Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-02-28
VERMONT ITEMS.

Craftsbury has a $4,000 Touring mill
owned by a stock company
The Waterbury branch Of the Brattleborc
Record has been discontinued.
The Passumpsic Railroad Co., has decla red
another semi annual dividend of 3 per cent
Six persons are propounded for admission
to the Congregational Church at Waterbury
Others are waiting.
Nathaniel Richardson, the oldest man in
Middlebury, died Feb 10, aged "a. He was
for several years member of the Legisla-
ture.
Stiles & Whitney, Of Trasburgh, have Sus-
pended, having lost heavily by the failure of
the Boston Lumber Co.
R. Chapman was unanimously re-nominat
ed for County Commissioner for Addison
County on Wednesday last
Leonard F. Aldrich of Barre, is the Tenn
perancc candidate for County Commissioner
in Washington Co.
Feb Sth, Adam Gibson was killed in Fay
ston. lie was drawing logs from the noun
tain, and was thrown down in front of the
sled The traverse passed over his neck,
breaking it.
Eighteen persons, ten Of whom are men,
stand propouudel for admission to the church
at Wells River. These with three who were
admitted to the church in January, are the
first fruit. Of the revival there.
Montpelier boasts Of the best bull calf in
the State, owned by \ o. Cummings 1t is
a thorough bred short horn, - days old, and
weighs 800 pounds The grandfather Of this
calf sold for 5000 last spring.
\ fine new brick Hotel is to be erected in
Rutland on the northwest corner of Center
aud Wales streets. Work If to be commenced
on it at once.
Joseph Siecn. ESD, bookseller, Of Brattle
boro. has been member of the Congrega-
tional Sabbath School in that place for half
a century.
There is a revival in the Reform School at
Waterbury. Daily prayer meetings are held
10y the boys, at which nearly all are in at
tendance They devote the hours of play to
their own meetings. conducted with the
utmost fropriety. Several of the boys it is
hoped are truly converted.
\ big owl carried of one Of Eben Coughs
geese in Lyndon. The next night the bird
made another visit, lighting on a post.
Clough scared him away and set a trap on
the post. and before morning the owl put his
foot in it. From tip to tip of wings he meas
urei eight feet
Mrs Polly Rand. aged - years, died sud-
denly at the house of her daughter, Mrs.
Christiana Child OF Hydcpark on Thursday |
morning last. She was the mother Of Hon.
Jasper Rand OF St. Adams, and Nelson Rand,
Esq. Of Craftsbury. She had been apparent |
ly entirely well up to the morning Of her
death
\ Windsor younsster broke open the store
Of Mr. Charles Storey in Windsor last week,
cleaned the money drawer of scrip and pen
MES. and took cars for the north
The votes Of the three members from YER
mont are Of course among the ayes on the
resolution, and Mcssrs. Poland
and Woodbridge. spoke in favor Of it, as will
be seen from the brief abstract Of their re
marks in another column.
II. \. Mooney of st. Johnsbury ha- a IA
thcr Eighty daughter vho left. her home last
August, for parts unknown. She was recent
" found in New Hampshire AMI returned |
home in care Of an officer Rumors We're cir
culatcd that the father was going to force the
girl into a convent, and on her way home
from the cars with her father, a young man |
undertook to find ont if she was going Of her
own free will Mooney drew pistol on him,
and was thcrcupon arrested and fined s., |
The affair made some excitement in st. |
but there was nothing serious in