Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-05
VERMONT NEWS.
ADDISON COUNTY.

4 school teacher in StarksborO found upon
her arrival at the school house. one morn
ing recently, that she had left the key TO
the house at her boarding place, a mile dis
tant Instead of sending for it she and her
pupils went in and out of the windows
through the day.
John Swinington, Of Leicester. in com
pany with Dan Buell.. of Orwell. left Lei
cester junction, the 2sth inst, with two
ar-loads of sheep, bound for the California
market.
D. Edgar Hill of Bridport. who has been
for many years a prominent breeder of fine
horses, has been seriously i'll for two months
with acute rheumatism and dyspepsia Of the
worst style.
The cheese factory near New Haven depot
Is doing large business this season. and Is
turning out cheese of an unusually fine
quality.
Col. II. F. Dean of Cornwall contem-
plates going to California this fall with fire
Spanish merino sheep, of which he is a sue
cessful breeder.
Hon. R. j. Jones, c. D. Lane. Cherbiuo
.S Williamson, and William ii. belong of
Cornwall have recently made sales of fine
sheep at high figures for the California
market.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
SIX sisters, daughters of Luther Pike.
one of the first settlers of Waterford, re-
Gently made a visit at their old home, en-
loving a social time and rich repast. in
the room where they were all born, and on
the same old crOss-legged table on which
they took their first meals. The Oldest of
the sisters is 76 and the youngest So. They
are all farmers wives, in the enjoyment of
good health, and are the proud mothers of
forty children. Four brothers in the same
family are still living.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Franklin County Agricultural and Ne
chanical Society offer 500 in purses for
trotting and running horses, the amount
being divided as follows:
First day, Sept. list premium SO.
SIS, SlO-for horses that have never beat
en- 2.45.
running horses.
Third day, Sept. I9.-lst premium 500,
$40. SIS. Sl0-ior all trotting stations
ID premium $50, S35, SIS, SIO-for
| horses that never won public money
Sd premium $50, $50, SIS, S5-for trOt-
ting colts years old or under.
4th premium Sl25, S75, $50, S2O-for all
trotting horses.
The last purse is for all horses, the other
purses for Franklin county horses only.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The section hands on the Connecticut and
| Passumpsic Railroad, at Fairlee. came in
| contact with striped snake recently, which
| they killed. 1t measured 81 feet, and was
| found to contain seyenty-six small snakes
measuring from three to six inches. all
alive and in good running order.
Recently Davis Tucker, Of Bristol. and
Nabbie Howe. of Tunbridge, aged respect
lively 81 and 6S years, went to Chelsea, and
called on Elder Herrick, to get united in
the bonds of matrimony. The Elder called
for their certificate, but alas, that necessary
document had been forgotten. Mr.. Tucker
went to Tunbridge, Miss Howe's native
place, but failed to procure the desired pa
per. The next morning he wrote to Bristol
and anxiously awaited the return mail. No
answer came, and after waiting till Sunday
the disappointed lovers returned to Tun-
bridge in despair, their only consolation be
ing that as they are young they can afford
| to wait.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
d. B. Cotton, liyery-stable keeper at
Fairhaven, has a remarkably smart horse.
He goes to the post office without driver,
gets the mail, and posts the letters. He
goes to the hotel after the passengers are all
in, and when Joe says good by to the
parting guests he leaves for the depot. At
ter the load is out he will start amongst the
cars, place the wagon in the right place
without direction from any one and wait
the incoming train, when he will return as
he went.
Rev. W. H. H. Murray, Anna E. Dickin-
son. Hon. Thomas Fitch, John b. Cough
and Hon. William Parsons of England, are
among the lecturers engaged for the Bran
don course the coming season.
James j. Gilbert, prominent citizen o.
Fairhaven, died on Thursday Of last week