Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-18
VERMONT NEWS.

| =. Inc hnances OF the Mlddlehury lecture aSs0cia-
ton are IN Ourishng condition Prof. Seely is its
president for the ensuing year
child in Mddlebury was recently attacked by
| dhuSe dog ana its face was lacerated badly before
| the dog was beaten of.
| A Bridport farmer hauled in some hay last week
that cooked up last fall but he SAYS he had to
dig so far through the to get at the tops Of the
able.
The County Agricultural Fair is to be held on
| and Is, next.
The measles are very prevalent in the town Of
| Addison.
Chas. Edward King Sherman, eldest son OF the
| late Capt. j. sherman Of Nersennes, died in Italy
| on the 10th Of February.
The lodge Of Good Templars at Shoreham has
been Obls TO suspend, having been shut from the
| Academy building, and having other place to
| hold their meetings.
\. Jones Bennett, hotel keeper Of Shorcham, has
| paid SCI for rum selling.
Wm. Sherman Of Lincoln was found recently dead
! in his bed.
Aspool mandatory is to be established at Yer
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Burr and Burton Seminary, at Manchester starts
/ Of with seventy students
Boston company have purchased tract Of wild
land on the West river and are cutting the timber
20 be RATED down the river when the ice breaks up
| Manchester has had one hundred and twenty-sx
/ days Of sleighEg.
| J. Z. MeNauzLton, Of BarnumviIle, near Man
chester, robbed OF 10 while getting oi horse
/ car in New York city.
| Mount Anthony observatory, at Benninst ston is to
/ be rebuilt.
| The Manchester Journal says. True Perkins
and his alligator have arrived safely from Florida.
| They we're met at the depot BY quite large num-
Der oi our citizens, who gave them the ALI gator
warm reception. Ills lordship the alligator was
put in his box and placed on a larEe hot stone and
wrapped in ur- and blankets and thus carried safely
IN los fTuf A4f al .IHafff Frur faaff
length and supposed to be two years old. and shows
Dis superior Southern breeding by not desning to
be on terms bfiamilarity with Northern mudsills;
but True VIII starye HIM 90 t."
cALEDovIA COUNTY
Duncan Harvey. ofPeacham Hollow. has shipped
90 Boston. since the first OF October last. over one
million pounds OF butter and cheese.
Barnet has had several cases of small -pox two Of
which have proved fatal.
The estate Of the late Judge Kittred-e, Of ST.
Johnsbury, ls vaiuedat 5000
The lumber company at Mclndoes Falls. are
making extensive repairs upon their mill, and are
putting u about p olp,lau feet clo.s.
For being intoxicated and disturbing the peace,
Horace anu William Gammcl. ~ stevens village
Ba-uet, were each fined = and costs.
\ new hotel is projected at ST. Johnslury.
Physicians report that there have been nearly
oou cases % measles ia the village oi It. Johnsbury
during the past winter
EssEX COUNTY.
Horace Cutting of West Concord. has been placed
under SOD bonds, on complaint ~ Mary r. Wood
bury, charging him with uastardy.
A Photograph saloon. 1t Luueubur- y TIA its con-
tents was blown down and scattered all over the
village recently.
\ man by the name of lleEelyey. Of Island Pond.
was seriously INJURED at Iloaslu's mill, by pile of
lumber falling ON him. breaking one les.
The llolyoke Lumber Company have bought tho
Stumpa-e ut the whole town nf Lewis. paving two
dollars ,or spruce and age dollars for pine. The
rII 81 -T u HI =. and H.fr'r q
by the summer estate, aua She wife of Hon. B. H.
Steele .- L4li owner
rnANALlV COUNTY.
Mr. Hull of East berkshire. aged scveuty-s1ur.
ll, w thin the past four years comp lcicd t9ar bed
quilts each containing $3.50 pieces.
Chapman Smith. 81 weIl-I.uawu drsg.r. dled in
Rcl.ord last week. lie bad held several Offices Of
trust 10 bis town and was esteemed a good and re-
liable citizen ia BIS u-.lcss. be travelled thou
sin1- o miles un ii ~ tiaFrr-in large portion o.
the Eastern Iswu-u p- and t4e French country. in
canada and Vermont Massachusetts, and New
lAnI shire.
The hooks 0f the BclGrd Lumber Company were
opened ll-t wecE. and s-fs4 10 the 5000 required
W.ts subscribed. all by 81. Altlus parties. Not
dollar has been subscribed .n RcA.urd; at which
the sentinel isl naturally enough .na -uant-
The Couaty Fair VIII be held September I7th .Is:h
aud 18th.
