Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-26
STATE NEWS.

At Royalton. the other day, twelye-year-
old Carl Smith, the son Of a widow, while
irving to climb on passing train slipped
under wheel and had his leg injured so
badly that he died from its effects
Ascutneyville is agitsted BY q woman's
attempted poisoning OF family by putting
arsenic in the tea. The tea is now being
analysed in Boston.
James G. French, Esq, of Montpelier,
formerly manager Of the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad, has taken a contract
to build the Kalamazoo, Lowell and North
ern Michigan railroad and the company has
| Just issued $500, 900 of first mortgage 7 per
cent bonds to raise the money.
| -Four MiddleburY youths have fitted up
lumber wagon with top, bedding and
camping-out equipage. and started in it for
the White Mountains and the seaside
1t is said that two young men Of North
field recently cooked and ate snake.
thereby winning wager.
John Ii. Kelly's barns at Barre were
burned, with several tons of hay. the other
evening, probably by tramps; loss 81 800
insurance $500.
S. NJ. Nuttine. OF Westminster, has
| apiary of Italian bees which has already
made over 500 pounds of honey this season.
Gold in quite perceptible quantities has
been discovered at South RoyaitOn, in vein
OF black sand taken from the bank of the
river.
Stephen Harrington, a man with family,
and the widow of William Paine. of Wood
stock, eloped the other day Harrington
sold his cow, a tub OF butter from which
his family were using, and everything on
| which he could raise money.
Twenty three year-old George Robinson,
of South Barre, while visiting Barre Springs
Friday, fell from q swing, the cross piece to
| which the swing was attached breaking.
| falling upon and killing bin. A young
lady to whom he was engaged was with
him.
A young lady at Richford. named Msrga-
ret Kennedy, became tired of living, on
Thursday, and attempted suicide BY taking
a heavy dose of poison. A physician was
quickly summoned, who applied stomach
pump, ejecting the poison and saving her
life.
Mrs. Preston Graves, OF Kirby, who
weighs $50 pounds, stepped a runaway
team the other day, while she was out rid
ing, by hOurishing an umbrella so vigUr
ous.y at the approaching horse that it fell
down. Then she jumped out of her wagon,
and sat on the horses neck till the owner
came up.
The boilers convention advertised to
come off at the Camp Meeting Grounds, in
New Haven, has been postponed to We'd
nesdsy, July 3lst. In the meantime, j 5.
Stafford. OF Brandon. in behalf of the
trustees of the Csmp-meeting Association,
writes that mo authority has been given
to hold a meeting on the grounds; neither
can such authority be obtained except by
calling the Directors together, and that is
net likely to be DONE"
The survey of the Brattleboro and White
hall railroad is progressing swimingly, an
Unexpectedly favorable route has been
found; no drawbacks have been experienc-
ed, and everything indicates that the line,
as whole, will prove even more feasible
than was anticipated in the beginning and
| that its cost of construction will fall within
| the original estimates. The survey will IN
doubtedly be completed By the first Of Au-
| gust, and as soon thereafter as possible the
specifications will be ready for the bids of
| contractors.
The following curious epitaph has been
chiseled on monument which stands in q
cemetery near Proctorsvile, Vt. The monu-
| ment stands on a milestone for a base. its
owner being q miller. He evidently ex-
world, but did not, and is still living:
THO; / am dead yet speaketh for here is rest,
upon This mill stone top set this noble block
let the world No what | have done il has ever
been my heart desire to do unto You would that
ye should do unto ne, cast the beam out of your
own eye and let me lie in peace; and sing my re-
dsemer's love come my sweet companion meet me
here's
The State papers will confer favor on
the NJ. E. church of Vermont. by correcting
the following mistake that was made in the
printed minutes OF the Vermont conference
1t is in regard to the number of members.
The minutes show decrease in the mem
hership of Ell. while there really is a net
increase of nearly 600. The principal mis-
take is in regard to the footing of the total
membership of the Springfield district,
which should be All, instead of l ,066 as
the minutes have it; and this does not in
clude the charges from which there was no
report--Er.