Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-12-18

/ JAILED on wednesday of last week. His liabili
ties are reported at more than double his as
sets
Alden Wheeler of Morgan while descending
ladder from shed to his barnyard, by some
means losths footing, or the ladder slipped, and
he fell breaking one leg badly near the thigh.
In Newark, b. F. Corlss has sold his farm to
Elhanan Corliss, of Massachusetts,. He sold for
Sl,sOO. J. ;. Slsby has bought the Sleeper
mill and Is repairing it
In Troy, the Hubbard Brothers have sold their
farm near the South village, to Mr.. Pennington
of Berkshire, for 50 900.
In North Troy, E. Bickford has sold his farm
to Hiram Fox Of Jay, for Sc, 500. J. NJ Gull
yer has sold his place to D. W Porter, for ST.
300.
4 few months since the house of Edward
Buggy mice name y of Troy was burned. He
commenced the erection of a new one, and when
nearly completed this also burned last week.
with $500 worth of carpenters tools.
4 middle aged woman in Irasburgh, who has
been blind for Il years, sets a bright example
to idle or complaining people who have eyes
besides doing all her own work she spun tbs
last summer 1910 knots of yarn.
Moses Foss of Bloomington, aged IS. walked
from his home TO East Hardwick, last Thursday,
before breakfast, nineteen miles, in little over
seven hours. How is Weston's ankle?
Town Grand Juror ". ". Adams, Esq, in
West Derby, has been greatly annoyed by stones
being thrown at the windows of his house.
strange as it may appear, they all seem to come
from the direction Of Hyle's Hotel, ard Hyde
was recently fined for selling liquor.
Benjamin y. Stevens has sold his homestead in
Coventry TO VIM \. Peacock Of Stlnsteld The
heirs of the late Emore Daley have bought Of
Mrs. Daley all her interest in her real estate,
for $500 In Glover, Joseph Drew has bought
the John Ayres place, paying $500. Widow
Jenness has bought the William Gray place,
paying 500 George Bckfori has bought
Augustus Sanborn's shop, paying $1,000.
The Express elates the following singular
account:
Eber Wheeler Of Bloomington was seriously /
wounded in the small OF the back at the battle Of
Shiloh. since that time there has been no circu-
latiou Of the blood in his limbs, He has been T.
able to move about only with the use Of crutches.
having partial control Of the muscles Of his 4
limbs, but no feeling whatever. In September
last Br. Rauney Of Barton, was called to hun
while apparently suffering from fits or something .
Of that kind. He prescribed a very powerful f.
remedy as a last resort, which seem, az once 10 .
have renewed the work Of circulation through .
pain TO the patient Intense suffering continued .
fer a time until circulation became healthy and .
complete, aud he is now walking about quite
comfortably without the aid pf cru,ch OF cane. .
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Amos Hlle,t Died in Poulney Dee {, aged
50 years.
The " Ot'er Greek House at P.ttstorl has
been gen rally reftei and is now carried on by
L. f. Soofed.
Howard Billings the Assistant Supernten-
dent Of the Billings Slate Works near iiyley.lle, .
broke his leg week since
H. T. Stevens, who broke his leg a year ago
while at work on a building in est Rutland.
has been confined to his room ever since.
Eight head of valuable cattle belonging TO
Sherman ana Adams, died recently is sup
posed, from the effects If licking tuus and cans
in which paint had been mixed.
Alta &c bee " ~ Mr. Gilbert BARRIERS q Hub
tarlton l3s bushels Of corn were hu-kei by a
party Of young men during the evening Au
oyster supper ended the fun.
a raccoon W., recently captured IN ID barrel,
by Orrin Haeer of Waiugfrd, and has been
tanned So that be eats maple mo'e--e- ami other
good thing, with all the relish If his master.
One Of the leading merchants in RUTLAND is
supplying his customers with butter made IN the
state, but purchased IN Boston, as he can buy Il
cheaper there than in Rutland.
Welsh boy, = years oh, was recently kill
ei in tastleton by beng struck by the derrick
sweep Of q slate quarry. which became detached
from the horse and passed. around with great
violence. few months since q horse killed
IN similar manner, after ielpn- fhc sweep
three times.
u. Y Sd g. Williams recently shipped from