Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-22
VERMONT NEWS.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

CALEDONIA COUNTY.
witness II liquor trial at Lyndon, last
week, aroused an unpleassntness in the court
room by testifying that he drank with two men
one Of the lawyers employed in the case, and
the justice who was hearing it.
Among the first of the carriage manufactures
Of New England, and one standing at the head
of the carriage business in Vermont, is the Lyn-
don Carriage Company, of the town Of Lyndon,
established in 1860 This company has secured
| six premiums for its work, and et the late Stale
Fair took the first premium over all other CON-
petitors. Last year they built no less than $50
carriages Their vehicles on exhibition at the
State Fair could not be exceled for durability,
beauty of finish, and tasteful ornamentation.
The seighs and buggies shown included new
designs, and we're come Of the most beautiful
ever displayed in the market The company, in
addition to their carriage business, deal largely
in iron, rims, Dsleaole iron, bolts, spOkes,
springs, bands, paints, varnishes, and other
articles used in vehicles Of different kinds The
gentlemen prominent in the company are Messrs
D. \. Trull, S. S. Msttocks, and NJ C. Miller.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The hop market is quite active, and good
article brings 50 cents per pound This unu-
sually high price will stimulate so many far
u,ers to engage in hop-rsising next year that if
the crop should prove large one, nominal
| prices would be the result
Benjamin juicy is suspected of ha7iug stolen
a watch from G. W. Glbson's jeWelry store, in
r clifford.
The telegraph is now in operation in Bakers
field, and despStches are sent through to any de-
sirable point.
B.F Stiles of Berkshire. from ID bushels
sowing Of wheat on one acre OF ground, threshed
81 bushels cf clean plump wheat.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
a French bog named Breton, shout Il years
old, when about half way between East and West
Charleston, was set upon by two villains who
beat him in a terrible manner, robbed him Of
watch, $50 in money, and a ring and left him
half dead.
Tls annual exhibition of the Orleans County
Agricultural Society at Barton, though not up
TO former ones, was a fnc one and very success
ful. The entries in ali departments numbered
about GOO, and the receipts al the gate and from
the sales Of membership tickets will reach nearly
or quite $500, leaving the Society entirely out
of dab;
GRANGE COUNTY.
Charles Bu.;erfsld ofTunbridge, planted six
50 Peerless " potatoes last spring, from which he
dug, in august, S bushels
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The lumber mill, owned By P L. Griffith, at
Nj Tabor, wa burned on Friday last. The
mill wss undergoing repsirs. large number Of
worsmeu being employed. but all, with the ex-
cept!an Of two, were absent. attending the far.
How the mill caught ERE is shrouded in mystery.
L., in,
the mil, none Of which was saved. The proper
ty destroyed vas valued at SO 600. aud was
insurea for 5000
The Gilt Edge Cheese Factory Of Dandy. last
week received telegram from London for toe
shipment Of 200 bozes Of cheese The order
was promptly filed, the cheese going aboard the
steame- Wyoming, which Jeff New York on the
18Th
jacob Fuller Of South wsllingfori. has
shipped 70 New YORK, from June l, TO Septem-
be- /, three hundred aud Seventeen cans or
T. ij3 qusrts Of milk.
Ts.lugfori boasts OF . haunted bouse.
Jerry Lisbon, Of Rutland. met with serious
accident, tuesday, while driving MS horse at
Vest Rutland on his way TO al adjoining town.
So ideuiy bis king bolt gave wsy Aui Mr. Lis
bon was thrown violently or the ground, strik
icg on his tace with such force 81 20 stun him
completely. NJ bones were brosen, bat be is
suffering severely from the c1ucussi0n OF the
bssin AID sprain Of the neck. His nose, eye
sud forehead were severely confused.
child Of P. Slamganey. Rutland, met with
singular and painful scciient While playing
with au oder child, Sho vas striking the groani
With An axe be h.ta piece Il rock IN such = man
ner as 20 break of piece Of steel. Whica WAS
vi1 euty projected into the eve Of the litle iel-
low, cutting entirely throch the eyebali and
Bob ru- ~ the eve. Ether vac administered, and
the srraac missile successfully removed, aui the
bog is ding we'll
Worsmea are engaged In rebuilding the rail-
road bridge AZ Etst Nallingf,ri. winch vas des-
tIcyeI by lrc some months since.
wISDHAx c0usrr
-.u thy Sullivan. while at Work on the new
paper mill AZ Bellows Falls, last week. hal one
OF his leg. baily broken by timber filling on
As-l, occurred Ia George Wooi's oyster
saloon 50 Be loFs Falls, between Charles p. Ar
uoli and a couple OF freshmen. Toe latter were
daei, one s. and costs sri the o;h-r SIS sni
costs
BrAu.etor1's sumner visitors are fast thinning
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lae ROOT Is 90 tle ncF Brooks house block 81
brat'eb9ro. The distance fsom the Sidewalk 70
The roof = ~ feet, quite as hisn As many seven
story buildings 10 cities, sith0u-a tbs is only
hse stories high, The peaks OF the root being just
On lese, with the Top % Cemetery hill, from
which point tae aaest yieS Of Brattleb1ro is OBJ
tanned The tower ct the hotel roE being con
struc'ei, will rise some - feet above the maln
building.
IT Lorce hT the Gr-tie that, f1r the u-st
monthly rep0ri u the fall term Of Black River
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m,ss sane necessary repairs G. ". Harding