Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-10-13
ITEMS Ar HOME AND ABROAD.


Of which mention has been made, has been
claimed, and was taken AWAY on tho sixth
instant, by Mr. Atwood, of Frank fort Me.
Mr. Atwood says he let the team to- go about
- miles, ON the 10th Of September, and re-
turn next day, and had not been able to get |
any track Of it, except in one place 81 miles
off, since that time until he saw n notice of
the sale Of the team in the Boston .IornaI /
lie is confident that Ec should never have
fourd The team, but for the publicity given to
the matter in that paper, and is doubtless
willing to testify to the usefulness Of the
newspaper Press in general.
Tine RUTLAND County Agricultural
fair was attended by six thousand persons ON
one day An Agricultural Lcycc " held
in tho evening, presided over by Solomon
Foot. at which lIonorahcs Geo. T. Marsh
and Jacob Collamer, Rev. Drs. Hicks and
Howard, and Mcssrs. Barrett and Hayden,
A, a. Nicholson, was a pleasant feature OF
the OCCASION and worthy of imitation else
where. Thirteen men were taken up for
drunkenness and rowdyism, during the three
days of the fair, and two fined $500 each
for selling rum
The RECEIPTS Of the n Y. State Fair, at
n. Y. City last week, were 10000. The
premium list amounted to 5000. Hon.
John =. Hale delivered the same address
which he delivered year ago at the Mass
State Fair 1t is thought the next n. Y
State Agricultural Fair will be held at SYRIA
cusc or [ tea
-L,sT WEEK., James Conlin, Of Rutland,
was brought up on charge of violating the
law against the sale Of intoxicating liquors
He was found guilty ON six counts, fined $40
and costs, and six months in the County Jail
The Herald says that he is an old,ofTcndcr
and his wifc-a valiant help-scll-had recent
ly escaped from Jail by rayinga fine of so
~ BANS owned by Hiram Egglcston
of Mendon, VT, containing the hay and grail
raised the past season, also shed containin,
three slcshs, and farming tools, were burnc
ON the night of the 2l inst Loss abou
$500
--'luE Manoh'stn- (N. nv Dairy Amer
ican says, Mr.. 5. ", Putncy has brought t
our office an immense potato, raised in Brad
ford, Vermont. 1t measures ten inches i
length, six inches in diameter, and cightce
in circumference around the largest part.
, Who says Vermont potatoes are small
-AVo>G the Patents issued from I'll
, ~ | n = /.
; ing Oct. =, loi4, is one to Abner Chapman
J., of Fairfax, VT, Tor Improvement in Paid
Nhc,'
r 5000 H.,Es are plenty in the Northwestern
. part Of this state. One was taken within
g short distance Of the village Of West Coz
g cord, Last week, which weighed $50 pound
d lie was Of the short legged breed 4" fat al
i. scck.' TIcwas first caught in trap viii,
u he bore off as a light affair, but was final
, stopped by a rifle ball. Others have been SCI
c in the ncighhorhood. The one taken was 81
h in St. Johnshury, body and pclt, for 50
a CORRESPONDENT of the Springfe
Republican has seen two Vermont larmc
Just returned from Kansas, WHO decide tn
- it is better for them to remain in Vernon
r. hey confirm the reports of the exceed
I'd fertility Of the soil in Eastern Kansas T
Q, climate also is delightful and healthy. Il
RS timber is very scarce, and it costs more
g build there than in Massachusetts. Wat
lis also is scarce. There are few good slrin
in the ravines near the rivers. but the crrt
Of :,
wells. deep, and difficult Of construction. Il
nd aiTording only hard water strongly impr'
nj mated with lime. 1t is, however. no wor
he in this respect than the West generally.
W. a WAN calling himself David Post g,
=! Wells, Maine, came to Waterbury, Vt,
~ the oath ult., with horse and wagon VIII
rc he wished to sell, Deputy Sheriff Brown Il
49, another individual bargnincd for the tea
m hut fearing that all was not right, della,
M PAYING for it. Post took the alarm, fled
re the woods, and has not since been heard fir
cS' leaving the team with the purchasers.
-. - TIE ATTIC of the Patriot office,
w. Montpelier was discovered to he on fire
x week ago Saturday evening. and was gut
ut by the frcmcn The property in rooms bel
to was also injured by water; but no la
nit amount of damage was done.
al -Srno>c Anti.Ncbraska arguments, he
ed ..Bv Authority." crowd the column,
the Administration rapers. One of them
bc long supplement to the Sentinel. II
in are rather tedious reading but their 10
it perfectly convincing-to their publishers,
is -ruE Plnttshurch rapcrs chronicl,
raj dark deed 4 week ago Saturday a Iii
III girl. between eleven and twelve years Of a
named Marraret Roche, left her residence
cs. the town of Schuyler Falls. in Clinton Coz
ty, to 80 to a ncighbor's house. Not rctu
ne ing as was expected, search WAS made,