Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-23
NUMBER 8.
terry" There have been ffty cases in rapid sue
cession, several proving fatal. a few cases have
also appeared at Glover, Sn adjoining town.

cession. several proving fatal. few cases hsy
aiso appeared at Glover, Sn adjoining town.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
; A mau by the name Of Burke. Snd his wife
I living near the EsgIe quarry, Pou!tney, wer,
lately severely beaten by ruiiisn of the name @
Lays. The physician who sttends them regard
The recovery of Mrs. Burke doubtful. Hays Il
relative Of Burke's wife, Snd committed th,
: outrage without the least provocStion. and nigh
have killed them both if the reighbors had nc
6 come to their assistance Mr.. and Mrs. Bur!.
= are nearly seventy years olJ-Hays is q young
= man, and st the time vas full Of bad liquor
Before notifying the authorities the Injured par
q tier gave Hays time to escape from the State. 50
+ the chances are that he will go unpunisbei.
A little boy OF FIVE years fell from passing
boat, opposite Benson, on lake Chsmplsin, on
the Attn inst. small boat went to mis- rescue
Immediately, bu; be went down when help vas
within few feet Of him The cries Of the mot b.
er at the right OF the outstre;ehed hands Of toe
! little cue for help were painful in the extreme
The lake has been dragged with grspples for
several days without finding the body.
Alanson Blake Of Brsnion, about % yesrs oi
age, was found desl in his bed Friday morning
Aug. %. He vas as well a, usual When ne re-
tired. lie was bachelor
The '' Scale Shop is being painted At Bran
don, and business is going on rapidly. With over
5000 orders in advance
The Clarendon Springs H5use mas nov shout
l25 guests.
The funersl Cf H. W S.ils,, u. D. Of Cast,e-
ton, was attended Sunday. July 23ta. by l,rce
coDe0urse Of people from Sudbury. Ha5bariton
and this town. lie had prsc;icei bis profession
in Sudbury some twenty-five years The Te,i-
gious exercises Of the funeral we're held st ST.
Jsnes' church, Hydeyil!e From thence the
largest procession We ever 8itnessel in Castle
ton YVES formed, which moved to the village Gem
etery, where the burisl services we've conducted
BY the Masonic fraternity, EAish wss represent
ed by nearly one hundred members from Gut-
land, Brandon, Poultuey, Fsirhaven and Castle
ton. He was member Of the Brandon Lodge
Dr.. S;iles wss among tie frat VINO wert from
Rutland county 70 CAliiorgis.
Mrs. fosh n Norton Ct Benson nearly nat
with FERROUS accident, ia returning home from
church. As the wagon vas xing over AZ Oh
ttruction IN 'he road. The seat tipped back, sui
she fell rom the wagon. injlriag her spine 20
that she has ever siace remained almost entirely
helpless.
C L. Earl Of Rutland, recently received enc
Of tie old s.ereotypel lett6rs, stating that
gold ws;ch valued at $3.50. would be cent TO
D
wife it seems, bit St the bsit, 20 tempiinsly held
cut, and ordered the watch sent, the ten dollars
10 be paid on delivery. The package cane,
/ e C. o. - and after Mrs. Earl had paid ten
/ dollars aud expresz ehirEes, smaustirEto S1.75
more, she had the inestimaSle privilege Of 1e-
ceiving ter gold watch, in Re sa.ps Of box
containing pieces Of wool etc
An exciting trial tcok place Al C1sIeton last
] y 8 o qas o. ma
/ ei for intoxc&tiou, ard charged with ssrault
with pistol, on nan I, Hydeyille, New HAuF-
shire Il. II. Cook sppearel Ia behalf Of the Sts.e,
SD H. &. Wood for the ieEponient. sir Weed
i-ilei to convince the couri that his client vas
nCt under tie Influence Of Itronr drink, or that
tie sssaui5 wss jgsiidAble, therefore t5e youyg
nan wsa fned twenty doilsrs for the assault aud
f'c dollars i9r in;cx.cation The f-cs and cost
amounted to thir;y-dye or f.Tty dollars.
The mex, session Of tie Rutland county Good
Iemp!ars union viii .s held 81 lutlsni Aug.
-ctl sni Zlst. Distinguished ipsakers 81 . cz-
pec'el ircm Nassactuset,s ami Rhode itlsnl
wAsuIsGfcS cousry.
Hiram FisE. vbose Iissppesraace from North
fed several weeks since and the hunt after
him, We chronicled Al the time, committed sui
eide At Piermont, n. t last week. lie was IN
ioubteily crazy.
On the let iast Be1j.min T. Anirus aul vile
were riding on the road sest Of the Center Vii
lsce in Mortified, their horse became frightened
ST IN engins, ran back sni partly overturned
the wsg1n. throwing Mrs. Audrus violently cn
the Eroani sul breaking bath wrists-5aih
b0ues II Jne aud one bone Of the other Ms.
