Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-01-10
VERMONT ITEMS.

Chilson's lumber and grist mills. in Sharon
were burned on the morning of the Goth
ult., with a machine shop ado lining. Loss
thought to be pretty heavy.
The loss at the burning Of Reads Tannery
in Jamaica, is now est mated at 5000
above the insurance.
Geo. W. Wood, Of Jamaica, died On the
25th ult., from in, dries received two days
previous, colt which he Was riding hay-
liz plunged DOM a steep bank and thrown
him against tree with very great force
M Wood did not at first feel the hurt, and
went to help up his COLI, which was badly
, injured, but soon had to 60 home, and suf-
iered much before his death. 80 hours after,
! F. Paige's store 10 Brandon was broken
into, Dec. 3lst, by boring out the window
fastening, and 500 worth OF goods stolen
\ man by the name Of Alonzo Rodgers has
been arrested on suspicion.
Aonzo Clark, the horse thief, has been
arrested, and is in jail At Amherst, y. Il.
lie Indignantly denied having stolen eleven
horses, it was only fn.' IL Iretands
10 be crazy
VIM. OTIS Of Dandy has maie d. cheese,
Tor present TO President Lincoln Ii Is
SAID to be a splendid one. weighing l5i ios.
An Irishman was run over Tuesday, on
the Western Vt. r. R.-whe-e, ouE uutho-
rity does not st1te,-and had one leS cut Of
below the knee
Patrick Somers Of SALISBURY, while eat
drunk. on the night Of the 5Isi cit, lay
down to rest, went to sleep Of course, and
woke up next morning with hands and feet
frozen. Itis feared be Will loose both.
There is TO be new kind Of ''shoot' at
Wilmington on the lIth, the Frt-es, instead
Of turkies, being a couple Of iat i-a1s bars,
weighing over 800 lbs. and worth So
each.
\ horned owl was caught IN Wa,'sfall
some time since, measuring four feet nlae
inches from tip to tip Of his wings, and
with d foot whose claws span fva inches.
Whether his release will be demanded 90
the ground Of the iuegality OF inf5rmai.ty Of
the arrest Is not yet determined.
Hiram Haynes IF Rutland was lately fined
SO aud costs, and RueI Wild $50 and
costs, for selling liquor,
Emerson 5 Rowe Of Mendon and Marin
Hulett Of Rutland, for an assar1' with --l'7nl
| to rob Joseph Weston. ss--'or' IN f4yInou'h'
/ about year ago aAye been sentenced u
three wears Imprisonment in the states
prisr-'
| THE SOUTHERN AKxT.-The Richmond
Eraminsr complains in strong terms Of the
frequent drunkenness and idleness Of the
officers and the consequent Generalization Of
| The privates. 1t says
eve eanno; shut our eyes to the fact me srr-y
% bsccHlrHg HaHs II terror and drsad 10 70 Hr7ds
| Of or eife=eHs The newspapers are still filed
with advertisements Of bonuses for "substitutes,
j although the War Department has adopted rule
] restricting the number Of substitutes q one IN
each company. The rates paid for substitutes are
| enormous We are informed that they avera -e
| from two hundred TO two hundred and fifty dol
| lars: and We have been told OF a recent instance
where fifteen hundred dollars paid FOR the
prompt procurement Of q substitute 20 take place
/ Of private suddenly constrained 20 leave the
A-nv. EpSeHees sfars N rho face of fls uHWii-
lingasss Of aeeep, fis fs Of famine, DIRT and
nae NJ isleusss N fis arHr Richmond Is filed
With soldiers who have come out Of tie hospitals
! or have got he.e on some pretenoe or other, AZ
plying Tor discharge and striving and wriggiiuE
IN al sorts Of ways get out Of the army. Il was
hut few days age that soldier, discharged frem
one Of the hospitals here, cQmmitted suicide
rather than te constrained 20 return % the army.
Personal.