Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-03

A frenchman named Costa died RECENTLY
at Montgomery. aged 100 years and eight
months.
tox recently entered the woodshed of a
Weathersteld farmer and seized, killed and
carried off cat.
Jeanette Hendrick died insane at Mont
gomery, the other day, aged AZ. Fer twelve
years before her death she had not spoken.
Rev. Thomas H. Dunssone works in the
Corlnth copper mines during tho week and
breaches at school house in the district on
Sundays.
Charles Mayo, the man who Jumped
into the Lsmoills river in fit Of tenn
porary insanity, has recovered his rea-
son and returned to the homo Of his parents
in Essex.
=, Miss Mary Knowles, an evangelist from
Ganada. who labOred last year al Hines
burgh, Monkton and other places, and who
mas been laborlng this winter ct Sgsnton,
Is conducting a series of meetings at the
Methodist chapel at johnson
Luther Colhurn has never boon IS miles
from the locality in Glover where he was
born, but has nevertheless succeeded in rails
ing family OF zine daughters, all of whom
are married. the result of pooling their
issues being 25 children.
The fire insurance company organized By
the Grangers of the State under charter
granted hv the last Legislature, has the fol-
lowing officers President, Alpha Messer, of
Rochester Secretary, G. W. Whitney, of
Winston: Treasurer. E. F.. Andrews, of
Berlin: Where the Office is to b. located is
not given out. but it will probably be at
Montpelier.
The last case at the December term of the
Lamollle county court was that OF Fred
Meeker, who was held for trial for breaking
into the Hyde Park depot and robbing the
cash drawer OF from Sl2 to Sl7. The case
awakened much interest and was largely
attended. The defense set up an abb and
explained the possession of money found
on the respondents person by his having
won considerable money at the game of
poker. lie was acquitted
The Rev. Joseph NJ. Driver. Sr. who
died at Windsor. the other day, aged IS
years, was q graduate of Harvard College
and Andover Theological Seminary, and at
one time the settled Baptist preacher at
brandon. Subsequently, during the late
war, he acted as chaplain in a hospital at
Washington, D. c.
During the year ending December 81,
1876. the number of births recorded in the
State was : gig OF which 1856 were males
and $3.50 were females The member of
couples married was esq, number less
by 81 than was reported last year. During
the same period $3.50 persons died, of which
2,465 were males and . $50 were females, a
decrease Of $50 from last year. Of the prin-
elpsl diseases. $50 died of consumption, 374
OF pneumonia, 3i6 of old age, 249 died in
infancy, 229 of heart disease, PIT of fevers,
1877 OF scarlatina. 1870 of paralysis, 1888 of |
dlphtheria and II OF cholera iniantum.
John Hanley died at Manchester. the |
other day. the resul: of an injury received |
at South Dorset more than a year ago. He |
was there with some companions and all |
had been drinking heavily. when they got
into quarrel and Hsnley was hit on the |
bead by stone. \ pest mOrtem examina-
ton showed that the skull was cracked and |
that sac OF matter had formed in the brain
beneath, which by its pressure had caused a
sOfteniDg OF the brain. resulting in his
death. John BOhan was arrested for assault
with intent to kill, and bound up in the
sum of one thousand dollars.
Burleigh Hunt. the half insane fellow
who fired 5. 5. Booths mill in Norwich,
last Fall, totally destroying it and the ma
chlnery, through Jealousy toward Booths
son, has been sentenced TO four years in the
States prison. Booth intends to commence
civil action against his guardian. TO recover
the loss of property
\ small chill Of Horace Eastman, Of Gro
ton, was accidentally scalded by falling into
Il pail vi boiling water which Its mother
had left on the hJoI. 1t is feared that the
child cannot live.
Failures Grin Lawyer, Cheesar E,--
m--, v'.h ttari'iiics OF SO,JUG and assets of
81 500; tiilchrlst L Perry ol McIndoes
Fails.