Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-23
4 PROCLAMATION FROM WADE HAMPTON.
Wade Hampton has issue the following
VERMONT NEWS,

| DR.. Eddy, oil NallingfOrd, recently tried
the experiment of drying gun cotton on the
| top OF a warm stove. lis face needed par
tlcular attention soon after.
Herbert Eaton, boy fifteen years Of age,
OF Barton Landing, had 4 leg broken lat
week.
The dwelling house of Alfred Hayes, in
Sheffield, was burned the other day, in con-
sequence of a detective chimney.
Levi Heath, OF Passumpsic, got, last sea-
son, from one hill Of squashes. 400 pounds,
being twenty-fcur in number. lie kept
what he wanted for his own use and sold
SIS worth besides.
| In all eighteen persons in St. Johnsbury,
Danville, Lyndon, Sheffield and Burke, have
had the smallpox or varioloid. and eight
cases out Of the eig hteen have proved
| fatal.
Asa STATIONS house. farm buildings,
crops and stock at West Dummerston were
burned by an incendiary, last week; loss
| $4,000, insurance $4,000.
George Wilson, lately arrested in Sheldon
for horse stealing. has been sentenced BY
the court at lrasburgh to three years in the
| State prison.
Alfred Cotton, OF Irasblrgh, las been
released from Jail on tie charge OF shoot
ing William Jameson. Jameson is in
California, and no one appeared against
| Cotton
Frank Spaulding. of Mortified, Vt, a
| brakeman on No. Central Vermont freight
train, was knocked from the top of car at
Bethel, Friday, by the spout of water
tank which had been left out of proper posi-
ton after taking water on the preceding
train. He was severely bruised on the
face and about the body.
A detached stable, belonging to Buel
lockwood of the manufacturing firm of
George Rockwook Il Co., at Bennington,
was partly destroyed by fire, Friday even
ing. A blooded colt, valued at $500, was
| burned. The total loss was $500; no in
suranes. The cause of the FIRE was acci-
dental.
The celebrated I" Farewell Oxen So
called, left East Randolph for market a
short time ago. Their live weight was
5,OO5 lbs. Their weight when dressed at
the market was 1868.
| The other night. candidate for the in
| formal regions bored six two-inch auger
holes in new sleigh belonging to H. F.
Bartlett, CT Newport Centre.
A hog killed in Brattleboro, recently,
weighed eleven hundred and sixty pounds.
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two years and half old.
Londonderry has voted to give $50. 900
towards building the B-aitletoro and
Whitehall railroad.
1t is reported that party of fifty men,
| OF Mclndoes Falls, are intending to start
for the Black Hills in short time.
Joseph D. Sellers, who did some swind-
ling with forged checks IN St. Adams.
1a,e fall kog II
at lrasburgh to two years and six months
in the State Prison.
VIM. d. Bronson. of East Harlwiek, has
fourteen Jersey cows. from which he has
made the past season, 3, 220 pounds of but
ter.
ST. Johnsbury academy started off its
spring term with 200 students. Eight of
the students at the academy were publicly
reprimanded BY the principal, lately, for
hazing one Of their fellow students.
Simeon Hunt, of johnson, recently d.
vorced from his wife. has sued Samuel
Stanton, roadmaster or the Portland and
Ogdensburg road, for being Instrumental
In breaking up his family. ard claims
$4,000 damages.
curious horse distemper is prevailingiat
windsor and vicinity, the animals suddenly
losing the use OF their hind legs, which Is
followed BY Inflammation ard swelling up
on the back.
Mr.. Scion Berry, High Sheriff OF Orange
county, was run over by an OK team at
North Thetford. Friday, and his leg was
broken In two places above the knee. There
are fears that amputation will be necessary
John Stevens, of Union Village, tried to
hang himself the other day on account of
M Will
Joseph Wise, while chopping wood in
hhItneys woods, near Nergennes, Satur-
day, was caught by falling tree His
head was badly crushed, and sne surgeons
removed seventeen pieces of bone He
died OF his injuries on Monday.
Wilmington people are assured that Gov.
Hayes Is going 50 buy the Grandfather
Orchard pace. now owned by George q.
Hubbard. next Summer.
The new lumber company at Melndoe's
Falls are quitting in upward of IL 900 900
feet OF log and are repairing and strength
ening thei hnOm.
S. c. Gibbs. of Ripton, has suddenly dis
leaving wife who would like to
interview him tor lew minutes
The Athen@um at ST. Johnsbury, which
has been closed tor short time on account
OF an accident to enc OF the furnaces, is
open again.
The Windham Association OF C0ngreea-
ti0nal Churches is the Oldest Ministerial
Association in the State, havin. been formed
October Il. HIS.
Newport has a curious character in
woman 81 years old, who has always had a
passion Tor fishing. Summer or y inter,
lay when fish would bite was always FAIR
weather Cor her. Last week she walked 70
p0rf three OF four miles from her home,
isI.ed hole through the ice, and in an
hours time caught cusk that weighed
.IghT pounds. and five picksrct wri.hIng
Ogcther eight and hall pounds. Or
,pening the cusk-whch Webster calls a
alt water fsh--six minnows, several fat
ish, and a sucker, weighing nearly pound,
we're found.