Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-03-01
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VEEMOST NEWS
ADDISON COUNTY.
The farmers Of Monkiou hsve formed Farm.
ers' Club They meet a. the school-aouse II th'
Boro' every Saturday evening, a. : O'Clock
They have chosen Hiram HuTlburi Presiieat
ard c 5. Dean, Secretary.
Mr. Cornelius Abernethy, Of New Hsvea, pro-
poses to 20 TO SarAtozs aud keep ore Of the ho-
tells there, on the opening Of spring.
Certain mea from Rpton got pretty happy. OF
the 9th inst, from the effects Of certain oranges,
bought Of dealers in M;ddlebury, At twenty I'VE
cents each.
Ripion is raiding on the rum-ssliers. with
marked results.
IA Mr.. A J. Stowe, Es9, VAS driving on the
ice last week near John Chllis'. he noticed mo
ton in the ~ er where ice mad been taken out
Stopping TO examine, be found fine yeSrling
heifer drowned, and valuable bull 50 nearly
dead thst it required a yoke Of oxen TO draw him
out. The saimsls belonged TO Mr.. Chilis
At East Miilebury, Mes.rt Edwin Law
renee and Henry Persons have purchased the
iron works, AMI expect to commence work about
the first OF March. Mr. Parsons Bilings IL 10
make the cosl He Is nov at work taking down
the COIL kins on the east side Of Lake DunmoTe
and moving them to Ripton, southwest Of the
Bread Lat Inn, where there i plenty Of wood
Rev. Job HsI, formerly al agent Of the
American Education Society, died al bic resi-
dence in Orwell on Thursday evening, February
18Th. after protrscted illneU.
The births, marriages and deaths in Briiport
daring the year ISL, were as fo,loFs: "a
births, = marriages snd Is deaths.
there is to be a convention Of the singers Of
Addison county, for the purpose Of Practising
church music, at the Methodist Epis,opE
church, in Weybridge, commencing on Tuesday,
February 9th, and continuing their sessions
through Thursday and Friday.
The Congregational society in New Haven.
which embraces nearly the whole town. have
just raised nearly $4,000 towards parsonage
They have purchased the Otto 5. Hoyt hou,e
Two lads were lately srraigned before Justice
Roswell Atwood, At Monkton. and fined : ) and
costs each, for disturbing & prayer-meeung, by
whispering and laughing.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
team belonging to Mr. Paddock Of P5wual,
ran away last Week, smashing the sleigh to
pieces and dragging Mr.. Paddock long dis
lance
The Banner says From a friend in Jackson
vile, Florids. we learn that " KATY Root and
Sophie Hall are keeping school. They have
called together shout thirty-ive scholars, color
ed, mostly, whom they arr ius;ructing grs-
tuitously."
Willisn Gould Of WOoivile, was severely in
jureds few days 'ince while riding on horseback
over IA icy place in the road, by the horse slip
ping aud falling on his left leg and foot
Fred Arnold o. Londonderry. thirteen Year,
old son Of Dr. Luther Arnold, broke his srm
while wrestling lAst Friday night. and jim.
Parker, received s bad compound fracture Of
the les IN the ssme business the next day.
Thomas Murphy Of White Greek, while under
the influence Of strong drink on Friday Of last
week, cleaned out the ttoie Of D. P Siston,
though how he could drive out hAlf dozen
men. is a question. He il bound up to appear
At County court.
The Good Templsrs' are wsgiug wsr against
the run sellers in Resisboro
The authorities A. PoWnsl rre enforcing the
Law againtt drunkenness and the " s1akers -
are having lively time.
Measles are breaking up the schools il Peru
The hay buyers have in Jacksonville. bought
hay at : 10 s ton, and are pressing it for market
Bettey Blsisdell who died al Jeferscnville.
Jan. 2Sd, was ninety years Gnd nine months old
Her mother was ninety-one years snd two months
old, and her grandmother was ninety-one years
old. Her grest-grsndmother died 81 the age Of
ninety-one years
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
PeIidel trees have been found in bog at
Waterford. In two instsnces ore huge pine
stump wac found resting upon another, indicat
ing that the latter tree grew after the frs; had
fallen, the seed having been deposited On its
stump
Mr.. Ira Smith sold bis farm at ST Johusbury,
last week, to Mr.. Lawrence for SO, 400.
Colby, Gay & Blake have had drawn to their .
uill IN West Concord. spruce log measuring
81 feet 10 length, 3 feet inches in diameter At
the butt, and 9 inches in diameter 81 the top. 1t
was 20 inches in diameter 40 feet from the butt,
and scaled 1860 feet.
FRANKLIs COUNTY.
Five person, were baptized in the Baptist
,hurch Al Franklin, last Sunday evening, by
Rev. Mr.. Ferrs.
The Union Meeting house at Fletcher is com
oleted AMI is is TO he Dedicated on Wednesday.
be 2S,h Of February Il is expected that the
longregStionsiists, Baprstt, Methodists and
lniversali''s will take part in the exercises.
Allen H. Manly has bought the interests Of
ohn Lawrence II the planning mill and shop Of
prague Lawrence, at Enosburg Falls. and
'il, IN the spring, in connection with Mr.
prague, enlarge the building, add another
tory to it, and engage in the manufacture Of
ash and doors
The two saw mile at Bnosburg Falls. are
oing thriving business this winter each ssE-
ng from sixty to eighty thousand feet Of lumber
er week.
Mrs. Mary 2, Warner, miliner aud drest-
lsker Of Barton. fell from her chair last Wednes-
az in Al spop,etic ct and died Friday night ,
t oue O'Clock.
Robinson VArney Of Barton, who purchased
be railroad or Virgins mill last sumner, and
sye since put in a new board mill with 30 feet ,
Arrisge, and one Of b1zzel's Giant water
heels, are getting a very large stock Of nice
amber.
Abe stesrns. Of Higbga,e, h&, cold bis farm
0 Mr.. Ashley for 81 900.
8 Hicks, of Berkshire. - cones 20 the front
nth two hig pigs, nike months CID. their united
'eigbi being Si7 lbs.
The neW Union church at Richf5rd was dedic- :
ted on THURSDAY, the 10Th inst It's in size 80
y so feet, and hat co seAts The church cost
.s. 500.
Bishop Bfsel, visited Montgomery sur
lay, the llth instant. aud confirmed siz rer,ous. .
series Of meeiingt are being held in the J
congregational church, 81 Montgomery Centre. ,
nd good degree ofinterest is manifested
At the NJ E Church. Ricbford, las, Sunday. !
be llih inst, Rev. Il. A. Bushnell baptized one
onver', and received Two persons into the church
y letter. t
The population Of SEAntcn in 1870 was 1855
md it Is DOW over 5000 So much for the Port I
and and Ogdensburg railroad. :
Neil Doom. Of sw.nton, slipped down, and had
ne Of bic legs broken. last saturday !
Several gentlemen froi abroad have been visit
ng swanton during the last few dAys, with a
new OF engaging in bu,ine.s. They report
themselves ss isyorsbly impressed with the pros
'ect OF itt becoming prosperous city, with the l
auction there Of the Portland and Ogdensburg i
'shroad, and the extension Of it to the Lake {
W. W. Reyes, Ia, sold the Commercial Hotel. !
u River street, swanton, to John Z. Gibbs. for
5000. '' ,
GRASpnLE. oousrr.
james Ccnro, Esq., q prominent citizen