Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-04
VERMONT NEWS.


ADDISON COUNTY.
The dwelling house of Asa Iemcnway.
ST. of Bridport. was totally destroyed by
fire on Sunday, the 3Oth inst. together with
a large portion of IL contents. Ii caught
about 10 a n. from burning chimney.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The woollen mills at Southi PowHal,
which have been lying idle for several
years, have again commenced WORK, run
nlng 10 about half their capacity
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Elisha Davis, Esq. one Of the oldest and
most esteemed citizens Of Sheffield. hung
himself few days since. He has been a
sufferer from the effect OF a cancer Tor some
years. and it Is thought this may have been
the cause of the act.
d. ". Aiken. Of IIardwick, recently lost
a valuable horse, one of 4 span. by Dip
liberia.
Wm. Carrick. Of Barnet, has been fsar-
ing on the profits of sheep keeping lie
finds that one of his sheep eleven years old
has raised him twenty lambs worth on an
average 81 apiece. while the wool has paid
for her keeping, leaving $50 clear proiit on
one sheep in eleven wears.
LAWoILLE COUNTY.
Parties in the employ of [. ;. signal
service have erected large reflector on
the summit of Elmore mountain. when
can be seen at 4 great distance when the
sun shines.
This year in this county will nave to be
set down As cold season. for there will be
frost in every month. Some years July
and August go free. but this year they are
frosty.
ORLEANS COUNTY
L. F. Trip. OF Charleston, has well
broken pair of three-years-old steers. which
weigh , 900 lbs.
George ". Abbott. of South Barton, lost
valuable work horse, last week, by an
injury received from runaway horse.
Quite panic prevails at East Charleston
village, from fears in regard To the dam at
the outlet of Echo Pond. The dam has been
built thirty five years, and holds back a
head of eight fee, of water on the pond.
whose area is eight hundred acres.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The paint companies at Forestdale have
commenced the mining of iron ore, ioT
which they find ready market.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
y. y. Nncc!anu- Oh w uilShclu, haN u uhii y
of six cows Commenced making butter
| from one COW in March; on March 4th
| churued I6 lbs. from then up to the lstl
| of August has made and sold l,l2i lbs
and his six cows average for butter sold
| $577S each.
! wINDHAM COUNTY.
/ The Fisk monument, at Brattleboro. ha.
recently been disfgured by the breaking of
! of finger from one of the statuettes and a
toe from another. After considerable search
the finger was found on the bank in tbs
rear of the lot.
The Putney woolen mill has again beer
started by Dalahanty Brothers, of Fitch
burg, Mass. They will employ about fifty
hands.
Severe frosts have caused much damage
to the com crop in Wilmington.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The directors of the Chester driving parl
have contracted for the fencing of tn,
grounds and erection of the necessary build
rigs. and will hold fair on the ground
this month.
One convict, Henry Damon, sentenced tt
death and committed to imprisonment fol
life, for killing his wife, has been confined
in the State Prison since September. 1879
thirty FIVE years. He is now 6c years o
age.
An attempt is to be made in the comm.
Legislature to reunitc the towns of Windso
and West Windsor, which were formerl,
one.