Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-16

$500, and attempting TO pass it at the Wells
River bank about year ago.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
At West Charleston recently, one Phillip
Agar got little whiskey and a revolver and
said he was going to shoot three persons in
the village; then went to Mr.. McNeals
and threatened TO shoot his wife. She gave
the alarm and be was soon arrested andpu
under 5000 bonds. Failing to get bail he
was kept in custody of officer A. j. Morril
until the evening OF the 9Th inst, and while
locked up in his room took his BEDFORD and
let himself down from the upper story and
left for parts unknown.
The Jail in Irasburgh was discovered to
| be on fire on the eth inst, and the flames
made considerable Roadway before they
could be extinguished.
The Barton depot was broken into on the
night of the 9Th inst, and the money
drawer robbed of few pennies, and about
$40 worth of tickets.
Eugene Whipple. recently. wrestled with
John Stevens, at Newport Centre, and
broke his leg.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Cl.H.H. Merritt did some blowing on
f n of Hon. N. 7. Spragne. Jr., in Bran
don, on Friday, there being no frost in the
ground.i
A young child of John Hays, of West
Pawlet, was fatally scalded on Sunday morn
ing last, by the accidental oyerturning Of
stove which emptied the reservoir of hot
water into the cradle where the child lay
sleeping. The child lived in great agony
about twelve hours.
Hon j. p. Merriam, President of She
Providence National Bank, of Providence,
Rhode Island, has opened store at Claren-
don Springs His il health is the occasion
Of his removing there.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Levi j. Green, of Plymouth, was recent
~ thrown from load of hay and his left
shoulder SO much injured As TO disable him
for time.
\ nan of Plymouth took run on foot
from that town to Woodstock, l6 miles. in
two hours and thirty two minutes, turning
out for or going by thirty teams on his
way.
THOMAS Lynch, a small farmer living in
the west part of Barnard reports that his
house was broken into on the 2lst ult., and
) eco in money and two tubs of butter
stolen. \ search warrant was procured
and several houses searched for the goods,
but nothing has been found.
\ son of c. ". lIathorn. OF llartland,
aged II years. broke his leg a short ago,
and on the 9th inst, a number OF physl-
clans gathered and it was amputated. Ii
seems that when first done up the bandages
were drawn 50 tight as to stop the eircuia-
ton as well as give the boy great pain. The
result was dead leg, amputation and what
next time must determine, all owing, ac-
eording to generally credited report, to
professional etiquette.
\ West Hartford correspondent writes
The rivers, and all large streams in this
portion of Vermont are clear of ice for the
second time this winter, an almost unparal-
leled occurrence.
The Ludlow Toy Manufacturing Com
pany have made and sold the past fall 1000
boys sleds', but the season being now well
spent, and the market gluttei, have now
taken mp other work in their line.
Daniel +. Blodgett, OF Baltimore. under
took to commit suicide week before es but
was prevented BIZ his Oldest son
wNpHiN COUNTY
The tobacco crop along the Connecticut
near Bellows Falls, sold in 1872 for six cents
per pound, and the crop Of 1873 for ten
cents.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
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Charles Towns is soon to commence
,b,ro.,g Oh r.n,irs ,n tho I.l,,1 U,rsa and
III va 100 - -.
Will rctLtui-u tuc sane iur use Tue next
season. " It'll his projected repairs COM
pleted, Bellows Falls viii next season present
INC "c9t lote, HNOoliiil,ui 'l"hs IL. '.io 't.i'o,
and Will not be excclci the whole length Of
the Connecticut valley.