Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-04-17

Five bushels of suckers were taken IN
net at one hanl at Newport, the other
cay.
A little daughter of Mrs. Murray OF
Coventry, four years old, fell into pail
of hot water recently, and was sealded 10
death.
A sable was recently killed in Lowell
They have hay and grain thieves at New
port Centre.
A little ION Of \. Chesley at Greensboro,
last week, fell from scafiold in the barn,
caught his foot in u brace and hroke hi-
leg. He had to hang there I'LL ms play
mate ran half mile 10 procure heip 70
release him.
Craitsbury has a boy SIX feet and SIX
inches tall, and he isn't done growing
vet.
RUTLAND COUNTY
At the annual meeting Of the vestTy OF 81
James Church, Hydeville, Pitt W Hyde
was elected Senior Warden and samuel
Williams, Junior Warden. Samuel VIII
liams and Samuel ID. Williams were elected
delegates TO the Diocesan Convention.
At the annual meeting Of Trinity Church,
Rutland, the following Ncstrymen We're
elected for the ensuing year Cnaries
Clement, Il. Y. X. Wilson, Harvey Kings
lev. Geo. r. BOttum. E. =. Gibson. Charles
Z. Ross, WheelOck g. Neazey- At a subse-
duent meeting of the yestry Charles & iement
was elected senior warden H. v n III
son, Junior warden. and Charles Clement,
Harvey Kingsley. L. Y. X. Wilson and t.
p. ellison delegates TO the Diocesan Conven-
ton. At the annual sale Of church pews.
PS65 was received for the first choice, 500
for the second, and $50 for the third
At the meeting Of the vestrY Of 81.
Thomas Church. Brandon, John \. Conant
was elected senior warden and /. a.
Ormsbee junior warden.
A.D. Tiffany has been reinstatei as STA
ton agent and telegraph operator at Pitt
ford.
4 few day. since a Rutiander, Andrew
jackson by name, was balied IN one han
bred dollars for trial for Infringing ou the
Vermont liquor law. lie emigrated between
two days and his bail was estreatod- At
the present time he Is not q thousand miles
from Saratoga.
John McDermott, Of Rutland. has been
sentenced for perjury. 10 three year con
hnement in the State Prison.
On the 9Th inst young son of y. a.
Harrington, of Castleton, while performing
some gymnastic operations which included
q fence and tree, with some reference 70 the
frozen ground a. he Afterwards cone. udc4,
fell. breaking both bones of his Def, arm
about three inches above the wrist
Mrs Mary Lyman, wife Of Rev. Horace
LYMAN and daughter OF the late Deacon
VIM. Dennison Of Cast.etOn. died no Forest
Grove, Oregon, March, 18th, % paraiy-i-.
after an illness of tweuty-iour hour-. Mr.
and Mrs Lyman went 10 Oregon a~ home
missionaries some years a 20 and Mr. Lyman
afterwards occupied q proiessorshlp 90 the
Oregon University, located 81 Forest 'roye.
Charles Sparks, an experienced collier %
Beckett. Mas. l. coming o. DANDY shortly
u superiniend 80 men and dozen kins. in
their attempts To cnar vast forests owned
there by Congressman Barnum. of Cnnnec-
tlcut.
WASHINGTON COTS
Arson Stebbeu~.a well-kuown ci.izeu ana
business man Of Berlin, died oa Fast Day,
from the effect OF surgical operation per
formed Tor st-angu-aJed hernia.
Cotton. who robbed William Woodbury.
q Berlin. several days ago, ASKS ior mercy.
saving be was abuGt = return the -plI-
when be was caught. The circumstance 10
the robbery make g peculiarly viAana1-.
Woodbury.. an old man, living helpic-- uu
Ms bed, Cotton went into ms room. pro-
tes-edly % help him get up. bgt took bis
money and n1te-. amounting O. about
8 600. ty force.
W,NruAM COUNTY.
d. l.. Miner, of Brattlcb1-u. whose Acs-e
and wagon were stolen recently. has found
both 1t Waltnam. Mas. and the thief, one
Sargent. has been nabbed ut fitchhur-
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Leander Pratt Of Ludlow died Suddenly
from night mare on the 81 inSt-
Nj ana Mr. Eugene liart-hlru %
Lunenburc. on the lst inst. took charge.
under The directors. of the premises 40 the
state Prison. lately occupied hy the family
Of Mr. Pollard. and are q have care % the
boarding department for the keepers and
guard % the institution Mr. Hart-horn
also taxes the place Of M Blood, AS keeper
IN The upper sh0e-sh1n
Joseph Bond, who runs the uriway mills
az Cavendisl. fell from FOOT bridge -a--
week and broke his leg below the knee
The Temperance movement j. making
healthy progress In Rochester A recent
meeting showed that between 900 ard jNN
names ha1 been secured 81 the pledge.