Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-14
STATE NEWS.

An oyster supper at Grand Isle, recently +,
for the benefit of Rev o. g. Wheeler. netted
about $50.
Barnard Acethorp, Of East Haven. re-
Gently lost 500 mare. and on exsmiua-
ton frog weighing nine ounces was found
in her stomach.
Lysander Cobb, of MorrisvilIe, is having
a good deal of sickness in his family, six
now being down with scarlet fever. One
of his children died OF that disease the past
week.
A Granville youth showed considerable
faculty for rapid business, early this week.
He traded horses four times, sleighs five
times, bought farm and a quantity of hay,
and started and took the train for Texas at
5 clock in the afternoon.-R Register.
A touching incident Is told as having &C.
CURED at the burning of Mr.. French's house
in Hardwick. A three or four years old
granddaughter of Mrs. French. heard the
men say that they thought they could not
save the barn. when raising her eyes to
heaven she said, Lord, please save the
cows.
G. ii. kenaston, of East Calais, has been
been elected superintendent Of schools at
South Toledo, Ohio, at salary OF 81 900.
W S. Montgomery, cf Townshend. has
been chosen professor of Ancient and
Modern Languages in Alcorn University,
Rodney, Miss. :. at a salary of 81 500 Messrs.
Kenaston and Montgomery both graduated
from Dartmouth College in 1878.
Mr.. Judd Wright, of Middlebury. has
Just sent to Central Ohio flock of fourteen
Merino rams and ewes which are claimed to
be the best lot of sheep sent out of Addison
county. being selections from some of the
crack hOcks. Among them was one from
the centennial prize flock of j. I. Stickney.
of Shoreham. Mr.. Wright claims that the
fourteen cost as much as any full carload of
sheep ever shipped.
Mrs. Horace b SSasey, of Kirby, 81
years old and the mother OF eleven children
(seven OF them living), left her husband,
lately, and contracted bigamous marriage
with Nelson Streeter, OF Lisbon. Legal
complaint being made, she LETT for parts
unknown. the other day.
The family of John Iladwen, who died at
Dandy, the other dav, Is very remarkable
for longevity. John Iadwen. grandfather
OF the late John Haiwen, Of Dandy, died in
Rhode Island in 1901. aged 50 years. Bar
ney Hsiwen, father OF the late John Had
wen. died September Seth, 1854, aged 81
years. Rufus Vaughn, grandfather on the
mothers side, lived to be 100 years old. Ut
the brothers and sisters, including the de-
ceased, at the time of Mr.. Hadwen's death,
there are Elizabeth, aged II years, John,
IS, Margaret. "a, Dorcas, Il. Sophia, 20.
Benjamin. 81. Ruth and LYDIA. SO each.
Obadiah. I'd, Susan, IS. Oliver, 81, aggre-
eating 733 years, and averaging about 81.
Ainsworth i Leland, of Mddlesex. have
failed. with liabilities OF from $1,000 TO
$1,000.
John Someryile, of FdystJa Centre, set a
kerosene lantern where a colt could kick 1t
over while he was iOdderlng. OF course the
colt performed his part. and two barns
were burned. The stock was saved. In
sured
Mr.. Josiah Taft, who recently died at his
home near West IOwnshent, was born and
lived all his life on the same plsce-a period
OF nearly 30 years.
d. T. Turner, OF. ST. JOhnsbury an en-
ploye in the granite works. was caught in
the betting and 50 severely injured that his
right leg had to be amputsted between the
knee and foot.
Mr.. DodswOrth, Newport empIJye OF
the. Southeastern railroad, got up IN his
sleep last Sunday night, and, walking too
near the edge of the stairs, tell and broke
one of his RIBS. HIS system was shattered
but not seriously. and he IS
now doing well.
Miss Mary knowles, who has been hold /
ing revival services at the NJ. Z. chapel. at
j ohnsOn, for the last SIX weeks. closed her |
services last Sunday evening. The meet
inps have resulted IN much good. Sixty |
five or seventy persons have asked for pray /
ers, of which number forty i've or fifty seem |
/, h. t.6u AMI algar 6
perience. Many others are hopefully con-
tinuing to press forward.
The last words of poor Henry Tucker, OF .
Bristol, killed on Friday OF last week, were
81 have got my death blow this time /
wish had lived Christian life" While |
shopping off an up-rOoted tree. Tucker fell |
v 18th the cleft part, and was caught between
he stump and tree, an unaccJu1table
wound being cut or pierced near the rectum,
making an incisiOn to his bowels At the
,ame time the roots turned upon him, break
ug his hip, and driving the pelvic bone
INTO his bowels. lie WAS confined in this
ieath trap an hour or more, when he was
ound by his brother. who was drawing
ogs from that place, was put on the sled.
md carried to his home and family in
living condition This terrible accident
happened about ; O'Clock p. m, and death
nded his sutlerings at clock the same
yening Mr. Tucker was y wears old, and
caves a wife and two young children.
1t is generally supposed that four, or at
the most i've, persons were concerned IN
,urglari8iug the Barre hank-George Miles,
Pete Curley, Joe Kingslsnd, and another.
But it seems that detective WIggIn, who
vas employed in that case. knows OF more.
/ his statement relative to the Barron mys
ery, at Dexter, Me, is correct. In that
ase Detective Dearborn asserts that Bar
on, the treasurer OF the Dexter Savings
Bank. who was found dead in safe, hand
% fed, with the door locked, committed
uicide. being deiaulter tor some S2,OOO.
nd essays to show how the thing could be
lone. Detective WIggiu, on the contrary.
Ontends that Barron was murdered by
urglars, and. IN the course Of a lengthy
tatement, asserts. in substance, that he
rent to New York after certain parties,
nd that the man | was looking tor, and