Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

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taken.
A sportsman's club has been formed q
Factory Point, consisting of seyenteer
members.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
In repairing an old building in Fairbanks
village, St. Johnsbury, recently, workmer
found concealed underneath two kegs near
" full of rife powder. and about one hun
bred pounds of old lead pipe.
The biggest drive of logs ever made or
| the Passumpsic River, was last week by ID
P. Hall and gang of about twenty-five
hands. About 2 900 900 logs were in diff
terent places in Newark and East Hayer
rolled into the river; 5000, 900 were driven
from Newark and East Haven TO East
| Burke. Geo. Ide with about ten hands
| drove 3 .000, 900 to the new mill in the north
part of Lyndon.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Myron Green, who put 40, 600 salmon in
the Misslsquoi last winter. is 10 increase
that number by 100, 600 the coming win
ter.
A twelve year old son of y. W. Church,
of Fletcher, while driving oxen for his faith
er to break up green-sward, took hold OF
the plough. himself. while his father was
| called away for something. and got on 50
well that when the - old man" returned,
the young man thought he could get along
without him. The father returned TO the
house aad told his wife he had been turned
of, - and the boy continued TO plough until
he lad brOken up seyon-eighths OF an acre,
and then quit, a Alexander wept, for the
want OF more worlds to conquer. That
boy viii make his mark. and on the farm,
too. for he don't propose to be - tape
worm behind the counter. nor 10 " AXE
hold OF the plough ana look back. "-Mes-
senger.
LANtILLE COUNTY.
The disease known a. Dutch measles has
been prevailing quite extensively in various
parts of the county. III some cases the pa
tient being quite sick
Ii i reported that two mad dogs and two
mad cats were recently killed in MOrristown.
Earle Of the Citizen thinks he knows Of
two or three men " hO ought to be served
the same way.
Mr. o. Perkins has sold her residence to
the Mount Mansfield Hotel Company at
Stowe for $ 600 and they have moved the
barn away. and intend 10 remove the entire
buildings in due time. - as II erect an ad-
diiiun to the hotel.
\ little son. two years old, of l.. Seaver,
fell from F. d. Pike tub factory in Stowe,
into the river on Saturday. and was drown
ed before assistance could be rendered.
4 little daughter of o. ;. Turner. of
Stowe, recently fell from an upper room,
striking her head against sharp axe. in
hlcting an ugly wound.
Young Foote. of johnson. who forged
his father name to the amount of - 700
and then fed. has returned, and i walking
the streets unmole-ted He expresses great
penitence for hi crime, and it i understood
that hi creditors are disposed to be lenient
with him and let him 20 to work again on
the old basis
Two boys of Mr. lie Page, OF Hyde Park.
had very narrow escape from drowning
last week They got into a boat 10 cross
the Lamoille river. and IN their attempt to
manage i were upset and plunged into the
water. By great exertiJn> they succeeded
in getting on to the bottom of the boat and
thus f1ated helples>ly down for mile be-
fore jhey were rescued. They We're - chill
ed when taken out that they were nearly
insensible.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Many of the Ely miners are leaving that
place. some for other mines and some for
their English homes.
The Grlngers at New bury Centre talk OF
building a hall.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Albert Twombiy. ct Barton. played barn
bali against the head OF the village minister
and theological ideas were confused for
several minutes.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Troy Conference Academy at Poult-
ncy Will be re-opencd August 9Th.
Officer Perkins, in his faithful guardian
ship OF oar community. ant determination
to have cur aqueduct better appreciated.
came near perprtratlnE neat JOKE on him
>eli Two " three days since. At the freight
house suspicious looking hogshead, Sc
lected by hi careful scrutiny from among
variety of articles. awakened his attention
The sound On gently shaking together with
the unmi>takabe odor that met his keen
organ of smell, 80 much improved OF late,
led tim to think there was grand spill in
the near future. The name upon it beng
mistaken for one who l. known 10 deal more
ur ie>~ IN the ardent convinced him more
fully that there could be no question about
it, but there was one thing which LETT him
IN little doubt. He did not believe. after
the vigorous prosecutions Of our liquor
dealers. that they would have the effrontery
to introduce the spirit In >Gch unmanage-
able dimensions. i moment : conversation |
IN the freight Office give him cre>tiallen |
OUk. tie 10 longer Ee>ltaics before the 4
lrOss deception. suddenly recoiiecting that |
ne has no warrant c1nt-catIng foundry sup I
Jiles That hog~head of remains or dis |
lllery settings l. to-day being used for /
ores IN casting and wheel making, and Mr. !
Perkins has overcome his fears that the /
muddy liquid will fire the brains of Rut-
and deInq Rutland Gio5e.
4 serious runaway occurred in the town 4
# Dandy, last week. by which Henry Gran
iall, cripple, received two deep cuts on
lis head, and one knee injured, and Miss
Minnie Perry had two teeth knocked out.
Ter nose broken. an eye bruised and a knee
eriouely hurt.
wlNDHAy COUNTY.
The restaurant in the depot at Bellows
'alls l. being thoroughly reconstructed
liter the pattern OF the fine dining rooms in
he -. Adams depot. and l. to be well kept
y Col. 4. 1. Dunton OF that establishment,
lso formerly Of the Pavilion, Montpelier.
Chandler Sage, of Jamaica, broke hi leg
ust above the ankle on Friday afternoon
asst, load OF logs having Slid upon it.
Definite propositions have been received
o build a narrow guaee ruad and put on
be rolling stock from Jamaica to Brattle-
ORC.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
An offer has been received to furnish IS
ound iron for the Woodstock railroad, by
ihich can he made a saving over last years
rice of S36, 600 on the entire road
1t i expected that the trial of James
inn. of Windsor, for the murder of VIII
Am \. DonoEhue of the same town will
axe place at the approaching session Of the
'ounty Cuurta at Woodstock