Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-25

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the heaviest grade not being over sixty-fve
feet to the mile.
The following divorces were granted at
the last term OF the county court : Laura
Stowell from Allen Stowell Rufus Davis
from Laura c. Davis; VIM. NJ. Clark from
Ida Il. Clark Louisa l.. Cleveland from
BENZ F. Cleveland; Sally Cleveland from
Philo c. Cleveland
The County Good Templars Union had an
Interesting sermon recently at johnson and
were address ed by Rev. H. p Cushing of
East Burke. The next meeting will be held
at Stowe, Sept. 9th.
The County Fair will be held at Morris
vile, Sept. 24and %
The St. Johnsbury Lodge of Odd Fellows
accompanied by the St. Johnsbury Band
! held pic mic recently in Niles Woods,
| liydepark.
Cambridge expends from 30 to 40 dollars
a mile, each year to keep her roads in re-
| pair.
William Simmons of Cambridgeboro' got
on a violent drunk, in which he brandished
| his pocket knife and did other unseemly
things. He was arrested and fined. and
disclosed on Elias Chadwick who was fined
| SlO and costs.
The barn of Joshua Reynolds of Belvi-
iere was recently destroyed by fire. The
! house was also found to have been fired. but
was easily extinguished. Supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
The editor of the Nelrsdealer has had an
interview with Lathrop now confined in
| Hydepark jail for murderous assault on
Mr.. Burke of Cambridge. According to
Lathrop's story he only acted in the defen-
sve.
The State Normal School at johnson has
met with deserved success, under the ell
cient direction of its principal Mr.. Perrigo.
ORANGE COUNTY.
At Orange on the Fourth the people one
and all turned out for a basket picnic in the
woods. and during the day enjoyed the nov
ety of - sack race" IN which two OF the
most stalwart ways in the community par
tIcipated, enyeloping themselves in wool
sacks and convulsing every one by their gro
tesque appearance and ridiculous actions.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Cows have foot rot in lrasburgh.
Chandler Bailey removed the blocking to
a car loaded with brick in front of the depot
at North Troy to move the car nearer his
works. The ear mad no brake attached to
it and would not stop at his bidding. but
ran rapidly east across the bridge and tee-
scopcd a supply car standing ON the track
near the gravel pit doing about Sl25 worth
OF damage.
One night an up train from Richiord
came to a sudden stand in the woods OF l..
d. Adams in Troy, The wheels would slip
and the ears not move, having the appear
anee of oil upon the track. Upon aseer-
| tanning the cause il was found that worms
IN countless numbers had taken their lodg-
| ing upon the track The rails and ties were
completely covered. The railroad hands
we're obliged to sand the track To move the
train. The loss OF life WAS perfectly awful.
Charles p. Allen Of Irasburgh spent about
two months last winter in Cuba. lie brought
away with him specimens OF twenty-eight
different kinds of trees that grow "n the L.
land turned out in the form Of canes and
polished. Some of them are said to be very
beautiful.
The Wlloughby Lake House is not open
this season.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
\ Chittenden farmer scouts the idea OF
taking a newspaper at two whole dollars
Year. and posts notice on school house
that - 3 hoggs hey strade or bin stoOlen
from him.
\ new mail route has been established
between Leicester junction and CastietOn,
running daily, passing through sudbury
and Hnbhardton Ii luayes the junction
att o'clock Il. IN. arriving at CastletOn al
IL O'Clock a IN. Returning, leaves Castle
ton at | 30 p. m. and arrives at the juno
tiUn AT 30 y. IN, to connect with the ex-
press north. This will accommodate pass
engers 70 and from Hydes Hotel both ways.
and also giyea daily mail.
\ local paper says, We believe there
is no town IN the State where 50 little re-
gard i, shown for the Sabbath a at Dandy.
Ii Is no common thing to see farmers at
work. and merchants busy at trading on
that day. Ii people cannot refrain from
work on the Sabbath from principle, then
law should be made for that purpose and
put in force.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The liuuor seized at Mortified few weeks
since in the freight depot and elsewhere has
beet adiadged forfeited, and turned over to
the l. Sc OF the town.
Ind ependencc Day was jubiiantly cele-
brated at Barre by the students of Goddard
Seminary who began as the midnight hour
was tulled to raise the sleepers OF that quiet
town by every possible noise. making night
hideons with firing, tin-horns and drums
and the ringing OF bells.
The survey of the railroad from Hard
wick To Mansfield through Cabot, Is COM
pleted and probably the town will very soon |
have an invitation to come down with their |
uamps for the building of the road.
JuSeph Gould & Son have commenced re-
b, Hiding their woolien mill at GOuldsville, |
N 'orthfeld). Their new factory Is TO be |
ito by SIS feet. four stories high, and will /
acc, immediate six sets of machinery, instead /
of fl re, aS before. IL is to be of brick. and |
500 700 will be expended for putting the
mill i. > complete running order.
A Ne ntpelier man opposed to bonding
the tow in aid of tbs Montpelier and Wells
River ra Iiloa1', and who has never become
4. reli, wed his pent up feelings the
other da, Asa whistling engine went up
the line. / c broke out with blow, blow,
you D., tpwnp pa upper
Louis Gaynon, a lanadian stone cutter,
at work on the Massac husetts Central bridge
at Northampton, died suddenly ID nj oil
apoplexy on Tuesday of last week. lie was
anout. eixtv wears old, and a widower, with
two children. one of VIII ON lives at Barre,
wINDHAM otNTY.
The frs. annus Fair of the Wardsboro
Agricultural Society will take place Octo-
Der 9TH.
The Anti Mason are still on the rampage
in this section Of she State The
third annual meeting of the Wind
ham county Anti Masonic Society was re-
GENTLY held at Fa yettville. An elaborate
md bigoted report was read by the Secre-
ary. 5. IL. Sherman of bower, who was
member of the last | legislature and and IN
reduced the famous antl-masonIc Dill when
was so summarily disposed OF by that
Dody The Hon. Austin Bnchard oil New
ane made an addres 5. resolution against
he oranges was adopted and the following
Ulcers elected for the ensuing year Pres
dent. Gen. J. W. Phelps, BrattlebOro;
Vice Presidents, Judge I4aban Jones, West
Brattleboro: DR.. joel Holton of Jamaica ;
Secretary. Sidney II Sherman, East Dover
The proceedinys were ordered to be publish
ii in the Windsor Journal and Ludlow
Gazette. which are understood to favor the
objects of the society.
Warren II. Gibson of Londonderry. ac-
shot himself in the leg with a
pistol, on the 4th, the ball entering little
,boye the knee JOINT A boy named Leon
ard Ward, at the same place, had his lace
considerably burned by the careless use OF
runpowder. while James Tsbin was found
sarly in the morning of the 9Th inst, pros
trate IN the road, one line by which his
horse was held, wound tightly around his
wrist. the most of his harness cut IN pieces
by some sharp instrument his vehicle de-
posted In the mill pond, which proves the
event to be something more than accident.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Charles E. Putney, late in charge OF the