Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-22
Vermont Items.

Lees saw andg rist-mlIl, ut victory, was
burnt March :. Loss $4,000 and no insur-
ance.
Some new cases OF small pox are reported
at St. Johnsbury but all proper precautions
have been taken.
The body Of Mrs. Broderick, an old lady
Of 81, who left her home in Vergennes on
the night Of Dec 9th to visit her daughter at
Ferrisburgh, and was never heard again,
was found near the village last Saturday IN
a meadow. She undoubtedly lost her way
and SO persisted.
James fulley, an employee Of the Ru;-
land & Burlington Railroad, was run over
by the night train from Bellows Falls last
week Wednesday, between Ludlow and
Healdyille station, and Instantly killed.
There is a panther on the mountains near
Royalton his tracks have been seen and
sheep have been carried of by him. Ii was
thought in Bellows Fails last week that they
had one there, but after hunter came IN
with screeeh owl, the cries that frightened
folks were heard no more.
The golden wedding anniversary Of Mr.
and Mrs Del Billings Of Woodstock, father
and mother Of Hon. Frederick Billing Of
California, was celebrated in fine style on
Wednesday evening, the 18th. The sur
wing children were all present also many
relatives and friends from New York, Boston,
Chicago and other places. 1t is very re-
markable that the bridesmaid. Mrs. Harriet
A. Fay, Of Woodstock, and the groomsman,
Hon. Jason Steele. of " indsor, were both
present. The Mendelssohn Quintette Club
of Boston were pres ent with their instru-
ments and added mu Oh to the pleasures Of
the occasion.
There was also a golden wedding on the
18th at Clarendon, at the house OF Mr. and
Mrs. Asa Pierce, an old couple in poor cir
cumstances. About sixty of their neighbors,
learning when the 5oth anniversary of their
wedding came. visited them Unexpectedly,
bringing handsome supper with them. a
nice dress for Mrs. Pierce and SUN of mon
ey for Mr.. Pierce, as presents.
A correspondent of the Ns,rsfeair says
Lamoille county has certainly been favored |
with balls this winter, as much as Job was
with bOils. Dancing schools, publics, go.
have followed each other in such rapid sue
cession that cautious parents have become
alarmed, the last affair being a masquerade
at Hydepark, last week Friday.
South Hardwick post Office that was is
now called Hardwick /; and Hardwiek that
wac. is now called East Hardwiek. Alden Z.
Judevine is postmaster at Hardwiek, and
John ii. George at East Iardwiek.
AT principal Vermont Central railroad
station man bought &c Western tickets for
himself and family, the other day. he being
he father of "a children, all by one wife,
md she but IS years old. Among the "a
we're eleven pairs of twins, and all boys.
VIM. Whitiord of Addison has ia living
descendants, three of them great-great-grand
hiidren he has Is children living, and of
lis clan 20 are dead. Mr.. Whitford is s.
ears old
johnson Academy has been converted in
normal school, the Board of Education
aVing accepted the offer of its trustees. S.
|. Pearl is the Principal.
The following is statement Of the num-
or OF persons employed, and the aggregate 5
'iaries CT each department of the Custom ;
louise In the Districtof Vermont