Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-05-22


New Haven, recently purchased by him of
James Preston. The Central Vermont will
lay short track in the vicinity TO iaclli-
tate shipment OF manufactured lumber.
The purchase is about 100 acres.
James Cook, a large farmer Of Orwell,
has failed. His liabilities are $50, goo
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Post Sherman g. A R.. of Manchester.
has decided to procure uniform. consist
ing of cap, blouse and belt They also in
yite all returned soldiers and the citizens
generally. to unite with the post in the
suitable observance CT Decoration Day May
30th.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Lemuel Chase, of Island Pond, was com
planned Of for selling liquor, convicted OF
! three offences and fined $50 and costs FAIL
| ing to pay his fine, Sheriff Mansur took him
to Guildhall and committed him to jail,
/ where he vet remains.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
/ The annual meeting of the Franklin
/ County Medical Society was held lat Sheldon
on the 10Th inst. The following officers
were elected for the year ensuing Presl-
| dent. DR. Clark Vice President, DR.. Bax
I
| to the medical association OF Northern New
| York, Drs. q. NJ. Hall and Briggs; dele
gates to the Franklin Co. Medical Society
| New York, Drs. Wilder and Welch dele
| gates to the Chittenden Co. Medical Society
/ Vt. Drs. Branch and Leach. The nexi
meeting of the society will be held at 1t
Adams on the last Tusday in September
Richford has haunted house.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Hay Is selling at $50 ton in Nortl
Hero.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Two lambs. the property of 4. B. Strong
of Morrisyille, were killed by lightning oil
Sa turday.
Il. H. Clark, of Wolcott, has lost sixteel
lambs with what he calls black tongue.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The liquor agency at Newbury has - sus
pended, and the thirsty are clamoring 10
the Commissioner to - turn the spigot
The temperance people of Chelsea ar
waking up. Two men were fined by Ran
som Davis, Esq, last week-one for beln
intoxicated, the other for getting liquor Q
the town agent under false pretences.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
y Craftsbury man has kepta record base
upon actual measurement, of the depth {
snow which fell during the winter, iroi
which it appears that four feet fell froi
April TO PC to Maya.
Mrs. Quinn, of Barton, fell down stall
recently and broke her arm.
There is good prospect of getting I'll
, County Fair grounds located at lrasburgl
1t is estimated that from 10000 to 00
ponnds of sugar have been made in Ira.
; burgh, the present season
The Monitor has a story to the effect thi
= Lewis Parker moved from Sutton to N
| braska last fall that his Oldest boy,
wears old. taking dislike either to tn
country or his step mother, started on fot
for Omaha Us miles, alone and withou
money. At Omaha he took the train and can
the whole distance to Sutton, where he al
rived a week ago, supported and conyeye
r by the generosity of people and railroa
officers He saw no one that be knew durin
the whole journey,
Philip Hunt. the Oldest man in Bartol
died May 10th lie was the father of .
, children, nearly all of whom are now Ii
t , ing.
I RUTLAND COUNTY.
: Me. Marshall, of Clarendon, has bui
the first creamery in the State, at an expen
az $1,000. He expects the milk Of fl
cows to start with.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
TIE girls of the seminary at Montpeli
l have begun the publication Of periodic
e of 32 pages.
The town of Roxbury with popuiatiC
of only GIG has forty-four persons ov
n sevent. years of age
;, The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance CC
= of Mont pelier. has given notice that it sha
nav no il ,snrance on the hotel building
. which ", re destroyed by fire at East Mon
pelier, Fe bruary last.
), Addison Cotton. in Jail at Montpelier +
: robbing " lillian Woodbury., of Berlin .sa
4 there was about $500 in the pocket DO,
he got. and that what was not recovered
It has put away. offering to go and get it
d thew will let him out
t wINDHAM COUNTY.
l. Oranges ave been established at Tow
bend and W est Dummerston.