Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-03-06
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Deacon Joseph Myers, of POwnal, died
Feb. ID. lie was prominent citizen and
town Treasurer 40 years.
George Smith, of IIartwellvillc, was tried
before Justice Lord, on Saturday the 7th,
for an assault upon Frank Marshall. and
fined SS5 and costs, from which decision he
Appealed to the county court.
ESSEN COUNTY
Bluff Mountain Grange has been organi-
zed at Island Pond with IL members.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
\. l.. Hall, of Bakersfield, while draw
ing wood from the mountain few days
ago, was thrown from his load to tho ground
with such violence as to cut painful and
dangerous wound in his right leg below the
| knee.
| LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The proprietor of 4 soon to be-opened
store in a LamOile county town receives
the following courteous (!) greeting from
one OF the county papers - We hope he
will have the requisite gumption to adyer-
| tise his business in the"
ORANGE COUNTY.
Joseph Smith, living on Pike Hill in Cor
inth, while cutting wood, recently, hit n
clothes line with his axe, causing it to turn
in his hands, cuttinga severe cash in his
head
On the llth- inst. F. p. Proctor, of FAIR
lee, sewing machine agent, who has been
operating in town some time, was tried COR
forging the name of John Tarbox. of Fair
lee, to a note of SD. During the InyeSti-
CATION two or three other fOrgeries for the
same amount came to light. He was put
under $500 bonds and not being able to pro-
cure bail was sent to Chelsea jail.
Lewis Harrington. of South Straiord.
while oHt hunting foxes last week, fired his
gun at fox, but the gun burst into such
small pieces that he was able to find but
very few of them, while both Mr. llarring-
ton and the foxes escaped unhurt.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The people who have the Derby Academy
in charge, don't propose to have any light
fantastic among their pupils. We copy the
following in relation thereto from the New
port ETpress - The students who attend
ed dancing school the night before the close
OF the term, may be interested to know,
although they succeeded in keeping it from
the knowledge of the committee until after
all the exercises of the school were ended,
they will be marked in the next catalogue
as expelled from the institution.
\ young son of Mr.. CorSe, of Newport,
was seriously injured, by having a log acci-
dentally rolled over him few days since
Hopes are entertained that he viii recover.
East Charleston Grange has been organ
lied at East Charleston, with 4, members.
The Monaor reports an Irasburgh toad
stool lix27 inches, weighing - lbs
Mr. Thompson. Of Derby, has sold half
interest in the St. Leon Springs, for SlO,-
500
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Enos Reed and James Smith. of Rutland.
went to Castleton Pond, recently, and
caught. through the ice, eight pickcrel,
one OF which weighed twenty-0ne ami
three-fourths pounds, and sold it for s.. to
be sent to New York. This i probably the
largest fish ever caught through the lee on
Lake BomOSeen.
Hcraco Kingsley. Of East Clarendon.
writes to the New York TriiuHe that he has
read every copy of their weekly issue from
the start-about 30 years.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
As he was going into his house the other
day, VI. '. b. HolliSter, of North Montpc-
licr, slipped on some ice, and fell - a. to
break his right cheek bone.
Quite business has sprung up in Water
bury, within about two years. in heelinE
and toeing Shaker stockings Mr. Alfred
York has paid out for knitting, more than
5000, and this has gone mostly to those
who have usually had a rather hard time to
get along he now pays about $500 per
month.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Woodstock has the chickcn-pox.
There il said to be fellow in Springfield
who hasn't fought but three cords of wood
in as many years, and the top Of his stove
has been recently removed, said removal
being hastened by powder contained in the
fuel.
Gilbert ~ Davis, Esd. who has. for some
time been preparing 4 history Of Reading.
has completed the same. and il l. now