Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-30
STATE NEWS.

E. n. Uyzsr. OF Barre. has challenged
Col. Gates, the winner of the checker
tournament to a match Of twenty games for
thu championship OF the State.
Morrisyllle has chess club Of eighteen
members but they can't be true Gevotees of
the noble game, for they find it necessary
in their bylaws to prohibit Swearing and
smoking.
The latest suggestion in regard to the Ben
nihgt6n battle monument comes from L. Il.
Appleton, Of Boston, who. the Rutland
Herald elegantly but somewhat obscurely
says, is known to the world of art as a
liberal partner Of the fine arts, and Is as
follows "lf you were to build on the
crest OF your hill circular temple u: not
100 large dimensions, open OF all sil3s, and
supported by columns, and in the centre
had group consisting Of al heroic figure
with his foo. upon another figure he has
Oycrthrown, you would express what you
desire in delightful way. The figures
should be entirely nude. As simple and noble
as possible. | believe yOI have scu!ptJrs
of yOIr own who might like t. Try - rival
Greece in such an tfflrt. | an c,niiient
tina. people of tIste would cJuC !fOm far to
see so original work " hen they night only
glance at n pillar or an 0bielisk from the
distance"
p. &. CleavelGn3. Of lly!epaik. hasa pa:r
of Devon steers, one year-old, which weigh
l,620 pounds, and are very handsome. lie
also has pair three years old, OF the same
breed, that Will weigh 800.
Mr.. Nathaniel F0ss, of Hariwick. VITO
is now eighty ghf years old is tail. straight.
as an arrow. and steps eli rs sprigu.lY as
boy. The other day, he walked fifteen miles
without resting, and with no apparent
fatigue.
Augustus q CLARK, 4 prominent citizen
of Manchester, died there. May I0.h. lie
had represented the town 10 the Legislature;
was postmaster from 1861 to 1870; and had
been member OF the Congregational church
Tor forty years.
\. B. Moore, the venerable artist. died
at his residence in Rhinebeck, n. Y.
Thursdly. aged - years. Mr.. Moore spent
the larger part of his lie in Troy, success
fully pursuing his profession as portrait
painter. lie was born in Rupert VT, re-
moved to Boston when quite young, and
there began to develop his genius Tor the
art in which be became SO distinguished.
Soon removing TO Troy be acquired high
reputation for his work in portrait paint
ing. lie spent mora than thirty busy years
here, and the portraits produced By MIN are
among the bes. painted in this country
Troy Times.
\ Rutland gentleman, Travelling in ths
vicinity OF Ira, about nine clock one night
las, week, was aroused from an absorbing
train Of thought by his horss suddenly
stopping and gruH voI3A demanding the
privilege OF riding with him. TGo tJns of
the mans voice, the hour and place, were
not such as to assure the gentleman that
tho aDDlTpl M FOR q fraa rIIa " a n
ion he would ordinarily select, and using
the whip the animal freed Itself from the
man grasp and sprGng forward, tbs hub
of the vehicle striking the fellows knee.
lie BOWED that his leg was broken; but the
gentleman, looking over his shoulder, and
seeing that he was able - walk, cJuclndsd
the limb was net 50 badly fractured as his
feelings, and proceeded to stretch the dis
tGncs between them as rapidly as possible.
Abouta mile south of tho Portland House
in Sheldon is mine Of hematits iron ore
Some fifty or mors years ago it was partially
developed and was then known Us the
BraineId K Gadcomb mine, being owned by
the late Hon. LIWrenc3 Brainori and by
VIM. o. Gsdc0mb. Esq. Iron of an excel
lent quality was made from it, bu. the dis
tance of the locality iron the centres of
manufacture and sale caused tho work to
be finally ahlndOnded. The building OF
railroads through Sheldon has overcome tie
obstacles to the previous profitable working
Of the mine, and now Mr. a. d. B-ainerd,
is about to see what can BE- done with it.
lie has small fore. of miucrs at work, and
intends to employ as many As can work TO
advantage 81. Adams Messenger.
The Windsor County jail At Woodstock
has one lone occupant.
Ga Saturday, the I7sh, Nj. Amasa
Knapp of East LyGdop, while loading
household goods On to u wagon, tell and in
ured himself 50 seriously that he is no. ex-
peetcd to long survive. Mr.. Knapp is past
50 years of age.
There are two brass bands az EGos5urgh
Falls. and the etizsns are treated to four
open-lir concerts each week.
The report tina. Dr.. Goldsmith, Of Rut-
land, had given his library to tina Rutland
County M,lical and Surgical Society is
untrue.
The ether day Guiliord dog killed five
black snakes, measuring from five and half
to six ts6t in length.
Russell Hubbard, Of Walden, married
man. has been put IN jlii it $. Jihnsbury.
on charge of rape and adultery. The vic
tim l. jaugh liter of his wife, eleven years
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