Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02

Wardwel collection of minerals and
shells. This collection, which is claimed
to be the best in the State Is valued at
$4,000. Several citizens who desire to keep
the collection in Rutland, have induced
the executors of the estate to make the
following offer: They will give one-half
of Its value If the people will raise $500
on these conditlons The collection shall
become the property of the city; that II
shall he known as the Wardwel museum
that the city shall care for 1t and provide
a place for it where 1t can be seen by the
public at suitable times.
a meeting was held in Brattlcboro Mon
day evening i'm Festival hall of those in
tercsted I'm the formation of a choral
union. An association was formed under
the name of tho Brattleboro Choral union
and n committee was appointed to draw UP
u constitution and bylaws. The object
of the union tends toward the widening
of local knowledge Of current and other
music. as the association Will present good
music of the standard composers. The
union will also establish Il permanent fund
which will be devoted toward the nee
cssarily large expenses of great musical
artists should they visit Brattleboro and
in this way secure artists, who otherwise
could not be obtained.
An effort is being made to get a brief
personal history of all Tunbridge soldiers.
When collected such history will be record
ed in book and preserved.
a meeting of the Rutland Collar, Cuff
and Shirt Makers Protective union was
held Tuesday night. Tho pricipal business
was the report of II committee sent to
Troy, n. y, to confer with members of
the firm of Tim d CO., about the troubles
Ia, a.. lot t,f,
action was taken and there is no prospect
of a strike.
The blacksmith shop of Charles Corruth
of Groton was burglarzed one night last
week and 200 pounds Of horse shoes and
$50 pounds of horse nails were stolen.
A volume of special value to persons in
terested in Sunday schools. has recently
been given to the Kellogg Hubbard IL
brary at Montpelier by Mrs. j. w. Howes
1t is the life of Robert Raikes, commonly
regarded as the founder of the Sunday
school movement. and 1t has, as part OF
its binding, n veneer of wood taken from
the door of the room IN Gloucester, Eng.
which was first used by Raikes for his
Sunday-school in 17Si.
One of the greatest inventions ever held
added to the granite business is being
given a test in Montpelier. The machine
IL for saving granite, and contains SiUOI
worth of diamonds, the total construction
costs are in the nelghborhood of $4,000
The machine Is being erected in the shct
of c. II. More & Co.. and Il practical tcs
will be given in two weeks.
Russell Collins of Sodom has a call
which is n natural curiosity, having heat
and legs like dog.
Three wooden weddings were celebrated
in Ncrshire last week, those of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Clinton Carleton Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Church, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Teller
Mrs Henry w. Scott of Bennington has
In her possession an interesting relic in the
form of copy of the Northern Sentinc
and Lansingburgh Advertiser. printed Ma!
2S 1857. 1t was printed by ClaXton Il Bah
cock in King street between Hoosick ant
South streets. 1t is four-page paper, tn,
pages being l6 inches by II inches, anC
three columns to Il page. The first page Ii
devoted to the proceedings Of the New
York State Assembly. The latest foreign
news is dated London, March IS; from
New, York, May IS; from Philadelphia
May H. Considerable space is given tC
noticing the rebellion that was then exist
ing in Massachusetts, and telling what &C
ton Brlgadier General Swift, then a
Sharon. was taking to prevent New York
crs participating. 1t notices the drowning
in SALISBURY May II Of Major Clark an,
son while engaged in washing sheep. Sam
uel Brow, post rider, announces that h,
has taken the contract to deliver the pape
TO subscribers regularly every week. Iii,
route was to be up the west side of tn,
North river as far as Fort Edward, where
he crosses and goes east as far as Grea
White Creek. The price of the paper wa
10 shilings per year. There are few adver
tisements, three or four selections o
poetry and "a long prospectus from tn,
publishers. The issue was volume !, No.
Aaron and Derrick Lane advertise Hams
and pork by the barrel, and Abraham Ian
sing advertises 500 town lots for SALE
"Owney," the dog of railroad fame
which has made mail cars his home sine
his birth, arrived in Rutland Wednesda.
on the New York flyer and went 10 Troy
n. y, that night on the sleeper. Whei
l"Owney" jumped out of the mail car at tn
depot, says the Herald, he went straigh
to the postofiice, whore he remained unit
he was ready to depart. The travelling
proclivities of the animal have led him /,
take extended tours through the continent
and about three weeks ago he turned up II
Albany after an absence of year. From
the decorations he wore he appeared Il
have made a tour around the world. Dur
ing his absence he lost one eye. The dol
knows q mail clerk every time he secs one
and will travel in nothing but mail cars
lie Will even guard the bags, letting no on
without the regulation cap take hold O
zone. Owney takes trip through Yer
mont about once n year and on such oc
caslons invariably stops over train a
1 Rutland and inspects the office.
The Montgomery Centre correspondent
OF the Richford Journal tells how near al
aged couple from Westfeld came to per
ishing recently on the mountain road be
tween Montgomery and Lowell They wer
found by q commercial traveller name
Morse, who started to cross the mountain
when part way up the mountain, tn
snow was so deep he left his horse an
started on foot to find how the road was
When he arrived at the top OF the noun
tain, he heard someone call and goinl
about 20 rods farther he found an age
couple with their horse In the snow The
had been there about one and a half hour
and were badly chilled. Mr. Morse ha
some brandy with him and gave then
some, and helped get their horse turne
back, and got them down the mountain
They were nearly 70 years of age and sal,
they were from Westheld. They would n
doubt have perlshed in the snow had
not been for the timely aid of Mr. Morse
The annual meeting of the Hardwicl
and Woodbury. Railroad company wa
held at Hardwick on Saturday the DIST
and these directors were elected: o. IA
Blossom of st. Johnsbury, George NJ Pow
ers of Morrsville, Il. II. Fletcher of st. All
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