Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-15
STATE NEWS.


made so by nature. not by art.
Hardwicx is talking about erecting SOL
dIers monument, to cost 81 900.
The failure Is announced Of c. j. llOugh-
ton, jswelier. of st Johnsbury.
Eight of the nine children of Frank Lar
away, of johnson, have had the diphtherla, |
two fatally.
Patrick Leahey. of Bratlleboro. went to |
bed drunk and died in an hour or two. |
Moral -.
S. W. Porter, of Springfield. has just re-
ceived his thirty first consecutive election
as town clerk.
A Ripton man recently slaughtered pair
Of oxen, whose hides weighed two hundred
and thirty -four pounds.
Ii. Hulburt, Of Monkton, has held the lu-
crative and responsible Office OF pound
keeper in that town for thirty years
Edward o. Leonard, Barre teamster. Is
reported to have run away, leaving debts to
the amount of $4,000 aud $500 forged
note.
Daniel Randall, Of Windham, ann. act.
"a, old, poor and domestlcally afflicted,
shovelled OF this mortal coil via hemp
rope, last week.
On the 2Sth ult., nest of half-grown
birds uas found at East Concord. They
we're Of a grayIsh color and looked like the
sparrow family.
Over thirty foxes have been killed. in
Weathersfeld since Nov. LIST, and yet they
are so numerous as to make pOultrS-raising
extremely hazardous.
Lowell, Orleans county, ia excited over
the elopement of Frank Perkins and Sarah
Fletcher, the latter having escaped from her
crool PARENT from her chamber window.
The other morning. three barns b,ong-
ing to h. 4. Hoadley. at Swanton Centre,
were destroyed by fire, together with a two
years stock of pressed nay. Insurance,
SO. 500.
The tramp account OF Windsor stands as
follows; For 1873, numter 355; cost
1856 "a; for 1877. number $40, cost S255 !;
TOR 1876. number, 2l7, cost Sl67 IS; for
1875. number. 20. cost $50 60.
The academy at Undsrhill Centre closed.
the other day, with an exhibition. and as
closing tablesu the teacher, Miss lola
Heath. of HydeparE. was married to Mr..
Rawson, of Westtord.
A town history of Mortified, containing
| two or three hundred pages and about fifty
illustrations Of early settlers, prominent
business men and others, is soon to be
issued. Rev. John Gregory having the work
in charge.
| North Troy rumseller has an Ingenious
continuance for avoiding the law. No
liquor is kept in sight, but, es soon as
piece of money is placed in receptacle,
trap door flies open, revealing the bottle.
Rev, Mr.. Litch, assisted by the local
clergy and gospel workers from 81. Johns
bury. Newport and Boston, Is holding a
series OF revival meetings at the Congrega-
tional church, at Derby Line and meeting
with good success.
Four Glover school bovs, who attacked
and expelled their teacher the other day
when be was Furnishing one of their num-
Der. were taken before justice. and their
fines and costs for assault and disturbance
amounted to about $50 apiece.
The Sixth Annual Convention of the ESSEX
County Musical Association closed its ses
sion, at Lunenburg, on Saturday, with g
grand matinee and concert in the First Con
gregationsl church. A large delegation o
the best amateur talent In the state anc
New Hampshire was present
The Fail banks Scale Company are pre-
parIng very choice exhibit of scales fol
the coming worlds exposition at Paris
comprising q great many notifications
finished up in very handsome style snc
ornamented with appropriate designs ant
enhlsms.
The town system Of schools is yearly re
ceiving more and more attention at tn
hands of the people of this State, as shown
by the action taken at the annual Marcl
meetings. We are glad to note the pro
gress we are making in this direction AM
hope this excellent system will be ulti
odapfad hv averv TOWN
Two barns, a COW shed, six tons of ha
and eight cows belonging to Angelina Hill
of Poultney, were burned last Saturday
! ninth COW barely escaped. The loss
, about 5000; and SIPS insurance. The fr
} is supposed to have been set by tramp.
