Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-03
VERMONT NEWS.

William Hamse. of Bloomington, was ar
raigned before Justice Skinner, OF Barton
| Landing, recently, for abusing his wife,
and IN default of bail was committed to Jail
at lrasburg.
| Several Grovers on the line of the Passump
sic railroad are preparing to drive cattle to
Island Pond to be shipped from there to
| Boston on account of the rates charged for
freight over the Passumpsic
| A very respectable citizen of Lowell
| hitched his team beside the road while
himself and boy went into the field to pick
some berries. On their return they found
the team in the hands of the owner of the
| field, who refused TO give up the team until
he was paid one dollar damage. The money
was paid over. but the man was ashamed
Of his conduct and sent back the money.
The South Franklin camp meeting will
be held on the old grounds. half a mile
| from East Franklin station, commencing
September 23d, ard holding over the fol-
| lowing Sunday.
The Universalists of Barton Landing have
| organized a Sunday school. and contem-
plates the formation Of church.
Mr.. Ii. W. Jones, Of Shoreham, recently
| sold four-year-old colt to Mr.. Briggs. of
West Marlboro, Mass, which the first time
| 1t was hitched to a sulky. trotted a mile,
the first half in LII, and the last in l:3l.
The harnesz-shop of Mr.. Arehambault at
Bakersfield, was partially destroyed by fire,
the other night. Loss $500; insured for
$3.50. The fire is supposed to have been the
work Of an incendiary.
Young Derby. who was arrested on sus
picion OF setting fire to the Lake Dunmore
House, has boon & charged, as on e1amina-
tion it was tou..4 ."at the evidence was not
sufficient to hold lin
The Government officers recently found on
the premises of man in Corinth, by the
name oil Moalt"u, Il still and other applian-
ces for dlstilas cider brandy. The still
was taken away BY the officers, but the watts
and other fixtures, together with a quantity
of liquor, were destroyed.
Amos Gardner of Fairhaven, Vt, is the
owner of fine herd of eight full-blooded
Jersey cows, which he purchased last year
This season, in five weeks after the first of
June, he made from them $50 pounds of
gilt-edged butter. which he sold in Albany
for IS cents per pound.
A thief entered the house of Edwin Fuller
of Chelsea, the other day. and appropriated
a 81 900 Government bond. No clue to the
perpetrator.
Mr.. d. L. Sessions, Jr., of East Middle
bury. has recently mad two horses stolen.
taken at different times, from the pasture
near his residence, and no trace of either has
been found.
Mr. Andrew Z Pratt, of East Middlebury,
and his brother Hiram, Of Salisbury, caught
a large fat bear, about two years Old. in a
trap, just east OF the residence of the former.
The live weight OF the animal was two hun
dred pounds, dressed weight one hundred
and twenty five pounds.
Orange county Jail has no inmates, and
the laller proposes to adyertiZe for a ten
ant.
Arrangements have been completed TOR a
balloon ascension ut Bethel, to come of
during the fair. the first week in September.
The hay crop in the west part of the tow
OF Chelsea has been nearly destroy, bv
graSShOppers. Some farmers get ,,, ,broa
or four tons Of hay where th"-, have usually
obtained fifteen or twer..y tons. The hon
pers are also ruin'.ig the cats and POTATOES
~ s,tlppip of the leaves 50 that nothing is
Ieit pie, the naked stalks In some localities
The farmers are obliged to give their cattle
extra feed twice a day.
Is puppy u dog is the question which
IS agItatlng Bradford at the present time.
citizen refused to take out a town license
on puppy few weeks Old claiming that
the dog law did not apply to CANNES I'M
der the age Of one year The matter was
brought before Judge Aldrich. the evidence
tor the State submitted and an appeal taken
by the respondent.
Rev Mr. Porter. OF Nebraska. accepts a
call to the TownShcnd Congregational
church
Ecdrfc French, ~ Addison, raised this
season seventy -iour bushels OF winter wheat
from two bushels and three peeks OF seed.
The Presidents uncle. Austin Orchard.
vt NcWianc, has been quite Ill since the
nemoria. services oi last week. although 1T
: thought he will soon be about
Iur sexton ON the church steps wiped hi.
features with a red bandana. A
learsc stood near, sni three or four car
'Iages wero Drawn up behind it. The notes
y ;A5 organ d0ated out OF tho windows with
olcmn effect. \ stranger came along and
aid Funeral" And the old sexton
,ravely bowed his headII was. Who's