Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-06
STATE NEWS.

Horace Crandall, OF Sllem, - years oil.
suddenly fell dead last week.
The hay crop in the northern part o {
WIndham county Is much larger than usual
this year.
The second building of the Vermont Acad-
envy at Sixton's River is completed and will
be occupied this fall.
A black snake xix feet long and SIX and
half inches around was killed at New lia-
ven. the other day.
Mrs. Hannah Madison, aged %. died in
Bennington. on Friday, after being con-
fined to her bed Tor fifty years.
The body of acknowledgement George
a. Dunbar, of Springfield, was found float
ing in the Connecticut river, the other day.
a Barnard man killed. the other day. a
stripped snake out of whose mouth sixty
seven young snakes subsequently emerged.
d. C.. Baseom, the irregular" cashier of
the Brandon bank. Is living IN Ticonderoga,
New York, and it il said his wife owns an
interest in hardware business there.
Mary Emerson. formerly of Richmond,
Vt, committed suicide at Great Falls, N.
H., Thursday, while in fit of dependency,
taking oil OF cedar. She WAS "a years old.
Zsbina SpaulGing, of Bethel, wintered 43
of wool, sheep and lambs since then, he
has a on hand now. lie thinks sheep
pay better than cows.
Thousands of fish have been dying in the
Connecticut river during the past few days.
Their death is supposed to be caused by the
heavy rains carrying Paris green into the
river from the potato fields.
At Wells River, the other day James
Hamilton. a brakeman, iell from the deck
OF bridge nearly sixty feet into the river
where the water was four feet deep. The
water broke the fall so that he was not
seriously hurt.
a. j. johnson, the cyclOrse liza man, of
New York, was pupil of r. W. Clarke. OF
Brattlsboro, when the latter was principal
of the Ludlow Academy. lie is a brother
of Mr.. &. B. johnson, of Fayetteville, and
W. f. F. johnson, of Putney.
At Coventry, the other day, a little boy
was run over by an OK cart which was heav-
lily loaded with stone; the wheel passing
squareiy over the child's abdomen. Strange
~ enough, il did not break bone or injure
the little fellow 50 badly as to keep him on
the bed single day.
The average depreciation of real estate
values in Windsor county. during the last |
Jour years, was Is per cent, the greatest |
decrease-371 per cent.-being in Barnard, |
ard the least-lI per cent.-in AndOver, |
where the land Is 50 poor that it hasn't |
any chance to depreciats.
g. f. Simpson, of Grafton. recently hurt |
his eye in a singular manner. While pound |
ing a file piece flew and lodged IN his eye |
near the sight The doctors dared not ur-
dertake to remove it for fear of spelling the |
eye. 1t is doubtful whether he ever recoy- |
ers the full use of his eye again.
As Ezra Walker and Miss Harwood |
were driving along the highway between |
Grafton and Camb:idgeport. the king bolt |
OF the wagon came out and both were
thrown to the ground. Mr.. Walker was |
not hurt, but Miss Harwood, striking on |
her head. was seriously injured and now |
lies in a critical condition.
The Rev. Lyman Coleman. of tie Lafsy- |
cite College at E,ston, Pa. and the first |
Principal of Burr Seminary, at Manchester, |
is believed to be the Oldest college professor
is active service in America. lie was
graduated from Yale College in 1877, and
Is in his eighty-third year. With the ex-
ception Of seven years employed in preach
ing he has passed all his active life in
teaching.
A few days since the descendants of Dan
iel Griswold, who settled at North Spring
field from Connecticut in 1870, held picnic
IN the grove, Just outside of the village, |
owned by the only surviving child OF MIR.
Griswold, Mrs. Louisa Field, widow OF the
late Hon Abner Field. These descendants
and the members Of the family by marriage
have long been accustomed thus yearly
to gather near tho old homestead and have
a social visit Some thirty five were present
on this occasion An address commemora-
tive OF the settlement Of the place by the
ancestors was delivered by Fred q. Field,
and a vote was taken to publish it.
Lucius Goodwin. jealous husband made
. brutal attempt to kill his wife, at Mont
peiier, on Saturday night. He beat her
badly about the head. and she il still suffer |
ing from her injuries. correspondent /
adds drunkenness has greatly increased |
here during the last two or three months,
and it l. go doubt owing to the unrestrict-
ed sale of lager beer At five cents glass. \
sharp competition in the sale OF beer has IN
duced tho vendors u sci! by the bottle, /
glass, or in pals and pitchers, and taken to
shops and other places, "hcIe 1t Is drunk IN /
large quantities. These vendors, and even |
the fiji Gals must b. ignorant of the decl+-
ion of the Supreme Court of Vermont, which
declares lager beer 10 be intoxicating and |
that il is no more necessary TO offer proof |
to show il to be such than 1t would Dc TO OF /
fer to prove that sunp1wder - explosive.
Moses Hulet, Of salisbury. on returning |
from church, Sunday, hItchei his horses Tor |
a few moments till he could 60 over to one !
of the neighbors, some tiitv rods distant.
near two swarms OF bees. He had scarcely |
arrived at the ueig hbJr's house when Mrs. |
ilulet discovered that the bees were sting |
ing the horses She gave the alarm by 4
blowing the horn. Mr.. Hulet and a couple |
of friends hurried 10 the team AMI found It |
completely covered with bees. The horses |
were laundering and plunRing in the great
est agony. The men ru-het, In 10 extricats
them and were severely stung. Nevertheless
the horses were cut loose, but not in time to
save them One OF them died IN lew
hours, the other Is IN precari0uS eondI-
ton. Fortunately heither OF the men were
seriously injured The horses were sweat
ing and were hitchcd 50 that the wind blew
from the horses toward the bees, which Is
supposed to DO the cause Of the attack.
Tho grave of the first white person born
in Vermont il about one mile moth OF Brat
tleboro village, 81 it is sad. The following
IL the inscription On tho heI1stbne
Sacred 10 the memory Of col. John Sergeant who
departed this lie July 80. Is9S, who now lies here
in tue same town he born, and was the first
person born in the State .! Vermont
'.Lo' where this silent marble wseps.
A friend, a father ana husband sleeps.
lie gave them good counsel
while he had his breath,
Advising them To prepare iHr death.
PERSONAL.
General William +. Smith. President of
tho Now York Rnard of Police Commission