Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-11
VERMONT NEWS.

Two men OF Swanton. father and son were
recently brought before Justice. charged
with being drunk and disturbing the peace.
The father was fined So and costs for being
drunk, and the son was fined s. for being
drunk and $40 for furnishing the liquor to
the old man. together with the costs of both
fines.
Bennington village has eleven "'solid
men," whose aggregate ayoirdupOids is
2,i5O. or 2.2.2 Sill pounds each.
Lead mines have been discovered on the
farm of Wallace Scott, of Newport, which.
it is though, will prove very valuable.
monument is to be erected to the late
Gov. Charles Paine. in the cemetery at
Mortified, by an old friend now residing
in Boston.
George Holt. in the employ of ID. l..
Priest, at South Vernon. attempted most
yillanOus outrage upon the lstter's daugh-
ter, L. years old. at that place, Saturday
afternoon. The victim had been enticed into
an out of the way barn. Her screams at
tracted assistance. and she escaped without
ser;ors injury. Holt has fled.
John Martin, of Westield, died recently
at the residence Of his son in that place at
the advanced age of l0i years. Mr.. Martin
was born at Nicolet, Canada, in the year
1913, and could relate many amusing incl
dents which occurred during the first
French war. lie retained the full use of
his faculties until his death, although he
had been a confirmed user of tobacco for
over sixty years.
Fourteen years ago, Joseph Page walked
from st. Johnsbury Centre to the house
where A. A. Pierce resides, having IN his
hand balm of gilead stick, cut from tree
and used on the rOuts as walking stick
lie stuck the stick up in the yard, and from
its bottom sprang out roots, branches
grew above tho ground and it became a
tree. One day last week Mr.. Pierce ielled
that tree and found it Is inches through at
the butt. But the most singular part OF the
story remains to be told. When the tree
was cut up and split that identical cane.
precisely the same size and shape, with the
original knife cuts upon it came out of the
bottom log and is now on exhibition at this
Office. On the small end of the stick can
also be seen place an inch long where the
bark was showed M from the bottom, from
sticking it into the ground while walking
VI. Union.
Arch. Dickey. of Orange. was fatally in
jured by a circular saw the II. Some part
OF the machinery under the saw came ont
of place. After arranging 1t he attempted
t. get up. but his head was caught by the
saw and split nearly in two.
Since last fal ~, coo bushels OF potatoes
have been shipped from North Troy, and
ST. 800 left in place of them.
A TOpsham man named Brown. has u
yoke OF steers, one Of which he harnesses to
buggy and drives HIM as he would II
horse. lie claims that he has driven them
in bad travelling Gi,tInce Of seven miles,
in less than an hour.
There are in the town of Cavendish TWEEN
ty-eicht people by the name OF Spaulding
who are tax payers. Many years ago it was
reported that seventy of that name were
legal voters in the town.
Two young men OF Qucchcc were poison
ed last week by drinking cider through n
lead pipe. Inc pipe had been in the cider
some time. Through timely Efforts they
were restored to htalth.
Lawrence Ryan, farmer living in the
north part OF the town OF Newark. Orleans
county, committed Suicide by hanging last
week. lie was about Al years old ana
leaves wife and one child.
A young man named George Ross, while
attending a party IN Lansingburg on re-
cent night, was taken suddenly i'll. and Tell
back, apparently dead. Ills friends were
about sending for an undertaken when he
revived, aud will recover.
4 COW belonging to Mr.. Harvey +. Tay
lor, OF West Cornwall, has had five calves
within twelve months-three in the Spring
of 1876 and before the year had expired two
more. and her owner would not hesitate to
Wuupr that he will ma Ike sixty nnunu= ul