Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-12

storm extended over strip of about three
miles in width, extending west from the
mountain, and running north and south
The Banner says:
mo such hail is known to have ever be-
fore fallen in this region. We have heard
OF them, but never saw the like before The
blue berry bushes in this vicinity were en-
tIrely destroyed; IN Consequence Of which
we shall be minus supply Of that delicious
fruit the present season. The farmers are
damaged beyond what it was supposed pos
sble'
y violent hail storm passed over Whining
ton and Dover on the POI ult In some
places the hail lay foot deep, and in the
road it was several inches.
The house of Paul Crowell, in Barnard,
was burned on the Both 1t was partly in
sured
Ia Chester, July %, the barn and shed of
Geo. Mitchell were struck by lightning, and
consumed, together with twelve tons Of hay.
Fully insured in Windsor County Mutual
\ violent gale passed over the south part of
Windham County on the 26th which did
| some damage on the farm of Simon Barrett,
tearing up his apple trees, unroofng his
woodShed and entirely demolishing his barn
His loss VIII be over $500.
On the same day terrible whirlwind did
much damage in Groton and It's vicinity.
\ correspondent of the Caiedon;an says it
commenced in the southwest part of the
town, es-mbling very much water-spout
at sea. II did not move for few moments
apparently tly-when suddenly it started off to
ward the northeast. seething like boiling
cauldron-and in its mad career taking up
whole trees and twisting of solid birchestwo
feet through The cabinet shop Of A. L.
Clark, a new two story building was blown
| into the river Three men were in it, but
fortunately were not much hurt The roof
Of the church was torn off and the fragments
strewn all around \ large barn door was
carried off bodily and has not yet been found
barn on Nelson Whitcher's place was
completely demolished, and the roof torn
from another. Great damage was done to
fences and wood land, but fortunately no
lives were lost
i workman in Howe's Scale factory at
Brandon named Kelly was hurt on the 28th
uIt, by the bursting of polishing wheel at
which he was working One arm was bad
ly torn by piece OF the wheel.
\ boy about Is years old named Bowl1n had
a leg brossn il Rutland, on Sunday last,
while engaged with some other boys in push
ing platform car on the track near the
Depot building.
On the Goth ult., pedlar's horse was
killed by the passenger train on the Pas
sumpsic Railroad at n Thetford crossing.
He was standing unfastened, became fright
ened and ran across the track Just in time to
he struck by the engine which knocked him
fifteen feet into the air
In North Danville, few weeks ago, some
scoundrels got into the church, and broke
down and carried away part of the pulpit
Somebody had or at time house-breaking
in Rutland and vicinity recently. On the
night of the 2Sth, the house of Mr.. L. Ii.
BOynton was entered, and a wallet containing
sos taken from Mr.. Boynton's pantaloons
pocket. On the same night the house of
NJ " = C,,;IC,-J ,-,s or.o-5 81 All
taken from the vest pocket of Mr.. G. The
same night similar attempt was made to
enter the house Of Mr.. j. Stimps,n, but
the burglars woke the inmates in getting in.
An attempt was made to enter the house of
Mr.. W. \. Burnett, but failed. In all these
cases entrance was effected by turning the key
in the door from the outside, by some lnstru-
ment for the purpose. On the night of the
d the houses of B. ". Burt, and II. Ivesto-
nar in CastIeton. were entered in the same
way. ss3 taken from the former and gold
watch. worth 800 from the latter. The
houses Of c. NJ. Willard and T. W. Rice,
Cashier and President of the Castleton Bank,
were also entered but nothing taken but Mr..
Rice's coat, ard Mrs. Rice's dress. Several
other houses were entered and many small
articles picked up.
The Windsor Journal says that on Friday,
29th inst, Albert n. Batchelder, of Orange,
arraigned before the Z. s. Circuit Court, on
an Indictment for robbing the mail. pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to the State Pris-
on for four years.
Nathan H. Churchill, Of Brandon, who
was arrested some three or four months since
for counterfeiting United States coins, was
at the late term of Court, holden
at Utica, " Y, and has returned home to
Chas Harrington of Sharon, was fined
SIS and costs for assault and battery on
Chas H. Thurston, having called him to his
door and struck him in the face.
Twenty-Five gallons of rum belonging to
Timothy Williams of North Springfield was
seized by the authorities on the 10Th and
turned into the gutter. ...-
A patent was issued Aug. I'd to Benjamin
F. Killam of Braintree, VT, for improve
ment in tooth keys. Also his patent was
re-issued to s. H. Tiff Of Norrisville, Vt, for
improved clothes dryer. Patented July 20,
1858 re-issued Aug. 2, 1859.
The Windsor JourRcl states that ear.
Batchslder of Plainfeld, has "a heifsr that
produced fully matursd calf. at two years
old, with no extension of the uddsr, and there
never could be drop of milk obtained from
her. She has produced another calf at three
wears old, under precisely the same circum-