Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-19
VERMONT NEWS
ADDISON COUNTY.

Fl - ne nastor over the ConsI - ,-o,,, interest
y hat blace The eHerelees ,L VIZ NV Rev. DR..
~, tbe sermon being preach Teacp'' ,at;nr his text
E;,,bel Of Miidebury OoleE''
from * 81, 50. IL, of Middle
v ,r Fr,stus Olmstead, formerly Oh I nlr,-
- lied in Fond du Lac "is'ON''H'
%. aged "a years III Wost Cornwall Feb.
/, aged 20. ~, ,;o5 in New Haven Feb Q,
Dea Ansel Trip died HI -''" i-'
sgei -. L., inst ,,om-
new saw mill at their quarrles' hoI'h-
ss- Of Middebury. 1t Is oil elgnt sSDs'
e1s' So, y and has a thirty feet water wheel
The Midlebury Register says that TIE ; BEL
H., Falls Railroad is sure to be cChlpielel'
ii trains running, by the hrstoi oc'ooer neat
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The manufacture of paper boxes is large
...- IN the business Of Bennington, and new
- has been started by H. F. Dewey.
bennington was visited with heavy shower
Wednesday night Of last week, accompanied
3. III loud peals Of thunder and vivid Lightning
A unusual phenomenon in winter
valuable team Of horses owned by Jerome
sill Of Sandgste, recently ran away, ana one OF
them was so seriously injured as 10 cause ms
death.
The Lebanon springs Railroad will not be
7penei for through business before the hrst OF
April.
Mrs Joseph Pepper Of Bennington, came near
losin,- her lie one day last week, by inhaling
the o'ior Of a compound for poisoning rats, which
he was heating on a stove. The timely arrival
# physician saved her life.
C II. Day Of Bennington, has sold his farm,
without stock, to Job Stafford, for s. 800.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Perlev Stone Of st. Johnsbury, has a hen
with UT wings, the two extra wings growing
h from DE same joints with the regular ones and
81 turning up instead Of down. The four are about
the same size.
Wm. Nichols died in St Johnsbury Feb. 10
alel Sc
VIM. Gorhnm of Kirby died in Concord Feb.
=, aged so.
Rev. Dr. Lord of Montpelier, is to deliver hi
lecture on Paris at St Johnsbury on the l7tl
instant
Clark stearns died in St. Johnsbury Feb. 9,
aged SO.
Ira sprague died in Lyndon, Feb. 8, aged So
years. He settled in Lyndon previous to Iooo-
John Russell died in Kirby, Feb 6, aged 60.
Mr.. Ira Sprague died at his residence in Lyn-
don on Friday last, February 9TH, aged 50 years
and six months. He had resided in tibet own over
50 years.
The store Of Holmes & Ross at South Sutton
was burned few nights ago loss about 5000,
Insured for $1,000 in gold.
samuel Bruce Of Barnet fell from a ladder in
b. barn on Tuesday Of last week, fracturing one
flis Ices above the knee.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The St. Adams Foundry Company recently
r1rchase1 for old lead a barrel Of bullets picked
m on one Of the battlefeds of the rebellion.
The material for the Weldon House extension
Of St Adams Is being drawn upon the spot.
Jane, ". Beatty Of Franklin has purchased
the well-known .. Jed P Clark farm on Mis-
s.5uoi river in Sheldon, comprising 500 acres,
with all the stock and farming implements, for
$4,000 Mr. Beattie had previously bought
the Hammond farm adjoining for Sl0,00o,-
and has now nearly 1000 acres Of land.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Typhoid fever is quite prevalent among the
Inhabitants Of North Hero, and several schools
have been broken up owing to the illness Of the
teachers
The Ice between the mainland and the islands
is now covered by heavy body Of snow, render
ing travel thereon difficult.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
S5ule Brothers & Eaton of Cambridge have
sal their stock Of goods to Benjamin Comstock
u Sbe.burn.
