Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-23

Not one-tenth Of those who die a,d \
property, IN Indinna, leaye will n. cave
makes Tor them better wills than thev ~, y"
apt to make for themselves. YUM De
A Franklin county liquor agent. ip-,Iass..t.
se'ts, whose stttement Of net profit FAM -
some SIX hundred dollars, Is aiyancinq ev,,1-.
non as an acceptable philosophical explan.tior.
gull stuck its talous into a fish on the POI
mac, the other day, but was unable either !,
pear II away on account Of its weight or In l-,.
en- itself from It's prey. After long .tru,.l-
the bird was exhausted, dragged scream n, h.
meath the water and drowned.
A hack driver in Buffalo, who had de,,i-.,
Two gentlemen purpOsely from reaching tbs;-
train IN order that he might make more mon
out OF them, was arrested at the instance of NJ,
gentlemen, and was compelled t. nav their b.
tel bill and the costs Of the case.
A curious welding took place at the How.
Grove Hospital in Richmond few days ago. he
parties being cOlOred man AMI woman. H.
both from frost bite, had lost their legs vrI=.l
had been amputated at the knees The man
said 70 he Al excellent gardiner and the Wiz
good house servant.
When Queen Isabella wants To On T.. ,--.,
the Paris theaters she writes to some Spani.b..
solutist who is box-holier, as follows 81 m
queen, command you to let ne have y1u- h..
for tonight. lshall be pleased to reserve ,-
seats in it for you and your wife,
The Board Of Supervisors Of New York ma.
% times in year, and sit not more than tF. ~
three hours each time. To keep the record. 7.
these few meetings, they employ a clerk FL. =
4 Ii. IL =
assistant clerk at $500; total. 81, 500 .-.---
$500 for each meeting
lunatic who was recently dischlrreI .-...-
the insane asylum in Indiana, has been gi...'-
the Mount Pisgah church graveyard. IN p7.-..
county, and has desecrated ab5u, fftv gr,--.
breaking the t0mbstOnes in some iustan.1. .-f
turning them upside down in others.
About two hundred men are at work AIS.
lanes Park. Boston, constructing tie ,--..
luilling which is to be used for the Nus.
Festival in June and which win be Eu0aa 4...
Coliseum The building, which viii b. tte b.
st in America under one roof, viii require
100, 900 feet Of lumber in its constructor. ri.
,e 800 by 500 feet, and will cover between r.--.
nj four acres Of ground or about $50, 091 -r.-.
Get
The authorities Of Cornell University .r.i-
iiel upon the woman question. 4 Mr. NJ
% has applet for admission IS a student ami
lr Cornell and several Of the professors favor tr
pplicati0n. The trustees, however, say t1a-a
not prudent to hazard the success Of the many
ew theories they are now testing by Gimit'-
-omen.
Two editors in Chicago undertook TO produce
el0cipeie on a new and improved pattern Oa.
as to furnish the money and the other the i1-
sutive skill. \ large three-wheelei affair va
'cretly constructed in a basement, and wheT
1ished it was found TO be several inches wide
IAN the doorway. The two elit1rs are consult
is whether 10 tear down the house or pull tI.
s.oeipede to pieces.
Travellers who arrived in Chicago last wee.
ser the Michigan Central Railway report -l.-
l0ut - miles from the city they saw confirm
Is hocks Of pigeons, each numbering ar..
utly millions, and covering mile or NOR o.
ace, that whirled by all dsy, darkerin- t
2 Ike clouds. They were returning from vr-
? quarters IN the South.
IN army order, issued by Gen. Grant, Hs.
en brought TO Light in Richmond, which ftp
Is military commanders appointing 20 .v.
ices persons who had been previously r.r -..
themselves or their predecessors Ta,
'eveat General Webb relppointin- Mayor b -
SIS, of Petersburg, who was removed b. en-
al roHeman.
A widow in Onondaga county, y. I . rs-
cut out her own daughter in the COOL --.s.
her lover, and married him herself
IN revenge for this most uHmotherly ;-s
lighter set her cap for the young ma
her, Of whom he was the only heir. o. 8.
lte annoyance Of her stepchilireu.
A cattle-buyer IN Jefferson COUNTY. low.
ised the wife Of one Of the natives The FL
ynaut husband demanded so IN sa'isfact
lie droyer handed him $50 note. and
-mer paid $50 in change. The dr5ver Vel.
his way, AMI it was weeks before the fame
lni the $50 bin was a counterfeit
Some euterprising New York Yankees h.-
visei plan by which the milk sent 90 OH.
y in the hotter months whenever it be,.u-
ar IN the course Of transportation may O.
lrnei, and by the sale Of the butter and but
milk secure 20 the sender about the -.-
oft he would get had the milk rera4.--.
eet.