Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-04-01
Vermont Items.

A little daughter, four years old, Of Rus
sell Roberts of Guilford, Vt, fell into ket-
tie of hot maple syrup and was scalded to
death, week ago Friday.
Myron Davis, of Eden, was seriously IN
jared by the falling of a tree, on the 18th OF
March.
Henry Hyde, son of W. S. Hyde, of
Randolph, fell from the beams Of barn,
breaking his thigh, March eth.
On the 10th March a house in Weston,
occupied by ]. L. Bolster, was burned with
all its contents.
A house owned by VIM. Crowcll. in Hyde
park, was burned on Monday night eff last
week
Cornelius Barker of johnson was attacked
by two robbers, IN the woods between Mont
gOmery and Belvidere, on the night of March
lssh. Two shots were fred at him, but he
succeeded in escaping.
a girl stole pair of shoes from the store
of Mr.. PAUL Of St. Adams few days since,
but was soon detected. She was let of. on
restoring the shoes and promising amend
ment.
II. Olmstead Of E. Franklin wa. arrested
March 22d for selling liquor con trary to law.
He plead guilty and was fined so and costs
A Temperance League was formed at East
Franklin on the evening of the 22d inst
VIM. b. Stone, who escaped from Rutland
Jail some years ago was arrested short time
since in Brandon. Since his escape he has
been south and west, part of the time in
Louisiana regiment.
J. II. Hoyt, calling himself Henri Denier,
was arrested in ST. Johnsbury for exhibiting
sleight of hand tricks, ventriloquism &C.
which are contrary to the laws of the State.
was fined, and avowed his ignorance of any
such law and his intention to leave the State
at once.
A wooden factory is soon to be put in oper-
alton at the Depot Village, Mortified, IN
der the management of Fisk and Badger.
Estey and Green of Brattleboro, whose fac
tory was burned on the 9TH of JAN, expect
to have their new one in operation by the
LIST of April. The timber of the frame had
not been cut on the Goth Of January.
The next annual session Of the Vermont
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will be held IN April at St. Johns
bury.
The next clerical convocation Of the Epis-
copal Church Of this diocese will be held in
Burlington on the first Wednesday in June,
1864.
Rev. J. c. Fernsld was ordained pastor
of the Baptist Church in Rutland last We'd
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lee of Vernon cele-
brated the 65th anniversary of their marrl-
age on the 9th Of March. Eight of their
twelve children are living and were present.
many Of their grandchildren and some Of
their great grandchildren.
Patents were issued March POD to the fol-
lowing Vermonters Lewis Ii Spear. Brain
tree, for improved mode of preserving animal
and vegetable substances IN a perfect fresh
and wholesome condition for years, without
sealing; Pinckney Frost, Springfield, for i'm
provement in nibs for seythe snaths.
The crossing on the ice to Alburgh, North
and South Islands, continues to be excel
lent.
Two young men, both in liquor, got into
dispute in Hydepark on the llth, which
ended in a fight. They were parted before
either was much hurt.
The same day, at Eden, two men came to
blows, one got his nose smashed and the
other got fined. Both were intoxicated.