Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-01-03
VERMONT ITEMS.

On Sunday Of Last week the wife OF Eil)sh
FAR of Bradford, hung herself. She com
nlaiped of being unwell and requested her
husband to call in his mother, who Lived
short distance of. and when they returned
thew found the house fastened, and che was
suspended BY q rope fastened to hook
overhead. She had been married but year.
Reads Tannery at Jamaica, was burned
on Sat, rday, Dec. q. Part OF the n'oe'
and leather In 1t and some Of the machinery
were saved, but the whole loss will be over
$4,000. How the FIRE started is not Known
The establishment was q very large anu
thriving one.
An Ir;sbman and his wife started to go
from West Rutland to Hydeville on ChfiS'-
mas eve, and getting very tired under '"'
load OF rum they were carrying, lay DOWN
and went to sleep. The woman iro1o TO
death, and the man nearly persisted.
There has been a good deal Of small thieS-
Ing in vergcnnes lately; number oil money
drawers have been robbed Of small amounts q
snon KEYS stolen, no doubt for further rob-
berry. Forty nine dollars were stolen from
Anthony Balduke.
The Band Of the I'd Regiment has returned
boms to BENIN gton, where it was raised
having been disc arged from service. They
were offered s45 dollars month each BY
Minnesota regiment, but preferred to CONF
home, and 20 back IN the Spring wherever
their services are required.
, The powder manufacturing company 0
; Bennington have obtained n second govern
. meut contract for 1000 barrels Of gunpoW
der. amounting in value to $4,000.
A swipdler named Tiff has been doing
large business along the State, from Ihe'
i ford to Bellows Falls. lie starts wTitln
= school at half price for twelve lessons
collects the pay in advance on the secon
i evening, borrows money where he can, an
J goes of without further notice. The othce
are after him.
), Daniel Hagar Of WallingiOrd, has mat
& some maple sugar from sap drawn from
trees on the 10th of December-s case wit
n out parallel within the memory OF st
n Oldest inhabitants Of Vermont.
!, A horse thief named Clark. alias Mas
d alias Smith, is thought to be around som
es where between Rutland and Montpelier.
le is said to have stolen since August La
J. s,pe TN horses, besides wagons, harnes:
al and buffalos from several places IN the Sta
to Sheriff Brown Of Waterbury, has been
e, rur-u,t Of him for three weeks. He Y
q seen last in Rutland Dec. 24. lie then
T. on a buffalo oyer-coat, s0mewhis worn
a. old bluck, low crowned hat dark color
ly check pants and dark cOlored troek coat.
T. He nas dark eyes and hair, little or no oeal
it, ,eldum if ever shaves. but carries false VIII
at ker- and mOustachr, which be Is apt
10 wear in the light. Ills height is ABOUT
in feet 5, or 6 inches, and his weight is abe
Of I4O rounds. Sheriff Brown, or Bryant a
" bitcomb of Rutland. will literally rewa
to any person who can give information OF
~ whereabouts.
- Hon. Paul Dillingham; of Waterbury,
- taken IN charge a contraband, recently I
chattel of lady Scott, Of 'secesh' noterIe
and is educating him. The negro Is SAID
be d smart lad and is making progress t
- pcrior to that of any other scholar in soho
II. Rev Edward Smiley, pastor Of the L
at versaiist Church in Brattleboro, viii lc;
Ia that post on the lst Of January.