Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-27
Vermont Items.

The Woodstock Railroad is now being
surveyed by Hon. Thomas f. Powers, and
Hosea Doton Esqr. of Pomfret.
The dam connected with the splendid new
stone building of Ellis. Brtton & Eaton, of
Springfield, broke through on Tuesday of last
week and large share of the building was
carried off, The loss is heavy, and it falls
on one of the most enterprisinS frms in Yer
mont.
The Vermont Chronicle now appears IN
quarto form. By this arrangement a greater
amount of reading matter is given.
Warren Hartwell and George Smith broke
out of Caledonia County Jail on Saturday
the lIth inst. At last accounts they had not
been taten by oEcerS in pursuit. Hartwell
was confined on charge OF stealing, Smith
was deserter from Vermont regiment
&c. Lowater of Wateryille was seriously
injured recently by being run over by team
in the highway. According to the accounts
he had taken care tn get out of the road
track, but the team left the track on pur-
pose to have tilt ut him, and succeeded in
upsetting him and damaging him materially.
The house of Mr. Albert lubbdi Of Ben
nington was entered in the night Of Saturday
the l4th inst. and seventy-fye Or eighty dol
lars taken from the pockets of Mr.. Hubbell'S
pants which were in his bedroom.
On Friday the 18th, two men who called
at the house of Mr. Brown Of Bennington
"to get something to cat took gold watch
with them when they left. 1t was soon miss
ed, and the men were pursued but not over
taken.
William Ilaswell, Esq, OF Bennington
Center. fell down stairs few days since and
broke his arm.
Chester Grover, of Pownal, who had re
Gently volunteered for the war, fell few
days ago while crossing the railroad track
near the south Corners, and brok" his
leg.
On Monday Of last week two desertcrs
were arrested at Eagle Bridge juet as they
were getting On the train at that station,
and taken to Troy, and lodged in Jail One
of them. Shepards-is said o. be finished
hand at the business, having enlisted two OF
three different times, with bouuties on each
enlistment, and deserted as often.
\ nice buffalo robe and a horse blanket
were stolen from the barn Of Alyah Hawks Of
Bennington in the night of Saturday the nth
INST
There is a gang of thieves in Bennington
County, stealing clothes, buffalo robes, blan-
kets re. every few days.
Woodlands mill, at Woodstock. Gun
sumes rs 900 pounds of wool annually
\ single Albany firm recently bought
in one month 10000 pounds Of butter IN
Barton. Irasburg and neighboring towns.
Seven stores in St. Johusbufy have been
robbed by female shopliftefs, lately, two OF
whom were caught and large false pockets
were found well filed 1eneath their skirts
Mrs. c. B. Mead Of Bloomington Wa bad
" hurt last week Thursday; the cellar stairs
having broken down under her, threw her to
the bottom dislocating thigh and inlicting
severe bruises Her husband rushing..to her
assistance also fell through the hole and Was
stunned.
The Vermont and Boston Telegraph Com
pany are now constructing an additional line
Of telegraph wires from White River June
ton. to Rouse's Point, which will probably
be completed and in working order, by the
first of January next. The greatly increased
and sull increasing business over this route,
has rendered this line necessary.