Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-18
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

Among the relics unearthed in the attic
Of the Langdon building at the corner Of
Main ana State streets which is soon to
be torn down, Is an old medicine pannier
captured from a British blockade runner
by an American naval vessel during the
revolutionary war The chest Is of wick
er covered with deer hide with the hair
irtact and bound with heavy iron bands
IT is divided into several compartments
in which were kept, and in which are at
the present time, ointments and medicines
printed list of which, made out by the
London maker, is pasted upon the inside
of the top cover. The ointments are put
up in closely sealed block tin canisters and
the medicines in bottles and are in a cool
state OF preservation 1t is proposed to
present this relic TO the Vermont Histori-
cal society. A page from an old journal
bearing the date of May H. 1928, and used
by II. n. BaylieS when he carried on 4
general merchandise business in this
building also has some interesting entries
VI on 1t. According to this journal tobacco
then sold for p cents pea pound; calico
for % cents pee yard shovels for 81 Il
each; Young Hyson tea for 81 per pound
That the prohibitory law was not dream
ed Of at that time Is shown by the fact
that Amos Strong. jr., bought on that day
two gallons Of New England rum for 81 !;
three-fcurths of gallon of brandy for
81 cents; threc-fou.ths of a ga!cn of St
Croix rum for Is cents; dozen and a half
Of lemons fog- AZ cents; five pounds Of
West India sugar for 20 cents.
Emilio Guerray Giro Of Guanabacos.
Cuba, arrived Saturday and will enter the
freshman class of Norwich university next
fall previous to which he will remain in
town and make up certain studies and
acquire more fluent Command of language.
lie Is ono of several young Cubans who
have been sent from that country to lie
educated He is especially interested in
military science and is young man of
excellent appearance.
At the annual adjourned .leeting Of St.
Mary's parish these officers were elected
Nestrymen, George Nichols Fred n.
Whitney, j. *. Edgerton, Henry Ferris
and j. b. Johnson; ladies to act with the
vc;try on buSiress matters, Mrs. f.. l..
Howe, A. e. Downing. Mrs w. f. Cush-
man. Mrs f., n. Whitney, Mrs. George
Nichols. The yestry have organized with
Geo Nichols. senior warden; Henry
Ferris, junior warden j. X. Edgerton,
oierh' reed n, Whitney. treasurer; dele
gates to diocesan convention, j. x. Edger-
ton and +. l.. Howe. Prof i, r. Johnson
VIII continue to act as choir leader.
Cadets HaHen. Robertson, Newton, Wat
sor, Richardson, Clark. Ellis, Peck, Phin-
noy and Orser received highest marks at
preliminary prize speaking and will com
pete for tho Sheldon prizes commence
mcnt week.
During the ball game Friday afternoon,
Cadet Bass of Randolph had his shoulder
dislocatod. DIR. J, II. Winch was on the
ground who put it back in place and Bass
continued TO play until the end of the
game
The Good Tempars have elected and In
7 stalled these officers for the quarter be.
blnning with May: G. T., George Cross
J.. r., Miss Bernice Clark; f. s., Mrs. C.
: ID. EdGerton; r., Miss Emma Wright; sec
! rotary Miss Mayo. The officers were i1.
stalled by Miss NJ. Il. Smith, deputy mar
shall.
Mrs. Lucius S. Goodwin, aged 2S years
died Saturday night after a long llness
from consumption. She is survived by a
husband, brother and father and mother
The funeral was held from the house Mon.
day afternoon, Rev j. Edward Wrgh,
officiating and interment was made In
Green Mount cemetery.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. A. f.
Niles Sunday morning.
| Monday night Health Officer W. r.
Hardness was hastily summoned to Mich
olas block. Massa Dobey and Myron Hill
with their families are tenants OF tho
/ block and there is also a feud between
them Mrs. Dobey stated to DE-. Hark
ness that she had seen Mrs. Hill and hoi
daughter place about two pounds of pari.
green In the little brook formed by the
waste watec from the spring which sup
Plies the tenants of the block with drink
ing water. She also feared that some hac
been placed in the spring ITSELF. DR.. Hank
ness examined the spring but found nc
trace of the poison in 1t. but Just below
in the brook, he found paris green in large
quantities and brought away with hin
about two quarts of the water which
when stirred uD is of dark green color
! DR.. Hardness does not believe that there