Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-02-03

owners are well-known sons of Vermont
FREDERICK BlLLISos, Esq, Of Woodstock, and
I. w. PARK, Of Bennington
--FiRE IN SHELDON. The St. Adams
Tribune states that ON Tuesday evening last,
the dwelling house Of Deacon Sheldon, Of
Sheldon, was burned to ashes. Loss not
known. The wind turned the FIRE from the
barns and outhuildinss and they were all
saved.
~ New VARIETY OF PE,R.-Thc Wind
sor County Agricultural Society have awarded
premium to Mr.. Luther Briggs for n new
variety Of pear.
MIR. Briggs has given it the name Of YER
mont Sweet, and the Committee consider 1t
first rate pear, equal to the briggs St
Michel.) or Woodstock Bucrre. as now
named. 1t ripens in November and December.
1t is IL fruit Of medium size, yellowish with Il
red cheek ON those most exposed to the sun.
Mr.. Briggs says the tree is hardy and he
thinks Il good bearer rather slow grower
IN the nursery, making firm and well maturcd
wood,
There are but three States which have
no debt, viz " erinont, Delaware, and Flor
ida. Pennsylvania has the largest debt,
SAL ,j24 81.
-TnE SEASON. In Montreal The Their
mometcr has been as low as % degrees below
zero. At St. Louis on the Eth inst, the
Mississippi was frozen 90 that persons could
cross. for the first time in eight years In
England the season has been one of uncxam-
pied severity. The London Tm'es publishes
Il table OF the temperature Of the coolest days
in England since 1910. 1t appears that Jam
uAry 3, Of the present year, the weather was
d .grc,s colder tan NJ any time during that
period, the thermometer having fallen t. f0,tr
degrccs Jclotc gro, which, for England, is
pmetiing very extraordinary. TWo Of the
London police rrcre tound .fr0:,n 70 dcch on
/ the nigM Of The Sd INST.
--rRvr PATRIOTISM. In this selfish age
we cannot sufficiently admire the patriotism
ofthose who, although rosterity does little or
nothing fer them, still di.intcrcstedly care
for postcrity.
The Central Agricultural Association Of
Georgia off r silver pitcher, value $50, for
the finest baby two years old "A silver pitcher,
and silver goblet for the handsomest babe OF
six months. The children are to be clothed
in domestic fairies and the premiums to he
awarded at the next fair in August. Nor
generous still is the of r o! gentleman il
the town of March Canada who has Offered
IA Irizc of $3.50, for the three Eandsomcs
babies Of two years old or under in that town
1t seems that at Il late census the takers re
urned no childrc" under four years for til,
township Of March. for the simple reason tina
they could not find any, the babies all being
so ugly tat their mothers hid them whci
the census takers came around. The p,,tii, il
cent? man who makes tins ii i Gctri s!inc'
to produce a better STATE # thi..-.
---TA1IN.. HOW'D S1Roxo.-Mitchcll, tn
Irish patriot, lately escaped from Va
Dicmau's land and now editing " Til
Citizen in New York, comes out Eat footc
for Slaicrv, and wishes he had rlantatio
we'll stocked with healthy negroes i'll NIbAma
lie ALSO goes in for Fillihustcrirg, and WI
generally on all occasions and would reyiS
the harharous modes Of warfare in the dar
ages, the throwing Of s.aldinS oil, red h,
sand, and sulphuric acid on tie foe He
expected to advocate scalyinS and cinn
balsm in due time.
--RAR-RooN MonALlTr.--A correspondent
3 Of the Franklin County Hrald stopping at
public housc in " one Of the most populou
towns in Vermont, in the valley Of the Missi'
:. quot" took pains to count the oaths whic
crowded on his ear. The names Of the Deit
were profancly spoken, on Saturday, t"
:. hundred and five Sunday, three hundred an
thirty-one Monday, one hundred and thirt.
=, six; Tuesday, two hundred and ninrtyseven
Wednesday, one hundred and iorty-cgLt
Thursday, three hundred and Xty-ninc an
on Friday, one hundred and mincty-ouc time
! and this he SAYS is far short Of the whole, Il
T., he WAS absent IL portion of each day. III
is a new branch Of statistics not included
.. the Census returns. The prevalence of II
unmanly vice Of swearing is Il dissrace!ul ie'
ture OF the age.
, -DEATu OF PATRIARCH IT. OF. APP
Warner, late of lIarlwick, VT, died in Chi
- icothe, OIio, on the 9TH inst, aged 81 year
., lie removed from IIardwick, Mass, to IIar
> wick, VT, in l795, and opened "A public hous
=, there being hut three families in the yillag
- 1t was u noted house in its day. He WAS t
. father of thirteen children, six Of whom su
- viye him.
to VERMoNr.-There is but one city
H. the State, aud not one soldier We have
pnIicr and not nVrd ms h"rn Cnmmlli
20 ia TINS Sta,e within ;he last tea years. "
ne have no muSeu'ns, nor crystal palaces. but !
is nave homes. genuine homes tnat are the &C
, tire ~ the world to It's inmates for winch /
. father works. votes and tai s. where t
- nolhcr controls. educntes, lrburs and loves
where she rodrs men, scholars and patriots.
&C.. lie ald
r. ---- BETTER TuAN BANK STOCK. food hi
,rt handry insurcs better div idcnds than any
Ia the Bank stocks OF Vermont, We had Il ca
w in pOiut near hy to sustain this assertion