Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-29
EESSiNo7oN COUNTY.


season. from one half 6ushel OF seed On ten r55.
Of ground, Is bushels Of potatoes cf the 's,,o a.
variety. This is Al tie rate Of 900 tgsasls d
the acre.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
An amateur minstrel troupe has been or,,-
sed in Bennington, and contemplate se.ies n
entertainments.
No county fair this year.
A disease has broken cut am NJ the cattle Ia
Landgrove. and several cows have del
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Nine empty portmonnies were found near the
isir ground in s., Johns5ury s: the clo.e of tt.
State Fair.
The work Of laying the trace on the PordanI
aud Ogdensburg railroad is gradually prozrer-
sing, The iron is down within a half mile q
Danyiile depot.
EssEx COUNTY.
The Essex sud Co.'S o.. H.) Counties FAIR.
Lancaster, :. w., last week, was 4 success. ..
THURSDAY forenoon there was grand race rr..
TO ali horses that had never beaten 90: VII
was won by Red Cloud, ovnel byJ H.bsar
Newbury, Vt Tine, 24S. 30 L. AMI % g..
- In the afternoon the first tro- was t.-.-.
horses. Lady Rogers, owned by c. NJ Bue1,.
an, Of Plymouth, \. II Eon the race Tn.
2.5l -, 40 -, 249 - The c.as.r, g..
vas open to all horses. Rcd ClluI w.utas-...
in three straight heats. Tine. -fll--. g.
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rGANKuS COUNTY,.
J.. &. King, Of Fletcher. last year q.,.-.. .
single potato, known rs the Brooks sa
iye hills. from which he dug h-t ...
Taking out one meal for his fanny, M
the rest this year, in the common 'fr.
covering 3 - sqCare rods, e-t -..
.hereffom twelve bushels, being
j4S bushels to tie scse.
Hon. Henry A. Burt, Of SFanta-. .i.-.-
chased the farm Of Bryant Hal on
Bay, containing s6o-t % sores, iar
Byron Kendall, con q P. C EcaI... e...
Berkshire, was pushed Of a tr-c- 81
iug on the railroad with other b1gs, .1 --.-
Isl, and It run over enc Of his is-s uas---
jus: above the knee joint
w. Martin has been sppa.1'-l 1..-..-
Of Mout-1 mery, vice j D. Aulc7.-.
ORANGE COUNTY
Mrs. /. Z. Merrill, Of Che.sel, li. r- --
raised clover l. fee. high 20 a5. .-..-
while on 30 acres u. lsli, IT. Ne- -.
year killed Is E00ichuczs.
Judge Waite Of Rlnlo.ph, h-7-
bred shortAorn calf that Ee' bed 81. --...
day be was three months o.L
S. A. Fl-h 81 Son, of Randolph. a4ss .-
chased the grist mill privilege 81 Ia-I.-l '..-
ter AMI are soo1 % erect q new tu.iIr- l-.
grist mill and beisteai f.---ry, 90 Oh. -.-
place where the OH ones were burned a
last
A new style Of rails are being '1.4 .l
Of the Central railroad There IS
quistuess in the passage Of tra'ur, Wlic.
who have been annoyed dy the s---.l-
buildings viii appreciate.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Tie present management Of tLe L.4-
Manufacturing Co. hSve Eet with -rsa s-.....
having been compel iei 90 increase Their el---
sive works and employ many more E-a. ..
are still unable to Supply their ori-s Jug Bose.
scales which SIRE constantly iu-rels--- from
sections
DR.. Brigham Of 7ittsie.t, has Ca. NJ the --.-.
trout ponds in the State Itu.V contains .-
wards az seventeen hundred trout. weighing
the way from pound AID half j Flssr..
wIyuHiv o5rTr.
John F. Hr5bari Of S-rstta. while q. v-s
with a circui8r ssF in L1cus Smiths cav u
accidentally csuch his letr band Oh the saw sui
clc 10 up horribly. I1is is the fourth accident
that has happened ID the same mill within Two
yesrs
Mr.. Scott Wool Of Bellows Falls. lsi tie Fore
fnger Of his left hsni neatly uru-s-ci betEssa
the frs; and second joint ty a buzz saw. W
al work in 4. s. Graagsr's mill CA Monday .as-.
Ja5e- His Of Bellows Falls d.ei Oh the l>.1
Instant he hsi long been known rs sa e--e--
tric person, sni to- years had lived in 1,-T
respects the LIE Of a res.use. s. bachelor be-
lived in a room alone, formerly ir eel i- --
basement. Very penur.ols AMI close ta 7e
probably sacrificed more money flr L.s W- erl
0bstinscy than any other nan 10 town. >a-
ffty years AGO be vas postmaster 81 Be IS
Falls. which olH,e be held ilr twenty years Be
vas SICK less than a wees during which be Won
not hsvs bis clothes cE. ali disi l teen. As ts
had probably always slept. Hsr-- s- freaks
we're always accompanied rv bis o----1.7. a1i
At times would assume the form q 40 --s l-I
mind, but for which he would -4-5 t7.i l-l-l
larger estlte. He leaves 80 es-s-a ~
over twenty thousand dollars Which i- be-
quez;hcl % his uie,e. airs A. ia-l,- g l.s-
ton.
The troSn stone monument p1r-ll.-t '-
Gov. Hayes Of Ohio, and dedicated 90 tll --
o-y Of bis uncle, Roger Burchaset, who gel
il bis store 81 Dummerst1r, has been cln1l--
Otis Lynle Of West Bra-le-lr1. met VIII
severe accident iew days since. While A. YVES
With his cattle. in some manner the hook Of '-a
chain caught the little finger Of one hsai s-i
drew the sEin AMI flesh almost completely t-
the bone, making auputluon necessary.
On Sunday last. Sir Thomas ". Itss
highly respected citizen Of Vernon, was fun.
hanging IN his barn. lie bai beea seen tl-
short tine previous, and no indication o.. -l5 is-.
perste act was apparent in his name Iris
said that difficulties Of pecul.sry ns,l-l wee
the cause Of the deed.
WSns1E COUNTY.