Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-12-26
VERMONT NEWS.


FRANKLIN COUNTY.
III. W. Campbell, of Montgomery. has
lately invented what he terms a I" fuel saver
or heat generator" which appears to have
considerable merit 1t Is made of sheet
IRON, much in the shape of small dummy
stove, and fits into the pipe of any coal or
wood stove. Its internal construction is
such as to radiate the heat which would es-
cape through the chimney.
Farmers Club has been Organized in
East Berkshire.
Pliny Fassett, an aged and lnueh respect
ed citizen of Montgomery, died on the 9th
inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens Lawrence of East
Berkshire celebrated the sixty-frst ami.
versary OF their marriage recently. Fifty
OF their relatives and friends were present,
and two gentlemen oificiated as walters who
were present at the wedding in 1912.
Richard A. Shattuck. highly esteemed
citizenVf Sheldon, died in that town last
week.
Roswell l.. Cushman, an aged and much
respected citizen of Georgia, died on the
llth inst, after a painful illness of many
weeks duration. He was in his 10Th year
The Richford Sentinel says thar since
only one train day runs over the Missis-
quoi road they do not get their mail from
st. Adams until lao p. IN, while they for
merly had 1t by stage at 3. The Boston
night train having been taken off the Pas
sumpsic, they cannot get morning mail
Therefore, with two railroads, they are
worse off, 50 far as the mails are concerned,
than they were before they had any
LAMoTLLE COUNTY.
A three-legged bear was shot in Eden
few weeks ago.
On the morning of the 2d Inst. the house
and barn belonging to Harry Gibbs, Of
Eden, were burned. Cause, incendiarism.
Albert Stone, of Eden, while chopping,
recently, N the woods, was nearly killed by
tree falling upon him His injuries were
mostly confined to his head. 1t is expected
he will recover.
! ii. d. Bryant, of MOrrisyille, who has
been a cattle dealer and buyer Of butter
and farmers produce, has recently failed,
owing some SIl,O00, with assets to the
emount of 1000, leaving a deficiency of
| $1,000. lie now proposes To settle of with
| his creditors at thirty-ive cents on the dol
| lar.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The December term of the Orange Coun-
/ " Court commenced at Chelsea on tuesday
last. The jury calendar il an unusually
| long one, ninety-nine eases having been as
signed for trial by jury.
II. Flanders. Of Chelsea, has captured
! thirty skunks this season. lie Is unques-
tlonably the most scent-sible man in the
county.
PhincaS Parker, one Of the oldest citizens
| OF Chelsea died few days since.
Selden V. Holman, of West Randolph,
/ for some time past brakeman on the express
| train Of the Central Vermont line, has taken
| position Is conductor on the passenger
train of the Montpelier and Wells River
/ Railroad.
\ quarry of yerd antique a arble is said
| 10 have been discovered ON the farm of
| Charles lluntoon, Of Washington
/ West Randolph has recently shipped COO
barrels of cider
>. W. Parker, young man whose father
resides in Nershire, had his left arm terribly
mangled In a threshing machine one DAY
last week. 1t was taken of just above the
| elbow ; he is now doing well.
Fifteen pounds 0fdriei apples j. the mini
mum charge of the Randolph EGgle for a
/ hrst-class marriage notice. One with poe
I try costs more.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
y r. Bean, of Glover, raised the past
season, Is 200 bushels of roots and is feed
! ing them 10 his cattle
An old fisherman named Cumming, has
/ taken nearly 200 pounds OF shad from VIII
/ loughby Lake within the last two weeks
/ ". q. Hanson, Of Greensboro. youth
/ Of 16 winters, and Mrs. Fannie Whitney, a
| sprightly widow Of 76 summers, propose to
/ link their fortunes for the remainder Of this
earthly pilgrimage.
George Trayer. Of Lowell. was taken
/ violently crazy Nov ., aud died next
morning.
Alfred Dow, Of Albany, boasts a calf nine
months old which weighs Goo pounds.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
James Campbell, an old and respected
citizen OF fairhayen, while at work near
I his barn on the evening OF the 9Th inst.
was suddenly stricken down and died in a
very few minutes lie had recently had
: paralytic stroke, and it Is supposed that
| thiswas the ultimate cause OF his death \
I daughter l. the wife of David Mcbride, the
we'll known hotel keeper
The town records Of Dandy are soon to
/ be thoroughly searched for party who ex-
1 poets to iipd therein some evidence Of a GER
tain marriage, which ii proved will bring
t. the heirs fortune OF $50, 900, now in
the Bank Of England, and subject to their
order a soon a the legality Of the claim
can be shown.
Slas l.. Griffith, Of Dandy. has now
twentythree FinlandeIs engaged a. wood
choppers. Only two Of the Fins can speak
English. They are m honest temperate, and
quiet lot of men.
Corhin Wilcox. Of Benson, met with a
serious accident, recently, while chOpping
IN the woods. He struck a blow with his
axe, sevcring one toe and cutting severe
gash on one foot.
gentleman from one OF the Connecticut
River towns in New Hampshire. got a di-
vOrce from hIS wife by means of false state
| ments, and then took unto himself a fresh
rib, then coming to Fairhaven. Being
green enough to 90 back to New Hampshire.
he Is under arrest for perjury and bigamy.
\ young man in Castleton was recently
fined S2l including costs, for using threat
enins language and pointing a pistol to-
wards another young man.
4 Grange of the Patrons of IIusbandry
Is in contemplation in Clarendon.
\ town meeting will be held nt Brandon
Saturday afternoon, to see if the town will
vote to offer rewards for the conviction Of
the persons committing the late burglaries
in this town.
/ Jerry Harris, wcll-known citizen of
brandon, died on the 9th inst. fle had
/ lived IN that town over - years.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
They have railroad meeting at Barre
every other day.
/ At the late fair of the American Institute
| in New York the Lane Manufacturing Com
| pang, of Montpelier, were awarded silver
medal for the best circular saw-mill and set
| of clapboard machinery.
The winter term of Norwich University
commences January 5, 1873.
| Lawson Ilammctt, of East Montpelier has
a horse 35 years old.
| The French Brothers of East Barre. are
/ feeding flock oi about one thousand tur-
keys.
The winter tcrmhf Barre Academy has
| opened with about a hundred students
The senior class numbers seventeen.
Tho Womans Journal in a long article
attempts to prove that the people of Mont
| pelicr are unjust to women and maltreat
them in judicial matters.
Fred Brown. clerk for H. f. Fifcld, of
| Montpelier, went into the cellar of the
store last Sunday evening, with kerosene
lamp in his hand, the oil in which took fire.
Thoroughly frightened, he threw the lamp
from him, and it fell Immediately under the
large kerosene oil tank The floor being
thoroughly saturated with tho inhammable
! liquid, was soon in flames. For short
time cOnflagration was deemed imminent,
but little - double quick time on the
part of Messrs Brown and Frank Warner,
with dexterity in handling grain bags
whcrewith to smother the flames, prevented
such n catastrophe, though not until
good sized hole was burned in the lloor.---
ArgIs.
In Cabot the imbibcrs of the ardent take
occasion to break into the liquor agency,
while the agent and his family are at
| church The latest recoried rnid rires