Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-08
VERMONT ITEMS

The Caledonian thinks this the best sugar
season in twenty years.
Chas. Davidson and Warren Ransom 5tE
land Pond killed a huge hedgehog last week
which weighed 40 pounds, and measurei 4
feet in length
John Bedford, student, in the St. j his
bury Academy, while running in a gam
base ball. turned his foot, and hitting bis sr
leg with his right foot, broke both bones #
his left leg.
Mr. Edward Fay and Mrs. Sarah N Dem
on. of Stowe. were, last Saturday, commits.
to the county Jail on charge Of adultery.
IS James CarrigaD, employeda at one aia.
West Rutland quarries, was moving a tai
of marble last week, an iron bar was ll--
with such force against his throat as % a--
death.
Mr.. Solon Sumner Of Bristol has al4
1000 Ibs Of maple sugar from $50 trees o. q
pound, to a tree, of superior quality.
\ Mr.. Bessie Is in the St Johustary AL
for attempting to run off with the tr1'--:
mare "Kettle Bail.
Lyman \. Farnum, of Victory, Lost one
his eyes on the Sth inst. He was CHOPIN,
and piece of knot hit it.
The Bennington Banner il to be enlarged
about the first Of July, when it Will make Is
appearance in a new dress through III
an excellent newspaper.
On Monday evening, Of last week, jim
Garroty, Of Bennington, fell down by ne
roadside, and died soon after, from henE
rhage. He was about 60 years old, and .
hard working, industrious man
The estate of the late Dea. G. W Pricharl
of Bradford has been apEriled and amounts 70
between fifty and sixty thousand dollars, 81
good paying property He STATED in LIE Is
a clerk in a store in Bradford
On Tuesday last, Charlie Atwood, a I'D
about eight years of age, son Of Wane' T..
Atwood, of Brattlcboro, was fatally nl1F'l
by a moving car striking his head.
TN. Ayers, of Barton Landing bad De
leg amputated, few days ago, to stop u'
bleeding from blood tumor, and died IT'D
the effectsof the operation.
A stage line has been established between
Montpelier and Calais, running three tine
week.
William Williams, (colored) is in Nlil*
bury Jail charged with stealing S2,0W
notes and 5000 in money from VIM. Hun
burt Of Cornwall.
Over 1900 persons visited Jay Peak a'
season and the number will increase when tn
new road to the Peak is done, which VIII d
completed as soon as possible this spring
Col. Thomas White. who recently took "
his residence in Bennington, was found dead
| on Tuesday morning, on sofa, where he VS.
sitting all right five minutes before
Thomas Baker, of Barton has a farm p
seven hundred acres and four hundred shc.
tu,I breed Merinos, that yield washed tes'
of about FIVE pounds each.
Some boys in Westfeld, W. go' mo
semitic with some others, in which one OIL u.
bows threw a stone which hit the hammer o.
a gun lying on the ground, and di''hais'l-''
The shot entered Immediately under MS '''''
and passed up the whole length OF INC ''
some coming out near his heel ou' --
lodging in the foot near the ankle loin''
On the 10th of february Mr.. james 'l-i
bell of Rochester was killed by falling wv
In Just seven weeks from the day oil DE ---
al, that of his wife was attended-las' ~.
day. After the death of her husband -
a POOR heart-broken woman, and was p
with an infant on her arms. They ~.
five beautiful children-all girls-In'
thirteen and the youngest two.
A robber, named Mccormick, vlo
broken into the Bowens' store in East ~
and into the Post Office, was naooel,
overhauling the mail matter and WIFE,
Windsor in due time.
A sheep in Montgomery was oui-'- Cd.
teen days in snow drift, last Vin''.
then dug out by its owners dog ln1 Il
on the keen jump for the sheep I'n'
its long fast. r.,
The officers have discovered ID ~ ,yr
houses in Elmore and MOrTistOWn' ~ III
of bedding, crockery, &C., carried - yasi
from the Notch and Summit house -
Mansfield.
wEsrroRD.-Alney Stone puiD,,.at'