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


ADDISON COUNTY.
&C. GriswoId. of Orwell, has the cham
pion cat of Vermont. Asa fancier of felincs,
he excels; said cat measures three feet from
.tip to tip" height fifteen inches. weight
twenty pounds.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The reading public of Bennington have
been greeted with a new publication which
is circulated quite extensively ms sheet
| comes out under the name OF the Bennins-
ton Enterprise. 1t is edited by Master
| Lewie Snow.
When Burgoyne's army was attempting
to invade Vermont. the wife OF Andrew law
| ley. well known in Arlington "a Aunt Ann,
was surprised by a party under captain
| Ormsbee, while filing her oven for baking.
Two soldiers were detailed to wait till the
bread was baked and then bring it away.
After the captain and his squad had depart
ed, Aunt Ann ordered the two soldiers to
| go about their business, and with broom
stick drove them from the premises. In
their retreat one of the towards discharged
his musket at tie brave woman, the bullet
passing just over her head.
The Bennington Banner says that two
sisters residing within SIX miles of each other
near the borders of that town have not seen
each other for about thirty years. There is
not and never was any i'll feeling between
them. but it has lust happened 50. p"
Where can it be equalled?
The selectmen of Bennington have
employed as counsel Messrs Gard
ner and Sibley to bring suit
against A. a. Seloyer of New York upon
his contract for purchase of the bonds and
stock of the Lebanon Springs Railroad Com
pany, said suit to be brought at once.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Two men, Harry and Jerry Mutt. went to
St. Johnsbury to peddle cloth. The first
| had woman with him, whom he passed "a
his wife. After few weeks the real Mrs.
Mutt made her appearance from Boston and
the bogus wife left. Mutt was very indig
nant at this interference with his arrange
ments, and made it warm for his wife.
There was bit of an excitement in Dan
vile, recently \ member of the pruden-
tial committee saw tit, without good reason,
to lock up school and lock out the teacher
and her scholars. IThe neighbors rallied and
put her in the school gain, and set a guard
of two young fellows to protect her. The
prudential man was mprudent enough to
try t second time, and the consequence
was that he was terribly pummeled.
Mrs. Calvin II. Cushman of North Dan
vile, fell recently and broke her hip. She
was alone at the time, and lay where She
fell some time before she was discovered.
The last report about the business condi-
ton of St. JOhnsbury Is, that several hands
have been discharged from the scale manu-
factory, this week, for want Of work, while
Mark L. Hovey of Kirby, few miles from
~ Jabnshu-v has failed
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Frontier Grange at West Berkshire
has Just received car load Of corn from
Des MOines, Iowa, but, owing 10 unexpect-
ed charges for freight, the cost Is somewhat
above the price Tor corn at Richford and
EnOsburg Falls.
Hiram Smith of West Enosburgh. has
returned from a two years stay in the
West, and states that in Wisconsin he
trapped 316 animals of various kinds. in
GLIDING foxes, rabbits. minks. ~kunks and
other small game. Mr.. Smiths health l.
good, and he reads without glasses. and
gets out Of his chair a. lively a. 4 boy. lie
l. not averse to a little collar and elbow
exercise with some Of the youthful states
men Of the age. lie will DO.
Mr.. Davis, the proprietor Of the Ameri-
can House in Richford. has a dog in his
possession who j. slowly terminating his
days in criet for the loss Of his master The
previous proprietor of the hotel. Jerry
Swetland, owned the dog. which has black
and tan blood in his veins. for almost
eighteen long years. and was very much at
tached to him. The attachment was reel
procated by the dog, and about a year ago
the master was taken III and died During
his sickness the dog was shut up in a stable
for the purpose Of keeping him quiet and Of
weaving him from his master. whose
absence he would most likely loudly bewail
in the manner peculiar to such animals.
and shortly after the funeral the poor brute
was liberated. lie Immediately instituted
a search for the grave of his late master.
and soon found it, and would not leave it
for three weeks. lie was subsequently
taken home, and for the past eleven months
has been well fed and kindly cared for by
the present occupants of the hotel. but no
amount Of kindness and petting will elict
from him any manifestation of Joy. and he
will no doubt soon follow his deceased
master.
The thief who took Gilbert L. Gof-s
sleigh and robes and E. Wheeler's harness.
last week, has not been apprehended He
was traced aS far a. HydeparS There j.
reason to believe thai the thief was one
lazen Sergeant, who lived with his father. [
between Richiord and Abbott'S Corner
lie left home on the evening of the theft. 4
starting toward Richford on horseback lie !
j. known to have had bride answering to /
the description Of enc found near Wheeler I
next morning. li0 has not been seen since /
the night of the theft. and hi lends 10 I
not kCuw where he is.-Ririf,ra SHfuoL
p.Ntr g,f-N~,-
\ Washington man made fifty pounds Of /
maple sugar a. early a. the first Of Feb I
ruary-
ORLEANS COUNTY.
\ daily mail i to he run from North Troy
to Lowell.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
\ successful celebration in memory Of
the birth of Washington was held in the
Baptist Church at East Poultney on the
evening of Feb. 23i. The exercises con-
sisted of vocal and instrumental music,
PRAYER, reading of Washington farewell
address. recitation of brakes " American
Flag, and an eloquent Grafton by Rev !
\. Pierce.
D. ID. Aldrich, of Wallinsford, was at
tackled by an Infatuated cow. the other dav.
at the residence of John : Emery. IN that
town, which came near resulting seriously.
The COW, 1t appears, first attacked a dog
that was passing. when Mr. Aldrich ran
forward to prevent the COW from running
out of barn door. The cow at once turn
I'd her battery upon him. striking him with
both horns; one horn struck him about six
inches below the hip joint. the other raking
along the abdomen. and raising him about
TWO feet from the hoo-, but MIR. Aldrich's
great strength enabled him to seize the ami
nal by the neck and disentangle himself
rom her horns. receiving only few uelv
scratches on the abdomen.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
livery old man named Flagg whose prop
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