Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-04
STATE NEWS.

A Sharon woman of 50 is offering from
her second attack of VIII ooping-cough.
Castleton boasts of four men now living
who have collectively married 20 wives.
David S. Butler, of Thetiord Centre,
farmer, hung himself in his barn, the other
day.
A Salisbury man cut down tree. the
other day, in which he found found thirty
two hying-squlrrel5.
held II days session and found IS bills,
examined 50 eases, and heard 1875 wit
nesscs.
Many acres Of moving and pasture lands
in Orange county are ruined by grub or
muck work. On picking tho dead grass
from a spot two feet square ninety worms
were disclosed.
Mrs. Sarah W. LOnusberry, act. 81. who
died at North Clarendon, the other day, is
SAID to have been the only Revolutionary
pensioner IN the State.
Some oil the deer turned loose near Rut-
land. have become domesticated to such an
extent ~ to visit Chittendcn farmers
garden recently and totally destroy his en-
tire crop OF beets.
At Waterbury. the other day, Amy Wood
ward, u widow lady, in her 95th year, fell
while walking across her room and broke
her collier bone and received other injuries,
and is not expected to recover.
Levi Ringe, employed by Mr.. Edwin
Morse. OF Bethel. WAS found in the barn.
on Monday, apparently liieless. with blood
running from his ears, nose and mouth. Ii
was found that conclusion of the brain had
haaf nhab FOO h. l.,
colt, but at last accounts the patient was
unable to explain the cause. lie Is expected
to recover.
Brownington'S town representative, Gil
bert j. Gross. il the third generation OF the
Gross family who has represented the town
in the Legislature.
The first severe frost of the season in Yer
mont occurred Sunday night at Bellows
Falls. and at many places on the river
heavy fog prevailed. keeping of tho frost,
but it was heavy at llartlsnd. Claremont,
Westminster, Putney. Saxton's River and
Al-tead. At the last two places ice formed
as thick a. window glass. There was
heavy frost all about except for half mile
each side Of the Connecticut. The Their
mOmeter was IS degrees.
The Islander suit of Shurtleff w. Stevens.
IN the W indham County Court, ~ ext lain
ed as follows: "ln May, 1877, at the sea-
sion Of the Windham County Association of
Congregational Ministers, charges were
made OF untruthiulness. deception and dis.
turbing the peace OF churches against Rev.
DAVID Shurtlef, then of Shirley, Mass =, aud
once a resident o! Westfeld. Mas. Rosolu-
tons were passed TO that effect by the Asso-
citation. and the scribe was directed pub
lish tho same in the COnQrcgafionaha and
Vermont Chronicle. which WAS done For
this, Shurtleff brought an action of libel
against Rev. DR. Alfred Stevens, of West
minister. who was member of the
Association and participated in the
proceedings relative to the reso-
lutions. The verdict rendered placed
the damages Mt S273, 81 of which
was exemplary damages The Jury found
that the hhellous article published was
written by Rev. Mr.. Merrill, the scribe of
the county Association, hut that Mr.. Ste
vens brought the subject up, informed the
meeting OF the facts. and 'dld not act sole
ly from sense Of duty, but with desire and
purpose OF iniuring plaintiffs standing a. a
man and minister but also that he be-
lieved what he said and claimed"