Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-01-31

\UARY 81, 1868
Eoeal Afairs.
Forty cents is the outside price at st. Al
bans for butter Many people can't afford to
take it inside at that price Halton's Jour
nal.
TEXT BooKs.-We call attention to the no
tice in our advertising columns of the list OF
Text Books selected by the Board of Educa-
ton. to be used in the Public Schools OF YER
mont.
FATAL AccIDENT.-On Wednesday last,
while David Hinckley was driving a COW on
the railroad track, half a mile south OF the
depot at Rutland, the mail train going east |
struck and passed over him, killing him al
most instantly.
MEAN ExoUGH.-Some miserable thieves
have been stealing the wood and chickens
from the Home for Destitute Children. This
is as mean as stealing eoppers from contri-
button box-is much the same thing in fact.
TAKEN TO WHDsoR-Chester Annis, who
assaulted and well nigh killed the widow
LOOMS. in her house in Craftsbury one night
last October. has been tried, convicted, sen
fenced to eight years in the States prison,
and taken to Windsor He has been in States
prison before He protests his innocence.
FIRE AT KEEsEyrLLE- the 18th, por-
ton of the Horse Nail Company's Works in
Keeseyille was burned down. 1t contained
81 machines. The property injured and des-
trovcd must involve loss of not less than
$4,000. Insurance $4,000 No time will
be lost in rebuilding the works, and repair
ng the damaged machinery.
The Rutland papers agree that the recent
destructive fire in that place, involving loss
of 800. 600, was the work of nm. Four
men who We're carousing in tine workshop OF
Mr.. ellison, set fire TO some combustible
material and then ran off with little effort to
extinguish the flames and without giving an
alarm. They have been arrested.
MAsoNIc.-A new Masonic lodge has been
formed in St Adams, called Englesby lodge,
in honor of the present Grand Master. The
following is a list Of officers
sam. Williams, W NJ. =; Abner Forbes, 5.
W. Geo. L. Stone, J. W. ; Eugene Putnam,
S: S. X. Goldsmith, T. j. 5 Walker, ;.
D.. J. NJ. SeayeY, J. D
ForNDLINGs.-A basket containing fine
healthy baby of a few hours old was found
hanging to a door bell handle in Rutland the
other day In Townshend Miss Loyina
Platt has been twice arrested in two years
past, for leaving her babies on the door steps
of citizens on whom they had no particular
claim for support.
RAILROAD AccIDET.-The express train on
the Vt Central R. R., Saturday evening
while coming around curve between Willis
ton and Essex Junction, collided with loco
motive which was going TO Williston Station
for water
One Of the locomotives was thrown from
the track and an engineer and fireman some
what bruised by jumping from their engine.
The passengers were transferred, unhurt, to
a train from St. Adams, and were brought
along without great delay.
WIFE SHOOTING CASE IN BENNNGToN.-ln
Bennington on Wednesday, Paul VI. Burke,
entered the house Of his wife who had separ-
ated from him. and drawing a revolver, fired
four times at her. one shot taking effect in
the abdomen and three in her head. Mrs.
Burke had left her husband on account Of
his cruelty to her and applied for bill Of
uiNoICt ann DtIht iliu liItdttiitu HcL Allt-
Her injuries are serious. Burke was arrested
and is in Jail
The CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AGRICULTURAL So
GETTY held its annual meeting for the cleo
ton Of officers on Saturday, Jan. 70 and
chose the following board
Presidnt-George ". Grandey, Yer
genncs.
Vice PreadeHts-Lorenzo Oryis, Ferris
burgh John NJ. Dyer, West Salisbury.
Trcaswa-Ezra H. Landon, Vergenncs.
Secrotny-Joel II. Lucia, Yergennes.
The animal shot in johnson, near North
Hyde Park, proves not to have been pan
Their, but one far more powerful and tcro-
cious, being a fine specimen of Cougar or
Painter phqnir.
If the Phalir will look up the matter We
think that it will find that the animal shot at
johnson was panther and moreover that
. Painter" is simply vulgar mispronun-
citation of Panther
LANonIE Co. AG. SocIETY.-At the recent
annual meeting of the Lamoillc Co. Agri-
cultural Society the following officers were
chosen:
Hon. G. W. Hendee, of Morristown, Pres
ident Hon. Alger Jones of Wolcott. Vice
President; c. J. Lewis, MorrisyiIle, Record