Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-08-20
STATE NEWS.

W. ii. Alexander of Brattleboro has pick
ed and sold II 900 ears of sweet corn from
one half acre
Rev NJ. l.. Severance resigns from the
Orwell Congregational church to continue
soliciting for the Middlebury College fund OF
100000
Deborah Davis, aged 80 years, of Water
bury, died August 10Th. She was born in
Greenfield, Mass, and had lived in Duxhury
for 80 years.
Francis Henry of Rutland was fatally in
jured by runaway accident, the other day.
| The dwelling house, barn and sheds be
longing to Mrs Cortus Shayton, Morrisville,
were burned Saturday night. Loss, 81 500 q;
partially insured. Cause of fire, explosion
of kerosene lamp.
Mrs George Bailey of Montpelier has
presented the NJ E. Church at Elmore with
| a handsome communion service.
o. Whittemorc and wife, of Lowell, were
recently attacked by mad bull but escaped
after u desperate fight without serious in
jury.
Flora NJ Jones Of Plymouth has a tame
woodchuck over year old caught. when 1t
was small, and is about the house like cat
VI Jug II Will SIT oh ITO hauiieh'o anu tht
pie or cake from its paws.
The dwelling house of Col. Darius Aspin-
wall of Sharon was totally destroyed by fire
Saturday evening last. Loss about So, 500,
partially insured The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Mark Drown, who ran away to Canada
from Bloomington some time since, leaving
wife and three children, recently returned
and stole two of the children. Since then
the one left with Mrs. Drown has died.
Sunday morning the residence of Daniel
Moren of East Berkshire was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. Most of the furniture,
clothing and provisions were saved, but the
trees and shrubbery were ruined. The
buildings were insured for $4,000, and the
loss above that is considerable. The fire
caught in the hay loft and the cause is I'M
known.
Mech & Maxwell, of Winfield, Cowley
county, Kansas, shipped from this station
the 12th inst, a carload of bucks selected
from the flocks Of our best breeders. They
are one of the best lots that have gone from
this place for long time. Mech & Man
well are owners of flocks of over 4, 900 sheep,
among which they number many Merinos
recently purchased in Vermont. MIR. Ezra
Mech, who has in person bought the above
carload, makes the statement which he says
he can substantiate that twelve bucks pur-
chased by him of George Hammond, of this
place, two years ago, sheared last Spring
fleeces of one years growth which averaged
the marvellous weight of forty-one pounds
and three ounces. The lightest of these
fleeces weighed "a and half pounds the
heaviest As and a half. NiddleJury Register
On Saturday week the wife and daughter
of John F. Clark of Newbury left home and
went to John Smiths and wanted to borrow
some money of him and have him take them
to the railroad station. They reported that
some one had been trying to poison them at
their hOme-Ead sprinkled white powder
about the house and put some liquids on the
floor of the house and verandah, and that in con-
sequence they were unable to live there-that
there was conspiracy against their lives
but they did not think Mr. Clark or any of
the family were in it, but some secret inf1u-
ence was being brought to bear to bring
them into conspiracy. Mr.. Smith very soon
became convinced that both mother and
daughter were insane. The women stayed
at Smiths that night, and the next morning
started off on foot, but were overtaken and
brought back. Mr.. Smith and Mr. Clark had
to take the daughter by force and put her in
fact of both mother and daughter becoming
insane at the same time is a remarkable cir
cumstance.
Tie good people aJo.l 81. Johnsbury
iiockej into that town by hundreds the other
day, drawn by the glowing statements of
posters, which stated that "a brilliant corps
of distinguished aeronauts from the great
cities Of the world propose TO make 100 grand
monster balloon ascensions, and have selected
St Jobnsbury as one Of the favsrite points to
carry out the programme of the grand bal
loon tournament. Every balloon will con-
tain two or more aeronauts, who will, when
the balloons reach an altitude of 5000 feet,
leap overheard and float gently down to
mother earth again by means of parachutes.
Just imagine 80 human beings floating in the
sky at one time 5000 feet above the earth,
with nothing to support them from a terrible
fall but u frail piece of canvas, and at the
same time a marvellous spectacle of Is beauti-
full tricolored balloons soaring away toward
the sun" This wonderful show is to reach
its climax in IA thrilling balloon wedding
in the 10th balloon, which represents
''Cupid's bridal chariot" and in which
young couple, well known in this vicinity"
are to be ''marriedssin the air." Telephones
will he oft.oioa - tho -h-;5nI otc-;o' owl
from thence to the different portions OF the
vast congregation below, that all may hear
the marriage ceremony with the same ease
and dstinctness as in church or parlor."
But it didn't come and St. Johnsbury will
wait long time before this mammoth com
bnation gives it visit.