Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-10-20
VERMONT NEWS.

cents per bushel in Windsor County.-West
Kandolph boasts OF potatoes weighing over
three pounds each. II. ID. Austin, of
Rochester. has raised ton of hops this sea-
son.-G. P. Clark, Of Albany, raised So
bushels OF Prolific potatoes from two bush
els of seeds.-B. \ Dow, OF Passumpsic,
claims to have dug 276 potatoes from one
HILL
\ young man named Cloyerly. at work
in the carriage shop Of Henry Chandler,
near West Randolph, lost hand in the
planning machine the other day.
Ryan who was arrested at Barton, for
committing burglary at Sianstead, p. O.,
was before the Orleans County Court at
irasburg. and pleading guilty was sentence
ed to State Prison for the term of two
years.
Ralph Gillian, while working in the
Morrisvi!le Manufacturing eompany's shops
with small circular saw, lost three fingers.
Another warning.
Bristol i to have telegraph wire coz
rected with the main line al New Haven
depot
Orleans county liquor dealers have lately
been assessed >793 in fines and costs.
W. j. Thurston, Of Worcester. has been
arrested for a brutal outrage on tie daugh-
ter Of John >latterly, OF Mlddlssex. and
held in $500 bonds ior trial.
p B. Smith, Of Hartland, picked from
two tomato vines two bushels of tomatoes.
Among them was one that weighed jus.
one pound.
No work has been done st the uartland
silver mines for two months, and the lessees
have been absent for nearly that length of
time, leaving workmen and boardins-hOuses
in the lurch. 1t i sthe general opinion that
that they will not appear again
T j. Beadle, of Troy, Will realize 81 400
from twenty acres Of potatoes.
There has been a no: contest IN one Of the
school districts IN the town ct biting,
over the question whether OF Rot there
should be a school kept in that district.
There are only eight voters altogether in
the district. and they have Just decided by
. vote of against tha- they could get on
iu~t a. well without ss with n school. The
district ha- had 10 school for several
Years.
Mrs. Shaekett, the woull-be divorced wife
Of NJ. 7. >hackett. the weil-known Vermont
cattle drover, visited the home OF her hus-
bard. in Mddiehury, 4 ieg days ago, brirg
ing team with her and Intending 10 carry
Of some things to help 10 support her ard
her boy. Mir. ShacketI. was away in market
but his wife did not secr-ri IN her uaisr-
taking, although she presented II revolver
IN the servant girls face and threatened 10
shoot her it she opposed her IN her PuI-
pose.
Daniel Sanford, one Of the oldest citizens
of Cornwall. died a: the residence ot his
daughter, Mrs. Julie,te HALEY. October
5th Mr. Sanford Wa born in Cornwall IN
l-SE aud hr4u n g5r1van at the F.Vp
ard ideutiftd with IL interests daring the
greater portion Of iIs history. During the
active period Of his life he vas mainly en-
gagged as q speeuiAtOr, occupied IN bJying
sheep, cattle. wool and farm products. and
was well known through Addison county a.
an upright and honorable dealer. Tie vas
often called to fiji official positions IN his
town, and in l-i2 was lis representative IN
the general assembly, when he declined
further service owing to business engage
mentS.
Wallace TOwnc, Of Norri-yi..e, by Of
fifteen or sixteen. got hil on the head while
playing ball, recently. and ws~ taken bind
and -peeehles-, and died IN ic~ days
\ small dwelling house and barn. owned
BY James Gallae hor, or G0us her Hill. Rat
land, was burned Monday evening. Most
4 the furniture, quantity OF PROVISIONS
and the hay In the barn were all consumed
The loss ON Mr. Gallagher's buildings Is
estimated ct from So00 t. 81 geo. and they
we're insured in the Vermont Mutual for
about hall that amount.
There have been three deaths from diph-
iberia at West Berkshire. and several chill
dren are sick with the dreaded disease.
The Seventh Day Adyenti>;s are going to
hold a series OF meetings in New Haven,
eommeucins on Oct. IA.
\ company has been formed fer the pur
pose of putting the cotton mills o.. Middle
bury, now for long time idle. into lmne-
date operation.
The houses of NJ. Dickinson and B. D.
Jewell, Of Wilmington, were entered by
burglars while the families were absent, II
lew days since. The burglars succeeded
in capturing fifteen ;Gts OF butter and
large quantity OF silver ware $500 in
United States bonds : ere overlooked.
Henry Rivers, Of ST. Johnsblry. and
Amelia Bailey, of Calais. we're arrested,
the other day, for adultery. and lodged IN
ST, .Johrsbury Jail. At,er their arrest, the
sheriff searched the house and found a quau-
tity of good. which Rivers stole at Robert
Kelsey's. in North Danyil.e. few weeks
ago The sheriff then arrested John Cas-
well, brother in-law of Rivers, rs acees-
sOry to the theft. and all three are now IN
Jail awaiting further proceedings. lhis
Henry Rivers has already served one term
in the New Hampshire State Prison, and Ct
bis trial at Lancaster fire Of has trIres were
witnesses against him. lie claims now to have
eight. lie married Lucy Bates, of Guildhall.
few months ago, and was living with her
in Paddock village when arrested.
Mr.. Quincy B. Parker. Of ST. Johnsbary.
the father OF Rev f. ". Parker missionary
to India, died on Wednesday last.
Mrs. Annette c. Rice. wife of " illiam
johnson. at Milton, Florida, died OF heart
disease in = drawing ear. September 18th.
near Akron, Ohio, aged Al She was born
| in Reading. Vermont. went South to teach
before the war. married and settled at Mil
ton, Florida Her health failed several
months ago and her husband brought her
| North in the early Summer hoping to benefit
| her health. But growing feeble, her hus-
| band started with her for her Southern
home, where fve children were anxiously
waiting to greet loving mother
! The HOPKINS alleged embozzlemcnt case.
which has created 81 much tax and 30
many copisctures at s. Johnsbgry. seems
| TO be in a. complicated shape as ever. a
| private letter says: The Hopkins matter
/ can hardly be called canard, though there
were marked mistakes IN some OF the reports
published The whole truth cannot DO
| known yet, but this thiIk eau be relied
upon The elder has swiBdled the pubic to
quite a large amount and has LET, the state,
although it is not believed be took money
with him. lie is now seriously i'll at his
brother-in-law at Colebrook. and proha-
bly about insane. Two or three firms IN
this vicinity-St. Johnsbury-have already
failed or suspended because they were on
the paper of Bowman and Hopkins Ii Is
bad matter, and may turn out as bad as
represented"
The factories in Windsor are running !aii
time with full number of hands. bet have
made forty-eight per cent. reduction of
wages. Business in general IL duller than
il has been at any previous time.
Emmanuel Church Of Bellows Falls (Epis
copaD was built eight years ago at a cost
of $50, 900. Upon its completion tn; 20
ciety were so much in debt that it eoul1
not bo consecrated and has not yet been.
The debt is now 50 far reduced as TO war
rant the appointment of q day of corssc'a-
tion, which occurs Nov. l, and . large
number of neighboring rscsors have bssa
invited to assist at the conservation.