Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-01

- Inc lAck of rain in this vicinity
amounts to drought, The foliage Of the trees
puts forth very slowly. The grass is a scantv
allowance of scattered blades. and all vcce-
alton is backward and suffering. The woods
are very dry, as is evident from the fires on
the mountains across the Lake, which shroud
them with smoke by day, and help the moon
illumine the night The farmers complain of
the low rasturage, and the cattle which have
been on short allowance for lack of hay. arc
bitterly disappointed at the slim way in which
Spring fulflls her promises. Spring has been
an unsatisfactory season this year, and we
let it go willingly. June we trust will bring
us something besides North wind and this
atmosphere of mingled dust and smoke
--THIEviNG WILLIAM KANE, Il years of
age, was arrested May 23d, for stealing sun
dry articles from the storehouse of Messrs.
Smith Landon lie was found guilty. and
sentenced to 80 days imprisonment, in the
County Jail,
MAINE LAw.-.Janes Wall, an old Of
fender, was, on Tuesday evening last, brought
before Justice llolenheck on a charge Of
selling liquor without license He was ad
mitted to bail to the amount of $50. for his
appearance on Wednesday morning at 10
O'Clock. 1t is reported that he left for Cana
da during the night forlcitins his bail.
- ASSAULT AND BATTERY Michael
Mclaughlin, was arrested May oath, by
Constable White, on a charge of assault and
battery, on his wife. Justice Hollenbeck.
before whom the accused was brought found
him guilty of the charge, and fined him $40
and costs, and bound him over under bonds
to keep the peace for one year, in default Of
which he was placed in the County Jail
-FATu A,upE>T-A Freuchman in
the employ of VIM. Manson of Coches-
ter was killed on saturday lie was engaged
in pulling up stumps with machine when
the chain broke, letting dya lever which
struck him on the head with great rec,
killing him instantaneously. lie leaves u
family.
--- 1HE AuToGRNrH hNp RlMARKFg of
May 23d is received, We learn from it that
in Huntington on Sunday the 18th inst.
N'u"S Elll Hhlh'u lbmllNkon, while alone
in house, was so frightened by the entrance
OF strange and uncouth looking man, that
she lost her consciousness, receiving shock
which affected her reason and from which
she has not entirely recovered Also that
bear was lately shot in Averys Gore, after
he had chased man through the woods, soon
after which two more bears were seen smell
ing at the blood of their slain comrade
- MAN giving his name as Winslow
Hubbard, from Vermont, was arrested in
Albany ON Tuesday night, for attempting TO
pass $40 altered note on the Schoharie
County Bank. lie had, it appeared, sue
ceeded in passing of eight bills ON different
parties. The bills were altered from original
SIS, and most skillfully executed-the
ink being extracted and the bogus denom-
nations inserted.
Woke the Patents issued from the
United states Patent Office for the week end
ing May !, 1858, is ouc for improvement in
slcisbs, to David ; Barber, Almon rhomp-
son and De Algcroy Thompson, pittsfcld,
Vt, and one for Improvement in window
sash fixtures, to Handel Chaplin, Glover,
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