Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12
Vernon Items.

Edward \. Woodard Of Walden young
man OF %, was crushed to death last week on
Tuesday. He was under building, at
tempting to raise or move 1t by means OF a
iack.screw, when some part of the timbers
gave way, and the house settled.
Daniel A Clough, Q. Thetford' lost two
fingers Of his right hand, by tho sudden
discharge of gun, which he was drawing
towards han very forcibly, by the muzzls--
The charge narrowly missed his head, blow
ing the crayat off his neck.
In Halifax, September 23l, Frederick
Hamilton, while passing the house Of Frank
Smith, was hailed by William Smith and
VIM. Howard, and induced to 20 into the
house where an attempt was made to trade
for his rife and watch They did not agree
On trade, and thercupon Smith attacked
him, knocked him down several times, and
beat him until he was insensible, Howard
doing nothing TO prevent the ARRAY. The
two then dragged him - the barn and left
him there, carrying away his watch and
rifle, which they kept all day, telling various
stories of how they got them, and at night
carried them to the barn where they had laid
Hamilton During the day. Hamilton re
covered enough to crawl 10 his father s
house, hundred rods Of, and was found
senseless when the family came home from
church. His recovery is doubtful. Smith
and Howard were arrested and committed to
Jail in default of bonds
Mrs. Center and W. II. Center, her son
were found guilty Of mauslaughter, at the
trial for murder Of Elyira Wheeler in Cabot
last July. 1t was proved that the girl died
of her injuries, but the evidence that r5s-
pondents inflicted them was purely circum-
stantial Counsel for the defense excepted
to some of the rulings of the Court, and the
case is carried W. Mrs. Center has been
released on bail
a. c. Basley's sawmill, grissmill and box
factory at Rutland, were burned last week on
Monday. The fire caught from stove pipe
In the second story Of the factory, and spread
with such rapidity that all efforts to save the
building were unavailing. The planning mill
connected with the factory, and belonging 10
Mr. C. Coleman. was also destroyed. Bag
ley's loss Is $4,000, on which there is not
much insurance.
Last week THURSDAY, the barn Of Samuel
Meader in Danville was burned with all
its contents, consisting Of some forty tons of
hay, large amount of wheat ard other
grain.
a patent was issued Oct. 5tb, to Adoni-
ram j. Fullan-, of Springfield, Vt for stem
Gil printing machine.
The Rutland Courier says that j. B.
Proctor, of Center Rutland, sold, few days
ago, a Spanish Merino buck to @ 70 Cali
fornia, for the sum of one thousand dollars.
A handsome Bible was recently presented
to Fire Co., Washington No. 2, b. the Ia
die, Of Rutland.
A Mr.. Dean Of Goshen, was married late-
ly some young men serenaded him, and
not content with one nights rowdyism.
came again the next. Mr.. Dean and his
wife invited them in and gave them beer all
round, in which an emetic had been mixed,
which very soon made them sick Of their
adventure, and glad to crawl TO their homes
as best they could.
The Brandon VISITOR Gays that certain
Democrats Of Rutland went over TO Hyde
vile recently. got together about seventy
Eve foreigners, and under the plea that they
sould not hold property, give deeds, collect
money, &C., charged them three dollars each
for administering the Freeman's oath
in all to $225.
A man by the name Of Straw, from Shcr-
'urne. was arrested for passing two counter
cit FIVE dollar bills on the Railroad Bank of
lowell on the fair grounds at Cavendsh,
Oct. 5th, and sent to jail at Woodstock.