Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-02-23
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f. MAYHEM, ESD, aged "a years.
Mrs Mayhem had large circle OF TRENDS
in this place to lament her loss. The
Seminary for young ladies, began under her
ausriceo. In its conduct she showed great
ability and energy.
-TnouAs DIVER was brought up before
Justice Hollenbcck Monday, charged;with i'm
peding Dep. Sheriff Reynolds in the execution
of his official duties. Reynolds attempted to
arrest Dwier while in a state of into1ication,
whcreupon Dwier struck Reynolds and at
tempted to choak him Dwier was bound up
in 5000 bonds, and committed to Jail
Fit 1nAfER, ESD, the active man OF
the Emigrant Aid Association, with Messrs.
F. Il. Whitman and Mr. Branscombe, gentle
men concerned in the same important enter
prize. gave interesting lectures to the people
of Montpelier on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings Of the present week We expect to
have visit from them here before long. We
had an interview with Mr.. Branscombe a day
or two since on the subject. Their arrange
ments forbade their listing u. now, butthey
will do SO soon We shall aim to give
timely notice of their coming.
"A GREAT TINE is to be had at the last
meeting of the Wardsboro Lyceum on the
22d inst. Erastus Plympton, Esq, is to de-
fend the Nebraska bill against all comers.-
The fight is to 60 on in turns of fifteen min
utes each, till some one cries enough
"Suthing will be dom now.
The Hon. Charles Durkee, elected L.
5. Senator from Wisconsin, by the opponents
of the Pierce administration, is said to be
native of the town Of Chelsea, Vt.
The Orleans Co. Temperance Conven-
ton, on the 18th, nominated JohnW Muzzy,
Esq, of Coventry, for County Commissioner.
DR.. Richmond who was first re-nominated,
refused to serve again.
The Woodstock Mercury gives notice
that it will he transferred to the hands Of the
Windsor Journal, at the close of the present
volume. 1t will so into good hands. Mr..
HALE will do reN by his new customers.
TIE BRApFoRp Inquirer goes into the charge
of Henry j. Meserve, Mr.. Bowen's continued
i'll health forces him to relinquish the care Of
it The general course and policy of the
paper is to remain unchanged.
The Inhabitants of Brattleboro village
have accepted the amendments to their char
ter by the last Legislature, allowing them to
appoint police force. They voted also to get
fire engine and hose. All right. Burlng-
ton ought to have an additional Engine
The Boxer, Volunteer and Hero do we'll, but
for so large territory We need another
Another fire district would be we'll too. Even
St. Adams has formed one, and talks Of hav-
ing an Engine.
- Az ASSOCIATION called the Kanzas
Union settlement Company has been formed
in New York City. 1t intends to take up a
tract forty miles square, to be laid out in
townships and farms, shares SIS each. 1t
is determined to keep the enterprise clear Of
spectators, and make it home for free men
who own the soil they till" Information re-
specting it can be obtained by addressing
! (post paid) the Secretary Of the Company,
L. W. Densmore, 293 Broadway, New York
--WARRANI Issued for the arrest of Gov.
n
warrant was issued by the Police Court on
Friday morning for the arrest of His Excel
lency Henry j. Gardner, Governor of the
Commonwealth, and constable Tallant was
charged with the service of the same. The
offence is for encumbering the sidewalk or for
neglecting to remove snow and ice therefrom,
| in front of his store at 80 Milk street.
-TuE STORM of last week did considera-
! Bile damage to the rail roads East and South.
In many places the freshet was severe. On
the Maine Railroad, at Andover and Whining
ton, there was some damage to the track
which however was speedily repaired. A
bridge in Haverhill, over Little River, wa.
also carried away. Spicket river, at Methuep,
overlooked the track of the railroad to the
depth of two feet, and the road in some places
was undermined, but the rails were propped
up AID the trains passed over, On the Essex
railroad, at North Andover, the track was
washed away, and gully made some 200
feet long and fifteen feet deep. The Lowell
and Lawrence Railroad was 50 badly washed +,
| that travel was completely interrupted.
| Upon the Vermont Central Railroad, the
trains had to contend with fierce snow storm
The train which left Burlington on Thursday
morning, was detained between Danbury and
| Andover on the Northern railroad, some thr-
teen hours by the snow. The snow storm
was one of intense severity all along the limo
of the road. 1t was accompanied by high
wind The train from Burlington VIA Rut-
land was not detained until it reached the
Vermont and Massachusetts, Railroad, where
a freight train was of the track. The train
remained at Ashburnham over night.
Horn Pond, in Woburn, rose four feet
higher than ever before known by the oldest
inhabitant.
At Lowell, South street and vicinity were
inundated, and in Centrevlle canoes were
used to pass from one street to another, In
New Haven the water flooded the railroad
track in the station-house, delaying the
trains and the bed Of the canal was filled 10
Overlooking, deluging cellars and gardens
along its route. The pile bridge on the New
York road at West Haven was badly washed,
hut has been repaired The Naugatuc river
roser pidly, and at Derbcy there were feet
of water upon the "causcway" leading to
Birmingham.
-Co>toEp, y H.. Feb. ls.-SupDNN
DEAru ri ~ tp1oH-lion Cyrus Barton,
editor If the uncord Exporter, dropped dead
from heart disease, Yesterday afternoon, AT
half-rast O'Clock lie had Just concluded
a speech ut political meeting in an adioin-
ing town, and was in the act of taking his