Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-06
VERMONT NEWS

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The IN are the DARN
VERMONT NEWS.
ADDISON COUNT
The Congregational church AT Shoreham
aa- been rsnttea.
The sam Of TWO hundred dollar has he a
rai-el ID Shoreham 10 engage the seryICes
oi l. Il Icbey, of Burlington. u give IN
~lrdciian N vocal music.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
BAtt.uki. Grange, Patrons OF Husband
-. Wa organized at Factory Point, Jan
.i,t. with Byron +. Jameson, a. master
IT, WADE caught pickerei II Pickere.
Pond. Manchester. recently. that was three
iret and three incheS .u length. and Isl
inches in circumference and weighed l04
pounds
/ ". Eedington. OF Rutland, delivered
ms lecture at Bennington, January 2Uth.
lie had full house and devoted half the
proceeds for the benefit Of those injured in
she recent calamity at Bradford : mill.
over one hundred gallons OF intoxicating
liquor We're seized IN Manchester few
days since. \ large quantity taken from
the Cliff Dale House wa pronounced unit
for mechanical or medical purposes, and or
derod 10 he spilled.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
George Carr. Of Waterford. who ha- been
specializing IN cattle. etc, mas failed for
So 900, and his creditors have c0mpromi--
ed Tor 10 cents on the dollar.
Forty-six per cent. Of the entire popula-
lion of Sutton attend the Sunday school
bay 4 May, dry-goods dealers, Of 81.
JOhnsbury, suspended recently. and will
doubtless go under. The creditors OF a. +.
Bliss, dry good dealers. who failed, some
TWO or three months ago, have been looking
over his books and lind S 600 and over un-
accounted for.
;. C. Burnham. OF Hancock. while Re
Gently unyOkInE ms oxen, had the misior-
tune to slip. which caused them u run,
dragging HIN after them in no easy manner.
Ills thumb caught IN the HOOK OF the cable
cham, and before assistance came 10 hl- re-
lief, 1t was completely severed from his
aand q the first ioint, pulling out two ten
dCns iooT or more IN length. tie also re-
eeiyed severe injury IN the head from a kick
II one Of the animals
EssEx COUNTY.
on the Eth ult.. several workmeu on
the p a q. K L., near Russell Mills
FAST Concord. were caught under bank
capped with frozen dirt a. = cayed down,
and We're all more or less injured. Milan
smith had MS left leg broken IN three places
and has back injured 10 such an extent tina,
there J. a want Of sensation below the IN
Jury. Several ply siciauS lhave been called
81 d.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The premises of !. Il. HayneS. OF b. A.
hans. were recently visited hy thieves who
carried away most Of has poultry.
The young child Of poor iamiiY IN St
Adams died recently OF cold. The iather
was unable to procure WORK. 4 charitable
society has taken the family IN charge.
LANoILLE COUNTY.
Dr.. ; Harmon, for many years prJmi-
nenI physician OF Stowe mas been taken e.
the insane asylum.
Mr.. George Emory. worthy woman
whose husband enlisted from lrasburgh and
vino died from starvation IL one of the rebel
dens. has lately received 3 600 from the
government IN back pay and pension She
hz> lately lived IN Eden. and all the long.
weary Years since lo64 with i've or six SINAI.
children 10 feed and clOthe
Cambridge boasts the appearance of frog,
during the last calm
At recent meeting Of the directors o..
The Lsmoille Valley Fair Ground Company
~ WAS decided u hold the next annual fair
on the 18th and 10th Of September, 1874.
Robert Balch. formerly prominent citi-
Zen Of johnson, died on the llth ult., Of
consumption, aged 60.
ORANGE COUNTY
The important case OF Sqnlusi Niresi
! Go. Is. = &. Saabor1 wa tried al
the recent term of the county court This
was an action on note given by the de
tendant Al Chelsea. payable to the order ut
Erwin a Mchelsev. OF New York city. In
three months from date. Il appeared thar
before maturity Of the note Erwin a Nc
Kelsey Ind0r~el the sane u. and procured
II To be discounted III the regular course Of
business by the plaintiffs, who are import
ers IN New FORK. and that said notice was
taken by plaintiffs IN part pay Tor a bill of
goods sold 10 Erwin a Mckelsey that at
the time ol making said note the defendant
sas keeping hotel IN Chelsea. and that
the note Wa given Tor bill Of intoxica-
tin- liquor bought hy Sanborn Of one of the
SAID hrm OF Erwin d Mckei~ey. OF their
agent. AZ Chelsea. ana that the LIQUORS were
shipped from their store IN New York ~
said Aanborn ,.that Erwin a McKelsev knew
Al the time OF said sale. and Of the making
li the note, that said Sanborn had no license
10 sell intoxicating liquors, and that he in
tended 10 sell the same IN violation of line
laws OF Vermont. Ii appeared that the
plaintiffs al the time OF the discount of said
~ f.aH a
no way informed a Il what WAS the con-
-ideration Of said note. bot discounted the
same while current IN the regular course of
business upon the Endorsement OF the payees,
and that plaintiffs are still the sole owners
vi The note. The defendant claimed thar
sAid note Wa wholly void by virtue OF the
"a section oi the liquor law of Vermont
/ he plaintiffs claimed that. notwithstand-
ing SAID statute. the note Wa protected by
The commercial law In the hands OF a bona
ta. holder Tor value. without notice Of the
nfrinry OF the note claimed judgments
Tor the plaintiffs for amount of the note
q W. Clarke tor plaintiffs William He
bard iOr defendant
u Ii Watson has been arrested AT West Z
iopsnnm ano taken to Bradford on charge
Oh forging the name Of Mr.. jackson 10 a
note ior 500 given To Bradford Savings
n3nK; lie waived an examination and was
bound over IN the sum Of $500.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
In Rutland they use one thousand gdoIIar
notes Tor Dook-marks. A well-known citi-
zen recently gave away novel in which one
discovered before the book GOT beyond IA "a
reach. ''1 III
E.1t
Inc ioilowlng are the principal officers of
the Rutland Co. Agricultural Societv To- ~ %
ensuing year: President j :. Benedict Cassie
ton Nice-Presidents. Ii. H. Dyer. Rutlan5
Henry Clark, Rutland Secretary. I,ense,,
konnd, Clarendon Treasurer, Jesse +
Billings, Rutland. -
II rs expected that next year will
De more prosperous for dairymen. Far
nss have bssn changing sheep for cows