Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-06-27
ADDISON COUNTY.

carriage upset, and one of the poor girls 50
badly hurt abou: the head that it is doubt
iul If she can recover.
The Good Templars have been doing good
work at Bennington. Fully dozen men
who gave promise two years ago of filling a
drunkards grave have been redeemed of
their besetting sin and are now sober citi-
zens.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Samuel Drew, of Newark, set fire to a
thirty acre lot a week ago Sunday, and the
fire ran into the woods and over a vast tract
of timber lands owned by the Lyndon Lum-
her Company, doing damage which Mr..
Drew is neither able nor willing to pay for.
The last case of fire arms mutton head, is
youth named Gates, of Groton, who
knocked the gun cock against door frame
and sent the charge into the room contain
ing eight persons-grazing the face of one
woman and barely missing two others, but
hurting no one.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Napoleon and Mary Menard of Farhaven
are afflicted parents, three of their five
children, of whom two were twins, having
died of scarlet fever within a month.
Abner d. Purmort of Georgia, 92 years
old last March, is hale and strong enough to
work in the fields. lie came from Exeter,
n. H., 76 years ago, and lives on the same
farm which which he then cleared from the
wilderness.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The irgus says Chelsea has another case
of the sharp practice. Dr. Story n Co.'S,
the family physician of the late 5. W.
| Hatch, presented his bill for services to the
commissioners of the estate. They de
nanded to see his books, which very re-
luctantly he brought forward An exami-
nation showed his bill to he greatly in ex-
cess of the original charges On his books
visits were charged at from 80 to 10 cents,
and most of them had been raised from that
to one dollar.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
a few days ago boy some fourteen years
of age, ut work at Gallups steam mill,
Bloomington. was accidentally caught in a
shaft that made GOO revolutions in minute,
and was 50 injured that he died in few
moments.
The Orleans Fair Ground Company has
decided to have grand horse-trot at Roar
ing Brook Park July 4th
RUTLANE COUNTY.
Dr. Sheldon, grand juror of West Rut
land, recently made raid on the leading
drug store of that village, securing large
quantity of the ardent. The traffic in IL
quor had alarmingly increased of late.
Patrick Lorrigan of Fairhavcn, it being
his third offence for selling liquor. was sem
fenced to pay a fine, which with costs,
amounted to Si5O.33, and also to three
months imprisonment in the county Jail.
The funeral of Sheldon Belden of Benson,
who was member of Company b, Fifth Re
giment Vt. Volunteers in the late war, and
lost his right arm ut the battle of Savage
Station, took place on Friday last \ dele
CATION from Post j {. Corbett, &. \. K.
of Whitehall, consisting of Commander l..
II. Fillmore and Quartermaster l.. X. Pierce
We're in attendance.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Samuel Wells and James 7. Sabin, of
Montpelier, are now on the line of the
Montpelier and Rutland railroad, making
an informal survey of the route.
John King of Berlin, is the father of
twenty-one children, all by one woman.
wINDHAN COUNTY.
John L. Cough, Hon. VIM. Parsons, and
Mrs. Livermore, have been already engaged
for next winters lecture course at Brattle-
boro.
Leonard r. Pierce is the terror Of game
in W e>tminster, having in the last few weeks
shot Ii muskrats. 10 woodchucks, wild
goose duck. , hawks and other smaller
game.
The Brattleboro Record says that the an
nual crop of logs is just now passing, and
above the bridge the river is frequently
blockaded. No amount of men have as yet
arrived to keep them floating along, and
consequently the shores are getting pretty
well lined.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
G.. ii. Cole, proprietor of the Central
House, Chester, has contracted for an addi-
ton to his hotel of wing, with a spacious
piazza covering the entire front.
George Palmer, former resident, was
buried at Windsor on Friday by the Masonic
fraternity, Vermont Lodge and Vermont
Commandery of Windsor and Suthron Com
mandery of Claremont participating. Mr..
Palmer was son of Dr. Palmer, for many
years prominent physician of Woodstock.
lie died at Berlin, Prussia, May -. where
he was engaged setting up machinery for
the PruSSian Government, in the employ OF
Platt, Whitney Il Co, of Hartford. Con-
necticut.
Harvey Christy, n worthy man, living on
one of Hugh Henry farms in Chester, re-
Gently had the misfortune to break one of
his legs in two places, while attempting to
come down a ladder.
The patent of Reuben Daniels, of Wood
stock on stone cutters, has been extended.
MoNrrELIER-It is recorded as very
singular circumstance, and one probably
without parallel in New England, that Beth
anyChurch has hadbut one settled pastor and
one chorister during a term of twenty-five
years, Rev DR.. Lord having been the pas
tor, and Col. il. d. Hopkins the chorister
for a period of more than quarter of CEN
tury.
Two of the boys in the NJ. f. Seminary
took two of the girls to a boat ride on the
river Saturday week. The young ladies un-
dertook to change seats; the boat was cap
in the river. The young gentlemen struck
out for the shore, leaving their fair COM
panions to shift for themselves. The chan
mel was quite deep on both sides of the bar,
but viii and Frank Dewey, who happened
to be out boating, went to the rescue, and
conveyed the young ladies to the shore.
The temperance meeting Sunday evening
was conducted by Fred. Z. Smith, and ad
dressed by Hon. Charles H. Heath The
chairman, read from the FREE Press of June
lith report Of the Burlington Citizens
Temperance Meeting. Mr.. Heath hailed
the report from Burlington, and another
equally cheering from the county seat of
Lamoille, and those of the general awak-
ening to the serious evil from almost every
direction, as continued proof that the cause
is of God, and must ultimately triumph.
Whether Plymouth church can afford
this mysterious silence whether Mr..
Beecher can afford it, time will show. Per-
haps the church and Mr. Beecher can afford
it but the world will think that, if Mr..
Bowen can. be is very far from being an in
nocent map. Dropping the matter here,
Mr. Bowen is in fact self-confessed libeler,
and Mr. Beecher is innocent of all the
charges brought against him. Plymouth
church believes in her pastor, but dares not
drive from her circle the man who maligned
him. 1t is singular state of things, and
the question is again pertinent and promi-
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
There is need of thorough revision an
simpliiication of these rules of evidence. As
they are now, they are constantly impeding
the course Of justice. If they shall multiply
within the next few years as rapidly as they
have increased within the past few years. it
will become simply impossible to secure
conviction In q murder trial, no matter how
plain Il case may be made out against the
accused Chicago Tribune.