Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-28
WASHINGTON COUNTY.


Thursday evening from New York city.
where he has been for few days. He sail
ed from Havre on the 9th inst and was there
fore out in the recent terrible gale.
Mrs. f. F. Batchelder has gone to Mont
gomery for visit of few days.
Peter Rigola who was disclosed on by one
of the several victims of intoxicants before
the justices last week was convicted of a
first offence of selling Monday morning and
fined $25 and costs, He appealed and his
employer furnished bail.
F. X. jackson left Tuesday for Burling-
ton. where he will enter the freshman class
at the L. V. NJ
The recent destruction of granite work in
the sheds has necessitated the placing of
Waterman on the Durham meadow.
MONTPELIER.
George Parsons. a Stone cutter of West
Berlin, and l5-year-old daughter of H. b.
Ayers attempted to clope September 20
but the scheme was discovered and Parsons
was lodged in jail. Parsons tried to obtain
a marriage certificate from the town clerks
of Mortified and Montpelier but failed
Finally he did succeed in getting one of
the town clerk at Barre and they were mar
ried by Rev. George q. Webster of this
place. The father of the girl got track of
them before they left town and had a body
writ served on Parsons As an 'absconding
debtor for board bill The marriage
will probably be annulled, as the town clerk
had no right to issue the certificate. The
girls family are highly respectable people
and she consented to the rash deed only
after brutal threats by Parsons The girl
has gone to her parents home in West Ber-
lin.
Thursday morning while Mrs. H. c. Web
ster and Mrs w. c. Taplm and little daugh-
ter We're driving. the horse became unman-
ageable throwing all three occupants out
overturning the wagon, breaking both shafts
and sprnging the axle. The child es-
capped without injury, hut both ladies re
ceived quite severe scalp wounds and a thor
ough shaking up. They are doing we'll
however, and no serious results are antc-
pated.
Frank Hall while quarrving granite had
three fingers of his right hand badly crushed
by heavy block of granite falling onto
him, He was alone at the time and it was
nearly an hour before he succeeded in ex-
Treating himself.
George Barber of this place, while sitting
quietly in the office of the Mortified House
at Mortified last Thursday. was assaulted
by a half drunken man who dragged him
from his chair onto the floor and proceeded
to use his fists and feet about BARRIERS head
and body in no gentle manner. Barber was
quite severely bruised.
EAST MONTPELIER.
There will be preaching at the Centre
church next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs H. H.
Lawrence visited in Lowell last week "A
c. Hall, wife and daughter spent part of
last week in Lamolle county, taking in the
fair at Morrisville Edward Fitzgerald is
succeeded as clerk in j. NJ. Wizards store
by George H. Vincent. Albert Gould re
turned last week from a visit to relatives in
Orange county The Christian Endeavor
sociabe will be held in the church at Centre
October 4
SOUTH WOODBURY..
Rev. NJ. b. Davenport has gone to Con-
necticut for n months vacation. Elder
Wright will occupy the pulpit during his alb
sence. School has closed for the present in
district No. . on account of the illness of the
teacher, Stella King.
PLAlNFIELD.
A. f. Snow has sold his residence to f.
F. Leavitt and offers his stock of household
goods for sale.-Townsend Brothers have
moved their stock into the block recently
purchased of j. NJ. Batchelder a. Son
FAYSTON.
Miss Hattie Mehuson is very sick with
| typhoid fever.-Nlrs. Hattie McIvar and
| two children of Barre are at home with her
| parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James Baird, Mr.,
and MIS-. John Martin have a little daugh
| ter.-Albert Johonnet of Montpelier. county
| commissioner has examined the books of
| Benjamin Bean, agent. and finds reports of
| liquor sales very much exaggerated Tim
| othy Chase is recovering from his recent i'll
ness.
WATERBURY
The members Of the Catholic church are
| to hold fair in the old Methodist church
| the first week in October Merlin Grand
| field is home OH II vacation from Wilton, n.
| 1.-The SON of II ID, Brown is fast recover
ing from hisreceut illness, DR.. j. X, Graves
| is home from New York. but is soon to return
accompanied by his wife,-M j. Davis is
assisting at the store of Atkins n Haines.
The Wrislcy and Phillips case is now in
| Mont,alfar Il. Ridley parEpr Inns