Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21

Daniel Dew, Fairfax farmer, has lit
out, O9in. $1,000.
recent revival at Rri!port has resulted
in sixty conversions.

receiving injuries which resulted In her
death
Several farmers of Randolph are pur-
chasing ashes to use on their farms as
fertilizer, paying twenty fiGe cents per
bushel for them.
James NJ. Flanders, OF Hyde Park. was
found dead IN the road in Eden. Sunday.
lilo was Il sma i peddler, about 80 years OF
age. Violence is suspected.
A eoihn was left at the door of a we'll
known citizen of RichfOrd. a few days since,
With certain hints as to wha. might happen
il be did not soon leave town.
Reuben p Hall. of Cornwall, died last
Sunday, at tho age of rs years. Mr.. Hall
in former years WAS prominently identified
in the thoroughbred sheep business.
Nathan Murphy, the West Hartford lad
who recently committed suicide. is said to
have been made insane by reading the caI-
rent Phair and Grsvelin literature.
There is diphtheria in two families at
SwantOn junction the school there is
closed for the present, and effort will be
made to prevent the spread Of the disease.
The report that Phair wrote his mother
after the decision OF Judge PierpoInt that he
(Phar) would lose no sleep on account of
the Judges decision, il SAID to be
falsehood.
10 Montgomery. within two weeks, three
persons died whose aggregate agessmounted
to two hundred and fifty years.-one. Dea-
con TOlman Samson, being in his eighty
ninth year.
1t is said there have been a number Of
failures among the farmers in Fairfax and
vicinity, lately, the cause seeming to be
that thew hired money at large interest, to
pay FOR farms bought a. war prices.
The wife OF Congressman Joyce, who has
been seriously afflicted from an injury re-
ceiyed to one her limbs, which, Tor time
| it was supposed would result in smputation,
| is much improved OF late.
Within one week Elisha Lino has pnr-
chased at West Derby for Montreal party
AIS tubs of butter net weight 1886
pounds; cost 81 ,959.l7. The butter goes
to.Portland and thence to Glasgow, Scot
land.
1t seems that the Surgical operation which
| DR.. Goldsmith performed upon Chief jus
tice Pierpoint and which was proclaimed
with such flourish OF trumpets by the Rut-
land Herald. was the removal of wart
from the Judges nose.
Msncheste1's constable and tax collector.
| G. ii. Smith, has held the Office of high
|
IA years, and has been constable and collec-
tor for 25 years, and has always paid the
State tax to the State treasurer on time.
The Rev. c. X. Batchelier. who was for
several years rector of Zion church at
Factory Point, died at the residence of his
son in Claremont, N H.. February ID.
aged 66 wears. Mr.. Batchedsr was well
known in this State as one OF the compilers
of the Documentary History OF the Episcc-
pei church in Vermont"
| A deceased Brattleboro manufacturer.
who. it is said. had numberless pecuniary
perpleXities during lite, is shown, through
his administrators, to have been the posses
sor of q ute large sum OF money, which
| lonx before his death he had deposited in
one of the local banks subject to check. lie
seems to have entirely forgotten the fact,
however. and consequently lost all use OF
the money in his business.
The ST. Adams Messenger says that the
bust of the late Peter b. Brigham arrived
at Bakersfield, VI. from Boston on the llth,
and IS to be placed in the niche on the
south side OF the hail in the Brigham AGA
DENY The bust is 81 inches high, and when
placed upon the pedestal the entire height
| will be IS inches. The bust is the work Of
Martin Milmore, is of excellent marble, and
those who knew Mr.. Brigham say the like
| ness is striking.
The barns, three in number, of Mr.. Jere-
miah Howard, situated upon White River
in Rochester. about two miles below the
village, were burned about O'Clock Thurs
day evening, the 18th inst. with large
quantity OF hay and fodder and four head Of
cattle. Sixteen head of cattle and two
horses were saved. Insurance small, some
$500 or $500. The origin of the fire is
unaccounted for, as no lantern or fire of any
kind had been known to be about the barn
that evening.
