Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05


grinding drills in Rutland, Jan. 2Sth, having
finished one, sat down, and falling from his
seat, expired almost instantly ,'e mao oeen
in delicate health for some time.
IN freshman, name not given, was killed
recently at the quarry of the Forest Mining
Slate Co, in Fairhayen, being caught under
the wheels of heavily loaded dirt-csr.
A man named Kinsly, While climbing up
by rope from the Glen Lake Slate Quarry
in Fairhaven, on the 22d ult, lost his hold
and fell about 50 feet, striking On his head,
and suffering injuries which caused his death
the next day.
The Banner says the fall of an icicle ON a
boys head in Stamford, a few days since.
caused brain fever, and subsequent death.
\ man from Montreal was thrown from
the night Express train on the Vermont Cen
tral at Joncsyille last Friday, striking car
On the side track. His left arm wac ran over
and 50 crushed as to make s',pcta tion neces-
sary.
y dcsertcr from the 81 Vermont,-and
the same person who stole a horse and sleigh
from L. ) Drew of this place, and got
caught before morning, while on the train
going to Brattleboro under guard, jumped
from the saloon near Brooksyille station and
made good his escape
He was caught the same day at Bristol
and proves, the HraH says, to have deserted
from the 9th United States Regulars, from
the Sd and the 9th Vermont regiments, and.
from the fact of bis having plenty of money,
it is suspected that he is a substitute desert
cr. lie has PASSED by several names but it
Is thought h,, real name is Francis Carpen-
ter.
jos. Ely, prisoner in Bennington Jail, at
tempted To ,apea-t week sunday lesawed
a holeabout foot ami a half square through
the hath, when encouuteriug stout plank, he
attempted to burn hole through them. IL
hitting the broom for that purpose, and hold
IN it uu to the planS, Failing in this all
50, and morning being close at hand. be gave
upau efforts. and when the nilor came in.
gave up his knife and was put ia irons.
4 span OF horses, driven on the river at
Bellows Fall. for load of Ice, on the 23d
ult. were accidentally backed INTO hole.
and drowned.
It's stated that in the powder-work, that
blew up at Bennington last Friday morning.
there were p barrel. OF powder, and at
North Adams. - miles distant. plate, were
jlrred from tables and glasses broken the
noise was also heard distinctly at Troy. 30
miles away. The mills have been mauuiact-
urins about - barrels of powder DAY. and
the night before a government officer inspec-
ted and accepted $50 barrels, but the maya
zine where they We're stored luckily escaped.
Moses Wallen caught week $50. in Ben
niHgton County, a lynx weighing s. lbs. He |
found his trap, after a long search. up IN a
Tree. the clog attached to it caught fast in
the branches, and the lynx it was attached |
b, dead and frozen.
The Montpelier Argls says
a portion of the works Of the Vermont
entrai railroad are going back 10 North
leld, and Master Mechanic Perkins has So
ected Capt Darius Thomas To take charge
d the shops there.
\ correspondent Of the Caledou,aa relates
he singular fact in connection with the re-
loval of the bodies from the old cemetery at
t. Johnsbury, that three bodies were found
certified, with their faces and limbs retain
lg their usual proportions. They we're
ersons buried about the same time, but in
liierent portions of the cemetery.
A new post Office has been located in Cam
ridge called East Cambridge. Harmon
lorse Is the Postmaster.
\ Festival was held in Stowe on the even
z OF Jan. 9th and something over $50
ere raised and forwarded to Mrs. Portus
axter, for the Washington Fair for the
military Commission.
The Rutland Hsraid SAYS John Carroll an
ishman p years Of age who came there
tely from Berkshire Co., Mass. has dsap-
AIRED, and it is feared he has met with foul
ly. d
Chaplain G. NJ. Blodgett is now on duty
the Marine Hospital in this town.
James Mcdonald of Hinesburg missed ;S56 q
It week and John Martin, boy of -. was il
rested Tor stealing It and bound over for q
al. a
The Rutland Herald has had ..sensation''
ely, having had its type forms knocked in !,
pie by the breaking of a windlass.-a "
'fortune in which we can heartily sympa-
re with our neighbor, having just endured +.
b
The Herald has also had another sensa- Il
n in the sight in its Office of live mus Of
tor would have had, we suppose. if ri
musquito had bit The Herald SAYS al
III was as welcome as the first peep of a
: IN spring time. 1t was pretty well at
rate for Vermont on the 2Sth dav of
uary, A. d. 1901" IN
ONE scoundrel went into the prcssroom y"
he Newport Ners ard poured oil over the =
us. The Naes says . If he will only do I'll
'Hoe more We will give him an obituary az
&C free Of charge" an
fe
Il Saturday the mail train East on the
mont Central 4. T., broke down between
tpelier and Mortified, an axle of the MI
er having broken. Several persons jumped We
the train expecting it would be thrown NJ
the track, and one, the express messen- set
was badly hurt. Damages being repaired
rain proceeded, but at Roxbury rail
e and the train WAS thrown og 81 -. lei!