Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-30
VERMONT NEWS.



spring, IN a common steel trap, recently.
antonio Cereghini, an Italian convert from
Catholicism, spoke in the Congregational
Church 10 aliddletary, Sunday last.
Friday evening. Henry Llngw0rtby Of 5liIIe-
bury, while going 20 his place Of business, ws-
rudely assaulted ~ an unknown msu who
struck BIN in the face and then ran. 5,r. Lang
worthy gave chase bu, iii not catch the scamp
E.w Fitch Of Briiport raised three bushels
Of peaches in bis garden this year
L " Frost Of Br;ipcl,. recently found
d" puff ball - that measured i- ] In. by i-.
l0 10. in circumference, and weighed - ll-.
This monster fungus vas picked " on the SIDE
o; Snake Mountain.
A horse driven by Mrs G0rlan Sesrle OF Bird
port backed of the ferry boat that runs between
Br.lport and Crown Point, recently, horse.
wagon aDl ,aly going iu'1 the lake. Fortunate
" the boat was near shore, and the toafmeu re-
cued },rs. Searle, Afterwards saving the horse
and wagon.
The Bristol Aclisuy commences its Fsli tsrm
Nth JOG scholars
CtIsaoSit COUNTY
a gentleman in s. Joho.bury has second
growth Of fruit or one ot h,s apple trees this
season.
The new Academy building in ;, jyaashury
is nearly completed.
s.. Johusburyi = getting anxious about ~
ter supply in case Of FIRE, as nearly al the
springs AMI wells are Iriei up.
Rev T. W. Psrse- aud v.f. formerly Of ST
J ihus6Gry, sti.i - tls missionary fell iu
India on the 2l-'. Previous Co their departure.
friends presented them purse Of $50.
The Essex County ,rtchers' institute vas hel3
in sudbury, commencing on the 5,h
4 H.. GrammeI Of Barnet, picked S sound
ears Of corn from one sr,,k this seaeon.
The duties c-lectei ST Island Psod ior the
nouJh o. August, amounted 70 S5.szZ92
The citizens Of Ptssu-psic are putting ins
very large cis;ern IN the upper 7a.t Of The vii
lage. As slfsty a-l.ns- fire, AID t. l.flrl water
in time of drought.
The IaI5i'ie Valley Railroad crale work is
progressing iilely Contractors a-- pressing
their wcrk With energy saI parties
are examining other sections with a view
of contracting for the grade WORK.
FEASELIy COUNTY.
CiA-. Dow Of Last Riohf.i, fen from a
staging tn tL5 ground. distance Of ;weury-tgo
feet recently. a-i received fatal iri-ries
ORLEANS cousTY.
The Dr'eaa- County Fair he'd 81 Barton on
the 18th and l4th inst, Was success
Work cimmaucsI On tae Alis-isq ql,i aai Cl7ie
Rivers Railroad the DIST. GrCuui vas first
broken 10 Bichtrl
Apples are very plenty in Barton. selling f,-
- cents PER bushe-
D. l. Dalton # Brown;1g,or. heard his dog
making Ere5 ils= Il an adjoining wood early
one morning., snd on going 10 the spo, he found
the dog making running izht wi;h SIX cocns.
Hamilton Collins Of Coventy. vas thrown
from wagon recently, receiving serious it is
feared fatal injury
J. u. Goodrich OF Hlriaics. has r.zeu a ton
Of honey from his bees this season.
One hugiral pounds Of honey were recently
taken from single bee .Ies in Troy
Ithaner Had,ocE Of Troy. has been appointed
Consular Aceat At Pottou, ?. q
The annual meeting Of the Orleans Co. So
ciety of Natural Science occurred in Derby or
the 18Th.
E. Ford killei o y,4ag bear in lay a few day.
ago.
John Bell Of Te.tf-iI. in cutting cf a log
fauad s ro;ch cut by an sxe or hatchet unde-
one hundred AMI -egenty-tour grains Of the
wood
RUTLAND COUNTY
Tbs population Of Rutland &, row g.SH
az aims; 81 ia 1850, gain Of > .2G4, or near
" 80 PEI cent The number Of foreign births is
=, .'tl, ot fore "a .l.ent4-s. . $50. The auuter
of houses in the town i 1913, 4 builiss. 1857
of the township population, about 54CJ are in
the village. and 1890 in Vest Rutland
The Knights House in Fair Haven came near
being burned recently. One OF the servant
girls entered s clothes press with a lan.p sui
accidentally set the clothes on ire
WINDHAT COUNTY.
4 son of Eugene F,vr.ter Of E-auleb1ro, 5
years Oh, vas slot IN the heai recently, by The
careless handling Of Ioslei gun ia the hands
o. smother boy. The shot KILLED the by almysc
instantly.
c. f. Allen of Br4tlleooro. raised this scaso0.
10 bushels Il tie swee- p.rroes