Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

jail should be built, without any appro-
pirate means for the convenience OF the
prisoners confined therein, and quite destI-
tute Of any available means to promote
health, the male prisoners beng crowded
together in one damp room regardless OF age
or character, sickness or health, where the
boy of tender Years is shut up with the
most abandoned. They urge the eonstruc-
tion of a new Jail.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
4 lady in Montpelier has a large picture
of = Ruth and Boaz," worked in worsted,
in which there are 999, 2l0stitches. 1t took
eight months to do the work.
Some time since BERTHE, son of A. o..
Cummins, residing on Seminary Hill at
Montpelier, fell a distance of II feet, )
inches, and escaped unframed. Saturday
he went into the house of Ed. Wright, and
began to pat large pumpkin, which rolled
over on him and broke one arm. n fall OF
over II feet did not hurt him, and n rolling
pumpkin broke his arm
Geneyieve Robinson, of GOuldsyille, 4
miss two years Of age seems to be agricui-
turally inclined. She planted squash seed
last spring, which came up in due time and
that she has watcrcd and made the object Of
her especial care during the season, sitting
beside it hours at time. As the result of
her good management she has raised four
squashes, weighing l05 pounds.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The body recently found on the bank of
the Connecticut river at Vernon proves to
be that of Adolph Frederick, who was
drowned during the great food Of October,
1853. lie was employed in the organ fac
tory at Brattleboro. and the building in
which he was working was surrounded by
the water, 50 that in attempting to reach a
place Of safety he was carried away BY the
swift current. Several bodies of drowned
men have since been found, one of which
was thought to be that of Frederick, but
his wife has never satisfactorily identified
him. The conclusive evidence in this case
is the finding Of a gold ring in the sand. on
which is engraved the name Of Frederick
wife. The ring was given him by his wife
on their wedding day
Lawrence i Hunt, brokers Of Brattlc-
boro, were compelled to temporarily suspend
payment, the other day, because the senior
partner went off to New York with the keys
Of the house in his pocket.
Bellows Falls is likely not to get the al
paca works which II. VI. Farr * Co, were
going TO establish there, because Holyoke
- sees their $1,000 subscription and
- goes them $50, 600 better.
Brattleboro claims to have in the Brooks
House the handsomest and best built hotel
in New England
Ten thousand pounds Of wool were sold
last week in Westminster at i0rty-iyc cents
per pound.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
\ little son of 0. Stoddard Of Andover,
recently fell from wheelbarrow load of
corn fodder on which he was riding, and
broke one Of his arms below the elbow.
Zacariah Day Of Ludlow hasjust harvest
ell very fine crop Of sweet potatoes, many
OF them weighing full pound apiece.
IN old miller living in Cavendish, in an
ticipati0n Of the time when he shall grind
no more. had fine sandstone monument
erected on n milestone and placed in a con-
spicu0us place in the cemetery. 1t mas been
there five years, but the miller has more
pleasure from reading it than from the use
of 1t. This is the unique inscription
" thou an dead yet spCakets for here is
rest upon this milestone top have set this
noble block 10 let the world no what ! have
done it Is ever been my heart desire - do
unto Others is would that yOu sh0uld do
by me so pluck the beam out Of thine own
eye anu let me rest IN peace meet me here
my sweet companion.
y bright. popular lad of about Il, known
as " Tommy Leonard, was severely MUIR
ell bY q kick from q horse at Woodstock.
last ok. His jaw was broken and one
eye 50 badly hurt that it had TO be removed
Quite an extensive business Is now being
carried on in the Perkin~yilie soap stone
quarric~. They are now quarrying about
l3j tons month on an average.
The celebrated suit Of Isaac Rice. Of
Rockingham, against the town of Chester
f1r damages received on the highway, and
which has been fully reported in the pa
perS, has recently been settled. Chester is |
90 paw Mr. Rice 5000, and the costs Of the /
suit. being about Il, 800 in all.
Three cows we've killed on the evening Of /
the Eth ult., on the track near the depot Mt /
tayculiSh, by an extra freight train. No I.
blame is attached 90 any one.
\ lodge Of Good TcmpIlr. has been
formed at PrJctor-yiilc
The sixth annual fair Of tie Black River .
Valley Agricultural Association Will be /
held ON the grounds of the association at .
Ferkin>yilic. Tuesday and wednesday. De- /
,ohcr 1th and sth. l-73.