Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-11
VERMONT NEWS.
ADDISON COUNTY.

| The School superintendent oil the town OF
Hancock, reports want of knowledge
of orthography among the teachers as well
as scholars.
Monkton has a Lodge of Good Templars
and a Lodge of the Temple of Honor.
The postmaster of Granville has been
handling edged tools, and as a result Is laid
up with a damaged foot.
A. G.. Fassett, Of Hancock, has COW that
had six calves in less than three years.
From five quarts and one pint of the milk
from that animal, was made one pound and
ten ounces Of butter.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
How to start cheese factory was practi-
eally demonstrated at Dorset, recently.
The project was started by few energetic
men. the stock (S3 ,0OO) nearly all taken,
meeting called and officers chosen, and the
actual work Of the business commenced in
very few DAYS. The number Of cows Sc
cured is between four and five hundred.
The factory will be located in Dorset llol-
low. about one and half miles from the
village.
George W. Knapp. Of Woodford, had his
arm broken by piece Of slab thrown back
from circular saw.
Daniel Sullivan, who had the airay with
Orton, at Factory Point, died two weeks
ago His disease was rheumatism OF the
heart. and was not occa-ioned by the shoot
ing, unless as a remote cause.
John NJ Yanderlip. the popular proprie
tor Of the Colburn House. Factory Point,
has arranged to remain another year.
Tbs Bennington Ga-etlc says the profits
ofa certain rum-hole in that village are
said to have been one hundred and eighty
dollars during the last week in February,
while the profits Of one OF the leading stores
were only about twenty-five dollars.
\ new ore bed has Just been discovered
on the property Of Geo. W. Sweet X Co,
in South Salisbury, a few rods from the
/ furnace They leased the furnace at this
place some three years ago, since which
/ time they have been very successful in pro-
/ ducng a superior article of charcoal pig
/ iron The new mine renders the brown
/ hematite ore Of the best quality. TINS Will
! prove a valuable accession to their already
/ large ore beds.
Geo. B. Perry. Of North Adams, Mass,
and Others, have purchased 5000 acres OF
| wild land in Stamford, Of Oakes Ames, for
| c0aiing purposes.
4 strange bird was caught, recently in
/ Woodlord 10 sya- quite tame and easily
captured. The captor thinking il 10 be a
| wild duck Of some species. wrung the beau
/ tiful strangers neck. when ne learned, 90
! his great regret that the bird was a VISITOR
of some other cline, and probably Yalua-
! ble prize If kept alive lie had large and
/ handsome wings. three feet from up % up,
a beak one and one-half inches in length,
transparent and white as polished ivory.
i His color was bright silver grey. the tips
I Of F.a rIa-- lFIuHr q dark brown.
An attempt to fire a tenement house in
/ West Arlington, lately occupied by Isaac
/ Thayer. was made recently. Ii must have
been the work of an incendiary, a. pine
knots, etc. were found near the - start
/ ine place The fire had not got much
start before it was discovered and put out.
/ A few minutes later, and il woald have
been too late 10 save the building.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
One year more will wipe cut the war
debt of the town Of St. JOhnshlry- Only
:. 500 of tie funded debt remains, and ua-
der the vote of the town as To the terms oi
payment. the remainder must be extin-
/ guiShed next year This viii make
{ about $50 900 as the war debt of the
town.
d" Big Joe. a workman at Fairbanks
-caIe works. enilv- sound teeth. a tough
law and q stiff neck The other day he ac-
ceuteI challenge 10 lift a barre. OF flour
/ with hi, teeth The flour was rolled 0ut {:
Joe tied string around it, stuck his teeth
into the string. carried the barrel ot dour
about rod, and won.
The body Of Warren Gray of Sutton,
could not be buried for some days after his
decea-e on account Of the recent snow
blockade
The Avenue House at 81 ,lolinSoury' was
the scene of gambling riot one SUNDAY i-l
morning recently - 4 -ilA,'- I,-i,l,i nm
-',ii, ;-, W melee oTer stake Of SO. in
,,L--i,, - .r African descent came ont
sLoaj lpi.-ol- were drawn and knock
j..y-r. ,,.ers numerous.
~ - s..,..,,,l NJ Gilmore or,b,
~ I.rr'I.',-, U9r-e were fined for selling
- 'r...rrIy and Il 4 VAUGHAN shared
ti,i. .1,,s ,,-g IN the next dav. Peaple may
have Charity for Vaughan and Gilmore. one
is a druggist and the other a hotel keeper.
bat St1ke--St1seS was Good lemplar-
Sr.yv WA. from four o. five feet deep on q
1oyeI /, S1ttou and I'm places was drilted
s,r1a .if-een feet i'm the highway.
Gr,nrs of the Patrons Of Iu>bandrv
has h,sn ,r7-anizeI at Lyndon Centre.
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Il very li,' ''7
was Ieee,rS i,' '' l' " ess ''.i,, nv ~,
ii-. OhaI-'' W i'''''' .'' '''''0' ''' ''''
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.,tr-1,il Flvvilie, fell In recently. lust
asa loaded team was leaving it. Nobody
was burr
p g. ReJinrton. Of s.. JohnSbury. ha.
b.sD sncrdin, the winter in Georgia and
rIoriI5
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lonaoou hot'iHS' 0i " '.iIe'i t'iu ''''' ''
was 7O ''.l' '-''' '''' - va ''7
James hiiG was postmaster al oo4ln
IyesaI-e rom reoIuHIS . - ~ -.
- twenty 4eAI9 S'e"u9 9.' ~ ~ '.i, .1
partmGnJ gives man a soou uiiie's'1'i-''i= z
oil the nN>IAeS9'
: The farmers festival az -: JoHnsoury
wa. very pSr'. rsaI aT"a and e'fe oer Ji1Te,
-. i.e-,tir,er,+s ,vere resnondel IN
- 1.L,.bo~,- c,olisbIv voted pot =, n,,
.l, tcrJent If seboos the SI0l
'V 81 ~, oJdit;on m tbe amo,nf n
, lowed by the State. The result was that
the Office went begging.
Ambrose Hill. who drives the stage from
St. Jobnsburv TO Waterford. reports tha
/ there is but one snow drift in his rouu
, beginning in Elyyille. St. Johnsbury, an'
, ending Just before reaching Waterford vii
, lage 1t IS about l6 miles long.
ESSEX COUNTY.
H. s.o,Lo,, u,,re IN ola and irGro,
tial citizen. died at Iunenburgh Marcl
5 18th.
t. The recent term of the County Cour
,r,s a short one Only one iury trial tool
D plaec that of the State vs.. Charles Marde1
- for an assault with intent to kill Nose
4 Eastman of Lunenburgh. in January last
h Verdict. not guilty.
e A ofT,r+ i boino- made b,, tho creditors
e .,o - Mn CnTnanv of West Concord
t''V ,L i'i.,, c,1,crn i1t, bonrnntcv m
I .,,,,,ony o,ves nrobabIv so o0o IN 81 OOf
t oUi-ib,nJ oDJ itba 80. - are ot y Iow eIb
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