Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-10-25

Vermont Items.
81. Johnsbury last week Wednesday,
~ Amell. boy Of eight years, caught
.s.- IF car on the railIoad to get ride
i-.m the freight house to The depot In 81
doing he swung under the wheels and had
one foot entirely cut Of and the other crushed.
a similar aceiden, hctcll boy named
Baker, at Island Pond the week previous,
Who has since died IN consequence.
Acdic Y. Sanlrin committed suicide 10y
hanging On the gil inst leaving note for
hof mother sayiI.= tn, she had lived long
enough; her aIsci.ce was almost immediate
b discovered, but not IA time to save her
lite. What was the occasion Of her act is
not stated.
In Windham on the night of the It'll. a
Young man named Cortez Barrett, alone in
iis fathers house, was awakened by steps
and Voices round the housc, and fired through
iio door at the supposed burglars, evidently
wo9rcing one OF them. The next Saturday
evening, while going ont alone Barrett was
fred a; ly man who came up behind him,
the hall grazing his neck he snatchcd up q /
wagon stake and made for his assailant. who
fired twice more at him but missed each
time and then ran away The would be
murderer wore mask, and was probably
trying 20 aycngc The injury IF the previous
evening,
In Craitstury, On the evening Of tie 10Th
inst, the house Of an old lady named Deborah
Lo1ms, Was entered through the cellar
wlHds" by man, who sciz.d the old lady.
throw her on the l3or, aud beat and kicked
her say soiy. She begged rog mercy, and
90 kre what he wanted be said he wanted
money and was told 10y acr that she had
none. Tie ruiian then malc her promise
give no alarm till morning. and left. hay
ing lf' nothing Mr.. Looiais alarmed her
nusah rs. hacks ola mnn's tcct were fol- d
lowed 3D. ,lc house OF u,ishblr named
Aar- taeso bloody hools just fitted them.
aud rIcstcd and lodged in Irasburg
jail N.s Llamis' injuries. though severe. ,
are u-t stl :
Tie iaeiins house of Joseph Walswortb, 1
Of Hyi-aark, was entered one night recently l
and ffty dollars in green hacks stolen.
Mr-. Cross's house III Erosburgh was
robbed { 81 500 a week ago Sunday. while
tts 81 were at church. ! man vino had
or Mr. Gross brother was missing
a. and is thought TO have stolen the !
u.- a
lua oi '' Valley Lodge Of Good b
-r. q, nyderark, was broken into
l-- some evil disposed person, and the
ir smashed, books dclaced and char i
The marauder is probably in
fvo license law. !
longing to Woods livery stable
r lciJ, WIS left standing on Cemetery
D. o. days since, when it started and c
~ toau the ill and of an cmbankment, :
.fa.-. .as the carriage and killing one horse {
Tie Rutland Railroad has put up a con-
ui,.ucc al each end of its covered bridges. =
to g,yc warning to persons standing on the Il
tops OF cars, Of their near approach to a =
bridge. : light rod painted red, Is swung W
over tie track. which is calculated to strike
an ordinary man about as high as the breast,
withou, injuring him. :
n ]
Willard of Vergennes. for Improvement in
hay rakcs and leaders, and to D. D. Pike Of
Stowe, Vt, for Improvement in water
wheels.
uarland F Smith has been appointed p
Postmaster at Benson vice lcnry \. Norton, F
resiEned. a
The Grand Division Of The sons Of lem !,
rerance held their annual session at North s
Ferrisburgh On Wednesday, October 10th. I
The following officers wcIc elected for the :
ensuing year, and installed;
q. ". P, II. F. Austin, Mechanics Di-
vision, Swanton.
G. W. A. Jas. Squire, Union Division,
North Ferrisburgh. I
G. Scribe, II. +. Dcnnic, Ottaqueehee
Division, Woodstock. '
&. T., \ 4. Dakin, Union Division North !,
Ferrisburg.
G. Sen, \. Z. French, Ottaquecheo Di-
vision, Woodstock
q. Con-, F. b. Gorham, Marble Valley
Division, West Rutland.
G. Chaplain, -- jackson, yergcnnes.
The Montpelier Argus Is responsible Tor
The statement, that in Rockingham horse
of. 7 Lowell, %, committed deliberate
suicide by drowning a short time since 1t
wldsd into the middle of Williams River,
then lad down, aud ended lts earthly Ca
rccr.
Seven besrs have been killed IN Shcrburne
since Jas. sp1ins.
Henry {. johnson. Of Woodstock, found
valuable buck dead in his pasture, few
days snce, which had been shot by some
body.
Chas. Spears house, in Braintrce, was
burned u the lth inst. Insurance 5000 on
ee- loss more than double.
L. Lanoille Narsdealer has heard the