Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-11
Vermont items.

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A widow lady of Bethel named Lewp.
while helping her son 10 load hay, aid OF /,
and broke both wrists by the fall one day last
week.
Geo. Rose, soldier of the Regular army
shot himself at Berlin, July Goth, while
drunk. lie had been ordered to report ut
| Fort Independence. went on spree before
be started, and deliberately fred charge Of
his revolver through his heart.
Two brothers named Jones, ten and twelve
years old. had dispute, in Montpelier, lass
Sunday, and the younger getting angry
threw an open knife at hls brother, and
wounded him 50 dangerously in the breast,
that death Is feared IN eonst auenee.
A Young woman was attacked in Mont
pelie- BY man, who attempted to outrage
her, but fortunately q passer-by came up in
time to rescue her, and she escaped with
muddied dress. It does not appear that the
scoundrel was arrested Ply. t.1
VIM. Noble, a boy of l2, was arrested i,
Montpelier last week Friday for shop lifting
lie was caught at the money drawer OF Geo
jacobs and had robbed several Others
A stranger went into Smiths jewelry store
in Montpelier one day last week, looked at q
watch, saId he would take it, and throwing
down handful of money ran OF. Themoney
was not an eighth part Of the pie OF the
watch, but the cnap got out OF sight 50
quickly that he could not be stopped.
On Saturday last Norris Jones, aged eleven
n IN - Ran-
son, was drowned while bathing IN Lake
Champlain. lie was not able to swim, and
got Out into the Like beyond his depth
Ills body was recovered.
Settling is sometimes dangerous. Alfred
Pierce, ot Bennington, had leg broken,
while at thar play, some DAYS since.
=. Scotehy Bill" who was said to have
been robbed ut Newport Of 5000, some
time since, it is now asserted, spent the
money while drunk, and was nos robbed or
drugged more than poor whiskey would do IT.
Frank Colco-J, OF franklin, was danger
ously cut, last week, by falling over scytbe.
Botn knees were laid open.
Alyah H. Manning was killed, July 18th.
BY the falling Of large rock upon bis head,
in the slate quarry OF Daniel Hooker i Son.
in Poultney.
Mrs. Phinney, wife OF S. B. Phinney, edi-
tor OF the Blrnstable (Mass.) Patriot, died
at the Mansfield House, in Stowe, last week.
Tuesday. She had arrived few hours pre-
vious. and was conversing with friends IN
the plrlor, when. Suddenly falling, she ex-
pirei without a word. 1he cause was dis
ease Of the heart.
Some atrocious villain cut the throat Of a
horse owned by Lucius Boycs, OF Hydepark,
one night last week.
A magnificent bald eagle was captured
few days since near Rochester, IN this State,
daring q yiJlent storm of wind and rain.
The bird boldly dashed forward as the storm
arose and attempted TO lace it. He was over
powered and carried down heels over head to
the ground. 4 man. who saw him fall,
seized pole, ran to the spot, and land 1t over
the eagles neck in such way as TO hold
him till he was secured. The prisoner mea-
sures six feet lrUm tip to tip of the wings.
In Vermont the average deposits in savings
banks, to each depOeitor. are 1913, while
the average pr head oil the whole population
is only Sll q, the number Of deposltors be-
ing II Isl, out Of BIS .09S persons.