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

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presented their leader. Prof. t. H. Higley
with a baton.
One Smith, of Ripton, who had imbibed
too freely Of benzine, recently paid > Tor
whipping horse.
Edward J. Davenport, son Of Jason Da-
venport. Of Middlebury. was recently ad-
mitted to the bar In Minneapolis lie Is q
graduate Of Middlebury College.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Sheldon H. Taylor Of Rupert, died sud
denly on the 2d inst, from disease OF the
heart.
When the safe Of Norton GCo., Of Ben
niurton. vas removed from the ruins Of
their pottery. after the IRE, it, contents
were uniniured Ii was one Of the Amer
can Steam safe Company famous patent
cut of safes
Az the annual Easter election of ST
james Church. Arlington. \. ID. Garfield
was elected Senior Warden and Harmon
Garfield. Junior Warden. and II. :. Hard,
Harmon Garfield, and y. : Davis, dele
gates 10 the Diocesan Convention
The second reunion Of the GRADUATES
and friends of Burr ~ Burton Seminar,
Manchester. occurs the present year, July
l-i
Rev DR.. Nickham. of Manchester wa
presented with copy OF Bryant'~ " Pic
tureslue America. hy his friends Oh the
occasion of his nth birthday Hon. 4. J.
Miner made the presentation speech.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
George CLARK Of Sutton has opened
copper miuc 30 that town.
r .r-.
organization
81 Jlhn-hury, V hich has population OF.
5000. hut has never YET built sidewalk.
has contracted fa- hrick one with granite
curling. the whole length of Eastern avenue.
o. cost Il 600.
Three-iourths of the stock oi @ nlnaiac-
tors 0t wood WORK 10 -. JlLn-1ury. o. cost
Slo0.G0O. and employ loo hands, has been
subscribed
That part Of s.. John,bury formerly
kue@u a. Eyyile was. ty unanimll,
Vote oi che district. taken 90 the aunla
meeting, changed 70 slmmeryllc.
s petition has gone to the Governor.
asking for the pardon of Cyrus :. Hadley,
who has been iu jail al ;. J1hnsbury. Tor
selling liquor Mr.. Had.cy becs. and say-
be VIII DO So DO more His wife is suffer
ing f1r the uecessaui1- Of life, and every
body j. wiling 10 give her husband another
chance % be decent man.
At o recent grange convention at s.
J1uu~ourv. fourteen or fifteen oranges IN
the county We're represented. but it was
decided best not to form council bat %
make al thcir purchases through the State
agent.
EssEy COUNTY.
Mrs. Atner Coe Of Island Pond. can take
the head on bei4uilts. having recently
finished one containing 10 93s pieces. she
wants O. hear of more numerous 4u-t
than that
TRANELIN COUNTY.
C. D. purmort. Of Georgia. an extensive
farmer and dealer IN high -b.ooded stock mas
made an as. -umeut %. his property % {.
". Writers. ofMi.tou, and Lyman Draper.
% Georgia, for the benefit Of his creditors.
Clark : Albee. g native Of Hishrate.
died recently at Grand Haven, Mich, OF
which CITY he had long been a prominent
resident In connection with United States
Senator Ferry be established the hrst news
paper in Grand Haven. His funeral was
attended nv the city council. the FIRE depart
ment. the lodge OF ODD Fellows. Of which
he was a member. and 10y a large c0uc0urse
% the citizens. the procession reaching over
a nile. Flags all over the city were ezhihi-
TED az half mast ami business was generally
suspended
Charles Davis, OF Richf0rd. was recently
severely wounded in the hand by the acci- /
dental discharge of a revolver which he was
holding by the muzzle
largely attended town meeting was held /
on the 7th inst. at West Berkshire, 10 vote
on O resolution 70 raise $ 800 20 aid in the I
Of the Lamoille Valley June I
ton Railroad The resolution was voted .
down hy a large majority. Il is said thai /
private subscriptions will now be solicited, I.
and the friends of the enterprise hone tina, I
enough viii be pledged in tins way 10 secure /
the location of the road on the east side Of I
the pond.
The franklin House. Ilishgate Springs, I
Messrs. > L. a L. ;. Scott propriet0rs, will /
open June Isl.
John Carver. OF Richmond H.. who 1
formerly worked at shoe making IN St Al /
bans and Sheldon. l. attaining some ceebri-
ty as temperance lecturer in the West.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The late Benjamin Mott of Albur-h. had
4 lie of singular adventure. At the battle
On the Line. November 7tb. 1885. fought
between the Canadian patriots, under tag
non DOiez. etc. and The government tr0cps
led bv Col. Odell. Major SERVER and Others,
Mr. Mott. who had the evening previous
Joined the rebel force. was taken prisoner
and conveyed To Montreal. where he was
tried. and condemned during the following
April With much difficulty ami great ex-
srtiOns on the part of friends his sentence
was softened down to Punishment TO Van
Diemen 5 Land. and after remaining in
anada for about one ear confined il iail.
he with others was transported in the ship
Buffalo. nearly suffering wreck on the vow
age. arriving at Sidney. New South Wales.
IN March. 1910. Here he som after OBJ
iained privilege and liberty of the island.
and was IN the employ ment of james II.
W Williams, United Sta,cs Consul. who treat
ID the exile very kind y, giving him employ.
At length he took ship for home. glad to
,btain his freedom. On the voyage Mr..
Mott performed the feat OF eircumnavigatinr
he globe. finding himself on touching at
valparaiso enjoying II double Sabbath. After
eTec years OF absence he arrived at home.
mt fuEna his household broken. . son hay
NJ died IN his ab-cnse. Ths following
story il told Of him " hen he lett
lome for Rouses Point on the evening of
lov 6, 1898, Mrs. Mott requested him to
purchase for family use, q pound of tea.
IN stepping off the boat after his long exile.
&c recalled the request. and laughingly said.
d friend that he would NOW take home
hat pound OF tea The tea was bought
nd conveyed to his family But the buyer
ad been seven years in ehecting the pur-
base
LANOILLE COUNTY.
Capt. Games II. DAVIS, of v olcott, who
as followed the seas" for more than 20
ears, been through the wars. and lived in
'exas nine years, has in manuscript his
DRY of the scenes and adventures through
rhieh he has passed. which will soon be
published IN book form.
Willard Iladley ard wife, and S. A. An
rews and wife. Of johnson, have been ap-
ointed assistants in the State Institution
Or Orphan Children at Monson, Mass.
Edwin Billiard OF Hyde Park, has killed
bout 100 rabbits the past winter.
The grangers of Stowe get their aour BY !
be carload for S5.0a- The worlds people
ct theirs for $3.50.
ORANGE COUNTY.
\ Washington man, who is worth his q
nous.n4s, charged dollar. the other
light, for going alter the aoctor ior his ,
On, who has not expected TO live till
forming.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
4 little boy in Westmore, recently took
rnE Z hallow log which was being sawed
lr good. c ten quart psn full OF seash \
uts all nicely shelled and laid away by the
luirrels.