Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-02-21
VERMONT ITEMS.


The Vermont House at Island Pond, VI
was burned on Sunday night the 9th
Eli Camps saw mill in Randolph. Vt, was
burned a few nights since; no insurance.
Elan Boyd Of Wilmington was found in
the highway the other night, in a state Of in
tozication, with his feet and hands frozen.
Mrs Keys Of Putney, Vt, an aged lady,
was burned SO as to cause her death, few
DAYS since, by her clothes catching fire.
James NJ Campbell of Rochester, Vt, was
killed in the woods by the falling limb Of
tree, while he was cutting timber last week
Monday.
The house Ct Capt. VIM. Warden, at West
Barnet, was burned Feb. 7th. loss $1,000,
with 500 insurance.
Mr.. Finney Of Troy, has bought in Castle
ton, in the last ten days, eighty thousand
pounds of wool. paying from thirty % forty
cents per pound.
Loren Randall was prosecuted in Lyndon
last week for ''profanely eursing and swear
ing at a constable who attached some Of his
property.
4 son of Wright Sherman, aged about Is
years, of Montgomery, had his skull fractur-
ed last week, by the falling Of log upon his
head
Last Thursday customs officer c. ". Smith
of Barton, seized three teams containing over
seventy gallons of contraband whiskey, all
valued at $500.
The dwelling of Mr. II. Tracey. at E
Sheldon, with contents, was burned early Pn
the morning of the 3Ist ult The family
had barely time to escape. No insurance.
The "long-legged" thermometers in Mont
pelier reached IS : and one of them
So : below zero, on Saturday morning the Sth.
On Tuesday morning the llth, they were from
II to 81 : below.
The agents sales of liquor in Rutland
County since May LIST Of last year, average
one gallon per day for each agent, or an aver
age of less than one-third of e gill per month
for each inhabitant in the county.
Royal B. AIiliken, editor and publisher of
the Brandon edition of the Vermont Record
and Farmer, who was found dead in his bed
at Brandon on Friday morning, had been a
cripple since he was seven years Of age, and
was Of consumptive habit. He was much
respected.
On Monday evening, negro, in the EN-
ploy of Hiram Lincoln, was found
asleep in snow bank, about a half mile
east of Dandy, with his hands and feet badly
frozen. He was properly cared for and viii
probably save all his limbs Trouble-rum
Mr.. Elijah Bradley of Dandy was found
on Monday under tree he had been telling;
the tree in falling had struck limb on an
other tree, which came down and struck the
unfortunate man on the head, fracturing the
skull and breaking his neck He was one of
the most respected citizens of Dandy. He
leaves wife and two children.
By the premature discharge of blast,
Charles Trudo and Frank IRublin, quarrying
limestone in Whiting, Vt, were recently
blown ten feet into the air, their eyesight de
stroyed forever, and it is hardly possible that
their lives will besayed
The dry goods firm of G. & NJ. Kingman,
of Vergennes, have failed, with liabilities
amounting to $4,000. One of the firm is
in the county Jail for obtaining money under
false pretences, and the other has left for
parts unknown.
The Good Templars of Vergennes held
festival at their lodge room, a few evenings
since An elegant supper was provided by
the ladies, and speeches were made by f. W.
Mason, Esq of the Utica On. W Patriot, F.
II. Bascom of Port Henry, Rev. Mr.. Torrey,
Dr. lngham and others
John Howe, ESD, purchased two years ago
the AinswOrth farm, near Lake Bombazine |
in Castleton, paying for the same $4,000. |
Last Saturday he sold the west half of the
farm, without house thereon, to marble /
irm for SlO,5O0. About forty years ago
Hon. John Meacham bought the same farm.
,ontaining some six hundredacres, for 81 900.