Homer F. Powell ot R-elis,rd. has entered the law
school injected W Go Oher. College
COW belonging t1 Mr. VI L. JefIarls of Berkshire
2
ls comb nation e, calf aud pig, though il had
eIther hair nor hrsfies. The head. body and les
were those ot CALI but the ears. Liudquarters and
tai were those o. I-- This p- calf al its birth
was alive aud 70 good health The supposed cause
oi natures freak was that tle COW attended an ex-
h-aton ~ dressed hogs last -ll, ana was ayorably
Impressed " .tA t-e euterta umeut
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
4 man lg tine name % Mgre- lost his var on the
lake Nh.le ago, aud had b Is feet So badly frozen
that all oi Dis toes ou both feet had o. be taken or
\ COW belonging 90 Dr. Harding, of south Hero
entered q horse barn recently and went mp I'll -ht
u. stairs into the hay Ion. where she wa found
cemposeqly help NJ herself
LANomLE COUNTY
Two citizens Of WQlc5tt went to Canada selling !
patent uup-Wr. u-tr, and nos being acquainted ia
the custom Of the country, were each dned so.
benjamin Gsiswoii. of Cambridge, aged slyears,
uo" reai.us tac Bible through FOR the ICith |
time.
a 6range the Patrons Of Husbaudry has been |
organ eel at NortA Hyde Park. lt numbers l-
Secretary French save recently at johnson, a |
very instructive and interesting lecture entitled.
An Hour among tie Eu--.
There is log schoel-house .u Cambridge, and in /
wealthy district. Schools have been taught 10 10 /
every year since erected
ORANGE COUNTY.
Youn- NcCarty. Of Nersbire. who was reported rs /
having been burned % death iu New York board /
u- house. .t seems. jumped from the second story
window and was killed hy the Gill. us parents had /
not seen him toF three years.
Randolph has had a prosperous Farmers Club |
during the winter.
The attempt % move the Orange County National !
Bank o. Barre, seems % have met with a failure. /
The Eagle asserts that it is legally impossible
The ladies o, West Fairlee recently held a levee
ur the purpose of "a sing funds % d it the estah-
lshmcut oi Fire Department.
"Pemher Street, " between Randolph Centre and /
East Bethel. contains within the space ~ two mi les,
in SIX houses. eleven persons over seventy-iour /
years old. six over Of -lty three over -ht-dve and
twoover ninety. There have been but three deaths /
for more than twenty years, and the most OF the |
farms are now occupied oy the descendants of the /
r-ual settlers. iu some the second and third
seneraton occup! ins jointly.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Herbert c. Brown. OF Lowell after a liquor trial /
of two days. by jury. fined s2iu and csts. and,
this being a third offence. sentenced o. three !
months Imprisonment. lie appealed.
II. y. Chamherlin has been appointed postmaster 1
Of jay, wee 7. \. Chase, res -ucd
George HYDE. of Newport, lost his watch in the |
SNOW ulc ilc1rson- a follow workman, found it, |
and left for Potion F. o. Hearing that Uearson |
had the watch Hyde had him arrested, when he |
plead guilty and gave up the watch. lie was |
sentenced 10 a cord and @ halfof wood twice in
tao each day for two months, at Swcetshurg.
The Greensboro Steam Mil Company have de-
eided 90 Immediately rebuild their mill recently |
burned.
Gen. W. W Grau,, of Barton, aud Mai Josiah
West.
Regular trains are soon to be started over the Mis-
sisquoi a Clyde Rivers railroad, between Newpsrt
and RiehiJrd.
The listers OF the county, at recent meeting,
agreed on the following appra-sals 3-year old
colts, siii 2-year old colts. St; iyear old colts,
sai; tt feet oNen sll 3year old handy steers. Sj0
cows, 50; 2-year olds, Si5; yearnSs, s.; sheep,
$50; bees, 81 sw ne per pound cents hay, per
ton, 3 oats per bushel. 81 cents WOOL per pound.
u 3 bel
RUTLAND COUNTY.
\ son Of Ward Clayton. aged thirteen years, was
drowned in a brook leading into Pawlet river, on
Friday last
The CoOkviile Slate NH, in Hydeylle is being
rebuilt.
John GUILTY, formerly Of Rutland. has recently
been elected one OF the Board Of fCounemen Of Solo
mon City, Kansas.
Wallingford had % births and an equal number Of
deaths, last year.
1t cost from seventy TO eighty thousand dollars
to open marble quarry in Rutland and pays at
Col. y. T. SpTague, Of Brandon, will expend about
hity thousand dollars in eularging the extensive
works Of the Brandon Scale Company, and adding
new machinery. Orders from California, Japan and
distant countries, are on the books. including an
order from Branch Mint, at San Francisco. for a
bullion scale. which is hatterin- testimonial In
favor OF the How" " scales.
The Lake Bomoscen House, at Castleton, has been
purchased by Mr.. Collins, Of Psultney for $4,000
Hubhardton votes 4 tax OF five cents on a dollar
for the year just closed and the town does not now
have i paupcr.
d. Doolittle Of New York, will open the Mount
Vert House, at Middleton Springs, Vt, June lst
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Canker-rash has been making fearful ravages
among the children in Waitsfeld.
&. c. Markham Of Mortified has a fine specimen OF
the rare Cape Verde Island goat which recently
brought him pair Of kids
Samuel Mansfield, accused Of breaking into the
store Of Ainsw0rth 4 Leland of Mddlesex was ac--
quilted at the recent term Of the Washington
County Court. Mary Minor Of East Calais was
found guilty Of petty larceny by the tribunal
The body Of Orrin Clark, a town pauper was
found recently in the water tub on the town farm
in Cabot. 1t is thought he had fit and fell into the
water.
Miss VI. j. Hopkins Of Montpelier has accepted
position teacher in the graded school at Spring
held Mass 7