The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-07-22
40 I-2
1912 SO 1-2
The engine was the Fitchburg," and tt
engineer Mr. David Chambers.

SHORT Tour. Having just returned from short
tour through Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Bridport
and Addison, we will name some things which came
under our observation, and such as related to
us on the trip.
The grass and grain in many places, and we may
say, generally looked very light; and some pieces
Of grass which had got well agoing, was destroyed at
the top by the ravages of an insect which was found
deposited above the upper joint in tho herds grass,
thus leaving only the lower part of the spear and
in the wheat the weevil was found to be so plentiful
as to destroy all hopes of much grain of that kind.
The drought, too, was putting stop to vegetation,
of all kinds to great degree, and to those plaques
might be added the Grasshopper, which was becom-
inc burden to the farmer. On the whole, the
present prospects of the farmers in the section nam
ed, look rather dubious, much more so than we had
anticipated previous to our own observation just
named
As we were at Ticonderoga on the 9Th inst, some
young Patriots loaded and discharged n small can
non until late in the evening, when the piece burst
at the mouth, throwing some of tho fragments thro
the end Of building which stood near by thus ad-
monishing the jolly descendants ofthe '76 heroes to
desst.
We saw Hiram Kimpton, Esq, of Ticonderoga,
who for four months past has been deprived of the
use of his legs and thighs lin consequence Of an ap
parent deadncss in the cords and muscles. We
think he said the first attack appeared like rheu-
matte affection, which gradually left him in his
present situation the pecuiarities of the disease baf
fling the skin of the most thoroughly versed medical
men he has been able to find. Mr. Kimpton sent for
a Surgeon and Physician of Montreal, with whom
he had been acquainted who is now Member of
the Provincial Parliament and who an insurgent
in the Canadian rebellion to come and examine his
case. The Surgeon came and opened one of the
thighs which discharged some matter. This SEEM
ed to give some relief but Mr. Kimpton informed us
that he must soon get relief again Or he could not
long survive The one operation named cost one
hundred dollars. Ifany medical or surgical opera
tor in this section knows enough to cure Mr. Kimp-
by becoming fully acquainted with the peculiar
difficulty and administering relief
Earthquakes, Aswe were about crossing the Lake
from Crown Point to Bridport, on Friday, 9th inst {,
a man who was waiting to pass over, remarked that
himself and several others heard very distinct
rumblirg noise, and very sensbly felt a quakng of
the earth, at about o'clock that morning. AS we
are not in the habit of being disturbed at common
sized thunder, especially at four o'clock in the mon
ing, we can not vouch for the truth of the earth
quake report, but give it simply as we received it.
The same rumbling and quaking was heard and
felt in this village at tho same hour by several in
dividuals the noise continuing from three to five
minutes.
h Sleep buried IN the Sno,o. While at Bridport,
and conversing with man about the snow storm
Of March last he remarked that Edwin S. Pettibone
of that town had sheep which laid in snow-drift
hseaty-one days, without food, and the day it was
discovered and taken to the barn, the sheep was so
holicksome that it jumped over the great B, no,
over Tho gi,t, several feet above the floor
A Deficient Lamb. While at the house of widow
IIila Fisher, in the easterly part of Addison, we
saw a lamb, some two or three months old, which
appeared to be perfect in its several parts except
the lack Of one shoulder and leg Where this shout