Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-07-07

| The Peru Steel snI Iron Co, cf Clintonville.
/ are now opening rich vein Of black lead which
WAS discovered few months since on the lsni
Of the Company near Black Mountain.
Sumner L Hazan, Deputy United States Mar
/ sEai, Of Malone, and Nr Dean Of the same
/ place, we're bruised sbou, the bead and shout
| dsrs, st the recent collision on the New York
/ Central near FaiTport.
Miss Harna Goats Of Ticcnleroga, died from
/ the effects Of poison lsst weeS. An experienced
/ drug clerk, James Fleming, gave her the wrong
prescription. lie had previously enjoyed the full
est trust .ri clEdiencs Of the whole CON NUM-
| ty.
| The coming anniyerssrv Of the Fourth ofJuly,
I Will be appropriately cslebrstai by the Inmates
If Clinton Prison, arrangements having been
made for hat purpose.
Active measures are being taken to build the
Gie1s Falls and Plattsburgh Railroad. II is
run in the most feasible route from G.ea's Falls
to Schroon Lake. and thence through the towns
Of Keeue and jay, % some point connecting
with the Whitehall and Pis;tsblrgh Rsilrosd
near AusAble Forks.
The Fort Ticonierozs hotel has been put in
thorough repair, AMI is nov admirably Kept by
l. B. Wicker
r. W. John ". Havens, Of Elleu5argh, has
been appointed by the Grand Master Of Nasons,
Of The Stste Of New York, Deputy Grand Mas
ter Of the 18th Masonic DstTio, Of the State
James Carl, indicted =; the late term Of the
Clinton County court for stealing buffalo robe.
plead guilty ard was sentenced by Judge Nc
Masters, to sixty days N the county jail OF psy
a fine Of twenty-five dollars Sent up
The Plat,sburgh Ssaiiasl saws that the work
OF constructing a railroad bridge over Lake
Champlain Is continued vigorously, notwith-
standing tie protes: uf the legislature Of this
State against such proceeding. Tae opponents
Of the project have been quieted by arrangements
TO build a railroad the east side Of the lake up
to Whitehsll, and allow the Rensselaer, AMI Sar-
stogs railroad to run their cars over the bridge
This viii enable the Delaware aud Hudson Canal
company to run coal direct into Montreal.
When the Ohio Battery was p-eparing to
leave Alexandria by csrs in the sumner of 81,
the horses we're iosdel AZ some little distance
from where the guns were. Con. Cary, son Of
the Enersld Isle, who had filed himself and
canteen with mixture Of whisky and milk
while the cars with the guns we're beng attached
TO those having the horses on board, saw the ser
geant Of his gun standing on top Of the rear Car.
Con. thinking be was to be left, started after
thesrain On a run, swinging bis eauteen, scat
lerins whisky ana MILK on the slirei seh-snuut-
ing at the top Of his voice g Sergeant Ser
gc1nt hold Ey % minute; there's a man ab0ard
no LEFT behind 20 This sane Con broth Of a
boy be uss-was fond Of making the boys laugh
by his drol sayings. HIS description Of a shell
Was something as follows { A little chuckle and
shske Of the heal g Then black felix's come
along singing Tn ger co-es, Tn ye1 co-sa,
c1-cH, co-en, c0--en,' when | drappei in say
ing, psss along, ye black divils, I'm 10 relation
Of yours = ''-GraHd -frny Journal.
\ LARGE DAIRT-It is said that the second
largest dairy in America, (the first being that OF
Charles Webb Howard, Of California; is located
about four miles from St. Louis. There are
eight hundred coEs in The stable. They are at
tended by Swiss mixers The chief food used is
ground corn, mixed With malt and oi-meal,
cookei by steam The average amount Of ma