Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-02-24

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BENNINGTON COUNTY.
There wa. q singular scene at wedding in
Bennington 4 few days since. A large number
of gue,ts.had been invited Among the num-
Der were some who were not on speaking terms
with each other, and a scene ensued that put TO
flight all thoughts of Hymen, and it WAS not
until long after midnight that the disturbance
was quelled and the ceremony was concluded.
The German population celebrated the fall OF
Paris on the 3lst at East Arlington. The Ger
man flag was unfurled, cannon fired and cons-
dersble Of the national beverage consumed
A fox was run down and killed by dog on
the Green in front Of the church in West Airing
ton.
Denis Bushee, Of Manchester, while returning
from ssudgste in a sulky, Saturday evening,
we grappled by two unknown persons, out ne
nro. ed to be too much for his would-be robbers.
Tho Grand Neck-Tie Soc.ble of Manchester,
on Frii w evening, was perfect success over
two buno -ed and fifty persons were present
Bvamo ster blast in the Hollister quarry
Dorset an m 18th of Jan, block OF marble
fortv feet lone thirty feet wide and eighteen
feet deep. and Is timaied to weigh more thAn tNo
Thousand tons v thFswn more 'nc cl-a -
feet and broken into million peer
kegs Of powder did tt e YORK
CALEDONIA COUNTY
LAST week. the frieno and parishiCners OF
Rev, e. W. Thompson. of Danvlue' mAde nun
visit, leaving over SlOO
A Barnet man has rec lived Letter VET Snpn
neither he nor anybody else can reAu -,
heyes it to be an Older from Bismarck Tor aN'
horses.
EssEx COUNTY
Lunenburgh was visited with severe gaze on
the evening Of Feb 2nd. Nc IN the s'ree's
were blown out of the road aga INST 'ne iv 5.
Limbs were twisted from trees bare OF iouage'
snd in some places many trees were orokeh
down The next day the therm' meter zen 70
IS . below Iero-mAking the rou gnsS' Jay 70
be out Of doors on record. Before the gale the
barometer fell IA inch in two houT' sAhu'ng
below . inches.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Nrs. Wade, Of East Berkshire. who Sas %
badly burned two weeks ago, will, It Is thougnt'
have TO submit to the amputation Of toth arnl''
Her physicians have hopes Of her Intimate IT.
coyery.
Murray Buck Of St. Adams has sold his farm
Of 227 acres L Buck Hollow 10 Mr.. Keed fAiEe
Of the former place for S9,5oO-
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The Congr .gAtion.l Society Of Hydepsrk will
erect q church the coming summer nS''De
purchasei the land for that purpose
A Catholic church is also in contempt auoh 10
be build in Hydepsrk next summer
Mr.. James Fletcher came near perishing on
the late cold Sunday in going from Cay ale
to Hydepsrk.
The L,moille County Teachers Association
met at Worthwhile, Feb. ), and elected tne iol-
lowing officers Presldei t-Prof. r. L hstns
way, Of Morrisville lst Vice-Presldent' frCi; :.
II. Pearl. of johnson IN Niee-f resldent' Alss
A. L. Luce, Of Stowe; Sec rotary, Z. H. SnerSlu'
of Hydepark Treasurer, Rev. Horace HerEick'
n Wolc6tt Fx. Com. p. X Gleei, and Mrs
Hattie Somers, Of Morrisvil e J. A- frens'' ."
Cambridge.
ORLEANS CONN
On Friday evening little boy elk years DID,
son Of Joseph Lamory, fell TIN ough the trap
door in the single mill into Ii water, fho'
through the covered rsceway into the open river
below, and the spryest msn in the 1 nill met MN
climbing up the bank moment aft mo
rough drenching and a lost cap was the only
harm done.
Our exchanges throughout the State a'lIude 10
the recent severe weather as unprecede MED 10
marv years in respect Of sudden and II equen'
changes from heat to cold, from rain to te mper-
AZURE ranging from 90 to 80 below zero ;
with continued and severe winds from every
point Of compass.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Randolph has refused to bond in aid Of the
AIontpelier and White River r. r., $50 10 10.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Jobn Col5v. hotel keeper at Barton Landing,
suddenly dropped dead during an oyster supper
at his house. while he was serving his guests
A series of religious meetings is in progress
in the Baptist church in Lyndon. Ten young
people expressed deep interest last week, AMI
on Monday evening six others went iorSsrd 10.
inquiry.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
An interesting convention of the Young Mems
Christian Associations and Evangelical churches
/, 70 be held st Benson on Wednesday and Thurs
day.
The Rutland County temperance Society held
its annual meeting last week, nominated Lorenzo
Sheldon Of Rutland for County Commissioner
elected officers, and adopted resolutions reeog
uizinc "the constitutional and moral integrity OIL
the pIohibitory law Of the State :; deprecNlng
''the too frequent custom OF our Physicians ~
nrescribiug alcoholic remedies - sustaining
liouor trafi, and approving the action oil the
General Temperance Convention OF Vermont
recently held at Burlington aud the course
,,usuei by the civil authority Of the town OF
p, land in the faithful enforcement g: The pro
hibito-y liquor law.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
R bert Davenport, longtime resident OF
North6eld, while at work in the WOODS iasi W.
It'll hal n
I;nb and died in three hours. He leaves vie
and family.
Arrangements have been nearly completed Tor
the rebuilding of the Moorcrot factory at
wright's Mills at IN early Day
E.P. whipple, the essayist, lectures on DICK
ans, in Montpelier, on the 18th,
The dwelling house of Mr.. John HerricE, OF
Berlip. was consumed by fire on Friday Mose
Of its contents saved.
Work is progressing on the Montpelier nuu
Wells River railroad. Gangs Of men are .. To'A
in Montpelier, East Montpelier and flainheiu
Mr. Batchelder of Barre presents his pull
ga connecting eggist, she having commenc-
n when she was four months old, producing an
daily thereafter till she had achieved thirty
min e.
ME- Daniels, Of Vergennes, has the CON
80, for TIE carpenter work Of the new reform
ScSoo; buiIdin at Waterbury. 1t is to De 10
fost r. mt and 4, be ready for occupancy oy oc-
tober lext.
W : Martin Of ,plsin6eld has sold bis thor
ongb h red bull. Green Mountain Boy. 70 g q
Pennsy lvania This bull 'ook .ne u.' p, f,It
in his G as at the Vermont .''a'e ra'r iAs' ''''
urunanp coux w.
G. W. Harding & Co. have Pr r'a Ia InS,nx
terest of G. Snowdon Red6eld in INC
woslen N ills.
/ There is lad of II in Woodstock " w. ar
| SIX feet and five inches high. 1t seems -
pected thst he will stop growing at seven
There are people long in other ways in -
county. Thus in Springfield ninety perso
are living between the ages of seventy ant
eighty years and forty two between eighty and
one hundred OF the latter the average age is
over eighty-four. The Oldest person is ninety
nine years and nine months. These long lived
individuals are men and women in about equal
proportions
Pres. Angel lectured in Woodstock last week
The Standard says: "The lecture was an lex
ceedingly able and chaste production and de-
, livered in his most charming and natural man
, rer We have but one criticism to make, which
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