Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-23
VERMONT NEWS.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

49, cSuS~-Ay gamer ANtJ IN popuLatAOA
since 1850.
At the district convention of the democracy of
the Second Congressional District held at Brad
ford the 10Th ult., Lewis 5 Partridge Of Norwich
was nominated for Congress.
Daniel Tutt!e of Hariwick, aged 81, died on
the 10Th ult.
1t is proposed to build Free win Baptist
church in Hardwick.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
4 beet that measured 81 inches in circumier-
ence was grown in gardeP in Fairfax this SEA
son.
The annual picnic of the Fairfax Sabbath
school took place On the 2sth ult.
Giles Rugg Of Fairfax lost horse by lung
lever recently, for which be had just refused
5000.
4 little son Of Tilais Curtis Of St Adams. fell
from wagon recently and broke his srm-
ORLEANS COUNTY.
{. X. Clough of Newport, .olj a driving horse
recently for $500.
cucumber over I fee. long. was recently
presented to the editor Of the Newport Express
Samuel Niles Of Newport. received serious
injury, short time since, by being Knocked
down by vicious colt
Hops in the vicinity Of Newport ere no: more
than half a crop.
John Walker Of Albany, was tnroxn from =
load Of grain recently, and seriously injured.
Barton has gained 323 IN population siace
1860.
The annual meeting Of the Orleans County
Society Of Natural Sciences will be hell 10 Derby
Sept Is.
The Orleans County Musi,a. Association viii
Z q nrrf~ Al Faaff ID
Sept. 1th, sth and 9TH
The next meeting Of the Orleans County Good
IemPlars' Union, Will te held in Glover, Sept
18th.
The srmory tuiliing A. North Troy q % ,-
raised another story for the accommodation of4
battery and company Of infantry Of that village
The body of Philaader Barnes, late Of Wes.-
field, was brought home from Massachusetts re-
Gently, where be died.
oKASGE c.;SIy.
Hon. Simeon Short Of The,forl. uo~ eighty
three old, WAS almost totally blind for five years.
but by an operation he is now able 90 read and
write With ease.
LAN1ILLE COUNTY
The Lamoille Valley Musical Association bolt
their annual convention at Cau1ridge, CON
meucing Sept. 2);h aai continuing iJur i4ys.
Concerts on THURSDAY and Friday evenings will
be conducted By Prot g. M Wymaa, assisted by
Prof ". F. Whipple AMI other celebrated
musicians. Prof Wymau's new book. the
4" Palm will be usei "a ;his occasion ,o-
gether with Momson's - FESTIVAL Hymn"
The Lqmoille river before the late rain. wis
lower than for many years. sui between John
sou AMI Milton, over ir5Htg h0usH1i logs
destined for Ciarks mills Ml,on. are !1lgei
along the bank and in the channel Of she river.
The rocks ot Fairfax Falls sre covered with
them
r. ". Mcfarland Esq. OF johnson has JUS,
matched pair Of horses which good judges
claim far excel those b. s1i last spring for
$1,000.
The Normal School tJyhus1n has reI-iy ja5
hundred scholars 4 number more have en-
gagged rooms, and the streets begin 20 present
the lively scenes that ;hsy iii in the davs when
Col. Z h. PangbOru WIS Precepto- there.
L. H. Noyes Of Hyde Park RAISED musk melon
this year that weighed ~ pounds
V.P. Lock Of wate-yille hal an arm baIIy
broken recently by being thrown from wagon
o Il Potter Of Wa-erville is clns.ructinga
windmill to be used in saving ws.d
Joseph Larrowsy Of Morris,5w7 fell from a
staging recently ani broke one of his legs He
also received an ugly sound on tae head from
falling chisel
Ta.,;ar r-,rr,- q r..T.-.---...r. r,-.,,
recently finished wor..sl rose b,i mill that
contains lG5' pieces.
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In July, there we're shipped from wes, But
,rI avs- Tte go. ,l,.-,.,s - ,,,,tl.
waried last year from this station amounted 10
So. 900
The RutlsuI Fire Depsrtuest are Z, have
their annual n4rsde on S,turlav
IL II
Haven On tbs ~ ms
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