"A. Bentley Of Cambridge is succeeded in
the grocery business by A. G. Leach.
The Lamoille County Temperance men, meet
10 Convention at Hyde Park on the 9TH inst.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The friends Of the Rev T. s. Haynes Of West
Newbury made him a donation to the amount Of
$40 on the ID inst.
Henry NIagoon, % years old, is the tallest
man in Washington, he being feet - inche,
high, in his stocking feet and weighing over
200 pounds.
The Orange County Temperance Society meet.
at Town Hall Chelsea this week to elect officer
and nominate County Commissioner.
W. NJ Nation of Chelsea recently sold a
three years old colt to gentleman from Wind
scr, for 1925.
Orange Fullington Of Thetford has a pair
Of Durham steers, three years old, that weigh
1850 pounds.
The Bartholomew farm, Thetford, has been
purchased by John Brown Of Windsor. This
farm has been kept in the Bartholomew family
ever since the town was settled.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
a grand reform in discarding tobacco in al
its forms has commenced in Albany.
David Macomber, a fast youth Of Derby, was
arrested last Wednesday for drunkness and con-
sequent dlsgraceful conduct at a spelling school,
aud was fined therefor S24-65.
Mr.. A. B. Mathewson has sold his farm in
Barton to Hiram Baxter Of Glover, for $1,000.
Evans and Fosters have built a box factory at
the new village Of Evans Mills. 1t Is two
stories high, and is to 60 by water.
A Frenchman in the employ of Silas Quint Of
South Barton, was instantly killed last week by
the fall Of a stub.
Hiram Baxter has sold his farm in Glover, to
Hugh Carr for $4,000.
\ fine trotting track has been scraped upon
the river at North Troy, and there is plenty Of
sporting nearly every day.
Two men in Westmore me near losing their
lives lately by drinking currant wine from bot
tie formerly used for camphor.
Mrs Eliza Casey died IN Barton, Jan. 3lst,
aged 4 years.
Mr. John Hall died in Barton, Feb. eth, aged
So years.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
4 man named Patrick Curtain was run owe
by a train on the Rensselaer, & Saratoga Rail
road, near the West street crossing IN Rutlan
on Friday evening, and had one Of his legs Gu
of just below the knee
An adjourned meeting of the Rutland Count
Agricultural Society will be held on Wednesday
Rutland, for the purpose Of adopting the ne'
Constitution.
Sally Randall, formerly of Cabot, died in Paw
let Feb. 3, aged 20.
4 party Of some 60 Rutland ladies and gen
tlemen had an excursion by rail and sleighs
Perkinsyille on Tuesday last, and with wha
pleasant weather, fine teams, charming music
beautiful flowers. and luxurious tables coul
furnish, they seem to have had a good time.
General Fitzpatrick lectures at Rutland, Mon
DAY evening
The annual meeting Of the Rutland Count
Temperance Society will be holden at Butlan
next Wednesday,.
" Hermie," the little son of Col. H. D. HoI
kins of Montpelier, while ooasting in that plaC
on Friday afternoon, broke his right leg just b
low the knee The fracture was reduced by ID
Chandler, and the little fellow is doing well.
Daniel Taylor. formerly Of Lyndon, died
Middlesex Jan. l6, aged So.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Richard Sterling, one Of the first settlers
Warren has already reached the advanced age
ninety-one years. He has never failed of bein
at the polls on the first Tuesday Of Sep,emb,
since he was a resident Of the town.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The editor of the Bellows Falls Times, lucl
dog. recently received presents Of string
trout and a pair of boots in single week
There was big sleigh ride from West Bratd
boro to Fayetteville last week, in which 80 coul
participated.
There were no marriages in Stratton duril
the year 1858, but there we're seven blrthsal
ten deaths
Mrs. Joseph Morse and wife Of Nilmingto
celebrated their golden wedding on Sunday eve
ing, Feb It'll.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The convicts NJ the Vermont State Prison h