Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-09-01

Old Mrs Curtis of this place will be one
hundred years old, Saturday. The event
VIII be appropriately COMMUNICATED. She
is the oldest person in town, and in the coun.
ty, save one.
The Democrats of Orange county held
their convention Wednesday the SD, or
ganizing 10y the choice OF A. VI. Dckcy, Esq
OF Bradford AS chairman and A. r. Clark
also OF Bradford as secretary. Mcssrs Fred
w. Farnham Of West Fairlee and Wcdp-
wood OF Randolph were chosen assistant
secretaries and Messrs. Dckerman Of Tun.
bridge, Kent Of Ncwbury, Ward of Top.
sham, +. NJ. Church Of ThetforI and j.. w.
Bliss Of Bradford were chosen vice prcsi-
dents. After speech 10y Col. Dickey, the
President, the convention resolved itself into
town caucuscs, each of which elected com
miteo OF three to constitute u part of the
nominating committee, who Immediately
assembled and after a short dcliberatl0n re-
ported the following nominations For
Senators, w. Is. Wall of Randolph and H.
II. Gillett of Thetford for assistant Judges,
W. ii. ii. Hall of Chelsea and John G..
Eastman of West Fairce; for probate
judges, Phiander Perrin OF Randolph and
Charles Is. Leslie OF Newbury; States at
torney, George A. Dickcy Of Bradford
sheriff, L. X. McDuilic OF Bradford: high
bailiif, George w. Comsock of West Fair
lee. After speeches by Joseph II. Worthin.
ESD, of Kansas City, Mo, and w. A..
Tewksbury, Esq. of Iowa. both Orange
county boys, and by George NJ. Dearborn Of
Ely, the Committee on Resolutions, through
Hon. Philander Perrin, reported and the con
vention adjourned. "a.
Friday afternoon the 25th inst, as Carlton
Stacks boy, aged 10 years, was driving.home
from the village and had reached the water.
ing trough, mile distant on the Stafford
road, Walter Gus,in, crazy man. suddenly
dartcd out from the bushes, ilourisling a club
and demanding the boy to turn around or he
would kill him. Tia boy did turn and Wal.
ter standing by the wagon brought down his
club on the hind wheel with sufficient force
to break the club into pieces, AMI the boy Is.
capped to the village. 1t seems that the crazy
man had ridden with his father and little boy
up to the pasture after the cows and while
they were climbing a steep hillside he es.
capped from them and posted himself at the
roadside to play highwayman.
Friday afternoon Scion X Berry Of Thet-
ford, deputy sheriff, lodged in Chelsea Jail
an old man OF 10 years, who had been bound
up on charge OF n'anslaughttr, for causing
the death of An old woman of 20, both in
mates Of Thctford poor.house. The old lady
was inclined to heart disease and ON recent
evening, after she had retired, the old man
passing by her room on his way to bed en-.
tered and attempted to commit rape upon
her. She stiuggl, d and seeming about to
expire, the Old man stepped out 10 warn the
family that she WAS dying, but they, ON com.
ing, found her dead Tue ucarucss Of his
suspenders to the corpse exposed his guilt
West RnndoIph.
Mrs. Reuben Wakefield, un old resident,
aged ~ years, was thrown from IA carriage
and seriously injured She lies in he plcss
condition and it is feared she can not re-.
cover.
The Normal school opened its Fall term
Tuesday with an attendance Of los, and more
steadily arriving.
A steam giist and planning mill is Icing
erected by Tewksbnry x sons. This will
make three steam mills run by them in this
village.
The Tooth anniversary OF the Sharon Con.
gregational church will be celebrated in a
hitting manner, Sunday, September, I0th.
Mrs. Chauncey Cutler of Orange was sho,
in the foot, Wednesday, by the accidental
discharge of gun
The Advcn, campmeeting opened Saturday
aud continues through ten days
The White River iron company OF Pitts
htld are shipping iron from this depot; they
nave quite gang OF men at WORK. They
have 5000 acres of laud and make their own
coal for Use IN their furnaces, and have Il
large lot OF machinery tor crushing aud scpa-
rating the ore.
White River Valley fair opens Sept. 10Th,
and continues three days. The prospect is
favorable for abg time. The association is out
of debt for the first time.