Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-19
ITEMS Ar HOME AND ABROAD.

reside in Napicr'ille, Nanhhh' was uro"ncn
this morning about o'clock. At the Rutland
4 Burlington Railroad Wharf. lie had been
ut work on the Steamer Boston, Wright,
Commander, since April ed, as deck hand.
This morning ns the steamer was about to
leave the Wharf, he stepped from the steamer
to the dock, to throw of the line, threw il
off. and sprung for the boat, but his feet slip
ped and he was prccipatcd into about Is feet
of water. Tho boat was Immediately stop
ped and proper Efforts were made to rescue
him but in vain. Il.s body remained in the
winter until noon, when 1t was recovered
Verdict of the Jury called to sit on the cnsc,
accidentally drowned, no blame attached to
any one"
MAJOR LIZ =. WRIGHT of the Concord
Rond, we'll known by those of our readers who
- often to Boston by the Central route. MS one
of the best and most universally popular con-
ductors between here and Boston, is to take
charge of one of the principal trains on the
New York Central Railroad. The Major has
run his train from Boston to Concord and
back every week day for dozen years, without
a serious accident or the injury of n single
passenger under his care
-TuRvt Docs have run mad in the Wei
nifty of Montpelier, and three children have
been bitten in the ncighboring towns of Der
lin and Northfeld At spirited meeting oil
the citizens of Montpelier held on Saturday
last. resolutions of destructive tendency
were passed concerning dogs, and slaughter
followed which continued till evory dog in
the village had been slain or shut up. We
should probably be none the worse off in Bur
lington if portion of the dog population was
removed.
AR 1nE CONTENTION of the County
Commissioners at Rutland, last week, they
we're all present tut thirteen. The Heralo
saws Mr.. Rich, of Addison Co., assembled
himself together at the Bardwell House, and
called the Convention to order. After the
appointment of officers, and lapse of 81
lcnce for the space of half-an-hour, the good
looking Convention adjourned and walked in
procession through that good-looking village.
a CoyrANY of forty or fifty Vermont
consin.
-THE MONTPELIER Patriot is informed
that Rev. F. W. SHELTON, the accomplished
writer of the "Rector of St. Bardolphs. y
"Sclander.' and other delightful books, has
accepted an invitation to the Rectorship of
Christ's Church in that village. Mr.. s. was
located temporarily IN Montpelier some years
since.
-IlIHAx B. SovLEs has been elected
President of the new Bank at ST. Albans,
and Henry Howes, late of the Missisquoi
Bank, at Sheldon, has been selected as Cash
iCr
-THE BUILDING occupied by Albert r.
Spear, as Dry Goods store, at Stinehours-
vile, lighgate, was totally destroyed by fire,
on the night of the Goth ult. Loss covered
by insurance.
AN IRISH mother, at West Rutland
gave birth to pair of twins on Monday last
that weighed respectively IL lbs. 4 o., and
10 lbs. and 6 OF.
MIR. EIEAzgR HOWARD, of Clarendon
owns a calf which weighed, when FIVE hours
old, 1924 lbs.
--TnE NoRTHrIELD BANK went into oper
alton on the llth inst, with Calvin Aims
worth of WIlliamstown, for President, and
II. NJ. Bates, formerly of lrasburgh, for
Cashier. both well known as successful bust
ness men.
-rHE STORE of William p. Downing
of Washington, was entered week ago last
Saturday night, and sixteen hundred dollar,
in cash stolen, together with sundry articles
of merchandise, mostly silks also, the horse
Of Hon. B. W. Bartholomew was missing
Sunday morning and it is suspected that ar
old man, who had been about the village q
short time, rode him off
-Os TUESDAY morning last, the body o
an unknown man was discovered floating
down the river at Bellows Falls. 1t was seer
to 20 over the dam, and the falls, but nothing
was seen of it below.
ON SUNDAY morning, of last week
Mrs. Stearns, the wife of Deacon Josiah
Stearns, Of Wilmington, was found dead il
her bed She retired with her husband or
Saturday night in her usual state of health
She was lady of very advanced age,
-HARRY Donaldson Of Swanton startct
on the evening of the 9th ult., to 60 from tn
fishing ground across Charcoal Creek in
boat-a simple affair for a sober man Blu
Harry was drunk, and so fell from his boa
and was drowned in two and half feet o
water.
-THl PRICE of tho famous oxen mention
ed in our last report Of the Cambridge Cattl
market, raised by Mr.. Allis, of Brookfeld VI
was s40O, instead of 900, as the tclegrap
blunderingly stated. They were twins, seve
years old, perfectly matched, with ever
mark the same on both. Their girth wa
eight feet seven inches each, and the weigh
of both 5000 pounds Who can show be
ter pair
IN MIDDLIBuRr one Frost has been r
Gently fined $50, and for want thereof jiugge
for transporting liquid fire from across Il
Lake; and Nicholas Gard of Shrewsbury,
now gua,d,d in Rutland CO. .wil for like @
fence against our laws.
-GEoRGs W Snow having been re-ecct,
city clerk Of Bangor, Me, returned h
thanks to the electors as follows " Cent
men-You have given me all your votes, al
give you all my thanks" | accept Il
Office and wish you to accept the thanks. -
The author Of such a speech cannot but be
model officer.
- The Washington Sentinel, pap
whose statements on Democratic affairs a
reliable, says
There is no Disgusting the fact that d
democratic party, powerful and triumpha
as it was twelve months ago, is now supir
Indifferent and distrustful"