Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-02-15
STATE NEWS.

was driving. recently. his horse becam
frightened at n passing tram. and Mr.. Shep
ard was thrown out, receiving serious in
juries.
The committee appointed to examine int,
the condition of the Merchants Nationa
bank, st. Johnsbury. find everything as re
ported by the bank officials, and think tn,
bank cannot lose above So 900 on all its pa
per reported to be bad. The surplus is owe,
| $50, 900.
The Methodist meeting house in Marsh
field village, with its organ, Sunday schoo
library, etc, etc. burned Sunday morning
Feb. 3rd. The house had been built some
fifteen years was in very good repair. had a
good bell and Sunday school library and was
not insured. There is to be Immediate effort
to rebuild.
Asa Hoyt, of Peacham, has thorough
bred Jersey heifer which was four years old
Jan. ID, 1873. She has had three calves. In
1876 they made from her milk two hundred
and si1ty-five pounds of butter In 1877
they made three hundred and eighty-five
pounds Of butter. besides furnishing his
family of three persons with milk and cream,
and neighbor with small quantity of milk
weekly through the winter.
Centenarians are as common NOWADAYS as
misfortunes if indeed it be not an actual
misfortune to he doomed or permitted to
| live hundred years in this wicked, unsatis-
factory and altogether improbable world
| We have not yet got rid OF the faithful and
favored servants of Washington. and every
day almost brings upa new candidate for
traditional respect and centenary honors,
not to say emoluments The latest We have
heard OF is Mrs. Huldah Sargent Robertson
who was born April 3cth, l77S, and conse-
quently lacks only month or two of being
one hundred years old. She is quite smart
yet. and takes care OF herself, at times doing
some patchwork. She has had six sisters,
who died at the extraordinary ages of SS, 50.
9l. s2, %. and l0l. Twas her misfortune
and not her fault that she never saw or
worked for q. Washington
There is good deal of feeling at Benson,
over the alleged cruelty of Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodward to tho Austin hoy A friend of
the Woodwards now says: They took the
boy from the Home Tor Destitute Children >
IN October 1877, aud were to keep him until
he was is years of age. Nothing appears
from the trial to show that h. had been taken
into the barn and WHIPPED until his screams
were heard by the neighbors, as alleged.
and the utmost liberty was granted in the ad-
mission OF testimony on the part of the pros
ecution. 1t appeared that only on two oc-
casions had the boy been denied his regular
meals with the family, and these as u punish
ment for some misdemeanor The more Sc
rious charges made in regard to drinking the
filthy water, the hanging by the neck, and
the whipping of the bare limbs and causing
them to be washed in brine, were sworn to by
the boy and just as particularly denied by
Mr.. and Mrs. W. in their testimony"
James f. Slater, who for several years has
hal tho contract "a vi ba xVooI tha
Central Vermont railroad, has been appoint
ed overseer for the railroad in that depart
ment.
A Sandgate man built 1870 rods of stone
wall. last December.
The Bellows Falls checklist contains lis
names.
Benjamen and Franklin Hilton, of the
Merino sheep breeding firm of Hilton Bro
thers X Co, of AnsOn, Summerset county.
Maine, have recently purchased 30 ewes and
rams, out of the focks of A. Z. Perkins
and A. L. Fuller. of Pomfret Henry Z.
Vaughan, of Woodstock, and others. They
were purchased after thorough examination
and Tor stock raising and to add to their
well known flock, which before numbered
over 400. Since the centennial exhibition of
the Vermont Merino sheep they are getting Il
county are in the front rank. Standard.
Chester Allen. of Newport Centre, went of
the other day, and when he return
ed towards night, he found himself minus u |
wife ; she had moved off bag and baggage
ON n hand sled.
The third annual reunion of the Western |
Vt. Masonic Union will he celebrated at Free |
Library Hall, Bennington, Feb - Address
hX Rpy ID ~ Rnharts Rrnplp,, apl han
quet at the Putnam House.
An ''inspirational (improvisng) poetess,"
named Miss Hagan, is desolating Lamoille |
county.
