Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-03-05
NUMBER THIRTY-SIX.

state prison, to produce and dispatch to the Leg
isature plea for abolition of capital punishment,
has been somewhat spread abroad in the papers.
Ihey nave been finely hoaxed the meeting new
er existed, save IN the fancy Of a Portland edi-
TOR who advocates the death penalty, and wrote
this clever satire to point a moral
CONNECTICUT
In one window of Trinity church in New Ha-
ven there are 10000 pieces Of stained glass each
prepared and cut separately.
Erasmus D. Avery, ESQ, of Groton, was on
Monday last nominated by the republicans for
State senator for the seventh district
wallingford is to have a new $1,000 school,
house.
\ doctor in Meriden, Conn, visits his patients
on veloeipede 1t is so gentle that he leaves it
without hitching.
Michael Mcdonald, alias Stanley, the Hart
ford trust company swiuiler, reached Hartford
on Monday evening, il charge of Chief Police
Chamberlain.
The Middletown insane asylum Will be open
for female patients next week, and there viii be
grateful release Of mad women from the horrid
durance Of almshouses.
The executive committee Of the Connecticut
Poultry Society met at New Haven on Monday
last and decided to have a poultry exhibition
next fall, the time and place 20 be announced
hereafter.
\ meteor Of intense brilliance El- observed
from Peon hill in Harvard, week ago sltur-
day. It fell from near the zenith, aal its hue
was an intense flame color mingled with green.
G.. c. Snow. Of Brooklyn Ct, died .ud Ieuly
while AT supper in the United States Hotel at
Hartford. Conn, last week He was about
ffty-ive years oil, and well known in Coluecti-
cut aud adjlining States as manufacture and
dealer in gold peus.
Twelve samples of kerosene. purchased At as
many different stores in the village Of Mouat
Vernon, were testel a few days ago, and the ma.
iority Of them were found 10 be nj least fifteen
degrees below the standard prescribed by the law
OF the State.
few days ago blast Of uitro-glycerine in
the rocky gorge on the line Of the Callinsville
Railroad extension in Connecticut. threw masses
Of rock 800 fee. high, and one Of tine fragments
went over a high Lill and crushed through the
r1li Of a school house much to the CONSERVATION
o- tae ;elcher and scholars, though happily
not g. their bodily harm.
NEw HA3usHma.
The SNOW Is five feet deep ia IN. Wh.teInl
franconia mountain regions, and the lumber
men are obliged TO desert the swamps AMI take
out their teams.
lady Of Nashua has recently given 20 The High
mon. in rr,,r. f.r, - ,,,l'f- a. tis
r5ost 5e.e-vir,, s.7-.isr. two ~ s1.L .ev
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\ German at Lake Village has Just received
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pelt Of olelheIHerz lori. Sax.uy
brv r.-sl E.,.,-.~ .f C.-....f , few
I.v. -i5.a r-.lsi nm IN the street what he
supposed TO be gum He pa, II mo his Iocket'
ana "'-- 10 school soon -iief" 'fI- n.s c.o'nes
were una % oe Oh are lie Wa '-ts ''.n'
before me nie N.i7 eA'as-'9neI- Inc gum
proven 90 -e pno7i -'ius'
The iit.e black hoISe frrce, hto"n 10 All
visitors 10 The hlte Mountains iied q Jew days
ago, "t the venerable age OF ~ ears. lie was
honoret vita funeral ceinonies' oelns drawn