Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-15
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merchant in Burlington, Vermont,
having sunk his shop floor a couple of feet,
announces that " in consequence Of recent
improvements, goods will be sold consideraj}y
fo~eSi nan formerly"
hAhe papers would only add DLwEY's
name to it, he would he the best advertised
man in the country.
-THE l. 5. Courts that were TO be held
here last week, were adjourned to the October
Session, at Rutland, in consequence Of the
serious illness Of the wife Of Judge Prcntiss
Of the District curt Windsor JournoI.
We are happy to say that Mrs p is rccoy.
ering y special term of the Court will 10
holden Mt Montpelier, for the trial Of criminal
cases. Wotcbman
The MORTALITY among Vermont nav.
papers continues. The Orleans Co. Gazette
has closed its separate existence and hereafter
will be merged in the North Union, which
takes the title Of the MON and Gazettc.-
Mr.. llartshorn, whom we are sincerely sorry
to lose from the editorial corps, explains in
his valedictory, the cause of the storrage Of
his paper, which is simply that two papers
cannot be supported in that county
a PATENT was issued June 9Th to
Franklin j French Of Nottingham, Vt for
" improvement in boot jacks"
- GEoRGE WErnERnEAp, lad II /!
years old Of GuilfOrd, Vt, had his hand blown
to pieces by the accidental discharge Of his
gun, while hunting, last week.
Mis-. AptGML Allen Of Bloomfield, Vt
is to be tried at the next session Of the
Essex County Court upon the charge of
poisoning a Mrs. Leryey, who lived with her
The poison it is supposed, was administered
in cup of tea. Black spots were also found
on the throat of the deceased, who had been
seen by no one but Mrs Allen for several
hours before and after her death.
Ar MANCHESTER, n H., on Tuesday q
little boy but twentv-thrce months old, fell
into we'll twenty-five feet doc,,. and alla
rently was uninjurcd No one saw him
when he fell. but he was missed, and found
reclining upon his back, with both hands
cenched firmly hold of two lead pipes that
lead to the water, keeping his head out
composed, and not crying at all.
IN RUTLAND, last week, Officer Gibson
found ten gallons of liquor buried in the
sand. The probable owner was summoned
to appear, but not appearing, the liquor was
spilled. At another house, five gallons were
found in n cdsk submerged entirely in a tub
full of soapsuds. The woman of the house
was very busy washing
a Coop SrEcuLATIoN.-A few wears
ago a gentleman purchased 100 acres of
land in the vicinity Of Island Pond. Some Of
it he bought for taxes, and all of it cost him
only $3.50 Since the building of the Rail
road through that corner of the State, these
lands have been increasing in value. and
within a few months he has sold the 100
acre for $500.
FINES On Sunday the 9th ult the
house and barn of Henry Isham Of East
Fairfield took fire from some brush that was
burning near by, and were entirely consumed
At Fairfax, on the same day. while the fumi-
ly were absent at church, the house Of
Mr.. Fasset caught fire from spark from the
chimney and was burnt to the ground.
&C. p. ANDREWS, formerly of St. Johns
bury, a student in Yale College, lately fell
l25 feet from precipice on Mt. Carmel,
hn'ndcn Conn. lie was taken up senselcss
but it is thought he may survive.
-DARING ArrnrT-The mail train
from New York for Boston, was thrown from
the track near Worcester on the NIGHT of tho
9TH, IN consequence of the rails having been
pried up and some large stones placed beneath
The engine was thrown into Il ditch. The
baSgage-car was thrown completely over and
broken up. Six persons who were in that
car were considerably bruised by the lving
pieces of baggage. The forepart of the pas
senger car was broken in, hut all of the pas
scngers escaped without serious damage
This attempt to destroy Il passenger train i.
supposed to have been the work of robbers.
who hoped, during the confusion, to rob it Of
a large amount of specie which was known
to be on board in charge of an Express mes
senger, consigned to some of the Boston banks
This idea is strengthened from the fact that
an engine witch was waiting at the WCrces
ter depot was tempered with in order to
prevent its being sent to the aid of the dis
abled train. The specie on board exceeded
halfa million of dollars, and though it was
much scattered, in was all recovered and has
been safely delivered
IN CORNISH, y. II. an old School
house Stove, thrown aside as worthless for
use, and for old iron worth less than u dollar.
was made the basis of law suit Taking
the steps regularly, it first went through the
Justices Court-thcn the court of Common
Pleas, where the Jury could not agree, e.. then
by agreement il was referred to arbitrators.
whose sealed decision after long hearing, is
o be given in to the next court-when the
public will learn what farther steps are to be
aiken. Costs, so far, over IRE hurdred dol.
drS
-DR. STONE. a homeopathic physician
rom Vermont who had resided in Medford
lass for the last four months,was found dead
n his office in that town on Saturday morning,
aving evidently stabbed himself three times
n the region of the heart and taken poison
e.ides-all for love. lie was twenty five
ears of age
TIM STATE department at Washington
as received information that the Vicerov of
.rypt has adopted the project to cut through
he lsthmus of Suez, and to constitute a uni
ersal company for the performance Of tho
'ork, in which capitalists of all nations may
Ike part The proposed canal will shorten
lie commercial highway from New York to
le Indian Ocean, 2+So leagues
- HORACE GREELEY at the Paris exhibit
on, found Napoleon appearance as unpre.
assessing and unmrosing as usual. hut
ugenlc, he declares, is one Of the few
omen whose beauty is not lost on the gazer