Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-15
STATE NEWS.

Mrs. l.. B. Wright of Bartonsville has an
oleander, thirteen years old, :! inches IN CIR
conference eight feet high, and containing
.. $50 buds and blossoms.
\ tax of ten cents on the dollar has been
laid on the ratable estate of the several towns
in Washington county for charging the
Court House at Montpelier.
On saturday, Alfred Randall of Newport,
who has been sick with sciatica for three
months but was getting better, while lying in
bed went to sleep when his right leg fell over
and broke near the hip. 1t cannot be set on
account OF his age and weakness, and he can
not survive long
| Parties at Hartford, near White River
Junction, offer to give J. Estey x Go. 100
acres of land together with one of the finest
water privileges in the State, providing the
firm will remove their organ works to that
place.
William Hartman, son of Austin Hartman
of North Bennington, fell from his seat on 4
reaper. Wednesday afternoon. while cutting
barley. at North Bennington, and became
entangled in the machinery so that it became
necessary TO knock the machine TO pieces
with an az to effect his release. Though
| horribly mangled he directed the work of
| those who came to his assistance. He was
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was 80 years Old and leaves wife.
| The annual UniverSalist State Convention
/ of Vermont will be held at Springfield COM
mencing on Tuesday evening August 18th,
andcontinue through Wednesday and Thus
day. Rev. o. X Crosby of Woodstock will
deliver the annual sermon.
Justice Hinkley of Montpelier has SELL
| fenced Thomas y. White. who ran away
with D. W Dudley's livery team, to four
and one-half months in the House of Correc-
ton. and his wife to five months in the same
institution for robbery in Berlin. This is
Montpeler's first contribution to that institu-
/ ton.
\ block of East Dorset marble measuring
twenty-one feet six inches in length, two
feet nine inches in width. and two
feet three inches in thickness, containing
about 1873 cubic feet and weighing some }, 400
pounds was drawn from the llOllister quar-
nv on Dorset mountain to the station al East
Dorset the other day. The quarry being
go feet above the railroad and two miles
distant the descent of such loads no small
task, requiring a wagon weighing 4OOO
pounds six yoke of oxen, and brakeman
beside the teamsters. The time occupied in
this instance was seven hours. The block
goes 10 Philadelphia.
| 1t is proposed to organize lodge of Odd
/ Fellows at Bradford
At Lunenburg, the other day an eight
year-old daughter of Moses Hibbard jumped
into river after a stick thrown in by
companion, and was drowned.
Mrs H. b. Farrar, of Seneca Falls. y Y.
drove from that place to Middlcbury-a dis
lance of 300 miles, in about 10 days.
F. 3. DEMO a graduate of Middlebury
College, in the class of 1871, has been elected
instructor in New Testament Greek, in the
Bangor Theological Seminary for one year.
Miss Harriet Adams of Mortified, Centre
village Il maiden lady aged over 50, in i'll
health and temporarily insane, committed
suicide Wednesday night by hanging
Mrs. Wareham Morse of West Brattleboro,
an eStimable and much respected lady, 80
years old, was drowned in Tanney pond at
this place. Thursday. She was picking her-
ries in her own garden, which is near the
pond, and was induced to get upon the raft
on which two young ladies the Misses
Stowe, II and IS years of age, were riding.
On stepping aboard the raft was overturned
and Mrs Morse drowned. The two young
ladies were rescued by boy II years of age
after great effort. Mr.. and Mrs Morse were
formerly of Canton, y. Y.
One Antoine Jerome, who lives with his
family on the little island in Button Bay.
Ferrisburgh, was the other day. for abusing
his wife and cruelty whipping his little girl,
sent to the workhouse for siXty-one days.
Preparations for work at the Bethel mines
are going forward We understand that ii
| is the intention of the Company to employ
men in three gangs. one at Gaysville, another
at StOney Brook and third at Locust Greek.
Those parties will wash out the black sand
this summer for the use of the furnace in
the fall and winter Herald o,d Ne'rs.
Herbert, fivc-year-old son OF \. O. john
son, of Brattleboro, fell from Il heavy log
wagon on which he was riding and was run
over His spine was somewhat injured, and
his left side is partially paralyzed, and his
recovery is doubtful.