Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-14
II Il, 1873 :.
VERMONT NEWS.
ADDISON COUNTY.

J people OF MlddleDurN, 10 erect hio PtN'
building for the Offices Of the town cler
and treasurer Of that town. The tow
records as at present situated, are great
exposed to being destroyed m case OF hrt
and there is general feeling that the
should be kept in some safer place. Abou
twenty-one years ago, the Probate record
OF Addison district were all destroyed b
fire, and the county have since built, wha
Is considered, q safe vault for their preserya
ton.
There was a meeting at Bristol on I'll
9th ult., to discuss the prOpriety Of bond
ing the towns interested in constructing
narrow gauge railroad from Bristol to Yer
gennes, connecting with water navigation
\. c. Harris has been appointed post
master, at PantOn, vice e.. HolcOmb, resign
ed.
The BridpOrt and Addison Detectin!
Society held its fiffy-sIIth annual meetin.
at the Town Hall, in Addison, on the 3,
ult, Hon. j. X. Ferre, President Of thu
society in the chair. The Treasures re
port shows there is between $500 ard $50
in the treasury, and there had been no ex
penses incurred during the past year; II
other words no member Of the society haC
suffered loss by theft during the year.
Aspool factory Is to be started in Yer
[ gennes.
4 lad by the name Of E. Warner, Of Wey-
bridge, had his right leg very badly broken
on saturday week, by falling of a sled on
which be was riding In some way his lee
became twisted, and was broken above the
knee
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Two years ago this winter the Richmond
/ iron company bought between two and
| three thousand acres Of woodland in STAN
| ford, for the purpose Of coaling and to
/ supply their numerous furnaces in Massa-
| chusetts and Connecticut. They now have
a large number Of wood choppers engaged
| in cutting word. and some ten or twelve
teams drawing it to the place where they in
tend IN the spring TO erect five coal kilns-
Last fall they contracted for $50, 900 bricks
Of Mckendre Whitney Of Bennington, which
are now all delivered on the ground, and
everything Is in readiness for active
operations as soon as the snow drifts dis
appear. The snow, by actual measurement,
i four and One-half feet deep in the woods
and numbering has come TO q stand-still.
The Troy Burdens are making arrange
ments TO work the iron works east Of Ben
ningtOn. Per contra, several manufac-
turers have applied for an injunction res
training them from divert1ng or polluting
the waters Of the river, and il j. over this
question it Is expected that another battle
Of Bennington" will be fought.
The police arrested at the depot. AZ
Springfield, Mass. al an early hour Satur-
DAY morning, one Butterfeld, Of Bennington
county, IN 4 state Of roaring drunken
ness; and though they found In his pockets
papers seeming 10 certify him as o deputy
sheriff, ne was committed 10 the lookup.
james VI. Dudley, Of the New York Con-
stitutiOnal Commission, was born in Ben
nington county, in ISIS, and received his
education at Burr seminary. lie studied
law in Ludlow. under the late Governor
Washburn, removed 10 Fulton county. y.
l., and reSuming the study Of law, was ad-
mltted in July, 1915, 70 practice in all 1.-The
States and United States Courts He has
resided at J0hnst0wn. the county seat. for
the last nineteen years.
The Stratt0n stage. for Arlington. made
only one trip the last week in February on
Vccount Of the deep snow. The driver saws
the snow on the mountain i u feet deep on
the level.
How TO start a cheese factory, was prac-
tically demonstrated at Dorset recently.
The project was started bv a few energetic
men, the stock (S3 600 nearly all taken. q
meeting called and officers chosen. and the
actual work Of the business commenced in
very few days. The number of cows secured
is between four AID FIVE hundred. The
factory Will be located in Dorset Hollow.
about one and-a-half miles from the village.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Barnet has three cases Of small plx.
One year more will extinguish the war
debt Of =. J0hnsbury
That Comical Brown" has been enter
tanning the -. Johnsbury folks.
