Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-26
ADDISON COUNTY

-Al'A't"''N N''f afA
Jerry Doyle, o young man living with
Mr. BREASTED on farm three miles east OF
, Middlehury. was seriously hurt on the 18TH
inst. by being thrown from o horse against
a stone wall. His scalp was badly laccra-
ted, and his skull badly bruised. He's now
improving and viii get well.
~ Lyman II. Payne. Of Cornwall. was
returning home from the Crown Point
races. on the evening of the l9th inst,
when near 4. c. Hamilton :, in Brilport,
it being very dark, he was attacked by two
highwaymcn who demanded his money.
e. All right. " responded Mr. Payne. and in
stantly placed his hand in his breast pocket
and drew 4 large California knife. with
which he dealt one of the ruthans n power
/ ful blow. sending him tumbiing with cries
| of pain over an embankmcnt into the bushes
/ below. Evidently he wounded the rob5er,
| As on reaching home be found the point of
his heavy knife broken by the fore, CT the
| blow. At once, after the blow was struck
| the other miscreaut who WAS holding the
| horse left its head and started toward the
wagon Mr.. Payne started his horse. a
Young and spirited one, and the wagon
| wheel struck the man and dashed him aside,
and Mr. p. pursued his journey home
ward.
Five hundred sheep were sent to Caliior-
MIA. last week, by Messrs. Hammond Il
| Severance of Middlebury.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Erskine Arnold of Bennington has died
| from injuries received in being thrown out
Of his sulky.
George Hopkins, while on a visit to rela-
tivcs at Bellows Falls, few days since, was
/ kicked on the knee by young horse, caus-
/ ing serious wound. 1t is feared that am
putation will be necessary.
Bennington manufacturers are praying
| for rain, the water being the lowest of the
season.
The following eminent talent has beer
engaged for the course of lectures before
| the Young Mems Association Of Benning
| Chaillu, Grace Greenwood. Bret llarte,
Prof. Morse of Salem, Mass. and Prof
Wvlie Of Cornell University. in addition
to these Prof. f. Bradford will give readings
if his health permits.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
There was n reunion Of the Pike family
recently at Waterford. or rather of six sis
tcrs of that family whose ages ranged from
s. to 76. there being four brothers also liv
inc. and the st. Charles (Minn.) Times ha
this to say about it Luke N Pike a broth
er of these sisters, living in this city. is thu
father of our better half. lie Is hale an,
hearty old gentleman of some - years. :
few years are he visited his native State
Vermont, after an absence of over 10 years
and IO-aged brothers and sisters met in tina
same room, 4 circumstance which but few
families ever live to enjoy.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Minnehaha Lodge of Good Templars a
Fletcher enjoyed pleasant picnic on tn
10th inst. Col Mead of Randolph gave al
impressive public address and c. H. Bake
of St. Adams, gave fine description of hi
journey to England.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
4 correspondent of the Newport ElpreS
saws that 5. X. Devils of Troy, a mode
farmer as to farm buildings and crops, la
lust harvested four acres Of nice wheat tina
will Weld forty bushels to the acre. BE
sides he has raised ten acres of heavy oats
four acres of hops, to say nothing Of larg
crops of corn potatoes and grass.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
A short time since several employees enter
ed and repaired the inside of the tube tina
conducts the water from the flume to Sher
man marble mill at lIydeville the waite
being kept back by head-gates in the ilumt
The last man out was hardly on the BAN
when the head-gates gave way, filling tn
tube. some five feet in diameter, almost in
staatly. The gate at the lower end bein,
closed. the air in the tube became powerful
ly compressed, and.when it reacted col
umn of water was thrown from the uppe
end of the tube distance of forty feet. .
moments delay in the tube would have bee
fatal to the whole party.
Two or three brilliant men, of Castleton
; came three or four miles to vote the frs
Tuesday in September.
At the meeting of the Rutland Count
Good Templars Union, recently held a
Castleton, committee was raised, style
, the L" County Visiting Committee, who's
duty is "to visit and encourage weak an
failing lodges, and e1deavor to restore thei
) to life and usefulness"
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Lodge of Good Templars at Wait
, field numbers nearly two hundred men
bers.
Nathan Morse was found dead recently
his bed at Waterbury Centre. lie was
years old and served through the Mexica
war in the American army.
The fifth annual fair of the Washingto
county agricultural society was held {
East Montpelier the 18th and 18th. II