Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-01-26
GRANGE COUNTY

IL Uiloert, night wsichman at Salisbury Go. I
furniture manufActory at Randolph got bal
through his left HAND, one day last week, whil'
csreessly losdiug and handling revolver.
resident Of Tunbridgs. is the owner of q
singular fowl 1t is cross bet ween . Brahms
cock and guinea hen. The spotted feathers are
mixed about squslly with the white. the bird i.
larger than the others Of his flock, and has diff
fersnt head, 50 well as differing in every othel
respect, and lis voice is harsh and discordsnt il
the extreme.
West Braintree has picked up considerably
during the past year Several new houses are
goiog up, aud new depot and large store is
to be built in the spring.
Mrs A s Henry, Of The,ford, has received a
verdict of $500 against F. Slack, for SANDER
ous remsrku against her character This is q
good correction Of evil gossip, and if many more
would pursue their SANDERS 10 the courts, much
gossip sHd falsehoo1 in reference 20 female char
acters would be at end.
On Wednesday Of LAST week, John Whitcomb,
while unlosiinge load Of wood in the depot in
tAirlse. was assaulted by three Ten, and beaten
and kicked until no one would have known him.
and be is not yet sbe to do any work.
oRLzlss COUNTY.
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man during the rebellion. has Just been officially
ordered to pay over 1898 that he embe11led
| while procuring recruits to bill the quota Of the
/ town.
A few dsys ago C. VI. Dewey, Of IrAsburs.
/ slipped a-d fell, striking his hip and leg upon
| piece OF granite forming part Of the wax IN
biz from, yard. His injuries we're quite severe,
but It is expected that he will recover
severely injured 10y being kicked over and stepped
on by COW last Saturday morning.
Hon J. L. Edwards and Jerre Dickermau, CT
Derby, hsve opened law Office al Newport
Tbs citizens of Glover have made generous
donation TO George Bedford, OF that place, who
recently met with heavy loss in the burning Of
his buildings.
Ar. Warner Of Browning .on, drew with
one pair Of horses on jan IS, load Of stone 10
Barton LluliHg whish With theI sled weighed,
e,ll0 lns, on Jan 10, load weighing With
sled 8,Sl5.
Horsce Wym2n, son ofI,a Wym.u, Of Barton,
freight brakeman on the Passumpsic railroad,
while coupling cars a. " bite River FUNSTON, on
Iaeaisy last, caught his lef, had between the
dfas-esrs and had three fingers badly crushed.
RUTLAsD COUNTY.
.ter Mcguire Of Crafsbgry, lost his only
horse a few days since, The neishbors kindly
turned out last Wedsesi4y sni drew him up a
good wood pile.
ssathiel Bump Of Wslhngford, recently died
81 the sge Of s. years. He wGs born and spent
his whole life sud died on the same old farm.
Few men, if shy, have been discharged from
the quarrlss this winter Activity prevails all
alcug the lins
Mr.. John Ds7iae, while attempting to arrange
= belt on an eissatei wheel. in the mill Of Shell
don's & S.ason At West Rutlani, last week. vas
su1tenly tar0wa from his position 90 the Z DOT.
narrowly cscapiug death in coming in cll;ao;
with the rspiiiy revolving machinery.
wAsaisG1oS COUNTY.
Mrs Paelia Wiley Of Motetowu. ca ye4rs u
age, after bringing up a family Of twelve chill
dren, hss inside IA t beautiful bsi-spre.i
win he ucsie, c5ntsinia, 7.7l4 diiereat
pieces.
Der'ug the past year f5rty-tEo marriages
hsve been tciemuizal 10 Montpelier. OF the
high contracting parties, c. we're trying it flr
the first, thirteen for the second, aaG ;vo tJr
thu tairt time.
a tax 81 500 has been voted 10 Cabot 70
build al Engine house.
Mrs Chkse. VIII, cf n. y. Chne. Northdeli,
vas o. unfortunate Ks TO break her left arm in
meliateIy above the wrist lss: Saturday after
noon.
