Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-02
RUTLAND COUNTY.

F. y. Davis has been appointed postmss-
ter at Mendon.
The Albertson Marble comrany's plant at
West Rutland has resumed operations.
Rev. George w. Phillips D, D., pastor of
the Rutland Congregational church, asks
for an associate pastor.
l. E. Randall of Hydevile has leased tie
Bixby house and cottages at the lake in
Cast,eton for term of years. He proposes
to make it a first-c ASS summer resort.
During L. D. Bonnett's six years super
intendency OF the Bennington and Rutland
ilroad, the accident at Rutland last week
was the first in which life was lost.
Miss Lizzie Howard OF Rutland was run
into by a large traverse sled heavily loaded
Tuesday and was thrown about 10 feet
from the place the traverse struck her. Her
right leg was broken above the ankle, AID
her left shoulder blade was dislocated.
r. A Cole and Rufus McWithey vera
crossing Lake st. Catherine with load Of
ice for the Bonnie View cottage ice house,
when they saw crouched in front of the
team a large lynx, which sprang on one OF
the horses and began to scratch and bite
Mr. Coles dog took hold OF the lynx, but
very quickly left for home. The lynx ran
under the sleigh. McWithey had taken a
sled stick out OF the sleigh and stood ready
for the conflict. just then Mr.. Lynx
showed his head from under the sleigh, and
McWithey broke the lynx's head with one
stroke OF the stick. The lynx was large
and appeared nearly starved.
BENSON.
Progress Lodge, I. o. G. T., No. 1902,
elected thu following officers Saturday
night for the ensuing quarter: {. r., Mr..
1 1t
aid; 7. c. T., Eugene Mcdonald; chaplain,
Rev. E. E. Bouck; secretary, John H.
Strong; marshal, Howard Mcdonald; fla
ancial secretary, Miss Bartha Fakenburg;
treasurer, Mrs. Elmer St. John; guard, bIr.
B. Fairman; seminal, r, S. Cowee. These
officers are to be installed by Lodge
Deputy w. b. Strong, Saturday
evening Feb. 4.-Dr. Ii. L. Jones,
Jr., Of Castleton was in town Friday
r. ?. Walker, OF the firm OF Walker ~
Meacham, is sick with heart disease and his
recovery is consided doubtful Rev. Mr..
Roberts OF Iowa will preach in the Metho-
dist church next Sunday. AT the Friday
evening session of the Rutland county union
to be held ia the Congregational church,
Fair Haven, February 3 and 1, Rev. W.
II. G. Temple of Boston is expected to
preach. Mrs. Sarah Wranghan OF Rutland
is visiting nor mother here. -Ihe Benson
Copgrega Christian Endesvor society
is to be represented by Miss Fanny Dickin-
son, Miss Lena Smith, Miss Allie Laid and
MIR. Gordon Southworth at the Rutland
county union to be held at Fair Haven
February and 4.
SUDBURY.
r. J. Kilburn and family, from Glens
Falls, New York, are visiting in town.
DR.. Campbell! is confined to the house with
rheumatism. Rodney Barber is also on tns
sick st.-Ada Smith, the school teacher in
district No. 3, spent Sunday at Andrew
Webster's.
PlTTSFiELO.
Rev. z. b. Wheeler OF Granville has besn
assisting the pastor, Rev. S. c. Vail, in a
series OF meetings held the past week. They
have been quite successful john Ests-
brook closes q very successful term OF school
in district No. this week. Augustus
Swan, who has been i'll at the Vose House.
has been moved to George McColom's to b,
cared for.-Miss Ernie Baldwin's school
closed Friday with an exhibition in the