Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-23
VERMONT MEMS.

BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Brattleboro Praying Band are 10 Wit
W0odiord in August.
stephen Rice. Of SALISBURY 90 years Old.
persists IN working daily in the field.
Col. Truman LamS0n. of Bennington. Is
slowly dying. lie WAS eighty-cisht years
old June lO,h.
There Is a Frenchmau working az he
Glastonbury saw mill, Bennington, who
has seven toes on one foot and six on the
other
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Mr. Finley. O: North Dauyiile. has I'VE in
his possession which grew in the year 1919.
LANoILLE COUNTY.
]. C. Davis. Of Belvidsre while pulling
Stumps. July l, found SO much frost 10 the
ground that be had to suspend operations.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Orange county fair Is 70 be he'd At
Bradford. the first week in October. The
society having voted to admit exhibitors
from all parts OF the United States ant
Canadas u competition Tor prizes. stack l.
expected from some OF the bes. breeders in
Canada
ORLEANS COUNTY.
David Rollins. Of Newport Centre. wa
set upon by bull the other dav and nar
rOwly escaped with his life. Fortunately
Mr. Rollins dog heard the believing Of the
bull and came to the rescue. The doc
caught IT, bull by the throat. drove bin
away and 4 doubt saved his master from "a
horrible cea a. the bull had gorcd him
in nine teen different places, and broke two
Of his ribs.
There was about 300 soldiers present az
the recent reunion at Burton An orEani-
zatiCn was affected and another meeting
will take place in September. on the tar
srOr ID. in Barton, the last day % the iAlr-
Among the many wounded soldiers present
were two who were shot through the head,
one Of whom lost an eve. and the other is
nearly blind fr0n the effect of ballet that
went plump through bis head. Among the
relics Of 4 hundred years ago, was a mus
kct mIde in I776. Lewis Albee. of MIR
gan, hier. and VIM. Graves, of Barton. a
drummer. who played together at mill
taTy meeting n Barton. 10 years ago. were
present and used their instruments with a.
much animation as in their youth
Ms. Edgar Kinne. Of Lowell, had = su-
gar party on the 81 serving the sugar On
snow.
jonathan EisinS. OF North rroy, la,
erected 200 saw mills 4iu0s be was II years
Of age aud pas the machinery into 40 grist
mills
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Mr. Horatio Mead, Of Center Rutland
vas las; Saturday thrown from his wagon
by the sudden starting of his horse, with
such violence as to hreas his leg lust below
the hap and iniure MS side severely.
WASHINGTON cnrxTy
Last saturday morning, l.. Uassan of
Nortt field, found one OF his horses d.ad in
the held, with three bullet holes through lis
leg lac animal was valuable one and
Nr. Hassam feels the loss, lie thinks Zoo
that he has well founded Saseicions of the
perpetrators,
WISDBAA COUNTY,
bishop Bisseli visited 81. Michael's par
ish, Brattieburo. on Sunday last, lSth inst.
being his second visitation, and confirmed
ten persons presented by the rector.
Franklin Cannon. OF Newiane, died very
suddenly a few days since. from drinking
cold water when Overheated.
Bellows Falls post Office has beea des,gna.
ted as an International Canadian money or
der otAce
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Eighteen years ago Manson Peck. OF
Proetorsviile, set out an apple tree. Nor
thern SOY, IN the garden now owned BY Au-
gastus lutte, one inch In diameter at the
ground surface. That tree now measures.
three feet IN circumference, tA.es lee. f,ou.
tho grounS. ihe top IS uniformly circular,
perfectly formed. and measures from the ex-
trenIty of one side across to the other thirty
feet, and is yet growing.
The other day. Barnard nan drove 10
Bethel with the two hind wheels on one
side Of his buggy and the two forward
wheels on the other side. They had loo.
changed az blacksmith shop, and Sc dG
20. nstise .s ant,i told Was that man
head Level or rot2
Mr. J. 4. II. Ellis, Super in soacenl Of the
Springfield induStrial v forks, has demon
strated the fact that dry, hard wood, saw
dust and boiled Linseed oil. mixed together
and LETT in heaps. will. in few hours be
come charred and soon ignite ard burn.
This fact should DC generally known.
Thirty persons united with the Chester
Congregational church on Sunday the lIrh
inst, four slso By letter,