Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-13

A1u@1 oNhtu b1 the 81 -A4Ddu~ alter
Works, and occupied by Peter Kane. was
discovered to be on fire Sunday morning
about o. clock. and was consumed Loss
not known Mr.. Kane saved the most of
his goods.
Several accidents have happen ed on the
line of ,he Montpelier and Wells River
Railroad, during the past week. none of
which involved any serious con. equcnce-.
Mr.. Harper of Keeseyille, arrived here az
100 p. m, Friday, being tho first man to
cross the Lake on the ice this season. From
Port Kent to Appletrcc Point, the ice aver
ages six inches in thickne>s. Int from there
here, it is very thin. running from one inch
AID a half to three inches. The stage from
here to Feeseyille CONNIE noes its trips
Saturday.
The Brandon Manuiac turing Company
held their annual meet ing on the lth
inst, at the Office of the ompany in Bran
don. No changes were II lde in their board
Of officers. This compan, is one of the best
managed business conce rms in. the State.
The whole board Of ofic srs. from the Pres
ident (IIon y. T. Sprs que. Jr..) down,
are energetic and success ful business men.
Another female convict las arrived at
the State Prison on a sent cnce Of one year.
She is rcr ortei as Is years old There are
now four female conyicts. Every convict
save o'le, who is confined in his cell on
aceoU Mt OF homicidal insanity. has of late
beer regularly every day in the shop
there having been not a solitary case Of
&c nfnemcnt by sickness.
Jay Chattcrton. ward of Henry Slmer>.
Of lra~burgh, died on the 81 inst, after
very short illness, a nd it Is believed from in
juries received viii lie wrestling OF playing
at school.
Alden F. Martir book-kceper Of Z. T.
Fairbanks u Co. of St. JohnSbury, has
been arrested on Il e charge Of cmbozzling
$500.
Next summer Pa Imam cars Will be run
from ioston to Chicago direct, Via the
Verne Mt Central and Grand Trunk Rail
roads
VERMONT AGRIcuIruRAL SOCIETY. - The
dir, ctors of the Vermont State Agricultural
Soc iety met at the Brooks House. in Brat
| tleooro. on the ith inst. and resolved
/ To hold the annual fair at Rutland, on Sep
TENDER Sth, 9th, 10th and llth The pre-
N am list was thoroughly revised with a
view of charging the field Of labor Of
the society. Ex-Governor Frederick Iol-
brook, for eight years the esteemed Presi-
dent Of the society, paid his respects to the
board, and was most cordially received.
Something over a year ago jonathan Cum
mings of the Shaker Society at Enfield, y.
H.. lost $500 at the house of l.. F. Brooks
at Sharon. Vt, which he had collected for
the Shakers for grain, seeds. brooms, etc.
Suspicion fell upon Brooks a, being the
party who took the money, a. he and Cum
mngs slept together The Shakers failed
10 get an Indictment against him before the
grand jury, and then began civil action
for the recovery Of the money. 1t the last
term Of the Windsor county court verdict
was rendered against Brooks for the amount
Of 81 ,0i6 %.
The SwANToN FRE-Bctwecn l. and Il
O'Clock Saturday night an alarm of fire was
given in Swanton, which upon Investigation
was found to proceed from Martin 4 Moore :
tannery. situated on the Missisquoi river.
in the east part of the village. The alarm
brought out large number of the citizens,
some of whom Immediately telegraphed to
r General Superintendent Hobart at st. Al
hans for assistance Mr. Hobart promptly
called on Mr.. 5. f. kirkpatrick, Foreman of
Frontier Engine Company, who a. prompt
ly responded, and succeeded in getting
eight men of that company, and with their
: assistance loaded their machine on car and
started for Swanton, occupying but fifteen
minutes in going there, a distance OF nine
miles besides switching off on another track
at Swanton. On reaching SwantOn they
Immediately proceeded to the scene of the
fire, and found the main building nearly
burned to the ground. the roof falling in as
a they arrived. They Immediately com
P menced playing on a portion of the
building in which were a large number
OF watts containing about $4,000 worth OF
stock going through the process of tanning.
the greater portion of which, by their time
" arrival and efficient aid. was saved from
the deyouring element. 1t was at one time
feared that Richardson's cabinet shop and
Martins sash and blind mandatory would
be set aiire by the sparks, but owing to the
. large amount of snow on the roofs of these
buildings they were fully protected. The
building and stock were insured for about
IS COO MessrS. Martin and Moore en-
. ployed twenty-five men, who are thus
: thrown out OF employment.
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