Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-07
VERMONT NEWS.

Three of the leading North Bennington
factories have shut down.
Diphtheria il quite prevalent in Milton,
johnson and MorrisvIlle.
The BratteborO PhrHir says: "Tramps
are more numerous than ever, and their
number is on the increase. Flveor six has
been the usual number in the lookup each
night during the past week"
An old person died on the HaIdwick town
farm during the past year. who had been
tJwr charge for two years or more. After
his death, good notes 10 the amount of sew
eral hundred dollars were found among his
effects.
The Norrisyille company. Of Sutton. man.
ufacturers OF chair stock and other hard
wood lumber. will pCrchase i00, 600 cords
or over of hard wood lumber to work. this
season.
The house Of Curtis Gould, farmer. liv-
ing in East HIrdwIck, was robbed of sew
ersl hundred dollars the other night. A
poeket-book was found 10 the garden, the
private papers unmolesied. There is no
clue To the burglars.
In the county court. at Montpelier, FRI
day, Judge Redfeld sentenced William
ThurstOn, aged %. to five years in the State
outrage upon a gIrl sixteen wears old while
she was in a cellar getting meat for dinner
His parents reside in Minnesota
Mrs A. B. Colby. OF Victory, left her home
recently, with her little boy. drove to St.
Johnsbury,, had 10 teeth extracted. then
hitched up her team. went to Paddoek's
village, got a large grist from the mill. and
then drove home, reaching there about
O'Clock in the evening. having travelled
about 40 miles.
Rev. Mr. Crosby. of Woodstock, did not
read the Governors Thanksgiving proclaim
alton from his pulpit, and stated as a rea-
son therefor that be did not like the idea Of
the executive of the State assuming to ap-
point services for the churches; and as for
the Presidents proclamation, he did not
like that anv way.
Hon. Ira Hill. OF Isle La Mott, now in his
S5;h year, has managed his large farm him
sell, and has raised during the past season
over , 600 bushels OF apples and fifty bush
els OF pears of different varieties. The
product netted him 81 500. L. A HOl-
comb. OF Isle La Mott, has raised I.5O0
bushels of apples which nettsd him $500.
and James Hurst, of the same place, has
raised upwards of 700 bushels OF apples
from an orchard about six acres in extent.
little continuance known as chrome
metric governor or time danper has been
invented and patented by Rev. E. Ii. Ran
dali, of POultney. Ii is constructed upon
the principle of an alarm clock, and en-
castd in small metallic box, which Is at
tached to a perpendicular rod placed in
close proximity to either stove or furnace.
The instrument, after being wound up, is
connected with the stove damper, whieh it
can be set to open at any hour desired.
The case of State vs. Nathaniel Blair,
principal. Beeman Campbell, William Mills,
James Blair, Jr., accessories, tried for ar
son committed in Warren. in October,
1875. having been on trial five days, closed
at Montpelier. Wednesday evening, after
arguments By Frank P!ummer and George
NJ. Fisk for the State. and L. l.. Duranr,
Charles H. Heath and Learned for the re-
spondents. The jury, after being out nine
teen hours, returned a verdict OF guilty
against Nathaniel Blair as principal and
William Mills and Beeman Campbell "a ae-
cessories. James Blair, Jr., was found not
guilty. The respondents counsel have some
seyenty-fye exceptions to the courts rul-
ing. No sentence was passed.
A correspondent says that at attempt was
MADE lew uaYs since 10 organize reform
club in Weston. but some of the clergy re-
fused t. enter into It, as it would Interfere
with their Christian work"
James Richards has been found guilty of
burning the centre of Plsinfeld village, last
May, while enraged at the cOnhscatiOn of
his liquors. The case will probably 90 up
on exceptions
Joseph Smith, of Chelsea. was terribly,
il not fatally. injured By the accidental dis
charge of a gun Saturday. He Vas lean
ing upon his gun, and is supposed to have
hit the hammer with his foot. Toe entire
charge of shot passed into his left side.
under his arm, lodging in his shoulder.