Aadras, though badly injured, is doing wel.
i Lo.-heaiei youth 81 Ws;ctgry. Vas re-
Gently tsy ing TO catch bsse hs.i y.5sn II rolled
upoa tee rAiirosd track jurt in front OF = CON-
in- trsia. But Young America Wa Nc; 80 te
clestel, .ai he Neut fur he t=l! jus. 10 tine 20
be c:usht ny tae coa-cstcher Of the engine sp1
csFrisd aloag about two hundred feet 5s.lre lie
train could he stopped The boz wssni hurt.
bat he Iassel the bal
prrisg recent ttuuier storm. the lightning
struck the gable end # the Aouss Of Reuben
Huntouu. Of Piajgheij, tearing IL down. toeeth-
r. with one chInaey besiiss breaking tie stove
-nd neasly al the dishes on the table, sul te.r-
ing out ,so windows The bricks vrte tLsogu
three or four r. =, anu spi.nters eight rods from
the houre. Mr. Hunio1n and two daughters
were sittins :. the tStle eating supper, ard ex-
Te.iencei ight shock but s0on recovered :
singu,EI circumstance connected sith the siisir,
WaA the upsstting OF tub Of beans staining
outside 4 cupboard door fastened with wooden
button; the lightning opened ;he door, sni scat
terei the b,snG throw!1g msny into the cup
bos-d.
TISDHAy COUNTY.
Bears have tson making havoc vi-h he.cri ia
S;f.t;on.
About nine yesrs sgo nan called Al its liV-
ory stable u JAmes II. Phelps, il Bellows FAls.
under the pretersiOa Of hiring = tsSu, with
which he Tss furnished. Nothing has been
hesrt of him since until recently, wien Mt
q
full damages.
A 5rss. band is sboa, b,iag ergsnizeI Ia
Putney.
4 msn In Jamaica, within the l4rt siL ye1Ts
has hNd born TO bin 10y his Hrst wife pair OF
twin daughters, She dying, and, by second
wife, cue p.ir of twin boss sni smother pair Of
twin dEugh,ert- teirG three pairs Of twins ty
two uothers.
Msssrs Esity & Co, Of BTatt,ebcro have 70
Gently given the SUN Of $4,000 toward semi
nary for the olucaiion Of colorci lziies at "a
ieigh. y. g.
Rich.rl Bradley ard family OF Brsttleboro have
sailed for Europe, expecting TO be absent several
months
TIE New EaglsaI Furniture Cour any : shop
81 Centreyilie is yearly completed and ready for
the machinery. The building is 100 by 40 feet
snd four stories il height. ! LeGrl turbine
wheel Of so horse power hss beeu put il, snI
things begin to Wa decided business al
pect.
Levin Randall lsie'g shot IN Dumnerston
hedgehog thst weighed II 81 pounds.
At THE Vermont House. Wilmington. sIe Eve
New York lsl:es, who are sketchirs the scene
ry.
j. F. UoJienouzh # West Brsttlebyto. hss
COW Of native breed which hSsu't hsi cali for
five years, but during that tiIae. since the frtt
six months, hiss averaged ak quSrts Of milk
day.
The BrEltlehoro PbofHir says thst reeDdy
while unloading hay, Nr Bells Bingham Of
Towashead got into disp1;e with one Of bis
hired men, Geo Garrison. The alteration led
TO b!ows with the fork handles Mr. 3 think
ing he would give the young msu q sound dress
ing for bis impudence, dropped his fork and
started for him. Garrison changed ends With
hir sad struck him with the prOngs making ;
severe fssh wound il the upper part ef the al
domel tut it proved not to be fstsl as vss st
fret fesFed. Glrrison has left town.
The Republicans Of Bellows Falls fr.I s.lu;5
in honcr Of the Republican triumph -. North
Caroiin=
Josiah BoG,eile. the vs.erSn rAiirosi oanius-
tor hss been appointed collector sHi svPe'in-
tendent Of ;he Bellows Falls water v,rss.
wINDJOk COUNTY.
llirsm Gilsoa's dwelling house in Bethel VII
lsge nruken into lately End trunk ini va
ricus other articles we're sbstrsetsl.
Ehe recent fresiiet 81 Residing. csus,i $1,000
dam.ge to the highways aud occasioael much
loss TO private property.
james Brock, Of Springfield. net with fatai
accident las, week lie vas ct work hsying for
James Kimhal. and at the time Of the accident
WAS helping to load, when he horse started sui-
denly and threw him eff backward, striking ou
his head and shoulders and breaking his neck
He lived about half Al hour. lie leaves wife
and four children.