Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-30
VERMONT NEWS.
ADDISON COUNTY.

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a profitable eve, she having brought him
"A live lambs, of them this year.
Mrs Turner, of Middlebury, who recent
ly attempted suicide without success, has
just tried the affect of poison upon her sys-
tenn, and it is no go.''
Sometime in April huge bear was
trapped in the east part of Middlebury, but
| after dragging the weight some distance,
bruin escaped from its Jaws The trap was
reset and logs piled up on one side of the
bait to insure approach where he would
again be caught But bruin had had ex-
perience. He rolled away the logs, helped
himself to meat and went off in safety.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A disciple ofMrs. Anthony named Mrs.
Pettee, of Readsboro, was arrested last week
on complaint of the grand juror, for selling
intoxicating liquors contrary to law.
Twenty charges were proven and she was
fined $40 on each, netting to the State the
handsome sum of $500.
The Manchester summer hotels are brush
ing up and making all preparations for
early opening The Equinox House will be
open June 10th. Vanderlip's Hotel will be
open June LIST. The Elm House will be
ready June LIST.
The girl that got up the haunted house
scare at North Bennington has gone back to
Canada She thought North Bennington
would not be healthy for her this summer.
The railroad station at Bennington is to
be enlarged and restaurant added.
Upon exhuming the body of Eugene Cook,
buried at Bennington three years ago, 1t
was found that the body was completely
petrifed, and was in full form and exact
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grave. The cemetery has rocky basis, of
limestone formation, which probably ac-
counts for the singular and uncommon cir
| cumstanee.
Darius Jones, of Petersburg, shufied off
this mortal coil by means of hemp neck
tie, recently. He had been in despondent
state of mind for some weeks. He was
| about tifty-fiye years Of age and farmer.
\ mammoth hotel, to cost $40, 900, is in
process of erection at Glastonbury which
will be for the special use and aecommoda-
ton of city guests, and the elite and
''such." The large steam mill, with proper
management, is capable Of cutting $1,000
feet of lumber per day. There are also
20 large coal kilns kept steadily burning
with an average capacity Of holding 30 cords
of wood each, and already the company has
10, 900 cords ofwood cut on the hill sides,
which will be converted into charcoal as
rapidly as possible.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The suit of Bliss y. Davis vs. the Town of
Danville, for personal damage for alleged |
insuifcency Of the highway. which was
tried by Judge Z. p. Redfeld and Judge Eli |
jah Cleveland. has been decided By the ref /
erees in favor of the town.
Mr. Carmi Osgood, Of East IIardwick, |
while chopping trees was struck by one Of |
them and crushed to the earth lie was |
very seriously if not dangerously injured.
Capt Harrington was down to ST. Johns
bury, the other day, and while there went
to the town agents to get pint of the best |
whSkey for his grandmother, who was sick
in Waterford. The agent told him that
Lory Hill was down the day before and got
a quart for the old lady. and a good many
of her neighbors had within the past two
weeks got liquor for her. For an old lady
80 years old the agent thought she was
drinking too much liquor.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The next meeting of the Champlain Dis
trict Union |. q. Of 6. r. will be held at
East Fairfield on the third Wednesday of
June being the 18th ms. commencing at
10 clock a. m, Of which each Lodge will
have due and timely notice and programmes
sent them by the Secretary.
The Franklin and Grand Isle Conference
of Congregational churches meets at swan
ton June 4.
LANOILLE COUNTY.
Tie Lamoille County Conference Of Con
gregational churches, viii meet at johnson,
on June Bird.
The dramatic club Of HYDE Park present.
ed the drama Of" Neighbor lakewood. - at
that village. recently. All concerned did
nobly, and if Fechter or Edwin Booth had
been present, their hair would have stood
on end with envy.
The manufacturing Of clothes. hat. towel.
flower and toilet racks. by the Novelty
Clothes Rack Co. at Morrisyiile. has be-
come one Of the important industries of the |
county. Since last December the company !
have used - goo feet of hard wood lumber
IN the manufacture of these useful articles,
and are getting them ont at the rate of a
Fifty per day.
The Normal School at johnson has over p,
linety students, in all departments !
The Green Mountain Wooden Mil" i
It Waieryille, Is in the best Of repair. and r
With an abundant water power and all a
lew machinery, but is now lying idle for q
want OF means to stock It. 4
ORANGE COUNTY. a
The Normal School is hourishing. having v
bout eighty pupils for the term. There Is
he largest graduating class this term. than T
ias ever been prepared at any session since !
he school was established. :
Mr.. VIM. Clark has purchased the Min ,,
raj Springs property ut Newbury. and Is :
h,
ouse, which will contain thirteen bath
ooms, fitted up in as perfect manner as can
e found anywhere. 6
The Record and Farmer repudiates with /
corn the base insinuation that there Is =
lore liquor sold and drank in West Ran ic
olph, than in any town Of twice its inhabi 81
lnts, in the State. r
Newbury has Chase estate" affair of !,
= own that Is not of the wild goose sort. y
he Henderson family, about six in num-
er, have received or are about to receive II
me $50 900 from the estate of relative in -
cotland. III
A little son Of Mr.. Sullivan of Yershire. W
bout 10 years Of age, while playing with W
her boys, last week, had an arrow shot al
Ito his eye. 1t penetrated the ball and the &C
ght was ruined. :.
thAEANH NolNI1. n
Lowell Is awake on the railroad question. =.
t a meeting on the 81 a unanimous vote -
as given for the Midland road D.
A little French girl fell out of an attic al
indow, 25 feet from the ground, in Bar he
n, recently, without hurting her bit NJ
At the railroad meeting at East Albany. Al
ay Sd, committee was appointed to have u, III
e creek route from Crattsbury to Iras- y. "a
rgh surveyed. IN
One Of the listers and an aggrieved nd
xpayer of Albany recently had an exciting N,
bate on the profound question. When Wa
es puppy become dog? a.
James Vance, of Albany, a few DAYS -
zee, sold fine span Of young horses, to pie
dge Jameson, of Chicago. for $500. Mr.. ap
meson Is on a visit TO his native town. ca
lsburgh, and will drive his span home in the
ad Of transporting them by ears. XII
RUTLAND COUNTY. hu
The Wallingford cheese factory works up tha
lily $500 lbs. of milk which makes twelve pri
eeSe. They have 200 now on hand. cor
The wife and six children of James Can of
7 of Mount Tabor, left for parFunknown. the
t Saturday morning, on the early train tina
ne of the family were working out, but diff
suSplOiuh was ehteItuiueu, tiluei ~ tue IA
sband or others, of their intentions. 1t fac
'epOrted that maltreatment on the part yad
the husband and father led to this singu- sno
development. con
Vim. F. Barber of Castleton, sheared TIM
Spanish merinos. mostly young I .he
:, which yielded clip of 27S lbs, or an Una
rage of twelve pounds and a trihe over. -
he Vermont Historical Society holds its iici
Iual meeting in Rutland, in October GOV
t. The committee of arrangements will heir
at an early date.
WASHINGTON COUNTY. A
William Cooley is building cheese fac seri
near Waterbury Centre-to be com W
ed about the first OF June. The milk Of We
ut five hundred cows l. enroced trib