Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-02-07
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lQed with snow level with I 40 lenses. Ihree
} eomotiyes were showed irr between Ben
nigtor, and North Bennington, and il took
o 1ner two days to clear that piece of Rail-
cad. The river was never so chokej with
now and ice being in many places Covered
yer from side to side. conc Ealing all traces
# a. river, and the difere OF manufactures
lepe nding upon it found it impossible to get
Eats enough to ruL.
The stage was two days ana 4 night IN GO
ing from Bennington 10 Weodford tee miles,
and the return stage from Toodford YVES set
so last in DRIFT that the horses had to be
hIsted out with ropes.
The Caicd0H'aH SAYS that probably there
has not been 50 much labor in breaking out
roads in this section for many years Rs dur-
Ing the first three days of last week. Every
able bodied man has been detailed for ser
vice with utc saovcl or crow plow.
On TIE night Of the Goth ult, 4 FIRE broke
out in the rear OF the Walloomsack House
at Bennington Centre 1t was undoubtedly
set on fire to let out the prisoners in jail,
close by. i1C they managed to set fire to the
door ri their cell at the same time,
hoping no doubt in the confusion Of the two
fires u make their escape. The crowd out
siSe paid no attention to their shouts at FIRST,
thinking it impossible for the jail to have
caught fire from the shed, and the roguea
were nearly suff5cated before the door WIS
unlocked.
The house, barn ana sheo, together Nth
one cow, owned by Stephen Kent of P4s-
.umpsic, were destroyed by fire two weks
sIncs.
Two brothers named Eastman lett Rut-
land to 90 home to Clarendon last week
Monday night, carrying three bottles Of
rum. One OF them froz9 TO death on the
road, and the other was 50 nearly frozen
that be died soon after he was found. They
were between 50 and 10 years old. and both
had families.
The Ncrsdca'er says Henry Yancer oil
Jericho while telling trees for \ ". Adams
Of Eden, Dec. 2Sth, Wac killed by tho fall
Of a lodged tree.
Five car loads Of gold bearing quartz from
the gold mines Of Vermont, passed over the
Connecticut river railroad On the 2lst, iol
New York, where they are to be cru ihe'
and the gold taken oui
4 p tent was issued January 2lSt t,
John Billiard Of S;ockbrilee, Vt, fDr i'm
provement 10 apparatus tor distilliis Goa
oil.
The town Of Weston is hui. lin: a school
/ hou-e which wall psi, $1,000.
The ucls,a- r.-s -I violently ia Soutl
/ Reading that the -c55l'- aye discontinued
OUT .f 30 scholars l-Eng sick at one tine
Mr.. B.u.im " Pui. late Of B1ngoi
/ Theological Seminar. was ordained a. pc
/ tor Of the C,a-r -.-.n C-ur,h in Berteu
last week Iucs--g
The Bellows F...- 4ryl' says that At Of
lady Of 20. who TAD mover b-iur- sen tran
I Of cars, went to North B-uniucton recently
to take passage for Ludlow. On =e,iing tn
train approaching sLe became 50 wild wit
astonishmont and fear, that she jumped u
and down, and is said to hare declared tina
/ if It wasn't quite 50 far % Ludlow, 81
would prefer - walk it, rather than rid
after that dangerous looking c7mo', point
ing to the putting engine.
We End the following list Of promotions il
the Wa.oim1n
/ sr1H REaIxEs1-2d Lieut.. Carlos ". OWN
nell Il Glover, company D, 70 be lst Lieut., vic
I Geo Il. Phelps deceased; lst soret. Charles F
! Bailey Of North Troy, 70 be q Lieut.. vice OWN
l neli. promoted.
sac NJ kE6INrST.-2i Licut. Orville BiKby O
I Royalton, company L. 10 be let Lieut., vice I
/ c Whitney discharl ed. lst Sers {. Harrison Dew
ey Of Royalton, to be "a Lieut., vice Bi1by, pro
NOTED; let Lieut.. New+on Stone, company A, {
be Captain Of company 7, vice Vo!ney Fullsm
boro, company c, TO be Captain Of said company
vice Capt. Todd, resigned, lsi Lieut.. AmAss ;
Tracy Of Middlebury, company K, 10 be Captain
Of company II, vice Capt. Durham resigned Is
/ Lieut. Enoch Z. johnson ef Casueton, company b
I 10 be Capt. Of company n, vice Capt. pillin CHAM
promoted, ID Lieut.. William ". Cady Of Ben
I ninston. c npany i. 70 be LIT lieut.. vice son
/ promoted. ID Lieut. Henry {. Campbell Of Putne.
. company {. 20 be lst Lieut. vice Tyler promoted
q Lieut.. Horace +. Crossmsn Of Montpelier
company to Be let Lieut., vice Phillips resigned
ID Lieut.. Edvari ". Appleton Of Bennington
. company II, 10 be lst Lieut. company B, vic
Johnson promoted, Sergt. Major Erlstus q. Bal
lou, to be let Lieut.. company X, vice Tracy Pre-
NOTED; LIST Scrgt. Charles c. Canning Of North
| field, company d, 70 be lst Lieut. company ]
I vica Wsdleig "a resigned. oergt. Dayton 2. Clsrl
. Of Montpelier, company 7. 20 be lst Lieut. com
pSny d, Vfco Henry, resigned; Ssrgt. EluAl
aies Of BIsttleboro, company c, to be ID Lieut.
vice Campbell, promoted scrst Joshua P. Saw
yer Of Hydepark, company II, to be ID Lieut-
vice Appleton promoted, sergt Phillip L. Chas
Of Mount Holly, con say I, to be "a Lieut., vic
( Cliy, promoted; Sergt. Francis ". Edeerton o
| Pogltney, company B, 70 be "a Lieut., coDpsn.
I, vice Crosanan, promoted.
FOURTH EtGuNEST.-9d Lieut.. Byron Brook
! Of Westminster, company Il, to be lst Lieut.. com
pany l, vice Tucker. resi- gned; Corp. G. Amido
Of Jamaica, company !. to be ID Lieut., vice Al
lard, resigned; Sergt Isaac Putnam Of Z. Mont
peiier. company g, 10 be "a Lieut.. company II
vice Brooks, pSomoted.