing the position of bookkeeper
in the Bellows Falls Times Office.