Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07
Vermont Items.

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Beauan Butler ofSt Johnsbnry has flowed
eight acres of ground with water, and fenced
IL ir for skating park. 1t has acarrlage
drive round it, and q building at one end
where ladies and gentlemen can put on their
skates warm themselves or take refreshments
The charge for admission is ten cents, season
tickets one dollar.
A young man named Jones, OF North Fer
risburgh. was badly hurt on the I'D lnst''
bv his mitten catching in the crank OF the
hand car he was riding on. He was JerKed
out of the car and the wheel ran over one
arm, breaking it badly. His hips was also
dislocated.
On Saturday of week before last, a man
named Gage, of Piermont, n. H., was killed
in Bradford by the caving in of we'll which
he was sinking. After five hours incessant
digging. his dead body was reached, When
it appeared that he must have died almost
instantaneously, of suffocat0n. He leaves
wife and FIVE children.
Sarah Winslow, an elderly maiden lady,
living by herselfin Wilmington, was found
dead upon the floor, in pool of blood, on
the 9Th snst. The cause Of her death was
rupture of a blood vessel.
Two men named Burbank and Barnes, had
n quarrel in Bethel, week ago, about
trespassing COW. Barnes struck Burbank
on the head with club, injuring him so Sc
vere.y that his life was despaired of for
some DAYS. Barnes was arrested.
A lad of "A, named Sawyer, was badly
hurt in Morristown, on the 18th ult-, by ac-
cidentally falling on the saw in saw-mill.
The bones Of his lett arm and hand were
crushed and the flesh much torn.
man named Pieroc has been arrested at
Chester, 70. robbing clothes lines, and was
fined S38. a large quantity Ct stolen cloth
ing was found in his house. 1t is thought
he has been concerned in the robberies at
Saxton's River and Cambridgeport.
A man named Oakes was arrested in
Shrewsbury for stealing a two-years-old colt,
harness, wagon snd cow-skin, from several
individuals. He was carried to Jail at Rut-
land.
A young man named Burnham has been
arrested in Wiliiamstown, for stealing prop
ertv from a wagon in Barre, and IS now in
isiI in Montpelier awaiting trial. He has
already spent six years in prison. When
arrested he was trying to e1tort money from
his grandmother, and she was blowing a
horn to raise the neighbors, being in fear for
her life :; and while on trial he threatened
the life of the prosecuting attorney, Mr..
Wheelock.
An attempt was made, the other day, by "a
seedy looking man, protesting to have come
from Canada, to impose on the people Of
Brattleboro', by selling wild grape cuttings,
fresh from the woods, as new variety OF
grape, far superior to any of the standard
sorts. He had bottle OF carefully preserved
grapes, which was beautiful to behold, and
from which he made wine far superior to
Port or MADEIRA The cheat was soon dis
covered and the man found it convenient TO
take the next train.
\ young fellow from Hartford, CT, named
Geo Patterson, passed himself of, in sport,
on the fancy Of Brattleboro' last week, as
Kavaoagh. the great billiard-player, and as
tonished them all by his feats of skill with
the cue. The laughter was frightful when
the next mail brought in the SPIRIT Of the |
TINES, with a correct likeness Of the real
Kavanagh The sell was hushed Up by an
oyster supper; but leaked out, never;he-
les.
The Irasburgh Standard says there are but
three D. D g or the eastern side Of the STATE,
and at least sixteen on the western, and per-
tjnontly asks, if the divinity of the east-slde |
ministers is so sound as not to need doctoring? |
The town Of Brighton, in Essex County, |
shows q gain in the population Of 392 per
cent. since 1850, numbering now $50 inhab-
itants,-an increase due in great measure to /
the Railroad. \ large numbering business
IS done at Island Pond