The pupil being little under par the |
teacher thought best to begin down Teach
er Noah had three sons, Shem. Ham and |
Japheth. Who was Shem's father? 2" Scholar
i dun o. Teacher-"Why, there is Mr..
Perkins who has three sons, Joe, Henry and
sam. Who was Joes father :" Scholar |
dun o." Teacher Why. it WAS Mr.. Per-
kins. Now, Noah had three sons. Shem
Ham and Japheth who was Shem's father"
Scholar, in triumph-"Mr Perkins. ton.
Woodstock, -iye.
The will of Paschal 5. Merrill late of
Reading. is contested by his brother and
sisters. on the ground Of his mental weak
ness. Since 1873 he has been ulder guar
lian. as 'insane and incapable OF taking care
Of himself, and during his life two of his
have been annulled by the courts.
He lett his property of nearly 50. 900, to his
ist wife while she lives, the remainder to re-
vert to the Baptist church ut Felchyille
when she dies.
A man named Brown. his son and son-in-
aw of Compton, Z. q, were arrested ut
Derby Line, last week. They have been do
h..la. Ia.
ime. This is the second gang that has been
broken up within year.
There is pending suit for divorce by Mrs.
ieorge Marston. OF Williamstown, against
ler husband the court having the custody
If her children. two girl, aged eight and ten
ears. She brought them to the Shakers at
Enfield. n. II, last Spring. aud tor some
eason the suit WAS dropped and the father
vas then legal custodian of the children.
Recently he took the children to Williams
own. Ry the statements of Mrs. Marston
md the children, he not only treated his
amily in the most brutal manner i'll years
iast, but had attempted an aggravated as
ault on the oldest girl. Elder Henry Cum
nlnGs and two Shaker sisters went To Will
and caused Marston 5 arrest, and
le was brought to Mortified for trial, with
he two girls for witnesscf. Some OF Mars
ons friends then mnde up n charge against
he Shakers and had them arrested and placed
lnder -, 600 bail. which was promptly fur
lished by some Northiield men, and they re-
urned home. They WILL however. appear
o defend themselves at Montpelier IN March
The children express the greatest fear of
heir father and beg to be allowed to return
o the Shakers.
Mr.. {. NJ. Saxton. for more than thirty
ears n bookseller and publisher i'll New York
lty, has been confined to his house IN West
randolph, for some time, with paralysis, and
low lies quite low.
In Sharon the wool market is quite active,
nd those farmers who think that bird i'll
he hand is worth two III the bush,' are dis
'osing of their product at 70 cents per pound.
lessrs. Emerson and Smith. OF Lebanon. n.
l., shipped from Sharon about ten thousand
sounds last week, besides making heavy
from other stations during the
ieek. Mr.. kihbling of Strailord has also
hlpped tonr thousand pounds
The failure is reported of J. W. &EG
'ettigrew, wholesale and retail grocers of
ludlow
A castleton man feels II ust pride in his
amily of seven sons and three daughters.
he oldest chill is not yet u. and the IA
ents are both less than fifty.
The following anonymous letter was re-
emily published IN an Orleans county cx-
hnnge
BAHToS. VI. Jan. 25, ISIS
A Disgrasefrl sene
widow WOomn Living in Glover Eoar the Geo !
ckiurd farm with children was Insultod And
bused in II Horrible msncr last Saturday Night hy ,
BOYS And ought to be men hut Are far from IL |
ono III arid men In barton Got A httlr tol mutch |
ienzene And Started tor Bigt,rd And Abused Ile~
n A most Shameful manner And typed over A Small
uilding fr Geo Bisiurd. II their Is Amy w.y
uch things can he STOPPED think 1t Is time It Was
obe. Mr.. Blake Pleas Give them A Hist In your
aper And oblise. Winsor Is to rood A Place ior
rem ,
Weston has three feet OF snow.
The cheese factory in West Pawlct received
.u2l 9S7 lbs. of milk in 1877, and mnuo lOt.
II lbs. Of cheese. which sold for Sli .uuO
he farmers received SlO. $50 Tor tncIr milk. !
Monday afternoon. Myron Dorman. of
wantun, went to the depot in 81. Ahnns to
IKE the two o'clock train for home and, ms
g says did not find the ticket office open |.