Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-19


highly esteemed citizen. Miss Brainerd is
an estimable young lady of - or % years.
1t is supposed she lay insensible for hours.
The doctors. when called, found marks of
three heavy blows on her temples; but
though terribly injured, and her life endan-
gered. it is now thought she will survive
There is no clue to the miscreant who as
saulted her.
BRIsroL.-A $4,000 FIRE-DETRUcTIoN
OF TIE PLow AND Pill BOX FAcToRY.-Bri--
tol suffered severe fire on Thursday night.
The alarm was given a little before eleven
D. IN. and the citizens aroused from their
beds, found that the pillow and pill-box fac
tory was on fire. The main building was62
by 30 feet. two stories in front and three IN
the rear. Adjoining, but some 60 feet dis
tant. was the foundry, GO by 30 feet, and
the Office of G. H. Bartlett Brother, the
owners Of the concern. From the fact that
light was first seen in the ''steaming room
in the basement, where there had been fire
during the day in bending piow-handles, 1t IS
sunnosed that the fire originated there. The
factory beng full Of combustible material,
and having wooden ventilator extending
from the basement to the attic, which fur
nisbed A strong draft, the flames soon filed
the building. and, bursting from all the
floors. we're carried to the foundry and othce'
and in half or three-quarters OF an hour all
were consumed with most Of their contents.
The plow department was filed with ma
chinery used in the making OF plows, IN
cludipg a 500 lathe In the pill-box de-
partment were ten lathes, with circular saws
and other machinery. The buildings also
contained about 81 900 worth Of pill-boxes'
packed ready for shipment forty finished
plows and considerable stock, unfinished
Dlows cultivators. castings ready to ship,
nattsrns. &c. Ofall this but seven plows,
a portion Of the castings. one water wheel
pattern and the pillow patterns, alone were
saved. The rest Of the contents, including
the books Of the pill-box department, were
DESTROYED. The dry house, containing
quantity of pill box stock was saved by
active efforts. The dwelling house near
by. occupied by J. : Ayerill, was in great
danger. but By spreading carpets on the
roofs and sides. which were kept wet, with
the aid Of the shade and fruit trees around
the house, it was saved. The house OF
Charles McGee and the residence Of Messrs.
Bartlett were in danger from falling cinders
but were protected by yigilant watching
and effort. The loss Of MeSsrs. Bartlett Is
estimated at sI3, 900. on which they had
an insurance Of $1,000 in the Vt. Mutual,
which amount viii probably be reduced some
BY assessments due They employed some
20 men. to whom as well as to the commun-
ity generally, the disaster Is sad one.
The owners were young and enterprising
men. who were using their best efforts to
build up the business OF the town. and they
have the cordial sympathy Of the eommuni-
" in their misfortune.
1t j. not yet known whether the recent
State Fair at Rutland was a success, fnan-
cially, a. the illness Of the treasurer com
PEELED him to leave for home before his ac-
counts were fully made up.
Maitland correspondent of the Boston
Journal says that d" there is 4 good deal Of
feeling there upon the question Of pool sell
ing and betting, against which the State
Society has set its foot. Every decent ad-
mirer Of the horse has lent his voice in op-
position to this species Of gambling, which
has not thus far obtained much Roadway in
Vermont"
LAxoIIlE County ITEvs-Tbe Methodist
camp meeting was upon the whole very in
teresting and quiet. and the church found
some new converts to their faith. The
High Sheriff was little careless, it is said,
and some railroad boys. thinking that he
made a little too much disturbance, gave him
the quietus by knocking him down. The
affair made but little noise, however, for
before the Sheriff had regained his consci-
cusness the railroad bully had fled and has
not been heard from since.
The musical convention at Hydepark
was a grand success mus:cally, socially
and financially. Prof. Perkins added many
to his large circle Of friends in Lamoille
County.
The Peoples Academy and MOrrisville
Graded School at Morrisyille, opens with |
one hundred and twenty-five scholars in
the upper department, and eighty in the
primary. The new teachers give a favor
able impression.
A fine appearing Business Directory
has just been placed in the depot at Morris
vile. The work Is upon glass tablets and |
was executed by l.. r. Wood Of Barton. |
Vt The frame contains thirty-three tablets /
and the work is first-class. Wood is young, |
but at glass sign painting he is an adept.
The Lamoille County Fair, to be holden
on their new ground, at Morrisyille, will be
a success if all indications prove true. More
entries have already been made than were
received last year Hon L. P. Poland is to
deliver the address.
The farmers OF MOrristown turned ont
largely to a call. last tuesday evening, for
the purpose of forming a grange of the
Patrons of Husbandry They effected an
organization and are to hold meetings once
in two weeks
The St. Johnsbury Cornet Band is to play
1t the Lamoille County Fair. They give
concert at Morrisyille on the first night of
The fair
The travel between the two railroads from
Waterbury to Morrisyille has become ex-
tensive, and it gives new life and business
o Morrisville. The travelling public (if
Indications are true) fnd Wilson of the
Morrisville House, the right man. His
house is running over.
Travel to Mt. Mansfield is virtually closed.
The guests have all left the big house at
stowe. The village people had a social hop
here on Wednesday evening.
Very cold weather in Lamoille for the
last ten days. but no frosts yet. Corn is
oming in bountifully.
RurLAND.-Ths building of the new
reight depot for the Central Vermont Rail-
-oad commenced Tuesday morning, under
he superintendent of John Cain. Esq,
The parties who ran the snake "a Side
,how" on the Fair grounds, lost their big
make on Friday On Saturday morning he
vas discovered curled up under the table in
floral Hall. What scampering there
would have been from the Hall had his
nakeship showed himself on Friday.
The camp meeting at Alburgh closed Mon
ay. The attendance on the meeting was
.ood. The order was nearly as perfect as
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