Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-21
VERMONT NEWS.


There are four inches of water on the hoor
ofthe Bennington jail, and the prisonersare
again demanding life boat, and umbrellas,
the latter to protect them from the water
that drops from the ceiling.
A North Pownal correspondent of the
Bennington Banner, writes that journal as
follows: The checklist transaction we have
seen in this section for long time was the
return of one, who was once our nelghDor,
husband and father, to his family in this
village last week. lie left here some SIX
years ago in rather a mysterious manner,
(and | would also say that a young woman
of suspicious character was missing at the
same time,) he leaving wife and seven
children, the Oldest not exceeding fourteen
years Of age, with no home OF their own
and nothing to help themselves with for
any length of time, to exc out an existence
as best they might from the cold mereies OF
this world. But through the charity and
kindness of neighbors and the untlrIng
energies of the mother, they managed to
live through what has been to most OF them
years of trouble and trials The older ones
are now able to care for themselves and help
support the younger Now the heartless
father, after six years of absence, his
whereabouts never known to his family IN
all this time, has returned with the Inten-
tion of taking up his abode with them again,
he being in no better circumstances then
when he left. If this is not cheek without
limit, inform me what is
A patent has been granted by the United
States Patent Office, bearing date February
18th, 1873, to Charles G. Cole OF Benning-
ton, for hat and coat hook.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
I tLf.s. A np-pl
case of moral suasion appeared on the street
the other dav. Horace Smith cattle refus-
ing to draw load of wood in rather diff
cult place. Instead of being dashed and
goaded by Horace, he, Ikea kind hearted
man, got some hay and laid it down a short
distance from the cattle, when they lmme-
dlately hauled the load to it. He moved 1t
and they went again and hauled the load TO
the spot People are beginning to act on
the principle of a little more feed anu not
quite so much whip.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Two deserters from an English ship were
found some weeks since in box car OF a
freight train going east. They had been
concealed in the ear for q hours and one OF
them had frozen his feet badly. Their con-
fnement and suffering from cold becoming
uncomfortable, they made noise which at
tracted the attention of switchman. They
supposed, before being let out, that they
were still in Canada. and consequently ex-
pected to be returned to service, but could
not endure their confinement and the cold
longer When told that they were in free
America, their JOY was unbounded.
franklin COUNTY.
AP. Woodland, homeopathic physician
and surgeon, graduate Of New York Col
lege in 1872, has lately located in Richiord
Eight children have died Of scarlatina at
East Richford within two weeks.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
\ son of C. J. Scott, Of Morrisville, was
recently killed by the cars, at Boston.
The town library at Stowe at the present
time contains over seven hundred volumes.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Eight men and one woman have died in
Nershire since August sth, 1872. whose
ages have been from about seventy-fve to
ninety-three years. There are now living
in town at least twenty-five persons whose
ages are from seventy 10 nilety-two, and
4 large proportion Of them over seventy
five years.
Newbury was settled one hundred and
ten years ago. The nearest mills were at
Charleston, sixty miles distant. So the
grain was sent down in canoes in autumn,
and drawn back on the early ice of winter.
In the midst Of an intensely cold winter the
first saw mill crank was drawn from Con-
cord on hand-sled. In 1884 the Newbury
Seminary, an academy Of the higher grade
was established at the center village under
the direction Of the Methodists. The lOca-
ton was favorable. II gained large pa
tronage, and during the thirty-thrce years
it remained there, was attended by 10000
different pupils. In le6s il was removed
to Montpelier.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
By the death Of Hon. B. ". Bartholomew,
of Chelsea. Geo. ii. Nalworth and Jennie
Walworth, of Coventry will probably be
heirs to oue-half his estate, which Is valued
at from $50. 600 to $50, 600. Their mother
was a sister Of the deceased. and as he was
never married. they are among his nearest
Of kin.
Henry Turner has returned to Craf5sbury
from his confinement in the Orleans county
Jail, for the shooting Of Charles Mercy on
the third Of March, 1872, without trial.
The county building question seems to be
both settled and unsettled. clear enough and
muddlei enough. Some say it i and some
say it Is not. The Governor has written TO
one that no locating committee has been
appointed, and 10 another that if the coun-
" voted ives, the committee could then
be appointed. Those towns which persist
ed in voting on the question of removing
the county buildings, as far as returns are
received. stand as follows lrasburg 1877.
Glover IA, Albany 207, Bloomington los.
Coventry IOj, WeStfeld O., Jay 80. all
against removal. The Monitor says all the
towns voted except Barton. Newport, Der
by and Charleston. The number of votes
cast ,375 of these .3jl against, and u
for, removal.
Mr.. Camp, of the Newport Express, &C
cused Of having liquor bill unpaid at the
Memphremagog House, explains that he did
a year or more ago play few games of ten
pins 1t that house. and drank then a few
glasses of lemonade, and at one time the
drink fell upon him, and he suppO>es some
of the party may have drank something
else, though he did not order it. Having
an account with the landlord his bill of
games. remained unsettled, and like Ban
quo's ghost comes up, as a reyengeful
agent, to trouble him. Mr. c. says be
never drank. in all his life. drop Of
liquor.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
4 couple Of runaways, male and female,
prolessedly hailing from Quincy, Mass, ar
rived recently at the Bates House in Rut-
and-The young man went out. taking
trunk and over three hundred dollars belong
ing to his young wife. and he has not re-