Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-24
TH X IDl.Els,
Notes aud Gossip Picked Up on the
street.

Notes ana Gossip Picked Up on the
| street.
| This county came near losing its capable
and popular sheriff, the other day. You
know the old nursery rhyme
| doctor Foster
| Went to Gloucester
III shower Of rain:
| He stepped In puddle
| Up 10 his middle
| And never went there again
We'll, somewhat similar misfortune be
iell Sheriff Barton, only ii was a quitk.aud
on the bank OF the raging Winooski that he
| stepped into. His companion had tough
time OF 1t pulling him out, but finally sue
cceded, and the sheriff still holds the fort.
Speaking Of the sheriff naturally remind.
one Of the lawyers There are 81 of them
in this city, of whom, however only % are
10 active practice, or about one to eveiy $50
OF our populatiOn-a rather liberal lercent-
age. The NestOr Of the Chttendtn county
bar is the Id.er believes, Hon. Daniel
Roberts but Of our lawyers who were
admitted to the bar in this county Hon
| rorrey Z. Wales and Hon Il. Il. Hard lake
precedence, having been admitted as long
| ago as 1S45. James W. ilckok, ESQ. was
| admitted in 1912 but lie retired from prac
| tce many years since and his name has not
| for long time appeared in the list OF attor
| neys. The outlook is growing Il little more
promising for the lawyers, inasmuch as there
are l27 cases on the docket Of the coming
September term, whereas there were only
liz at the last term. With an average Of six
| cases TO each lawyer the ldler trusts they
will be enabled 10 worry through the winter.
The county almshouse is commodious
| building and at present has only about
dozen inmates.
The 1der had something to say last week
about handwriting. That subject naturally
! suggests that of spelling. 1t is really sur
prsiDg how few people con spell correctly.
1t is very seldom indeed that a manuscript
comes into printing Office In which a num-
Der of words are not spelled incorrectly.
Regular and volunteer contributors are in
debted much more than they are probably
| aware TO the editor and the prooircador. But
| a document which takes the entire bakery on
spelling is one the ldler accidentally ran across
the other day. 1t is statement, written by
Timothy Rogers, town clerk of Fcriisbrrgh
| in 1iS5l7e6, of the accidental burning of the
town records. The precious document is
headed. "a copy of the account Of Tim
othy Rogers having his ritiugs boynt," and is
as follows:
"a timothy Rogers of fcrrisburgh was a
moving from BoIin bay in ferlisburgh To-
letill ortor erik Little Outer Creek forls and
as went by warrior did not git up the bay
till about mid mite and my wife and five
childorn and one woman peggy smith by
name and one child was all in an opel
oo'e and it was dark rany time
we landid about quarter Of
mild from the hous som of the hands went
up and got fir when they got down agane the
lire was so rand ont we ciDdild some fir by
the side of a tree 10 lite barks tina, the fama-
ly mite Sc it'll to walk up to the house Tor
my wife was six led hir by the hand this
morning Being the 3 day of the 10 IN 1885
about son rise one of my men cane and told
me the tree by which the fir was kindled was
bornt down and bornt up a large chist Of droys
that was packed us full as it cod be IF
cloths and Ritings Of grale impor-
tuns sepose had about forty
deads for about six thousand acors OF land
som on Record and som not notes and bonds
Tor about two thousand dollars and all the
proptcto-s Records of fcrisburgh some other
gods was bornt with all the cloths only what
we had on these whoughs names who air here
sind ar setain witnesis to the same for they
helpd me move and seen tue fire Of the same
this Sd Of the 10 IN 1855 likewise they sen
the heaps OF Riting in their proper Snaps
bornt to ashes.
Timothy Roogns'
This unique document Is Witnessed by
amos Catin,' "Zmry hill" "Sephcn
Rice, Jr," and others and the certltcate
OF the justice of the peace is as follows:
Rutland county $ Wallingiord Janiry We
2Slh a. d. 1886 personly aperd Timothy
Rogers and gave his Attenuation to the
truth of the within writing depsii1n to
| before me
Abraham Jacktion just
OF peas
One "Abil tomson, assistant judy" also
gave what he called a 'sartafycate" to the
same effect, No modern imitation could
possibly be one-half as funny as this genuine
document of n century ago,