Cso1' fe. ices that it has AZ last been per-
Uitici 90 ttsr the merry ;ck o. the telegraph.
wiSDHAW COUNTY.
Bel oSs Falls WAS cool des stirred ~,
q 60. d L..
Locas m-rierers vere IN taat yi,.aity.
Doe hundred Batueboro people took
sleish riie to No.ihfs.l, Mass, on Weiae.isy
lat
E S'ougl;ou q New ork, hss bought the
Tucser house 81 Bellows Fsus for SIS 600. snd
will &, j; up fora summer resileuce.
Ms,srs J. Estey & Co.. Of Bratte5oro. report
ll71 orders ahead or c5,tses organs On the l'j
If January. They are now employing about 90
hsuis, and turning oil from five to SIX hundred
instruments per month.
Mr Wia-l Witt Of Fayetteville. fell last
week, from z scti1t in Gen kimealls barr,
breaking bis leg little below the hip joint,
A;tae annual meeting of the Vest River N.-
uouai B3uk, JSma'cs, last week the following
officers were chosen for the ensuing year
Drsotogs-Wm Harris, Winiham; Chsrles b
Rex sad ] a. Butler. JsmSica; Z Msrri-
fed. Ner York city. T.. Il. Chapman, Proct0rs-
vile. President. Nm. Harris Cashier, J. A.
Butler
The population Of Winiham is $40, loss Of
over hundred since 1860. The whole number
Of births Ia town during 1870 was fifteen. mum
Der Of deaths five. The number Of Pers0ns that
have mosed into town during the past year, y
-nambes Of removals from town, u
wNnsoE COUNTY.
Runy Lamb bad an explosion extraordinary at
hs residence, IN Woodstock, recently. Himfelf
and wife we're sitting in the kitchen while two
ousr; jag % wstor Sas heating in ,he stove,
Ehcp the jug burst, tie pieces flying in all d.
rect0us, through the windows and sgaiust the
walls ami doors, but. strange to say, none Of
thess striking the inmates OF the room or the
lamp. One piece inside sn indent.on half way
through the panel Of a common door The
largest piece LETT Was the handle.
The Woodstock Sinuddrd announces that the
jail in ;hst Place is to Let's not having an &C.
cupsn;.
Six persons. sdults. united with the UIiver-
salist church in Woodstock, the a-st Sabbath in
the present month.
Loads Of peg wood. white ard yellow birch,
. i
wood is being CARED through to Bellows Falls,
TO be Manufactured into paper The wood
brings about four dollars per cord, delivered At
the depot
At the annual meeting Of the National Bank
Of Springfield. the following board Of Directors
were slec I'd Samuel Afford. Henry Barnard,
Albert Brown. Uiney Burke and George W.
Porter Henry Barnard vas elected President
and Albert Brown Cashier.
The Vermont Novelty Works Company held
their annual meeting on Tuesday last. snd elect
ei the old board Of directors With one exception,
Joel A. L. Fills retiring and Robert NJ. Colburn
taking his place. The business the past year
hss been very successful, aud it is contemplated
making isrge additions in future.
The msmoth hog, belonging to Mr.. Leabit; Of
East Barnard, is now on exhibition in Boston,
on Haymarket Square, snd beng progressive
BEST has come up to 1856 pounds weight liz
is probably the largest porker the country ever
produced.
Leap-yesr sle;ehriies are sll the rage, and
the ladies OF Weston, bound to be in the fashion
took their husbands and swee,hesris to Chester
on Thursday, gave them dinner and paic
every cent Of the bills, even furnishing tbs
sfter-dinner cigars.
MI II. ID. AhOmptou OF DfluBehatet, hal
erected mile stones at his own expense, frou
Woodstock through BridgeEAter TO Plymouth
and Ludlow.
Ladies should make po,e of this:
"a pocket-book pnatcher got away with SSi
the other day, in Broadway. The lady freq
whom Il was stolen sought 10 enlist policeman
in pursuit Of the thief, and Was told that " i
served her right for carrying her portemonn,
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