Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-10-12
ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

Mis-. Thomas flTzsINNoNs was brouch,
before Justice IIollenbeck, on the 4th,
charged with selling liquor " contrary 10 the
form, force and effect Of the statute" Sh,
plead " Not Guilty" was tried by court.
found guilty Of two ornc's, fined ?2n 90
and costs and in default ofIaymcnt was COIN.
mitted TO the hospitality OF Sheriff Paul
MIR BAIv, who advcrtises in another
column, is, we believe, the most experienced
binder in town. lie may always he found
over Mr.. lluntington's Store on College St.
and we advise all who wish good work in his
line to give him a call.
-rnE TnRrr-SIIru Annual meeting of
the Vermont Colonization Society will be
holden in the Brick Church, Montpelier, on
Thursday evening, the 18th Of October
1855.
-Gov, SLADE Of Vermont was in Buffalo
on Wednesday, accompanied by between 50
and 40 ladies, all Of whom are bound to the
western country as teachers.
-AccioEST..-Quite recently, Mr. Ssml
Powers Of St Johnsbury Centre had tw o
rib, broken and received other injuries, while
a work in a saw-mill Some logs crushed
him.-And Calvin Morrill,, p. NJ of East St
Johnsbury, who knew no better than to
avow republican sentiments while under pay
Of the Government, was crushed out" of his
office the other day, and David Goodall, a
loco foco, put in his place
-CRIMINALlrIE. The shoe store Of
Willard Frost in Brattloboyo, WAS forcihly
entered last week Monday night. and from
500 to : 50 worth Of boots and shoes stolen
In Rutland on Monday of last week, Thos
Gill. charged ON three counts with selling
liquor, as the agent nj a New York company,
was fined $50 and costs lie appealed
-.Wup Beasts. two bears were
caught in trtlsa week or two since, in Man
chester w. One weighed lS0 pounds and
the other O. lis, which is not as large as Il
bear which was killed by an Indian two
weeks since on the Caster River in Canada
II, weighed seven hundred pounds and broke
the Indians arm in the scuf!lc which followed
the discharge Of his gun,-Joseph Adams,
aged 81 years, while hunting bees in Sher-
burue. VI, few days since, was attacked by
an unruly stee, wii'n pr'>rrated him on tie
ground Vain the animal upon him, he
thrust his fingers into his nostris, and with
the other hand severed the hrute's throat
with his jackkm'r.
Ma pLINY EpGfHIo>, of Bennington,
aged Gi fell dead from his stool while milking,
on the 29th ult. His death is attributed to
disease of tho hcart-Albcrt Booth, aged
three wears, was drowned in the hume Of Il
Wedding mill in the Same village, on Tues
day of last wees,
III Is eSp'ctcl that the entire line Of
the grand lruuG Railway, from Montreal to
Toronto viii h' ready for the Cars as carly
a. tie lst of next January THO link be-
tween Mouirsll aud Quebec is already som
rlrtnl Tat between Toronto ant Htmil-
ton spon viii ha, 81 that next season there
viii be y continuous road from Quebec 10 the
Detroit 1iv.r.
~ Rail ROAD ACCIDENT occurred ~ tie
New Haven Rotd, last saturday night Tie
last ear WAS thrown from the track ny
broken chair, aud turned over down an EN-
bankment Twelve passenger. were m,rrd
one having broken thigh, uhoth,, hr,-
ken arm