Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-25

| lier. can boast of exactly the same thing,
| his crab-apple tree blossoms being fac ST.
mile of that of DR.. Brush.
Mrs. James, of Swanton. was thrown
from wagon near her residence recently,
and badly injured about the head.
The Fall term of the New Hampton In
stitute. at Fairfax, will open August 20.
LANoLLE COUNTY.
George Hutchins, of Wolcott, got his face
badly burned by fooling with powder on the
18th. 1t is thought, however, that with
proper care his eyes may be saved.
MorrisvilIe held rousing celebration of
the Fourth. A special train ran from West
Concord and carried good number from
| Concord, St. Johnsbury and Danville, and
west Of the latter place it took the entire
population. When the train reached Nor
risville there were nineteen well-loaded
cars, drawn by two locomotives.
TIE iron ore beds in Elmore were opened
about fifty years ago. In 1875, Joshua
Saw or. Esq, of Hyde Park, Hiram Town,
and Mr. Pierson, who was merchant al
Morristown Corners, started furnace at
Cady's Falls for the manufacture of iron
from this ore. They worked 1t awhile with
varying success till their resources had be-
come somewhat depleted, then company
was formed by persons living IN the county,
and just as the company were about to COM
mence work great flood, said to be the
greatest known in the history OF the La
noble River, swept away the entire work,
SINCE which time the ore has never been
worked The quality of this ore, it is claim
ed. SURPRISES that of any mine know in the
world. Various tools and implements, now
in existence, prove that it Is of very superb
or quality 1t was 50 pure that piece OF
ore was worked, by an ingenious Irish
blacksmith, at his forge, into a chisei OF the
best quality, which was for many years IN
the possession of Hiram Town. Mr.. Town
has now in his possession a small chain made
from the iron manufactured at the furnace,
that has stood train of frenfy-SiT pairs OF
oxen at drawing bee" and has never
been broken, though it has been - stretch
ed about foot. These implements and
many Others that have been used by some
now living prove that this ore is capable OF
being wrought into the best of iron and
steel. That such mine should not longer
remain undeveloped is obvious, and steps
are being taken for thorough inyestiga-
| ton OF Its capacity and value. The Messrs.
/ Fairbanks of st. bloomsbury. intend to man
uiacture their iron from this ore, if the in
vestigations warrant them in 50 doing. If
50, they will make a saving of many thou
sand dollars year to themselves, and fur
nlSh much paying business to the railroad
ORANGE COUNTY.
| +. ). Hatch Of Chelsea, has been elected
chairman of the executive committee of the
class of 1873, at Amherst College.
The Good Templars of Williamstown re-
/ Gently made a raid on the Gulf Springs
/ Hotel in that town, seizing seven gallons of
! liquor. The landlord, Mr. JeiiordS, claims
| that when he took the house. he had an in
tervicw with some Of the leading temper
ance men of the town. telling them that he
was going to keep liquor for travellers, and
ms aim was TO keep an orderly house. aud
that he should have no rows on any occa-
sion. He requested them when, in their
Judgment. he was selling where he should
not, to notify him, and he would conform
to their wishes.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The town voters of Craitsbury were called
together, July 5, by an illegal warning, a
it proved, and dispersed without doing any
business, some of them getting quite ex-
cited over it, Another trial Is to be made
to bond the town.
". c. Harding has been appointed mail
route messenger between Richiord and New
port, at 5000 annually.
The dwelling house at Newport belong
ing TO John ". Currier. was partially de~-
truyed by fire recently. 1t took from de-
iective chimney, and the roof was well
a-going before the fire was discovered. Dam
age to the building, from $500 TO $500 no
goods burned, as all were removed.
The recent session of the Teachers In~ti-
tutc held at Charleston, was pleasant and
successful meeting. There was - names
cnrollcd-all teachers, save perhaps half a
dozen superintendent. The exercises We're
uuder the direction Of Secretary French, a.
sisted by Prof Stetson, Mis- Potter, and
Miss ellison, teacher Of music in the schools
OF i. Adams.
Barton has an eucampment Of the - noble
red men, which they can dispense with
without injury 10 their interests Any town
or party needing their presence or services,
can have them BY applying TO the oyerseei
Of the poor.
At the y" Bend" in Greensboro. thing.
are lively. The railroad i laying branct
track 10 the steam mill. and several new
houses are there being built. The hilbert,
undeycloped forests are to furnish hereafter
an immense lumber freight.
Three children of Lyman Darling Of Clio,
er were recently thrown from wagon, II
consequence OF the horse they were driving
becoming unmanageable, and all seriously
injured.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Dairymen association Of New Nors
and Vermont have purchased the - Col.
spring" of c. H. Congdon, near the rail
road at Dandy, and will build a creamery il
order to use up all the surplus milk sent Il
market.
In e We olden time" a Gen. living in Rat
land. and who prided himself on being il
style. went over to Middebury and wore OF
hi- head hat of the then new iashione
bell crown" Calling for his horse. tn
colored waiter who gave the order was ask
! ed by the ho-tler " whose team he wanted.
f lie said " don't know what his name Is
but it, de gemmen wild lie butter frkin o
, his head.
WASHINGTON col MY.
The early closing movement l. in yogu
in Mortified. The stores are to be close
every Wednesday evening at half past i
for year.
The store Of F.. l.. Soper Of Mortified wa
recently broken into and money to tn
amount of SEQ taken. \ tin trunk belong
, ing to Torrent Engine Company. No. ;
: containing company books and about :
in money was also taken.
The Fall term of the Green Mountai
Seminary, at Waterbury Center, oper
September %, with full board Of comp
: tent instructors. Rev. K. II. Tozer, \. NJ
= is the new principal.
I Geo. W. McAllister of Washingt on h,
4 succeeded r. NJ. Pratt in charge of tt
+ State Arsenal at Montpelier
/ The Mortified Lodge of Odd Fellows
II winning an excellent record as one of Il
: best working lodges in the State, and
IS rapidly increasing in numbers. They hay
a fine hall and have recently newly turnis
V ed the same, their carpet being made e
i. pressly for the Lodge.
d Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturda
the Barre express stage connects through
n Chelsea on its afternoon trip from Montp
,e lier. returning on the opposite days, dinir
d at Barre, and reaching Montpelier in tin
for the day express trains either way.
= wINDHAN COUNTY.
n Jim Fisk's father is taking a course
G. mineral water for apoplexy, at Shasta. Wi
he consin.
e Westminster was represented in the cre'
u of the Springfield regatta by no less thi
= three of her sons. Ward of Dartmout
CT Ward of Amherst, and Clay of the Agl
n cultural. No other town had 50 large al
excellent a showing.
III An elm tree standing near the house
NJ. f. Lawton, in Dummerston, was stru
by lightning, during the shower of the !
:, from which it passed through the hou'
IN igniting paper in the chamber and MAXI
IN hole in the floor below. A boy who "
fiddling had 1.-THE wicked instrument thro,
- from his grasp and will not hereafter thi
y that because Nero played Money Musk
~ unsuitable times, he can do likewise.
Irt During the thunder storm Of the Sd ins
ba tho lirhtninr struck the DWELLING hnuse