Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-10-06
VERMONT NEWS.

Slate are being shipped at Poultney a
fast as cars can be procured. One hundred
and ninety five car loads OF 40 squares each
were shipped N that town IN the month OF
August. and the shipments IN September
were larger. There have been large guam
titles of slate On hand but are being cleaned
out, and the work in the quarries l. beng
resumed.
The graded school at ST. Adams has an
attendance OF 703. Ut this number 1919 are
in the primary, 1875 in the intermediate, and
Sc in the academic department.
{. B. Bailey, OF Sutton, has cat which
has renewed ler youth. At II years of age
she lost her teeth and was good for nothing
for year, whel she had new set OF teeth
throug hout and now makes it sultry for the
mice with all her prestlne vigor.
The other cay. as George Russ. OF Hart
land, was driving cattle, he picked up a
stone Of about the sizs of hens egg AID
threw it at yearling heier, hitting her IN
the head and Killing her instantly.
Two men, il Woodstock, captured thirty
one cOons IN iSe nights.
The will of the late Edwin Evans. of IVES;
Brsttleboro. toqueathes 81 600 to the | nj
yersalist Publishing House, Boston.
A little boy in ST Johnsbury, concluded
to change his diet. and 80 swallowed an
eght-penny nail, but no harm resulted
Fred B Hrse. of Hartford. hu-ked "a
bushels Of corr IN one day.
Some potatoes A DanviAe man raised
400 bushels on an acre. A Lyndon man dug
1870 from one hill.
A post of the &. 4. K. has been organized
at Wey bridge. with sixteen charter mem
bers
Charles Keene Of Montpelier lost some
iewelry from this store, on Wednesday, and
Thursday q man. who was arrested for steal
ing it, was found to have upon him gold
pen and a pair Of gloves. which had taken
from the pockets OF one Wilkinson on the
fair ground. lie Is held for trial.
The international Telegraph Company,
which connects witt the Dominion Com
2any of Canada at the line In Highgate. Is
now extending its line from ST. Johnsbury
along the line Of the Portlrnd Il Ogdens-
burg Railroad 10 the Connecticut River,
and also from ST Jotnsbury on the line OF
the Passumpsic Railroad 10 Well River. to
connect with the Atlantic ( Pacific Com
pany.
Lyman C. Aldrich Of Westminster, has
raised during the past year from thirty
coarse wool ewes. forty lambs. which he
sold for 81 50 each, amounting TO $50
The wool raised uDon the same sheep was
sold for So So Total, 1892 So.
Wednesday night, the store of J. B. Daily
L Co. of StAnsiead Pain, about one mile
from Derby Line. was entered and some
5000 worth of goods stolen. The tibet en-
tered through the front window BY taking
out light of glass. lie then went to the
livery stable of George McDongal and stole
d team A man by the name OF Ryan was
arrested at Barton, Vt. Thursday. and the
the team and goods found IN his possession.
Ryan is a painter by trade and halls from
Bradford. VI.
While Harley Edgerton was blasting
rocks on West Hill, at Walllngford. last
Saturday, one Of his arms was blown of by
premature explosion.
The project of procuring city charter
for Rutland Is beng agltated.
While three young ladies were driving out
Saturday night, in West Randolph. the
horse became frightened and ran away, TIP
ping over the carriage and throwing them
out One of them. Miss Morse, OF Essex
Junction, was seriously injured.
On account of hard times two merchants
in St. Adams, are settling with their cred
itors at 50 cents on the dollar, to avoid
bankruptcy.
The Republicans had rousing rally at
Newbury, the other day. No hall could be
found large enough to hold the crowd, and
an outdoor meeting was held. U. Gambeli,
Esq, spoke for an hour and forty minutes.
The Newbury band dIscoursed excellent
music, and large, new Hayes and Wheeler
flag Was hung out.
Henry Rice, who was sent to the New
Hampshire State Prison from Lancaster,
two years ago, for having five wives. has
lust been arrested at s.. Johnsbury for being
the husband OF several more women.
Hon. T. W. Park, this time in his own
name, has again sued the town OF BennIng-
ton. The suit Is brought in the County
Court, and is an action Of assumpsit Tor
$50 900. The action grows out of the town
bond suit, in which the town reslsts the
payment OF interest on the bonds issued by
the town in aid of the Lebanon Springs,
now the Harlem Extension Railroad, on ac-
count OF alleged fraudulent action on the
part Of Mr.. Park in procuring the Issuing
Of the bonds. lie has also brought similar
suits OF assumpsit against all the cohueu
towns in Bennington County.
The Vermont Hames Company, oil Spring
field, has called meeting OF the stockhold-
ers for October :, in order that arrange
ments may be made by which they eau take
advantage of the bankrupt law.
John W. Drew, the temperance reiormer
from Concord, n. L., organized Temper
ance Reformed Club in Barton, the other
evening. with $50 members. Ii h Dewey,
cashier of the Barton National Bank, IS
president.
Norman Taylor. tho Vermont pedestrian.
ran twelve miles on the Woodstock FAIR
Ground track. SATURDAY, afternoon, IN one
hour, eleven minutes and thirty-nlne Sec
onds.
Mrs. T. L. Stewart, OF " eybridgc. has
bed-quilt that contains 6. $50 pieces.
Mrs. H. B. French. of Fletcher. has this
season trained squash vine up to the root
of the house, ard raised 100 pounds OF nice
squashes thereon.
NJ. c. Hayes, of Rutland. who for some
time past has been under indictment Tor
arson, IN firing his store in Opera House
Block. was recently discharged, no evidence
being produced against him.
A Fairfield man went out hunt ng, on
recent Sunday. He saw what he thought
was a partridge ard alter wading through