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

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VERMONT NEWS.
LYMAN Burgess, Of Milton. has sold S35-
600 worth Of real estate this season.
From one gourd seed, the past season,
Andrew Abbott. OF Calais, raised 400 gourds.
which grew on vine measuring $50 i-et IN
length.
a. Ashley. of Milton has raised a po-
tato OF the Early Vermont variety, that
weighs , lbs O..
North Hartland Is having vigorous re
vival, over one hundred having already
been converted.
Michael McNamara, or S.. Johnsbu1y
was taken IL. the other night His vile
Tot ID and lighted lamp. and found him
dying. and be bresthed Ms last before she
could arouse the ueighbOrs. At the iuner-
a. Mrs Mcnamara was thrown out OF tie
wagon anc severely injured, three OF her
ribs being broken
The other evening the house on the Daniel
Halves place. two miles from y. Johns
bury. was discovered T. be on fire. The
family and neighbors succeeded IN saving
most of the furniture, hui the house and
woodehed were burned The place was
owned by Charles Z. " ise Of AspIuwal,
and the house and furniture were insured
/ But 81 eco IL United states bonds. AID all
/ the silver of the family. OF which there Wa
considerable. were burnt d. Mr. W lie was
/ 50 occupied II rescuIDg rad caring ior
| her children, that she did n9t think OF
/ these valuables until too late 10 ave them
Danviile i Boosting over 81 educated pig
/ i, tells, By picking up figures. the hour and
D 49, f.4t he mn ~ nor
] OF cents IN any piece Of COIN or scrip Ii
can also add OF multiply figures correctly.
can pick out the name OF any President
called for. play good game OF euehre. etc,
and make no mistakes.
Frank Il Spauliing. young man who
resides IN Csyendish. was bound over II
$500 bail 10 answer at court tor the larceny
OF small bottle Of perfumery from the
Oriental bazar on the Centennial grounds.
The evidence OF the guard who made the az
rest was that the accused slipped the bottle
I down his sleeve. and was about walking on
when he was seized. On the way To the
guard house. Spaulding was alleged to have
s.Fs--@-' s-stI4 SO a~-- -~s-h go e+isss- ssa
to pay Tor the article
The other afternoon. Lc.and's starch i4c-
tory. II johnson. was burned Il l. sup
posed 10 have taken IRE from the Kiln. Only
Seventeen barrels were saved. Insured tJr
81 500
The Montpelier Watcaman hears Of
visitor 10 the Centennial. from 8 neIgh0Or-
ing town, who has been required to pay two
hundred dollars for accidental injury TO an
article which he was there Inspecting
Also. Of another " 10 was compelled TO pay
SIX hundred dollars t0r ike accident.
George Butterfly. Of Rutland Is wears
a.
village the other night. and appropriated
some cigars and candy. lie was sent 70 the
Reform School for the remainder Of his nj
noritv.
Keley's saw mil and fork factory
at DANNY were burned. Monday evening.
and property valued at $1,000 was destroy
ed. TINS was insured IN the Vermont
Mutual for $500. The mil had Just been
repaired by Mr.. Kelley. and Considerable
new machinery had been introduced. Most
of this and five thousand FORK handles.
intended iJr Batcheler i sons, Ct Walling-
ford, were consumed.
Bailey Sos clothing store, at Bradford,
was broken into " wednesday night. and be
tween forty and fifty dollars 10 money stOl-
en- also $500 worth OF Jewelry and cloth
ing.
4 mammoth squash weighing 225 lbs Is
For the pas, two weeks Mansfeld noun
Ia II has been covered with snow.
Some ten days ago. Mr.. Mofiett. g town
charge, who lives IN 81. J0hnsbury, got
out OF his bed in the night and told his wife
be was gong away and should not come
back. Since then he not been seen. Mot
lett leaves wife and several children.
The champion COW Of Caledonia county
a
she was Jersey and Ayrshire. In one
week she made ~ pounds Of butter. and Il
pounds of her milk was sold she is now
owned by Thad1eus Wheeler. Of Waterford
who paid 500 Tor her. He reports that she
has since made 81 pounds a week by using
all her milk.-Lyndon UaioR.
The other day man came to North Troy
from Barton In d condition bordering on
drunkenness, and not being able 10 procure
any oil the ardent there, be hired man
old enough TO know better. 10 drive him
where be could get it. On his return the
liquor was taken away from him ln the
afternoon be hired another man t. carry him
where he could procure some, but that was
also taken from him before he could get
outside OF much of it. lie was taken to hi
room, In the third story Of the hotel. and
locked IN. Beng nearly wild from the ei-
fects OF what he had drank, be raised
window and jumped out. landing on the
ground, a distance OF nearly thirty-five feet
but escaped without any personal injury
The Brattleboro public schools have be
closed on account Of the prevelence #
Giphtheria.
Patents have recently been issued to John
IL ZottmsD, Nergennes. assisn1r of one
halt his right to William ). Hopkins, same
place, dies tor trimming the points Of horse
shoe nails, and Z. b. Harose. MOrrisylile,
tGrrow gauges for ploughs.
Eugene Cleveland. 25 years old, Of Brown
ington, had his right arm drawn into
threshing machine, the other day, ard
mangled 50 that 1t had to be amputated
nall way between wrist and elbow.
The hrm of Rough and Tumble once did
business in Bennington.
Ii Is said that the first Sabbath school
celebration IN the State was held 60 wears
ago, In Squire Hale's barn. at Greensboro.
The buck cheat crop in Grand Isle county
Is heavy and the apple crop light.
The Baptists CT Vergennes are preparing
TO buiid a hne new church edihce.
The academies at Jericho Centre and In
dernill Flats have about 40 pupils each.
Saturday morning the large Pine Valley
steam mill. IN WoodfIrd, owned by Gleason
4 Putnam, was totally destroyed by FIRE
The loss Is aboutS7 900; insured for So 500
Two large frame dwellings at Brattleboro,
owned bv VIM. GranherIng and NJ. B.
Duelos, and occupied By ten families, were
burned, Saturday morning The families lost
most Of their property. The loss is about
SO 900; Insurance, $500.