Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-23

Is preferable to the heaven he has visited.
we think that he was wrongly informed as
to his abode"
Charlie Rockwell. Of South Troy. q boy
nine wears of age. recently sawed and split
FIVE cords of four-foot hard wood. Charlie
may 20 to the head.
Can't. Curtis Elkins. venerable AMI IN
fluential citizen of Troy, died last month
John W. Currier, Of North Troy, Ia,
nearly COMPLETED one Of the finest private
residences to be found in the State. This
country palace * said to have cost over
so. 900. and is situated short distance
out Of the village on the road leading 20
South Troy.
IF. Manuel. formerly of Troy, is 10
Texas experimenting large job OF railroad
work he has in that State
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Owners Of marble quarries at Pittsford
contemplate opening several new quarries
the present season. Those already worked
in that vicinity are producing very desirable
marble.
The cheese factory in iinmouth was burn
ed Saturday night.
Mr.. Riley Deming has finally leasel the
Bmndon House.
Two persons were fined $50 and costs
each at Mechanicviilc last week for disturb
ing school meeting and assaulting James
Atwood.
Parties are purchasing all the uniadins
green slate in Fairhaven, for the purpose
Of shipping it to England. This Is
new market for Vermont slate, and one 10
which the slate commands better price
than in this country.
\ patent has been granted To Henry e.
Cole Of Wallingford, on a snow shovel.
The Brandon Manufacturing Co. have
the wall up for an addition to their foundry,
and are having the foundation for q large
addition to their shop.
The Blue Slate Company, Castleton.
employ thirty-hye men and manufactured
last wear 1000 squares Of roofing slate.
The Elgle quarry-the largest in P0ultney.
was opened in 1852. In IS69 mill was
erected on the quarry grounds, with
marketing establishment connected. The
quarry and mill employ 100 men and the
sales Of 1872 amounted % Sl2j 600 Quite
a settlement has grown up around the
works, consisting of q church, a store,
machine shop. and a number Of dwellings
South Of the Eagle and in the same town
are the Evergreen quarries, which employ
forty men and produced last year 1000
~ILare~ of slate OF an untading green The
Eureka quarries employed sixty men last
wear and produced 5000 squares of slate
The quarries on Spalding and the W ing
farms employ nearly 100 men and yield an
nually over O.OOO squares Of slate. The
Spalding farm was bought by it, present
owner Tor - 200. twenty years q s' now
1t yields $50, 900 worth Of slate per year
Benson has TWO cheese factories
Col. Manson Allen Of Fairhaven, who is
a pioneer in the slate business, Is develop
ing new quarry
Forty houses are in process OF erection 10
Brandon.
Pittslori is % have a cheese factory
The Laclede. No. RpuiHfqa, says chat
T. c. Humble. who l. managing one 10. The
largest farms of Mr. Frank Post of Na--ln--
ford. Vt. near Cunningham. has boy uu.F
nine years old who is learning % make
himself useful in his day aud generaiian-
During the months of April and MAY 0.
last wear hc brokeI hundred acres Of prairie.
VIII yoke Of oxen and large prll-.e
pillow. he averages his two anda halt aer--l
day Rather good for a nine year o-I.
llr. Allen of Pittsiord. connected with
the Pullman Car Company in the mla-.a.-
ture Of paper wheels turitheir carS.rcl .Te~0---
the company at the Vienna Exposition.
doubtless with a view 70 introducing their
manufactures more generally INTO tHrH.e
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Hon. Charles IT, Heath and G. H. Cr--
have discovered an extensive slate 4ll--
las. H'.- 10
Montpelier
:. %. licrsCy. for some years '-mIne lH-t
Of the Pavilion Hotel. Montpelier. .a-
/ located CT HJnellsville. y. Y, where le
keeping furnishing goods store
f. c. Spencer Of Narshfeld. killed rv
valuable blood heiiers. recently, hy washing
them in tobacco % Kill lice.
William r. Wells Of Calais. while
working about the mill in that town.
recently, had the misfortune 20 slip tr.la
plank and fall five or six feet. AltA1--a
able, Immediately after regaining bis iee-
TO resume work. for short time. DE r--
ceiyed such Internal INJURIES that be
took to his bed. and died in a few days
wNDHAN COUNTY.
sam c. Biddell. Of Wilmington. keeps
one Of the bes, hotels on the Atlantic c1a>-
at Fernaudina. Florida.
j. Estey AZ Co, manufacturers of cottage
organs ut Brattleb0rO. occupy seven bCI--
ingS. employ four hundred workmen. MAKE
200 instruments per month, and the extent
of their business Is about eight hluir1
thousand dollars annually.
Seth Barnard. Of Wilmington. ha- q ben
"a Setter). that with mistaken zeal for~1.k
her nest. and undertook 70 brood the progeny
Of the family cat.
\ young man named NJ ". Brown. from
Nardsbor0, was injured severely 40 a saw
mill in Windsor Locks, Conn. last week.
by the saw coming in contact with one oi
his legs. 1t l. feared amputation viii have
TO be performed.
;. Ranney has been appointed postmaster
at Athens in place Of \. \. Alexander.
resigned.
During liquor prosecution No Bellows
Falls. recently. IT was understood the 0ihcer
had long list Of witnesses, A. q result of
which there was a wonderful hegira over
into New Hampshire and other places.
The Bellows Falls TINS devote~ q column
and half 10 describing a big bear hunt.
and winds up the graphic sketch with the
assurance that 'the bear Is still at large.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Woodstock National Bank proposes
hereafter to pay interest on money left on
deposit.
c. c. Hall, of Plymouth. has been fined
$40 and costs for disturbing town meeting.
Preston Mortified. Of Windsor. has an
old family Bible, printed by subscription.
in London. at least two hundred years ago.
1t Is q huge folio, with an immer--
number of Illustrations, and with notes ami
comments explanatory of the sacred text.
The original price was forty pounds sterling
nearly Two hundred dollars.
\ history of Reading is to be published
embracing biographical sketches and en-
cravings of he early settlers. and OF sons
OF the town who have attained prominence.
and a fall report Of the speeches and p1e.u-
delivered at the Centennial Celebration
The listers Of Andover provided them
selves with ~n3w-Shoes, and We're thus eu-
ab.ed Is 90 across lots. which facilitated
their business considerably.
Dominion NcHS.
IL is announced by the Dominion e.g-