4 young man named Spencer. In the en- J
pl9y Of 4. II. Mcleod q Co. %. s.. Johns I
bury, was cutting some wool recently. when +
the AK glanced into his fl0t, cuttinga severe .
cash.
Mr.. Gafeny, living on Maple street. St.
j ohns1ury. was arrested and fined i1r-
drunkenness. and the resulting iu7estira-
,lon convicted him Of four ofienSes in sell
ING liquors. His fines and cost, amount %
about So. and he Is ont some five gallons
% the tanE.e-tolt.
Half Of the fences In Lyndon are out Of
sight. under the snow.
The editor of the Harlwick Reporter has
been sued by Hon. A. +. Julsvine. for libel.
The damages set at 5000.
Rev. ?. 3. Fisk. Of LyndonviIIe. has TOW
telegraph line leading from his study In the
hurch o. his residence. The wire cost 81. so
md the battery 80 cents l. works Ike a
harm. and conversations are easily carried
ID over the wire One If the good points
q the system is thar the Reverend never
,ets cold dinner, but i always on time.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Angus ellis, d brakeman on the Grand
Trunk railroad, was knocked IF the train
etween Lenu0xyiAe and Island Pond By
ridge, q few days since, and instantly
lled- lie was a resident Of Sherhr00ke
y Eugene Hutchins. Of Eden. was at
work rolling logs on the 10th ult.. q huge
ank Of snow fell upon him from the pile
ehind him. iniuring his back 50 thar be has
title use 0t his limbs and IL j. feared be
VII be crippled some time, if not perma-
emily.
IEANEIIN COUNTY.
Guy Warren, of Fletcher. recently as q
lu.ted bis sister in such a shameful manner q
bat she was obliged 10 seek shelter in '
eighb0r's house. badly beaten and covered q
18th blood J
Il NAAull-N 90 NAlF NIAAlIla~ 90 LA~llNL4NN .
bout 70 be formed in RichfOri. Several Q
lboriinate Oranges have already been {
rmed in the eastern counties and are now q
orking under a State Grange
There has lived within the last Two and =
lf years, and all but one Of the men with Z
the last one and a half years. within two
lies in q straight line in different direc-
0ns from the tannery Of D. Gilbert in Enos- y
r~rh " hY kn-n La
ives each. and one who has had four O.
aking in all eight men who have had
wives. Five Of those when last a
arrIed were under forty-Six years Of age. q
ID but one family living in any place B
He'd village.
While Air Kiug>bury, Of North Fairfax. !
d at y. Adams, the other day. his team \
came frightened. broke from him and ran IN
ray. They ran over four miles, across
idges and cattle guards, fortunately meet
9 no tram, and strange to tell were little
ilred.
LAA1iLLE COUNTY
The railroad company have built 4 ice
Use At Hydepark, and laid in a large C.
lck Of ice for use on the butter cars an
her season.
ORANGE COUNTY. II
The measles and scarlet fever are visiting
ny people in the vicinity Of West Ran Sa
ph.
Atthe house Of Mr. Frederick Washburn.
II Randolph Center, live Mr. Wm. Foster 6,
/ wife, and Mr. Fielder Clark and wife
I'd respectively st, s., 50, and - years. D
chelsea people have been visited BY
ed man, styling himself nr Beard. asas ne
ley Some cal! him crnEy, and others ~
nix he i suffering from disappointed af- l.
ton. His method of operation Is 10 as
tain the names of a. many sick persons
be can, and then give them a call He
ounces all doctors except himself as Re-
ives, and then asks the privilege of cur e.
the patient. which he says he can do IN Ba
n two to ten days. His fee varies from -
TO S25. and must in all cases be paid in Re-
ance. lie generally gets turned out of A.
p, and sometimes Is chased with a IL
omstick. He threatens 10 shoot anv one NJ,
hey strike him. Occasionally he gets ~
moo 70 cd