Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-02-09
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--NEw STORE NICHOLS It BoYNroS have
moved into their new store, one door north Of
their old stand, on Church street. The new
store strikes us as the handsomest and most
convenient one in Burlington. 1t is ono hun
dred feet long. From the sales-r room of Dry
Goods in front, you pass by half flights Of
broad stairs, to spacious Carpet Room above,
and a salesroom for Crockery below-all
seeming to form but one room as it were, and
SO arranged that the view from the centre
commands all three rooms. Below IN the
basement are the Groceries. The rooms are
finely lighted by broad skylights and numer.
Gus windows. The front is in excellent taste
seems well fitted for doing smashing bust
ness in the sale of goods.
- ST. ALBANs.-The loss to Messrs
Smith, of St. Adams, by the burning Of their
Machin" e"i pattern shop, last week, over
and above their insurance, is estimated at
$4,000. They will rebuild Immediately, the
Messenger says, on a larger scale-A fire
district has been surveyed in that enterpri
sing village, and faint hopes are expressed
that in time fire engine may be procured.
Water pals have constituted the ontire FIRE
apparatus Of the place, from time immemo.
rial.
-FRon THE Standard we learn that
William Boyes, of Hyedpark, few days
since, went to Lowell and got drunk /; return.
ing, he took the road through johnson, a
number of miles out of his way, and before
reaching home, he turned over, fell under his
load, and was found dead. lie left family.
-FIREs. In Brattleboro, on Friday night,
frame building owned by NJ. willens was
totally destroyed. Insurance Sl5O.-In
Chelsea, the same day, the dwelling house
occupied by Mrs. Grow, Was consumed By
fire, with nearly all its contents. Mrs.
Grow herself was with difficulty saved from
the flames The property was partially
covered by insurance.
-Wg dunned 4 subscriber lately to nav
his arrearages. He said" Ny daughter
says If we must pay for a paper, we niue.
take "a city paper. '"-Rutland Herald.
- WV. WATERMAN, scholar in the Dis
trict school at st. Johnsbury Center, under
took last week to prevent the teacher, Mr..
Vaughn, from Furnishing another scholar, and
a scuffie took place, in the course of which.
Waterman attempted to choke the teacher.
For this he was arraigned before Judge Kit
tredge, who imposed fine Of 800, much to
the chagrin Of some of the boys fellows,
who, supposing that only a small fine would
he laid had ,nn1a N If fva al
pay il with. In default of the cash, Water
man went to Jail, After few DAYS whole
some confinement, his friend. paid the bill and
took him out.
-IIyNRY SMILE and II, Wilcox. were
fined $50 and costs, last Monday, in ST. Johns.
bury, for an assault upon Andrew Craig,
who was attacked by Smile and Wilcox,
Knocked down, kicked and beaten, suffered
oget up again knocked down, kicked and
LETT senscless. \ person passing by, found
him unconscious, and took him home.
AMONG the patents, bearing date Jan.
5oth, 1855. is one TO Henry Rogers, of Ferris.
burg Vt, for improved force pump, and one
to Elijah +. Parker, of Proctor.ville, Vt, for
improvement in lantern frames.
IN MESDoS, Rutland Co., on the road
over the mountain, is a place aptly called
'the bellows pipe of the Green Mountains
As the stage from Rutland was passing thro'
there on the 2sth ult, the body of the stage
carriage was blown of the wheels, and could
only be kept upon the sxletrees by being
chained down one woman was blown into
the fields, and five men lost their hats in the
rescue ofthe woman and the coach Iocomo.
lion in any other way than by wind became
mpracticsble, and the wayfarers had no al.
but 10 pW up for the night at the
learest house, which, built to withstand the
empests, weathered the tornado without ds-
mage. For this statement the Woodstock
Mercury is responsible.
-L.soIILF A Convention Of the Free
men of Lamoille County, is called to meet at
'ohnson, Feb 18th. 10 nominate candidate
~ Commissioner under the Liquor Law, and
: 50 for the Council Of Censors
"A FEriow named Paine, lately stole
horse in Washingtou VI, sold it in Haverhil
I. for $50, pushed on to Boston, and
ommitted forgery, and got into Leverett
treet Jail before the owner ofthe horse could
n tch him