Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

There is report ola terrible crime having
been committed in the town Of Dorchester.
y. ii. which adjoins Canaan. 1t is stated
| that a man named Follansby gave his little
! boy, aged IA years, an allotted task of labor,
which the child failed to perform, and that
he was not seen alive afterward by any one
outside of the family. The circumstances
| Of the lads death are such that there is
/ strong reason for believing that he was
whipped to death by his inhuman father.
John Walker attempted to incite revolt
among the 500 conyicts of the Ohio peni-
| tertiary recently, but was quoted by shots
in his jaw and arm
\ queer matrimonial muddle has lust
been settled in llerkimer county, New York
\ certain ex-sheriff of that county, who
| passed much of his time in Philadelphia. re-
celyed information that his wife was un-
faithful to him, and wrote her a sharp letter
about 1t her reply was equally sharp, and
stung him into bringing suit against her
paramour for destroying the peace Of his
family. Before the suit was concluded, the
paramour took the woman to Indiana. and
procured a divorce for her. took her to
Massachusetts and married her. then took
her home, and commenced a suit against the
sheriff for defamation Of his wite's charac-
ter. Last week the suits We're both decided
| The sheriff received a verdict of - 600 for
ms wife; the other man a verdict of $40 for
his Wife injured reputation. Both parties
cry quits, and are glad the thing is over.
The Hartford Couraut saws some two
hundred and fifty thousand copies Of the
first volume of Greeley American Con
hict' were sold when the second volume
appeared, and the publishers thought an
equally large sale would be had for that,
but by the time 80, 200 copies had been dis
posed of Mr.. Greeley signed JEFF Dayis's
bond. and from that time the demand
virtually ceased. The book Is now sold to
some extent, netting 10 Mr. Greeley before
he died only Sl7ja year. however. II never
recovered the fatal blow il got when the
autograph Of the great philosopher helped
10 release theautocrat Of the great rebellion.
Miss Maria Huntington, Georgia girl
of L. who is stopping at the Broadway
Hotel IN New York. was engaged 10 bee
married TO i Fourth Avenue cl0thier named
| COnkllng. \ few day. ago She quarreet
with him, and Immediately went 10 au
/ Episcopal minister and got married 10
another gentleman named Walker b. the
time husband and wife reached home She
changed her mind again and kissed him
once. and told him never 70 see her more.
Then She applied ior divorce and is 10 Doe
married 70 Conkling as soon as She is free
Ii j. not an easy matter 60 determine which
Of the three is the biggest fool
y general rule, SAYS the New York
Nation we may say that all bankers who,
besides keeping your money. offer TO run
errand- for you, and black your boots, and
carry Your parcels, and take yOu % the
mil.iner :. and the hair dresser g. and the
trousSeaux shop. and find peanuts, squash
pie, buckwheat cakes and baked beans for
You in Paris, are 50 far dangerous.
\ iubilant Wisconsin Republican wrote
two letters Immediately after election one
to his son. consisting of the single word
"Ilurruh '" and the other letter of con-
doleuce toa dear friend who bad lost his
wife. In his excitment be mixed the en-
yelope~, and the result can Doe imagined
when the berelyed wloWer received the
wrong letter.
\ Boston woman speak. oi her husband
as her $4,000 darling. that being theamouut
Of his life policy