Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-22
We H,IONT NEWS.

Al OLSON Col MY.
j. i. Ireland, Of Middlebury. agent o. inc
Add -on Count, Marble Company. sold e.
cent pair o, oxen weighing four thou.
sand pounds.
George Rowe ofRipton. was recently bad
y kicked ~ horse, throwing him quite
distance. His injuries are serious.
VIM De wey, of West Salisbury got in
quite pas, ion the other day went into
his neishbor George TaylOr's yard and an
nounced his intention Of killing him. lay
lor did not ant to be killed and told Dew
ey 50, which only increased the passion of
the seli-cons tituted executioner. When
Dewey was ca He'd upon in court to explain
or defend his conduct he had n fit of the
same passion here, talked out loud, and
when told TO top refu ed with curses upon
them. lie wa bound up to keep the peace.
Seth langdo Of New Maven, recently
forgot that it was his seven. 'y-fourthibirth-
day, and with one pair Of .iorses moved
eleven acres OF grass. 1t wa on the Ola
family farm, OH Town Hill whei e his father
pulled the stur1l Is in the early az ricultural
development oil that town Ii is n Nv one oil
the finest farms in the state.
j. L. lawS ms Of Salisbury. is o have
charge OF the iechanical department If the
American snsi ltute Fair, in New York
~ NNINGToN COUNTY.
Butter self at Woodford at II cents.
The apple crop of Bennington county ),
small
CHARLES. IN Of Albert Dunn, resident of
W oodiOrd. was drowned in the Hudson
river, betwe en- Troy and Albany. y. Y, a
few days sin ce.
The Strait on boys, sons of widow Asa
Stratton of bennington, caught bear in 4
trap on Ba Id Mountain, last week.
Henry Murphy, living in the southeast
part of Ben nj ngton, had a narrow escape
| from sutioca ton on the night of the 10th
inst. He re tired to bed, read while and
| fell asleep. lie was soon after awakened
by the smell of smoke and when fairly
awake, found all the bed clothes in flames
BY presence of mind he smothered the fire
without much damage.
\ Benningt on daughter, whose domestic
nature is equal to her natural simplicity,
was invited by AZ Advent exhorter to ION
his sect, get her white robe ready. and pre-
pare to ascend. 80 can't" the maid re-
piled " Father and mother are going up,
and some .,edy must sta y to see to the cat
tie"
The private fish pond of A. s. Davis of
Arlington. was broken into on the 18th
inst, and nea Fly all the trout stolen by some
miscy eants
CAL ,EDoNIA COUNTY.
Lemuel Woo Is, of Peacham, met with
serious accident recently. His horse ran
away, kicking hi s buggy into pieces, throw
ing Mr.. Woods in such manner as to
break both bones of his leg near the ankle,
and infict several severe flesh wounds.
There are from e. to 100 boarders at the
Spring Hotel, New rbury. Among them are
families from New York, Boston. Spring
field, Philadelphia and Canada.
F. L. Bridgman. of Hardwick has been
held in $500 for trial at the county court
for resisting an officer.
The survey of TIN Railroad from Hard
wick to Marshfield by way of Cabot, shows
light cuts and easy grades. The estimated
cost is 100000; d lie distance being fifteen
miles.
As Frank Dear.: brakeman on the Port
land and Ogdensba re Railroad, was stand
ing on the rear en- of his train, at St.
Johnsbury, the ira n coming in from Con-
cord backed again st the train he was on.
The su Iden jolt thr ew Dean off his feet, and
he fell on his elbow {, breaking it badly.
Several merchari s of St. Johnsbury would
like to interview 4 red Gray, who recently
left that place, I'M | in his haste to get of
forgot to call arou nd and bid them fare
well.
William Har- ,ey Jr., of Barnet, was
thrown from a ] oao OF hay recently, and
striking on son le &c 'cks received severe in.
juries.
A son of W lillian Green, of st. Johns
bury, fell from a tire recently, from which
he was pickin fruit. and broke his leg.
VIM. Hortc n, clei k in Shaw's insurance
oiice at St: ) ohnsbury =, Is a defaulter to the
extent of 81 90, and h rs disappeared.
Mrs. job, Page of Sutton, 81 years o.
age, has sp nn five skeiI IS day during the
last three seeks