Hartford is sorrowfuly looking back tt
= the time half century ago, when Their,
was in the town a sIlk-hat factory. lead
pipe factory, cotton factory, woollen mill
tam ery and last but not least a distIl,ory-
; all of which have been swept away In th
march Of time.
The other day, a Manchester man brougl
/ up pan of potatoes and set them by II
!, stove and was somewhat surprised, sho
time afterwards to see sixteen full-grow
: pots to bugs walk out of one of them whic
had been followed out and which made
= snug home for them.
t Hartford has a debating clob which lea
! lessly tackles such abstruse problems 6
h these Whether it takes more pickets
. build a fence over a knoll, setting the
Q plumb, than it does to 90 direct through
t and whether energy has done more for Il
l. wealth of our country than ingenuity.
d James Fisk has attached the Fisk blocl
70 Brsttleboro owned By Mrs. James Fisk ,Jr.,
o secure, it is claimed, his portion OF the le!
: acy left by the late Col. Fisk. 1t will be r
g membered that the fathers dowry from tt
r sons estate was exceedingly generous, ar
n with other similar requests, greatly excee'
n the valuation of the estate, rendering il IN
d possible for the widow to comply with Il
d strict letter of the will.
% The task Of securing majority OF Il
y names of taxpayers of Brattlsboro, {
gether with the grand list. 10 order to CO.
!. firm the town ) aid to the West River raj
u road, is completed. This leaves the success
the contemplated route entirely in Il
" hands of the inhabitants Of Newfane, Broo
l. line, Townshend, Jamaica, Wardsboro al
: Winhall, from whom some : lbs 900 mu
,r be raised TO secure the enterprise.
IF For some time past Erastus Chase, of G
h lais, has been troubled with swarm
c. rats, which have attacked his cattle ar
lie eaten holes in their hides. The other Nigh
his hired man went into the barn just
il season to see a swarm of rats emerge from
"A hole, and killed eight at once. few m
Of ments after. q Young heller was seen
Fl plunge madly about, and examination 7
yealed an enormous rat on her back, CO
tentedly sucking from q hole which It hi
70 made in the animals hide.
n Tho town Of Hartford and its suburb
er rejoice in the following poetical and e
n piessiye appellitions White River Jun
10 ton, Hartford or White River Villas
West Hartford, Queckec, Dewey
n Mills. Quechee Gulf, Pinewoods, Blu
School House, Frog City, Bagda
Sueper CITY, Porchunk, Jericho, GOshe
N Dotban, Church Hill. Ruas Town, Christii
Oh Street, White River Point; Hurricane, A
colts Falls, Hartford Center. Quech
IN Springs.
" The Newport Express says that SIN;
son of John Anderson. of CraitsbuTy, got
E. sewing needle in his side, near the sho
10 ribs recently; the needle broke leaviI
N about half an inch of it imbedded in &
flesh A doctor was sent for, but tailed
extract the piece of needle. \ lady frlel
toll them she knew OF similar case she
IA the fresh tongue of a fox was applied. al
at the end OF twelve hours, on removing I
4 tongue, the needle was out OF the w0ul
=, and adhered to the tongue. They set ado
y finding the tongue OF fox. and found OF
Is though it was quite dry, but it was soak
out and applied. and in "a hours they we
Or rewarded for their l,bors, Cor the neeGls "
drawn from the side, and by tho tongue.
to The Windsor Journal says The folio
.. ing is copied from the memoranda OF
friend, made in February, 1888 ,'FC
Of 1885 Judge Luce. of Hsrtlsnt. said tn
y. a Revolutionary soldier. in making out
" papers for pension, was enabled to asc'
tain the day when be was transferred Ire
as one regiment to another Gan importa
3, point TO prove his time of seryicel, by rec'
e. Letting that an officer rode along the In
y and gave a toast IN honor of the day OF
I'd dependence. which the army at White Pial
or wa. then celebrating, and that it happen