Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14
ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

-THE AuC1ro> sale Of real estate advcr.
tised in orr last, came off on Wedncs-
day, the 10Th instant. The area of the
lots was so square rods each. They sold AS
follows. Lots No and t" J. X. Gray, at
$50 and Sl35 No. 5 to VIM Murphy.
Sis; Nos. & and :, Col Smith, .s95 and
SIS. No. & W. e. Whitcman SIS No. o.
Is square redSl W. d. Kiddcr, SD; Nos.
10 and | j, X. Gray, Sl3j and Sis; No.
10 W, Murphy, so; No. Is Frank Me-
Keough, SIS No. IA Lawrence Ballard SOS :,
No. Is G.. f. Davev, 800 No. l6 y Stcarns
800; No. Il j. X, Converse, ;s75; No Is
e l.. Barstow, S55; No. 10 {. l.. Nelson,
Ss5, House lin street. 10 be moved) Frank
Me Keough. $3.50, Brick house on Cherry
street, c, F, Ward 81 $50 Wooden house
next, with garden, &c, d. Kern, 50 900
The bidding was not very spirited, and prices
are considered very low.
SUICIDE IN EssLx.-We learn that
man named Whcolock, from Grafton, Mass,
who has been visiting his friends in Essex,
for some days past, committed suicide last
night. He was heard stirring in the house
about midnight by some of the inmates who
asked if he was i'll. lie replied no, that all
was right Shortly after he went out in the
shed, where his corpse was found this morn
ing, with the heels resting on the ground, the
body reclining backwards, and prevented from
falling by small rope wound tightly around
the neck and attached to a beam overhead
--BsipGE SWEET AWAITING warm weather
and rain of Thursday week, melted the snow
which still lies deep upon the hills, and caused
freshct in the Winooski which last Friday
night swept of the new Bridge at Bradley
farm. The high water and ice carried away
the two middle piers when about three-ffths of
the structure fell and WAS swept down stream,
leaving the abutments at the sides unlnjured-
The bridge was completed last fall at an ex
pensc of nearly four thousand dollars, of which
the greater part fell on Burlington.
The BROAD LAKE is now clear of ice on
the western shore, The mountain tops are
still white with snow, but last evenin: were
crimsoned by the ruddy light of sunset
which told of a more vertical sun and limited
at coming Summer.
-THE SoNs and daughters of Vermont
resident IN Lowell, had grand reunion fcs-
tival in that city on Wednesday evening, We
learn from tho Lor;H Courier that there
were about 1000 present, and the evening
was pcnt in partakng Of an excellent supper
/ speech making, promenading and dancing
Oliver NJ. Whirplc presided. SAKE sent the
following toast
( NEMoNT-Famous for the production of
/ four great staples, namely men, wom0n, ma
pie sugar and horses.
III. first strong-the last arc feet;
III second and third are exceedingly sweet
Nd all are uncommony "hard to beat"
--THF USUAL COURTESY Of sending copies of
the Hvernor's proclamation for Fast To all
the posses of the State, was dispensed with
this .ar in the case of some, and for ought
we XIV 0H Of the whig papers. We took
the hument, without leave. from the Patriot,
and srposc it is all right, though We cannot
'ouchur its correctness
"A FIR in MiIdlcbury on Wednesday
morrns last destroyed the pail factory of
Mess skecle Merrill with a large guam
THY osta,cs Estimated loss 5000, with no
insuncc.
~ flRr broke out "Wednesday in the
st"rs'rnerly occupied by j. B, lang,lou, in
Mortlier, in which the workmen were
mAkt repairs. 1t burned up sha'ings and
scored the store to the value of between
e5ot l GO, uninsured
a frEF occurred in Greensboro. Vt,
on th22d ult,, by which the dwelling house
of AhW, Smith, with furniture, woodshed,
wo"dnd grain, was entirely consumed. No
ius,lncc - ALSO the barn of Mir Rollins of
| Wah, VI, was destroyed by fire some days
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