Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-06-20

III MADE report ike that OF a pistol, much
to the terror OF those in the building ut the
moment.
The County Court which commenced it,
session on the Sd inst, did not complete its
business in full the past week. Three
cases only were tried by jury The primer
pal one was Mr.. Charles Stevens against
Eli Stevens for loss of an OK which C. 5
alleged +. 5. killed in the night time The
jury found the defendant guilty and award
ed damages to the amount of $40 and cost
OF Snit The Grand Jury rs well as the
rent Jury were all dismissed last Friday
H. >. Ostigee, charged with burning
house, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
State Prison for two years.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
Enos Gould, a Bennington teacher. is in
trouble. The larger girls and bigger boys
OF his school have been getting over much
"spooney lately and ten page billet
doux monopollzed the time that should be
devoted 10 study. An attempt to stop these
proceedings resulted in a row between the
big ooy and the teacher, from which
the latter retired with a black eve. the
sweet dulcineas meanwhile Jumping through
the windows in the most unladvlIke man
ner. The authorities are looking for teacher
with muscle.
Clark Asa Batchelder of Manchester. rra-
duated at Boston University Law school.
last week, being the only Vermonter in the
class
The Bennington Valley sends 900 quarts
OF milk to New York daily, which j. de-
llvered TO customers without the assistance
of middle-men.
The knitting mill of A. b. Valentine at
Bennington has been enlarged to accom-
modate six sets of machinery instead of
iour-all on women's white knit goods
The Equinox House at Manchester opened
on the 10th.
Edward II. Conkling Of Bennington, the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic School student,
whose sad death by drowning We have
recently made mention was son of the late
Dewey Hubbell Conkling of Bennington.
who was a member of the firm of Claiin.
Mellen a Co, of New York By his fathers
will young Conkling was bequeathed up
wards of 100000. lie was young man
Of great promise.
George ii. Simmons of North Bennington
has invented an attachment to kerosene
lamps by which he will undoubtedly realize
Il nice fortune. The invention consists Of
two brass "thimbleS," ," the lower one screw
Ing into the top Of the lamp. the upper fit
ting into the lower 80 a To be easily raised
chimney attachment screw into the the top
Of the upper thimble. To fill the lamp raise
the upper th:mble, which has n cOncave
rim, which prevents the oil running down
upon the outside of the lamp. The lamp
can thus be filled in a few seconds without
unscrewing the top The Plume & Atwood
Manufacturing Company of Waterbury,
Conn, one of the wealthiest manufactures
Of brass goods in this country, are the sole
agents for the United States, and are max
ing the attachments TO meet the great de
mand for them. The company estimate
that they will sell at least a million of
them during the year, to the home trade.
They pay Mr.. Simmons a handsome
royalty.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The CaledoniaR gives an account Of
stone the size of a nail-keg which dropped
through the roof of a shed just after three
children d gone out. Children may be
plentiful and miSehieyous in st. Johnsbury
but it Is not in accordance with the laws of
the nineteenth century to thin them out by
blasting in the streets.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The South Eastern Railway Company
propose to build an iron bridge in place OF
the wooden one that crosses the AlissisquOi
in Richford.
There will be four stations between
RichfOrd and Newport, w; at East Rich
ford, one between East Richiord and North
Troy to accommodate Mans0nville people,
at North Troy, and at Newport Centre.
The hotel keepers at Richford have been
warned TO close their bars
The twenty-second annual session of the
Vermont and Province of Quebec Confer
ence of the Advent Church will be held in
Richford, commencing June 18th, and
holding over the Sabbath following.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
George D. Fields, recently admitted to
the Bar by the Franklin County Court, has
opened law Office at Cambridge Boro'.
c. NJ. Barnes of Bakersfield. is about to
open jewelry store at Cambridge Boro.
Carlos ;. Parker, son Of Hon. c. 5.
Parker of Eimore. has gone into the mer-
camille business at Montgomery.
There is family in Cambridge that has
in eleven years moved thirty times. been IN
sixteen different states and moved seven
times in one year. The longest time they
stayed in any one place Is eighteen months.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The subscriptions for the new bank at
Chelsea were opened the 3lst ult. 1t is ex
pected that the bank viii commence doing
business in a few weeks with capital OF
500. 600. The old Chelsea bank contru-
versy has been settled by Dr. Braleys
buying out all the stockholders at Sl55 ON
a share.
On the 2Sth ult., little of +. p.
DensmOre, of Chelsea, aged six years, at
tempted 10 get into the hind end of a lnm-
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leg was caught in the spokeS Of the wheel
which carried him over with the wheel,
breaking the thigh bone little way above
the knee
Frank. son of Lambert Hastings, residing
at Post Mills, in Thetlord, seems to be
foolish youth. He desired to marry a young
miss. and his mother refused her consent,
whereupon he res0rted to ''cold pizen," at
tempting ~ kill himself by that method on
two occasions. Each time, however, DR..
Niles, who resides in the next house, was
able to bring him out Of it.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Coventry has refused to bond in order to
aid the Black River Railroad, by vote Of
63 ayes to II nays.
RUTLAND COdSTY.
The slate interest has been rapidly de-
veloped in Pawlet. the past year, till from
one derrick the number has increased to
twenty, and over 200 men are employed.
\ Chittenden farmer scouts the idea of
taking newspaper at two whole dollars
year, and posts a notice on a school house
that - hoggs hey st-ade or bin stoOlen'
from him.
Graffula's Seventh Regiment Band Of
New York. will furnish music at the com
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School, CaStleton Seminary, to be held
June 26th
The soldiers graves at Fairhaven would
have been totally neglected this year, but
for three young girls who spent half Il day
in gathering wild flowers, which they
placed upon the graves, as no garden or
house flowers could be obtained in the town
for the purpose.
Francis Higgins If Benson had his
shoulder dislocated on the 5th inst, by
falling from a 'gOn.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Two cows belonging to Sylvester Alden,
who lives in what is known as Bear Swamp,
in Middlesex, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed in the thunder storm of
Saturday, 2lth. They were in the field
and were found lying close together, with
bnt slight marks of mangling about them
Other cattle near by escaped uninjured.
A man at work in a Barre shop went into
the office the other day, and excItedy ex-
claimed Ise's worked good vile in
anoddsr place, and had no drouhle.
works here doc weeks and | lose doc finger.
and der dhumb. | takes my bay tam
queeck."
Lew Avery, a deputy sheriff in North
field. heard of there being some liquor in
the freight housa nna dav last week 81 nd IN