The February term of the Orleans county
| court closed Wednesday. Few cases were
on trial, but large number were disposed
of. The only criminal trial was that OF
Joseph Renter, for the attempted murder OF
his wife at Troy, in October, 1877. The
shooting, it will be remembered, was done
by Renter on account of jealousy. The de-
fence was emotional insanity. The jury
rendered verdict of guilty, and he was
sentenced to five years in the State prison.
Renter has, since the shooting ARRAY. been
confined in the State prison for an attempt
to break Jail.
The West Randolph Chadwicks believe
that u large fortune in London, England
belongs to them as the descendants of one
Sir Andrew Chadwick, wiJ years ago was
rewarded with great wealth for saving the
life of the queen, when her horses ran away
with her in a carriage and came near dash
ing her down a precipice. ard they and
other heirs have raised 81 900 to investl-
gate the matter. They claim that lawyer
formerly sent over to look up the case,
returned unsuccessful, but soon after
became wealthy, and they think be wa:
bought up by the banks. where the treasure
Is deposited.
A correspondent of the Troy Times write:
as follows of Fairhaven farmer: AT Fair
haven we visited the farm OF Charles W.
Gardiner who makes butter from Jersey
COWS Mr.. Gardiner sets his milk in pan:
four feet long, twenty-five inches wide and
six inches deep. Ice water is made to run
around the pans to cool the milk. His head
of nine cows average 3l71 pounds OF but
ter year. This is almost 200 pounds above
the average in the State per cow. Jersey
cows and cool milk make the success. lie
sells his butter az fast as made from five tC
ten cents above the market price. His COWS
are fastened with q chain around the neck
as be thinks stanchions cruel, and so does
Mr.. Richards.
James NJ. Flanders. who was found dead
in Eden woods, was not frozen except his
feet, which were enOassd in stockings and
rubbers. lie ate hearty meal at OWN
nell's Hotel, Saturday noon, and lett to GO
to Mr.. Joseph Boyes'5. who lives in an OBJ
scurc part Of the town. lie evidently lost
his way, wandered around until exhausted
sat quietly down, folded his arms across his
breast and died. His tracks are easily
traced on half dczen different roads IN the
woods All suspicious of foul play have
been dissipa ted by the circumstances. Hi.
father was for may years pr1minsnt man
in his town.
St. Johnsbury vital statistics for 1878
Number OF births, s.; marriages, So
deaths 3y-the smallest mortality for thC
past eight or ten years. Oi the 81 births,
- of the parents were born in Canada,
in St. Johnsbury, in Ireland. and one each
in England and Scotland. which shows
pretty plainly where the increase OF popu-
lation comes from. Among the 80 deaths
10 died of iniantilc diseases. one child wa:
still-born, two died from accident, and ont
each of consumption, fever, erysipelas
dropsy, Inflammation of bowels, cancer
kidney disease, hemorrhago, child bed. u
the 70 deaths. - were infants, SIX over II
wears OF age, and two by accident. There
J was not a single death from diphtheria.
The Montreal EUeuiag Post of the 18th
says: young lad named Johnny Robin,
son, aged 10 years, was yesterday returned
to his friends by Detective Cullen. 1
seems that the lad. who lives with hi
parents in St. JohnsburY. VI, got violently
desirous of seeing life. lie set about its
accomplishment in the following manner
His parents having lett home to spend the
evening with some friends, Johnny thought
the opportunity fitting one t.
commence operations, and proceeded
to his fathers desk. from which ht
distracted purse containing $50. and a.
once started for Canada and finally pulled
up at Mjntreal, making the American
House his headquarters. When arrested hi
had S37 in his possession, which proved
that his spree was at all events moderate
one, and when questioned as to his motive
for deserving his home, he replied IN falter
ing accents that he wanted to sec Canada
Ills trip did not seem to be productive o
much pleasure to him, for on parting com
pany with the detective. Johnny began Il
SWIVEL tearfully declaring his attention o