Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-12-12
NUMBER 81.
VERMONT NEWS.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
Albert Chapman, agricultural editor OF
the Middlebary Register. has returned from
his California trip. jelighteiwith the cauu-
try and its climate.
Francis d. Douglas, representative from
| Whiting, has been called upon to mourn
the loss Of his wife, who died at his resi-
dence on the 29th ult., after lingering Ill
ness with cancer. She was daughter of
Dea. Flower Of Ilopkirton, y Y. and
most estimable lady.
Mr.. Copper, a wealthy gentleman. of
New York, has bought the iarm in Bird
| port, lately occupied by d. Edgar Hill. lie
ceased. and win erect elegant new huiidpgs
thereon
J. f. Crane, the bee culturist. Of Bird
| port. left for California on the IL inst.
where he will spend mostoi the winter
BENNINGTON COUNTY
! The winter term of the County Court
| commenced at Bennington on Tuesday last,
| Judge Wheeler presiding. There are twp
| hundred and four cases On the docket Of
| winch seventeen are criminal. The Court
House has been completely reIn0delled ami
Is now one Of the best in the State.
Samuel J. West, Jr. has been appointed
postmaster at Arlington vice Samuel "
| West, deceased.
Fukai Taich, native Of Ycido, Japan is
| at Bennington, learning 10 ran T. knitting
machine. Mr. Taich is one or the number
| who were sent 10 this country. about nine
months ago, 70 get acquainted with ma-
ehinery.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
In the Office of the St Johnsbury CaLdo-
man IS most ingenious specimen Of me-
| chaniSm. The article referred to is glass
bottle, inside Of which Is round table.
very nearly filing the diameter of the bot
| tie. On the table is cask made Of slaves.
witt, brass hoops and head in each end
In the nose Of the bottle is wooden stop
| pie, nearly filling the space, and this is
keyed in or the inside and pinned The
| table and miniature barrel had TO be set up
inside the bottle ani glued together This
I piece o. patient work was done by Nat
AnnIs OF Passumpsic, IN empioye 81 the
scale works.
ERANELIS COUNTY.
\ granddaughter of Isaiah Thomas. the
celebrated printer and founder Of the Mas
| sachusetts Spy 0i Worcester, and one ofthe
most distinguished men of hi. time in this
+ section, scventy-fye and 100 years. has PIE
-ented to the Masonic Lodges Of St. Alban-.
| q portrait e her illus;ri1u> ancestor, which
has been assigned % conspicuous place in
their hall
Montgomery Village has no er1s shop in
its limits. \ Boston runner calls il drier
than the Desert Of Sahara. The last man
who tried t. make a living there bY selling
whiskey, woand up his business by paving
the State one hundred and twenty dollars
in fines with costs, besides boarding with
the Sheriff for a few days. lie Is completely
bfsrref yvi-ir rifa f-,-fr,r..s. 10 -, L.
/ to trust out his - goois" and couldn't get
enough back To pay for the stock. the fines
took % al the profits, and when he shook
with bis customers they would load tie dice
against him
Horace lIurihat. Of Biciforl had leg
badly hurt while loiling logs IN tie woods.
q few days ago.
LANolLLE COUNTY.
Tie Hone and Box Company at WoIcatt
have an order from firm in New io-k for
- coo gross Of match boxes.
Some time durin. the past year % COM
plny of men, living in Cambridge, pur
chased q trac, VI land IN Wateryil!c, uelr
Bakersfield line, with the expectation of
finding large quantity of marble. lt has
turned out u be a superior quality Of lime
stone, au article much needed in that sec
tioa.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The po-tJaice NJ West Newport has been
Discontinued
There Is q complain; tina; tie 5Jun lilulr
wastes badly in lrs~hlrsa.
Snow in Barton j. about Is inches deep.
In some parts 10 lrl-5ursi il l. TWO feet.
and on Lowell mountain. TWO fee, and
half
The annual meeting ct tue N;-~is4aai
and Clyt Rivers Railroad Company viii De
he.Iar North Troy, Dec. II.
RUTLAND COUNTY
An oli folks concert came or 81 Clstie-
ton. recently. About forty singer, took
par, IN the exercises. dressed in e We -lrh
Of We o.den time. The coat worn by the
director, 1lr. Dutt1n. figured At wedding
over one hundred years ago Th- r,ueer,
was enjoyed by large audience.
Benz. T. Colby. who built the po~toiii.s
and [. :. Court House at Rutland. died in
Napa, California. 0n che 18th ult. aged 20
wears.
Mr. Deacon Williamson Iiydeyi.le, fell.
IS tripping over 4 rug, recently, aui can
d.e-,ick which She carried in her hand.
striking her left eye destroyed The sight
completely.
Dr. J sanford, Of Clstlctoa, ha. in hi-
library q book entitled, d" The Husband
man Calling Richard Steele Is the au-
thor, and it was printed in l6GS, and con-
ta.ns - pages Every goTd and leaf Is
about as perfect as the lsy the ya.sme WA
published.
Joseph Appleton De,aul. one e the carly
settlers of West Rutland, and who had
filled many oihee, Of trust and responsible
l-y IN Rutland died on tie 3o-h ult
The rfsr.r.fa p ,,-.-.. ,f.,-.,.af
fortnight since by the report that two ped
dler's carts, belonging 10 the brothers Sic
gal, were broken Opca aud Iheir contents
stolen az the house of George Douglas. The
loss was stated at-ix thou-ln1 dollars. The
alleged losers were not much disturbed but
directly sold are horse anu cart and drove
OF with the other. Ii Is now reported that
the New York creditors Of the peddlers
hearing Of the affair through the press or
otherwise, followed the trail Of the peddlers
back two or three days journey where the
goods were found all safe. The report i
that the pcddlers were arrested and held to
o1ll N thcsum Of four thousand dollars.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
y the crnOnt Methods; Seminary and
Female College, Montpelier, there are 20
ladies pursuing the college course, two gen
tlcncn in the seminary course and ten in
preparatory department. The Academic
Students are - ladies and 62 gentlemen
,O2j different students have enrolled in five
years: and the aggregate attendance i0r the
same length of time has reached ,, 603. The
winter term opened on Wednesday last.
The grange in Warren numbers foriy-six
members
WiNDHAH COUNTY.
The Bellows Falls paper mills commenced
running on half time last week
The village Undertaken of Brattloboro.
sold seven collins on Sunday, i've of which
were used in the town.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Tie woollen mill lately burned at Cavm-
dish, it i understood, viii not be rebuilt by
the present owners.
There is boy in Reading, fourteen years
old, who weighs $50 pounds.
\ young chap wanting some new clothes.
and not having the fear of the law before
his eyes. helped himself to a suit at Bar
ron'S Hotel, White River junction, on
Thanksgiving day, and started north on the
afternoon express for St. Adams. Mr.. Bar
ron telegraphed to West Randolph 20 have
an officer at the station ready to arrest him
upon the arrival Of the train, and then
Jumped on board to keep watch of his man.
But when the train arrived lie was not to
be fOund, for when the train reached Bethel
he quietly stepped off the rear ear and left
by some other route.
MURDER SEAR BESNINGToN.-On Monday
evening, Mrs. Shay a respectable woman
Ill \