Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-15
ermont Items.

The Nershire copper mine Is now beng
successfully worked under the superinten-
dence Of T. \ Chase, ESQ, and bids fair 20
equal the hest mines Of Cornwall 1t has. .
vein ofccPPer ore averaging l. feet in Thick
ness, Gom which over 2ol9 TONS of orc were
raised and sold in 1862.
Excavations have been made 10 the depth
Of over 500 feet along the veinof orc, which
continually increases in quality as It Is pen
etrated.
\ new freight house has recently been
erected at Pownal. by the Troy and Boston
Railroad
Scarlatina Is at present quite prevalent IN
Bradford and vicinity Several cases have
proved fatal
Prof Ira :. T. Field. formerly Of Mont
pelier. Instructor of Troy, (N.Y.) Gymna-
sum, has succeeded in lifting over 2ooo
pound-
\ seccssionist named Stone, who i,s
Vermon;cr by birth. hut has been for -ome
time n resident Of Atlanta. Ga, WIS arrested
in st Adams last week, by Capt. R1l-
IN GLEASON. Provost Marshal, and WIS sent q,
Fort lafayette On Thursday, in charge .f
Capt Gleason Stone was in Franklin
County about two years aSo. when he pro
voked loyal men greatly by hi outspokcp
treason. NJ long since, he made his resp
rcarnce in Berkshire where bi- father live.
Having suspicious Of him. Collector Chrr
instituted inquiries which confirmed ii- -l--
picions. stones correspondence lv letter
and telegraph with parties in New York WIS
intercepted. anil is now held s~ evidence
against him and other>, Of leinc engaged IN
scheme To- fit ont blockade runner. and
furnish the rebels with suPrlies. etc. pri
irin. out cotton. Nton. ha- aeknovlel-el
their rurro-e to run the blockade with
cotton.
ON Monday Of last week thru, yo1n- l-i.
were arrested in -. Adams for breaking Inc
to an Express car at the depot in tina, viIh-s
and stealing lot Of iewelry. They ver, s,-
amincd before a justice and fne'l, and com.
mitted 70 Jail until tho fine is faii
An Exchange says -omc Vermont.r- arr
getting mo-, beautifully humbucsel tr
catch advertisements of New Jersey and
Western land-. Some have left good home.
and gone TO that unmitiSated humbus-
vineand. New jersey.
Mr.. Farnum. Of Peru, has raised cotton
enough 70 make : shirt
The title Of the Newport paper i Nov
port New" and not the Monitor a. hereto
fore announced.
Tho town Of johnson has sent 1O4 soldiars
To- the wa-.-l5 Of whom have died, , have
been wounded and discharged, and r dis
charged on account Of i'll health Not one
ha, been killed by the bullet.
y correspondent says hen belonging To
M Iathr5p IF Huntington has recently laIi
on each Of three successive DAYS an egg mes
surfing seven incncs in circumference. and
weighing four ounces Another hen laIl
huge es- ON one LAY and on the two next
DAYS very small ones, the smallest not bigger
than a robins egg. lie declares this To le
eggstaorlinnTy and thinks it forc-hadovs
some great event.
Georgc " Harrington, discharged Yer
mont soldier, aged fifty years, was knocked
down and instantly killed on the eth inst
iy locomotive backing down railroad
track on Montgomery street, Albany. y. Y.
The unfortunate man was deaf, and car
standing on the tack cut &c the view Of Tho
locomotive.
Ono hundred and fifteen pounds Of sugar
were stolen recently from the sugar hopse NJ
Mr. $ Page Of Danvillc
Keith and IIapgood, Of sheldon. are erect
ing lax mill, which will be furnished with
the new machinery invented for the business
Of dressing fax.