Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-07-20
VERMONT ITEMS.

ded on WeneSday inornihS ia'';
was injured. Loss $1,000.
A barn belonging to VIM. Bryant OF Bel
lows Falls was burnt recently. Mr.. Bryant
was hoeing in field near by, and had not
seen anv one near it, and there had been no
fire in the house neal by, for some hours
previous. Spontaneous combustion proba-
bly,.
Bears continue plenty in Bennington
county. \ cub was killed in Somerset the
other day, the old bear and another cub
making their escape. The large bear that
has made so much havoc among the sheep IN
Readsboro, though several times seen, has
not yet been killed.
\ colt belonging to o. P. Barrett, ct Ben
nington, has fire feet, one of his fore feet
being double. He should be able to ''put
his best foot foremost surely.
Harriet Bigfor! of Woodford, a girl Of
l6, was drowned on tho 30th of June. 1t is
supposed that in crossing the stream
near Patchin's ochrc works, her foot slipped,
the planks being wet with rain, and she fell
in. Her absence was not noticed for some
time, and her body was not found till the
next morning
Samuel Gilbert was killed in East FAIR
field on the evening of the 4th, while firing
a salute with hole drilled into a rock tor
cannon. 1t is thought that in driving the
wad home, powder was spilled 50 that when
the fuse was lighted, the charge exploded
instantly, giving him no time to step back
The store of L. Tracy, at st. Adams Bay,
was broken open recently, and $25 dollars
worth Of jewelry and $40 in money stolen
Mr.. Fuller of Bradford, was thrown from bis
wagon last week by the sudden stopping Of
his horse. The fall did not hurt him much
but the horse kicked before he could get up,
dislocating Mr.. Fuller's shoulder and bruis-
ing his face.
Simeon Richardson, of Irasburgh, was fined
$50 and costs on two indictments. for viola
ting the liquor law. A gallon Of whiskey
was found on his premises, which was seized
and spilled.
Mr.. Chas. Goodrich, of Bradford, killed a
speckled a der, nearly four feet long, who
was making sad work among the barn swal-
lows. last Tuesday The adder was found
up under the caves among the swallows
nests, and had already swallowed two full
grown birds.
Henry Clark, of Poultney, has been APP
pointed Mail Route Agent between Boston
and Burlington, via Rutland, vice W. P.
Gibbons, resigned.
The Cqledoniau publishes "a fatgreasy
swindler," who calls himself DR.. LaCoste,
or did, in St Johnsbury, and who don't pay
his bills
Some jewelry, spoons, and table cutlery,
missed from the Island House, at Bellows
Falls. last summer have been found among the
effects Of Whitcomb, the mail robber, recently
arrested at Rutland
seven Of the 500 counterfeits ON the
Nv, tom Bank, of Mass, which made their
a short time since, were passed
at Bradford, by man calling himself O.
Hardy, of Manchester, y. II. lie pretended
to be buying horses.
Two u5aE.-J. NJ Hall, for short time
postmaster at Rutland, rice John Cain re-
moved because ne was Douglas man before
Douglas was nominated for the Presidency,
has been removed because he is a Douglas
man after his nomination. j. McDaniels
steps into his shoes. c. II. Reynolds, post
master Of St. Adams has fallen before the
same bolt, and }. G. Deavitt is his successor.
There seems to be heavy thunder all around
US about these days. 1t excites little notice
that the Executive axe is so busy in this little
State Of Vermont, where the democracy is
not worth a rotten egg to the party as n
whole,-while in the great State Of New
York, for instance, where the pro-slavery de-
mocracy is strong enough to be consid rcd a
power in the land. the party officials are yet
allowed, with two or three exceptions, to
carry their heads on their shoulders. Posi-
bly, the very insignifcance of the party in
this State furnishes the explanation. No
harm can be done if every member of it be
comes as mad as March hare with the
President, while a row of Vermont heads set
on spikes, in sight of all the world, will do
as well as any to brighten Douglas followers
in more favored States into the Breckenridge
Il Lane ranks. Who knows? This Ilar-
monious Democracy Is a queer article
no mistake.