Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-09-27
Vermont Items.

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There is to be novel celebration at jay
Peak, Vt, on the Goth. The principal at
traction will be the rolling of a rock, esti-
mated to weigh one hundred tons. down a
perpendicular descent Of one thousand feet.
Ground has been broken for new church
BY the Congregational Society OF Ferrisburgh
Centre, to cost from Sc 900 to s. 900.
skeleton, supposed to be of an Indian,
which had been buried over century, was
found in excavating for cellar in Bellows
Falls last week
An old lady by the name of Sheppard, 81
years of age, one day last week walked from
Sutton, q. E. to Richford, VT, to visit her
granddaughter.
The Riptonians propose to enforce against
all disciples of Isaak Walton. the statute
which prohibits the taking of trout or mus
kalonge with hook, net or other device, except
from the lst day OF May to the 3lss day Of
Angus. in each year.
A rattlesnake, measuring nearly six feet
in length, and girting nine inches, was kill
ed IN AllenstOwn, on Friday last. 1t
Is believed to be the largest rattlesnake ever
killed in the State. From the number of
rattles, 1t was supposed to be twenty-five
years old.
The Mansfield mountain folks say that
Mrs. Willard, of Boston, was injured by
the fault of her husband, who undertook to
get her up the mountain on horse brought
there by himself and unaccustomed to a
mountain road, instead Of paying Que dollar
for safe horse.
Daniel Gibson hung himself with pocket
handkerchief, on Tuesday, short distance
from his residence in Bennington.
Daniel Bond, town pauper, of Dum-
merstOwn, aged 76, cut his throat with
razor on the 9th.
Another post Office has been established IN
Derby, to be called Beebe PLAIN, and John
Tinker has been appointed Postmaster. Der
by is now well supplied with Offices, having
FIVE.
Thursday of last week son of George An
drews, of Bellows Falls, aged FIVE years. fell
into the canal, and was drowned.
\ horse of Robert Greaves of Irasburgh,
started as be was hitching him, ran over Mr..
g., injuring him severely, then ran till he rup
tured a blood vessel and fell dead. He was
valued at $3.50.
Abel Shonyo secured gratuItous board, in
Irasburgh Jail, last week, by appropriating
horse in Duxbury and widows wagon in
Waitsfeld, and offering the same tor sale in
Barton.
The hop trade has been brisk in Orleans
County, agents securing the county and
buying most of the crop at 40 to 50 cents.
c. Bradbury, Of COrinth, while slowing
away oats on high scafold, slipped andfel
and was impaled upon stake of hay cart,
which entered his side just below the arm
pit, and came out at the shoulder in front Of
the collar bone. 1t made a terrible wound;
but he is doing well.
George Campbell Of Westminster, the vet
eran fine wool sheep breeder, shipped 80
Spanish merinos, 25 bucks and 5 ewes, to
New York, on Wednesday. that are bound
for Buenos Ayres. lie reports good sales
during the past year, although there had been
generally less demand.
The new iron steamer Lady of the Lake
was launched on Lake Memphremagog last
week. She stuck fast on the ways, but was
finally got of on Tuesday or Wednesday.
On Monday Of last week, as Mr.. John
Burt, aged so years, from Essex, N Y, was
crossing the R.R. on the Bristol plank road,
a freight train ran into him and threw him
and his horse and wagon completely over the
adjoining fence. Mr.. Burt got a severe
bruise on the head. The horse was not hurt.
The wagon was made perfect wreck.