Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-02-22
STATE NEWS.

In Chelsea, during the seven years
1905, three persons committed suicide,
and eight were shot dead-a far from fiat
terins record.
Rev. .. g. Wheeler. of South Hero. re-
ceived donation of about $50, at an
oyster supper in that town. the other even
ing.
Eli " Slack, and bis brothers wife OF
Norwich, who recently elOped, have
returned. They claim that they have been
visiting.
E1-Conpressman William A. Howard of
Michigan, who has Just been appointed 6ov-
ernor of Dakota. is u native of this State,
but went West some forty years ago.
The Woodstock school census shows 4lS
families in the village, 200 of which have
4Os children between the ages OF five and
twenty years. There were % births and
81 deaths in thu district during the year
1877.
Emma Young. who murdered her two
children at Newark, Caledonia county,
year ago and remained in Jail till June.
when she was adjudged insane and dis
charged, has given birth to Il child which
promises to have q prolonged search for
father.
A long standing quarrel between DR..
Parker, 4 prominent member OF the Peach
am Congregational church, and the pastor,
has resulted in protracted hearing before
the church, which has communicated the
doctor and INDICATED the pastor By an
almost unanimous vote.
Ira Whittemore has been arrested on
suspicion of setting fire to the store of l..
r. Parker, at Richiord. on the evening Of
Jan. %, and held in 81 500 for trial at the
next term of the county court. Bail was
furnished and he was released
Two lady evangelists, Misses TOwnley and
Buck, held series of meetings In the
Baptist church, at West Cornwall, for
one week, ending Wednesday evening Of
this week Several have been converted.
and general awakening Is very noticeable.
The church was crowded at each meeting.
Danville is still agitated over the Gadipe
girl and her tribulations, detailed at length
in the FREE Pass. recently. For some
time the sheriff bad the girl in his custody.
and habeas corpus writ was denied to her
former employer Gle. Subsequently the
girl was sent to South llardwick, where
she is now at work, under an agreement
that she shall have her wages and be al
lowed to 90 to school in the spring. The
girl told her story to the Judge. who con-
dations, where there were | children. three
to four 10 u bed. didn't wonder at her re-
luctance to return, and suggested. asa
compromise, that some good place be iound
for her where she could have reasonable
accommodations and a chance to improve.
tile has been sued tor the girl wages,
but gave Judgment and took an appeal.
Several other private suits which have been
brought against him have been settled up
Gle is now meditating u Islander suit 1t he
can find out where to locate it.
q. NJ. TInkham, of Pomiret, has Jersey
COW that gave four thousand siN hundred and
twenty-pounds of milk last year. or an aver
aye of fifteen and one-half pounds per day
for three hundred and eight days.
Ithamer Hadlock. OF North Troy is having
lots of trouble During the present month
lac has been robbed of notes nGgreeating
ST. 800, been fined $500 Tor selling hqnor.
and had his grand daughter fined % cents for
the oriental Injury OF horse-whIpping nn
editor.
Corinth has had II score or more cases OF
malignant sore throat, two of them Child
rem resulting fatally.
At Eagle Ledge wherever that may be)
there is some talk because tn" family OF
Almon Holmes made their little girl sleep on
II wooden settee. with no clothing over her,
and broke IA broom over her head society
tor the protection of children IL needed III
some parts of our state
Bert Woodward, of Slratlora. claims to he
the champion checker player OF the state,
and challenges any one to play HIM - games.
New York man named James Ward
-tartod from Montreal, and worked his way
home as IA tramp Arrived IN New York, he
wrote up II two column narrative "i his tfip,
in which he says one OF the two worst places
he struck was Colchester, where all he could
get tor supper was pickle gwen HIM by
woman. 1t soured the mix oil human KIND
ness in his breast