Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-07-04
STATE NEWS.

Diphtheria still prevails in the much at
tiicted town of Newark.
Mrs. Bryant of Bethel has been sadly af
flicted. Within few weeks she has lost all
her extraordinarily diphtheria.
In the case of Richard E. Peabody, con-
victcd at st. Johnsbury of forgery, excep-
tons were taken and the prisoner was COM
mitted under $4,000 bonds
Hazen Homer of Hyde Park has been held
toI trial on the charge OF robbing the store
OF Miss Ore2ina B. Foss on the night of the
25th inst. He says he will starve himself to
death if he is kept in jail Charles Manning
and Harrison Bidwell, who were arrested
for the same offence, have been discharged
The auction sale Of 4 500 shares of the
stock of the st. Adams Iron and Steel works
resulted in the same being knocked down to
F. J. lIoughton at "a per cent of the par
value of each share, and accrued interest
the amount of the purchase being 81 ,637 %
The affairs of G. F. Glynn of Sayton's
River, who recently absconded, leaving his
family. business and creditors in the lurcb
look more promising after the inventory of
his stock of goods. The stock inventories
about $1,000, with liabilities of about SO.
600. Nothing has been heard from him
since the week after his departure.
Mr.. j. Il. Smith, who was acting treasurer
for 4 time for Grace church of West Rut-
land has been arrested on the affidavit of the
treasurer of the church, charging him with
collecting over 800 of subscriptions to the
church and converting them to his own use.
Smith succeeded in getting bail
The examination at the normal school at
Randolph resulted in the graduation of
OIL. ,.,f, -.
and four in the second course. Prof A. f.
Leavcnworth, who has had charge of the
school for some time, is to leave at the close
of the present term, and A. f. Edison.
dartmouth 7S) is to take his place Mr.
Rochleau Misses Jones, Sherman and Farr
have been re-engaged.
1t is reported that Estey x Co, with other
parties propose 10 contest their taxes this
year on the ground of defective list Estey
d Co. claim that $50, 900 was added to their
list without the legal notice by the listers.
On the other hand the listers, who have I'M
doubleday tried to their duty in affording
honest and equitable taxation, say that Estey
X Co. gave in their list for personal property,
machinery, etc, ut $50 600, but refused 10
sign and swear TO il, rs repeatedly requested
to do. that they were warned that it would
be raised, and that they could have ''sworn
it or if they had chosen by making definite !
before the regular meeting of the
listers, of which public notices were given,
and that personal notice was given to one of |
Of the firm, Retorn,er.
The house of Cyrus Hill of Waterford |
was struck by lightning, the other day. Mrs. |
Hill and Mrs Mulliken were in the room /
together. and the baby was playing on the /
floor When the crash came Mrs. Muliken .
was knocked nearly across the room; the .
stove was upset, stOvepipe knocked down.
looking glass broken, flower pots upset and
some sixty lights of glass in this and other
rooms broken out Mrs Muliken was much
affected, but well enough to return to her
home in day in Il day or two. Mrs Hill
was not injured and the only indication that
The baby had experienced any shock was u
runstant pulling of the cara. The lightning
struck the chimney, which is just about
and entered the room where
hcsr persons were hy the stove funnel
passed through the floor into the cellar evil
lently, and escaped into the ground by
water pipe, melting the pipe some two feet
outside of the cellar wall The stove stood
lpon piece of zinc and small holes were
melted where each stove leg STOOD and one
nd of the zinc was melted off and the carpet
vt on fire. Nail heads were melted, and the
iress which Mrs Mulliken had on was
corchcd
The Orleans County Monitor is responsible
or the following Captain McGaiTey,
larl. Strceter and G. NJ. Chase, of the Union.
vent fishing in Victory, Il few days since,
nd inasmuch as the Union is not likely to
i've an account of one episode in the advent
re, We give ii for the information and bcne-
il OF the sympathizipg friends OF Mr.. Chase
they were fishing on Moose river, which at
he time was swollen and black with the.late
eavy rains, and for some reason perhaps
shcrmcn will understand what he couldn't
cep the log There was a tremendous
FLASHING and spouting, and the muddy water
rev still more muddy, AS the editor beat
int" foam IN trying TO reach the |
horc. His uompaniOng. Nha were Il
rw rods below, heard the cummotion and I
cent To his rescue just in time To prevent II t
rst class obituary, and the clothing of the c
Mon in the hahilimcnts of mourning The t
ght was extremely sud, AS the giant editor I
as drawn on t. the shore hy an extended d
sl pole, exhausted, dripping, frothing like
drowned rat. Mr. Chase with the assist I
nee of his companions was taken out of Il
ic wo"dstO farmhouse, where it was hoped i
change of clothing might he obtained, h
ldle hi OWE suit could be dried. The farm Il
. being q nqn If oIdinsry size, none of Il
is garments could he used l., the big quill II
river, and he was forced To accept II night n
pwn which IL very large woman in the b
milv had on hand for emergencies Clad II
this garb. he was fastened into II room n
I'd compelled To remain until his clothes e
ere died. In about anhOur he was reclad,
nj departed + clciner, i 20, better man" \
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