Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-04-17
VERMONT ITEMS.

Water communication Is open between
Crown Point and Chimney Point, Vt.
Twenty-ninc persons united with the Con-
gregational Church of St. Adams at the last
communion, on profession of faith.
Calvin Cushman of St. Johnsbury, sold his
gray horse last Saturday to a Mr.. Russell of
Rockford, Illinois, for $1,000.
Mrs. 4. W. Allen of Vergennes was pain
fully burned last week by the mistaken appli-
cation of vitriol instead Of pain killer for a
lame back
Mr.. McIndoe, of the Windsor Journal, has
bought the 3. Springfield branch of the Re
cord and Farmer, of d. L. Alilliken.
Jesse Downs Of Bennington caught black
eagle ID fox trap, N that town, last week,
which Is said to be the largest ever captured
in Vermont. The bird measured seven feet
four inches from tip to tip of wings.
For the past two springs some fatal disease
has attacked the new mich cows in st. Johns
bury soon after calving.
\ son Of Timothy Lyman Of West Glover
lately bagged fourteen crows at one shot.
Last Thursday deer made its appearance
in r. ). Towards sugar place IN IraFburgh,
coming within fifteen rods Of the sugar house.
The tracks showed that it must have been a
very large one.
Mr.. Oryille Daggett Of Newport died very
suddenly last week Tuesday from heart dis
ease. lie was native Of that town and had
resided there almost sixty-nine years. He
was the last male member who helped TO form
the BAPTIST church there, and was a consist
ent member Of it for more than forty years.
The Teachers Institute for Addison Coun-
ty at Salisbury last week, had a small attend
ance, lowing to the inclemency Of the weather
or other causes
In fight between some North Middlebury
quarrymen on Saturday one McLafin struck
one Scollay over the head with bar of iron
and then fed TO parts unknown.
). B. Rockwell of Aliddlebury offers S3j in
premiums to parties who shall set out the
largest and thriftiest elns in that village, and
Of 5 to whoever will cut down the most Of
the unsightly willows in the place
Five citizens Of Bennington are building
elegant residences there at a cost Of from ) r.
600 to 100000; and Trenor W. Park is
building the finest block Of stores in Vermont.
Ezra shepherd, a respectable farmer Of ia
macia, 60 years Of age, committed suicide by
hanging, last Friday. on account Of domestic
trouble. He leaves no family except a di-
vorced wife His father hung himself Is
years previous. On the day Of his death he,
with tears running down his face, remarked .
NV life Is a burden. have nothing to live
for"
The Otter Greek Marble Company quarry,
one and one-half miles south of Brandon sta
ton on the Rutland and Burlington Railroad,
was discovered ia Juns, lS66, and bonded by
the Rutland firm. Baxter " Dean. Of DR..
Prime, Of Brandon, for $4,000, and passed
into tie hands Of Boston capitalists in the
/ September following, who placed the sum Of
/ S350. 900 in the hands Of their Treasurer Mr.
| Chas F. JOY, for the purpose Of developing
/ The agent has contracted with responsible,
parties to raise and saw ten thousand feet a
month, commencing with July next.
On saturday evening last one of the barns
of Mr.. Joel French, in the southern part Of
Washington, Vt, was set on fire and con
sumed. with ten tons Of hay. Two hostler
named A B and Charles Tanner. resiling il
Montpelier, have been arrested as the incen
diaries. Their object is thus explained: Mr.
French is the reputcd owner of corsiderabl,
treasure. BY seeing the barn in flames, i
was supposed he and his wife would both
rush punic-stricken from the house and 5,
leave the way to the coveted treasure clear
But the good lady. suspicious of greater eyi
than the burning Of the barn, kept her hous,
and saved her silver.