Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-12
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Eleazar JeWett of 81. Adams was killed on
Saturday, while blasting logs, by prems-
ture explosion. His brother assisting him
was seriously injured.
II. E. Bradford of Bennington while
pouring muriatic acid from a carboy was bad
ly burned by the acids taking fire from his
lamp, the Bennington Banner says More
likely the fund in his lamp exploded, for
muriatic acid will not take fire, at all.
On the oath ult. Mr.. Wilder of Ludlow
an old lady IS, tell part way down the
cellar Stair. brui-ing her severely and cutting
her head open, but she will probably get
over it.
Joseph Falarie, while at work with a cir
cular saw Sitting panels in Vergcnnes some
time since, was knocked down ami his head
badly cut. \ panel was accidentally moved
50 as to be caught by the saw and the other
end flew up into Mr. Falarde's face.
Lewis Dipper of yergennes had leg bro
ken, last week, by a fall while scuflinc.
Miss Bell of Swanton, young lady Of l.,
inhaled laughing gas at an Exhibition in
that place some time since. On the 30 inst.
she died it il said from the effects of the gas.
She had been apparently in good health.
On the 9th of Jan. Mr.. Dexter. mer-
chant at Waits River, having emptied bar
rel of kerosene OIL, put a candle to the bune.
when the barrel blew up, knocking Dexter
over the counter and doing him serious in
jury The yapor of Improperly refined kerr
osene Is quite lndammable
As Z. {. Ellis Of Fairhaven. and Mrs.
Hannah Dyer OF Rutland, were riding in a
covered carriage from the depot last week
Friday, the horse-a blind one-became uu-
manageable and ran off the end of bridge
ten feet into the water below A bystander
named Lama rushed in and seizing the
horses head turned him towards shore, so
that all parties were saved.
A. j. Fullam, Of Springfield, has invented
a machine for shearing sheep by steam, and
is very sanguine Of success.
c. E. yelling, Of the firm of Thatcher 4
yelling, has been appointed Postmaster at
North Bennington.
The Manchester Journal of the 2d inst
says that many Of the farmers tapped few
maple trees last week and made small ouan-
titles of syrup and sugar
5. 5. Rockwell of Cornwall. sold lamb
some time since to Dexter Ewing of Alden.
n. Y, for 500, and Mr.. Ewing afterwards |
refused hundred dollars for his bargain.
The newly discovered copper mines near
Corinth Center have lately been sold to
Winslow 5. Kyle, Esq, of Boston, for six
teen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. /
The Windsor Journal says a company of |
Boston gentlemen will commence deve.oping
'he AAihoo Soiit Az tuS oiiluS-
On the 29th ult the house of Benz. Han
cock of Glover, was entered by burglars and
$1,000 stolen from his pantaloons.
The Bellows Falls Times SAYS The
amount of sickness and fatality in some
in this county has become
quite alarming, and much anxiety naturally
prevails. The disease is new one, or per-
laps an old one re-appeared. called the spot
ed or black fever. and takes it's victims very
uddenly."
A Temperance League was organized at
Waterbury on Friday last, with constitu-
ion similar to that adopted here. James
ireen was chosen President.
At Rutland Monday morning, there was
n alarm of fire, at the Gas works. A plug
ad been accidentally left out, and the
tream of gas took fire when it reached
ght, across the room. The gas was mme-
lately shut off, and one of the workmen
nshing in plugged the hole, burning his
ands badly in SO doing. No serious damage
'as done
William r. Joslyn has been ordained as
Congregational preacher, and installed over
&c Society in Berlin.