Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-18
Vermont Items.

Joha Spear. boy Of IL, belorgius IN
Burlington, was drowned Saturday Afternoon
in the Lake near Colchester fc.nt, having
fsf-en ont Of boat IN which &c and others
he'd gone out for swim sTr sunk before
aSlp could reach him.
On the 9th inst, q ran named Elkins was
shot, at Troy, by the accidental discharge Of
a pistol in lis pocket. while getting out of
his wagon. The ball lodged IN his abdomen
and inflicted a fatal wound
Mrs. Chas Dana. of st. Johnshury. tell
down stars, week age Sunday. and broke
her icg IN two places.
One day last week. four horse team,
owned by :. NJ West Il Son, Arlington while
crossing the bridge over the BlttcnkIil. near
by the railroad ststion. was precipitatcd some
distance down INTO water I'VE feet deep. ow-
ing To the giving away OF the bridge. bat
got out vi h only slight brui-er.
Mr.. f c. Caller. Of 81. Alban-. had his
pocket picked Of $40, while asleep in his
market, early on the morning OF the 10th
instant.
On the night OF the 9Th inst. several at
tempts at burglary were made IN Sheldon.
and at Tn, house Of Wilson Drarer $40 WAS
stolen. On the night 81 The l0th, an at
tempt was made on the house Of Mr.. II. q.
Hubbell. but did not succeed.
\ horse stolen from, \ !. Crawford, Chap
lain at the :. Hospital at Brattleboro. was
brought hack and placed in the pasture from
which it was stolen, after an absence Of a
week. Ii bore the marks OF hard usage, but
the Chaplain thinks himself fortunate in
getting 1t again, even under such circum-
stances.
Mr. Edwin Hammond Of Middlebury, has
recently lost hi, famous mcrino buck Gold
Drop" by lung fever. Mr.. Hammond bad
refused $4,000 for him. and /, i s'id the
buck was valued a. high a. 81. 600. He
was four years old.
The Windsor journal says there is rd-
NOR that the Vermont Central Railroad viii
renew their lease Of the Sullivan Railroad.
which. if true, renders the building OF the
new Eastern Vermont road, from Bellows
Falls to Windsor, very predetermined.
The new Episcopal Church in Rutland was
consccrated to-day, Bishop Hopkins ofieiat-
ing.
On the Sd inst. Mrs. PJrtus Baxter, of
Derby Line, was presented with diamond
brooch and ring, valued at 5000, hy the OH
GERS and soldiers Of the Vermont Brigade.
through Chaplain Roberts, Of the 18th RegI-
ment. This was a tribute Of the soldiers 20 the
woman who by her unwearied Efforts IN hos
pitnl and field has done 50 much 10 alleviate
the sufferings Of the Green Mountain Boys.
There is talk of Railroad from Waterbury
to Stowe. and D. c. Linsley of this place,
has been surveying route. A Railroad Is
also tu be built from Rutland to W Unite River
Junction. via Sherburne and Woodstock.
The 18th Convention OF Vermont Spirit
uallsts is to be held at Ludlow, On the 2ith
and 25th inst
The citizens of vergennes have purchased
a nearly new steamboat at Newburg. y. Y.
for $4,000.
4 paten: has been recently issued to John
Champlin of East Middlebury, for washing
machine.
The custOm-house officers at Island Pond,
seized one of the locomotives of the Grand /
Tru1k Railway, with some whiskey slowed |
away in it. week ago Saturday night. 1t
bias been the practice, it seems. to get liquor
into the State in this way.
The Vermont Central Railroad IS about TO
put up three new car shops at 81. Albans
near the present shops, each 200 ieet lor g
and 20 feet wide for the manufacture and re-
pair Of freight and passenger cars.