Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-10-18
Vermont Items.

j, c. Jacobs dryhouse in Newark was
burned last week Tuesday with FIVE tons Of
starch, Loss 81 500 and no insurance. The
cause OF the fire is quite a mystery, as no
fire had been in the building for some hours.
4. NJ. King of Tunbridge lost ram from
bis flock on the 10th of Sept. which ran
away, dragging chain after him on the
9TH Of October, the ram was found in
nsighbor's pasture where he used to be
kept, caught by the chain under log. hav-
ing had nothing but the bark of the log to
feed on for % days, and reduced from $50
pounds weight TO so.
On Thursday. Oct Sd, az Mr. Vim. circuit
and his mother were coming from Bristol,
in this State, their horse broke through a
bridge, oyerturning the carriage, when Mrs.
Orcutt was thrown uudcr the wheels and 80
seriously injured that doubts are entertained
Of her recovery.
! week ago Friday rs Mrs. Catharine
Hodges Of Enosburg was at a fire, cooking,
her clothes took fire and her arms and body
were 50 shockingly burned that her recoy-
c-y is doubtful.
Ms. j. Baker, Of Bellows Falls, missed
Der nice furs, one day las; week and accused
hlarder Of stealing them who Indignantly
denied It. Search revealed the lost goods be
hind an old sign board Of Arms and vii
sons store; but 1t the hoarder didn't steal
Them somebody did, evidently
Nine hundred ard eigLty-two tubs of but
ter, and $500 pounds Of cLoese, were ship
ped from ST. Al5.ns DEPOT last week
Butter sid on tuesday for from 80 to 80
cents. Some lots sold as high as 40 cents
\ barn and house belonging to Joseph |
earle and Eleazer Ross, were burned in
s,ark-boro, last week Monday night. Carrie
lost all his furniture and tools, in short, |
everything he had. Ross lost SIX tons Of
hay 1t is supposed to be tie work of an
lncontiarY.
Mr.. Aaron Bradford Of Montgomery, died [
from the effects Of eating too much honey, I
on the 10th.
Nicholas jerks of Dandy died few days
since. who had lived there 60 years. lie |
was 81 years cid, and his wife and all bis
children survive, bis death icing the first
in the family.
Ms Martha Sweet, widow Of Capt. VIM.
Sweet Of Woodstock, who Wac temporarily
insane, managed to escape her watchers on
The afternoon Of the s.h, ard disappeared,
Next day her body was f5eDd in Woodward's
mill pond,
Patents we issued Oct lo,a, to Samuel
q. King or Windsor, ". for improved
seq the fastening, and 10 \. Il. Brown Of
Springfield. Vt. for improvement in churns.
A broken rail near Eisons crossing in
Chester, on the Rutland 4. r., caused nine
cars attached to tie local freight to be
thrown from the track % Friday. The cars
were loaded with lumber, hides and potatoes
No one was injured.
A mammoth OK, seven years old and
weighing 5000 pounds, belonging to Wm.
Dean of Manchester, Vermont, was found
dead in bis stall last Saturday.
On the 5th inst, the oldest chartered city
in vergennes-y voted to supply
herself with water from Orter Greek river at
an expense not to exceed $4,000.
An Old man named Marsh was knocked
l5un by the sudden running of a horse into
iae crowd at the Orleans Co Fair at Crafts
bury, .a=t week, and had two ribs broken.
4 contribution Of $40 Was raised On the
spot for lis relief.
4 large amount of butter was brought to
market at 81. Adams Tue-day Sales open
ed at IS to 20 cents, but an advance was
soon manifest, and as hgn as 43 cents was
paid for first quality. Toe ruling figures
were 40 and Il.
On the 18th inst, on legal examination in
the case of Franklin 5 Straw, at Richmond,
be was discharged. the talk about his hay-
,u- set his barn on Ere las: september being
laid to a family quarrel, and he got 500 Of
his Insurance.