Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-06-22

man evidently deranged was found
wandering in the woods in Clarendon last
week he was seen several times before any
Ole could get near enough to speak to him
He gave his name as Robert Grover of Con-
stlble. n. Y.
The Argus says there were half dozen
drunken rows in Montpelier, Saturday, and
several arrests made.
A careless chap in one of the back towns
dopped window sash on both bis hands
tie other day. and had to stand and yell till
some one came to raise the window two Of
his nails were pinched off.
The following are said to be the offers
made by the several towns desiring the Local
ton of the Methodist School within their
respective limits
Montpelier offered a guaranteed cash sub
scription Of $50, 800, and proposed to furnish
eight acres Of land on the Hospital grounds for
$3.50 an acre.
Waterbury offered guaranteed cash sub
scription Of $4,000, and also proposed to fur
nish land sufficient for a site at a reasonable
price, the land on Col stones meadow being
offered TOR 500 an acre.
FORTIFIED offered a guaranteed cash subscrip-
ton Of $4,000, gift Of slate valued at $1,000,
the old Academy building and grounds-subject
to a little less than S90OO-valued by Mortified
at $1,000 above the mortgage, and three acres
Of land, or It's equivalent, for a site.
Randolph offered a cash subscription Of
SlO,500, the old academy building. and fran
chisc, at Yves. Randolph, estimated at 5000,
and land for a site valued at $500.
Newbury offered, in addition to the lands,
buildings. etc, already there, a cash subscrlp-
ton Of $4,000.
The first woman married in St. Adams
died on the 9TH inst, Mrs. Susannah Green,
aged %. She was married &c years ago,
and has ever since lived on the same farm,
where she died
ST. Johnsbury is to have town meeting
on the 23d inst. to decide upon the report
of a Monument Committee, who recommend
placing on a public square statue of
America from a design BY Larkin G. Mead,
Jr, the Vermont sculptor. Tie figure will
be seven feet high, ard the granite pedestal
ten feet, with marble tablets on each side Of
II. Tor record Of the 81. Johnsbury's dead
s,liicrs. The cost Is estimated at 5000.
At the Jolnt Fair Of the VI. State Agri-
cultural Society, and the New England Agri-
cultural Society next September at Brattle
blro premiums viii be awarded to the
amount Of nearly $1,000 and the Record
predicts the greatest gathering ever seen in
the State. The same clasze. in Cattle Horses,
Sheep and IN the various departments Of
Agriculture and Mechanical industry will
be observed in tie arrangement Of premiums
as have been maintained at the exhibitions Of
tic New England Society at Springfield and
20 Concord.
\ Young son ct Levi Bowman Of Bellows
Falls. while at work IN the garden Of the
Island nyus, Tuesday, hoed up revolver
and while knocking the dirt Of against his
bee. the Iistol discharged, the ball striking
Biz ioI,fugcr and lodging In bis hand BE-
tween the first and second fingers.
Professor Hitchcock Of Amherst College
rrluouncos the rude cuttings IN the r1cks
near the mouth Of tie West River, at Brat
ti,t9ro, genuine hieroglyphics, as left IN
numerous places by the Indians Who once
inhabited tia, locality.
The B,attle'oro Record Is responsible for
the following
When Geo. Allen kept the Brandon House
he largaiuci with man sometimes called
skinny D., for two loads Of straw, at 81 Per
ton. When the straw was weighed Skinny
managed 20 SO stand upon the scales that his al
iitioual weight amounted TO f0rfy-screu cents,
as vas detected by the weigher, Mr.. llolcomb.
He was afterwards severely handled by the
crowd at the hotel for trying to sell himself al
four dollars q f9H.'
The Windham County Agricultural S.
ciety VIII Iay mileage this year, five cents
Per mile for distances between ten and If
teen miles, and ten cents for longer distances,
on all stock attending the County Fair ex
cent horses
Mr.. Cross store III Montpelier, has been
entered several nights IN succession and ar
ticles stolen. lie was unable to catch the
thIet even by wa tching for him, till Saturday
night, when Canadian employed BY Mr..
Byue Camp, was detected creeping in at
window, caught and lodged in Jail