Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
VERMONT ITEMS.

Air. Pratt had his hands badly burned IL
saving his children, whose crib was bat a few
feet from the lamp.
Noses Fairbanks Of Manchester, man Of
So. committed suicide 90 the 18th ult., By
cutting his throat, during Fl Of insanity
Caused, probably, by religious excitement.
Tie Extra Train which carried the Ben
nington Fire Company TO Hoosiek Falls,
when Woods Factory was burned, OF its re-
turn ran into the engine house instead OF the
DEPOT. at North Bennington, the switch
having been set wrong. Considerable dam
age was done to the building and to al en-
| CINE contained therein. No one on the tram
was injured.
Jabez Wilcox, Of Stamford. eloped on
Monday night Of last week, with the wife Of
Lyman Grocer, and after stopping in Ben
nington one night. stariedfr Canada the fol-
lowing morning Wilcox left wife and four
children, and his paramour a husband and
three children.
Lemuel I. Sumner, Of Clarendon, hung
himself in a little piece of woodland little
way from his house, on the 81. The death
/ Of son in Kansas, news Of which had been
/ Just before received, had very much affected
him, and it Is probable he was at the time
deranged.
Els1n & Hannin's lumber shed At Rut-
land, va- burned On the Sd. with C quantity
+ Of Lumber and shingles, and Two sleishs.-
Total loss, between $500 and 2.000,-no
insurance. Origin Of the fire is not known.
Albert Palmer, station agent at Fergennes,
has been arrested for embszzlelnent. He
fails TO account for $500 Of the funds ofthe
/ r. r. Co.
man in Brandon ad7erusas stray Fan
ming MIL, winch was borrowed year ago
and has not yet returned
SIS, 900 have been raised 20 erect E new
building at Middlebury College, and the cor
nsr stone was laid OF the Ist Of November
Addresses were made BIZ President L4baree.
and tutor Kellogg. and . poem was recited
BY Z. Il. Phelps, member Of the senior
class. The building IL TO be built Of brown
stone, 100 feet long, Sc feet wide and four
stories high.
Mr.. Nelson Dixie, of Albany, raised the
past season, fifty bushels Of wheat from two
bushels Of seed.
a scamp calling binself Charles Boyd and
pretending 70 be sent by friends il California,
came to Ephrlaim Bryant in Hartland, and
after staying three days left suddenly. taking
WIKI bin about one hundred and twenty FIVE
dollars from a drawer IL the house. The
loss Of the money was no; discovered until
be had been gene twen;y-four hours. Mr..
Bryant offers fly dollars reward for the re-
oo7ery Of the money or apprehension Of the
chief. Boyd Is short thick-sat man, dark
complexion, high cheek bonas, broad face,
rather thick lips, and good teeth. He wore
light pants, black irock coat, shawl, and
boys black hat a California gold ring on
one little finger, marked with the initials c.
B. On the other little finger, large black
rlng.
L. Robinson Of Barton, has a Durham
bull calf, eight months old, which weighs
eight hundred and twenty-five FUNDS.
and girths Eve feet and half The has
been well fed, but is no; IL extra order.
On Friday the %, little son Of Mr.. E.
Winslow, Of Bennington, about four years
old, fell into the well, at his grandfather.
His father went out 10 look for him. and
coming near the well looked in, thinking he
heard a cat there. The boy Immediately
cried out from the bottom '' Papa. help
me! He was lying upon his back, com
pletely submerged in the water with the ez-
ception Of the upper part Of his face, which
he succeeded in keeping afoat by clinging 10
the stones. He was very much chilled when /
rescued, but not scratch could be found 1
any where about him. The well is some so /
feet deep, and contained 10 feet OF water -
and the child's escape from death, either by
the ial, or by drowning, is almost miracu-
lous
Seth Crawford, of North Bennington. at
tempted an outrage On a daughter of Norman
Rice, only Is years old. whom he met il
by-path. She defended herself braveIv. and
to escape. On her complaint
Crawford was arrested and committed 10
Jail
Two Of Col. Fremont's partners in his
gold mine, which is said to be Welding q
great profit, are Fred. Billings. formerly of
" oodstoek, and T. ". Park Of Bennington.
The Montpelier Patrrot has been sold to
:. NJ. Brown, formerly Of the Woodstock
Age, for $4,000 Mr.. Brown takes possess
on next month
The Bradford Telegraph. democratic
'aPer, is to be republican henceforth DIR.
5utler announced last week bis withdrawal
rom the editorial management, and SAYS the
'aper is to be continued under new name,
nc an entire change in its political eharae-
er.
Dr.. B. ". Dodge, Of Plainheld, is unfor-
cnate He had hardly recovered from bis
ccideot OF some weeks since, when in riding
rom EAST Montpelier, the king-5olt Of bis
Iagon gave way, and he was again thrown
IT. cruising him severely, and breaking his
IT arm at the same place as be fore.