Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-31
Vermont Items.

The State Teachers Institute Is to DC neiu
this year at Peacham, June 4th and oth-
Next week Tuesday is the regular day LOT
military training in this State.
Patents was issued from the United States
Patent Office May 81, 1867. to W. A. SLOW
N. of Moretown, for improved car coupling
Geo. Campbell of Westminster West, has
recently sold two lots of American Merino
Sheep which are to be taken to Australia
Frank E. Spalding. lad OF H. CLERK In
the Rutland post Office. has been arres'eu
for robbing the mails.
A Young man named Spellman, was ar
rested in Rutland Saturday, for trying 10
rob L. D. Kenney's money drawer
Robert Wakely, carpenter, was killed
on Saturday, while taking down an old Darn
in Wells. One of the bents fell suddenly
and a beam striking him, broke his skull.
The steam saw mill owned by n. r. Doug
lass of SALISBURY, took Ere about 2 O'Clock
on Thursday morning last, and was with all
its contents, entirely consumed.
The Lamoille Valley people are prospect
ing for railroad through that region and
delegation from Portland Me-, is to pass
through the State next week to examine all
the routes.
The Boston Lumber Company at lraspurs
have failed. Liabilities $4,000, of which
some 800 900 is due in Boston, and the
remainder Is due to about everybody in lras-
burg.
A Frenchman, entirely unknown, was
killed at Island Pond some days since, hav-
ing fallen while trying to climb up between
two freight cars, and the whole train passing
over his body.
A man by the name OF Aldrich, brakeman
on the Rutland & Burlington railroad, was
accidentally shot in BrattlebOro on Saturday
May 25th, by the premature discharge of
pistol which some boys were playing with.
\ fine specimen of the bald eagle was
killed on the farm occupied by \. B9omhour
IN Hishgate, on Saturday, the 18th inst, BY
Charles Best. lie measured seven feet from
tip to tip Of his wings.
The annual tax on incomes, licenses, car
riages, watches, billiard tables and plate IN
the Second Congressional District of Yer
mont for 1867, is S47 COS SIS. 1t was S77,
45G 90 in 1866, and SOL 500 % in 1865
Last week Wednesday, the r. X. depot a
Cuttingsville was struck by lightning, gen
tleman waiting for train was stunned, sn'
senseless for some minutes railroad hand
was also knocked down, but not much hurt
Benz. Tilley and bis wife, Of Rutland
were attacked Saturday MI ht IN the stree
BY a party of rutHans and badly beaten.
The Herald mildly says; such acts ar
becoming altogether too hlgh-handed IN oui
village"
H. Barker of Shrewsbury. little th,
worse fol- liquor, fell out Of bis wagon whll'
crossing stream in Clarendon, some day
ago. His fall was seen, and he was h-he'
out by and Of long pole, in time to escap
drowning. The Rutland Courier. whicl
publishes the fact, says Barker formerl
lived in WinoOski Falls, and rewarded tn
man who saved his life, with two dollars.
The Vermont Autograph and Remarker O
May Goth says that sheep and lamb be
longing to VIM Johns, one Of the back set
tiers nearest 10 Camel's Hump at the local.
ty called Forest City, were found killed
day OF Two since, and the lamb half deyour
ed, most probably by bear. The carcas
OF the sheep was found nearly covered wit
leaves, which it is a habit of the catamoun
To do, rather than OF the bear.