Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-12-09


Charles A. Clarke. was partly DESTROYED oy
fro on Saturday night, the 26th UT Inc
fire is supposed to have taken from a stove
Mr. CIarSe was nearly suffocated IN attempt
inc to save his property.
The Editor of the Repository, while riding
oor Randolph Center last Wednesday even
mo saw a meteor passing quite rapidly
from Southeast to Northwest, ana nearly
IN , horizontal direction with the earth, and
,bout p : above it. 1t appeared about as
LARGE as a good sized pumpkin or a pail,
and was very bright.
The Rutland Courier says there have been
seventy three buildings put up IN
Rutland since April l, and that many
more will 60 up next spring new Con
vocational Church in that place, when said
finished, will be one of the finest churches
IN the State. The whole cost Will be about
S25, 600.
\ large bear was killed in Wheelock, last
week Thursday, after a twelve mile chase.
BURGLARS and horse thieves seems to be
travelling round. Samuel Reyes Ct Pownal
had Il horse stolen recently, and 500 Mr..
Keyes had a package containing a thousand
dollars concealed in his bed, and this the
thieves failed t. get. The horse was found
next morning some miles off. and two days
orrcr a man named Smart was arrested on
snsnicion and confessed the robbery He and
+,r1 others broke into the house, and he took
the money. while the others stood ready to
shoot the first person that woke Smart
says in dividing the money he got only two
dollars which wasn't very smart.
Thos. Keyes Of Bennington, had new
pair Of pantaloons stolen from bis shop re-
Gently, bu, possibly the public Is i gamer
for the thief left MS old pantaloons behind,
and in the pocket his bunch Of false keys
Jonas Elliott of Manchester had a horse,
wagon. harness and buffalo robes stolen,
Nov. H.
In Peru. while since, Il rogue employed
himself in asking for supper at nishtiall at
various places, and stealing what he could
as lie went away He was watched, but
got away. In the woods were found horse,
wagon. and other articles, which were iden-
titled as having been stolen in Templeton,
/ Mass
As some rowdies were too noisy for comfort
in Poulmey, on Sunday night, somebody
| fired IL GUN to scare them, and the shot strik-
ing the next house Just missed the head of a
woman who was sitting near the window.
The Bellows Falls Times hopes the man who
fired the gun, will next time hold it nearer
| the game he wishes 10 hit
Somebody smashed in the door of the Sum
init House. on Ascutney Mountain, Nov 10
| Several citizens Of Windsor have offered re-
ward Of nifty dollars for the discovery Of the
perpetrators.
4 man named Harrington was killed in
Bennington, while digging a ditch Nov.
1 24th. One side Of the ditch caved in bury
ing him to the chin Another man who
wa, with him was partly buried and much
bruised
Lender French of Barre, who was severe
w burned in September, at the burning o
the Hotel in that place, died Nov. 18th from
the effects Of his injuries
Two Of the Oldest inhabitants Of the State
have died recently. Nathan Greene Of St
Adams. a,ed %. who had lived in that place
seyeuty-rwo years, and Theophilus Clark Of
f. Montpelier. aged %. who settled Their,
more than Ga years ago. He died on the an
nivarsary Of his SEVENTEEN wedding-day.
John W. Page Of Groton. cut his throat
Nov. 8. in his barn. What led to the com
mission Of the fatal deed is unknown. lie
was about thirty years of age, and leaves a
wife and three children.
The Burlington Times, some days since, ii
reply to a correspondent who is not posted
on Cock Robin poetry, observes The
only Cock Robin we know any thing o.
is the song 50 entitled which ice used to hear
in the nursery about a hundred years ago.. -
Whereupon the Vergennes Citizen - wici
ously'' says, 1--WE never harbored a suspi
cion that he (Clarkel was 50 everlastingl.
old, but then. some peoples reputation
don't spread. "