Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-04

ing few English ooppers and Portuguese
silver A gentleman from Essex has been
here trying 10 purchase some oil the
con, but was unsuccessful. Some Of
hs oldest inhabitants have been in.
terviewed in reference to the farm
and It's early occupants. Their menu
DRY reaches hack to the time when
the place was occupied by family by the
name of Logan. Mr.. Logan fell heir to n
small fortune and he and his son left town
10 engage in business elsewhere, leaving bis
wife to attend to the farm until he got estab-
lislcd in his business. When he returned,
sold his farm 10 Mr.. Motifs father and left
town. During his absence she engaged Mr..
John W. D-uel to cradle piece Of wheat for
her. Mr. Deuel. had the reputation of being
an expert at grading lie began in the
morning and Mrs Logan took her rake and
followed him until noon, rlking and binding
as fast as he Graded. They then went to the
house when she prepared dinner. not f5tgct-
ting TO give him the accustomed rla,s of grog
before dinner. After dinner she took her
rake again and followed him all the after
noon, taking the grain from the last stroke
OF the cradle as soon as it was cut. As she
bound the last bundle she give it fling in
the air, shouldered her rake and marched to
the house to get supper. Mr. Deuel.
days work he had ever DONE but that Mr.,
Logan did not seem TO be tired. She paid
hi" Spanish silver dollar, supposed to be
similar 10 those recently found. A stable
stood on the spot where the coin was found
at the time it was occupied by Mr. Logan,
and the probability is that the moncy was eli.
ther lost or sccrccd in the stable er under 1t,
where it has remained until recently discov.
| cred
There is great excitement in town over the
| finling of several pieces of ancient silver
and gold coin ON the farm of NJ. +. Mott. As
his hired man was blowing a few days ago
he plowcd up few prccs of silver CON.
Alter carrying 1t in his pocket II few days he
showed 1t to some parties, and told them how
he found it. They proceeded 10 the spot and
began digging and found several more. This
| caused such an excitement that the next
morning u large number began to assemble
about five O'Clock, Il. m, with shovcls, hocs,
ETC., and began digging, finding several pieces,
among them piece Of gold About this
time Mr. Mott appeared and ordered them
| OIL, ana forbade any more prospecting there.
| The coin is Spanish and va les in si2. from
the size OF an American silver dollar to the
old British sx.pence piece. The dates vary
from l12G to 400. The gold piece is about
the size of the old six-pcnce piece. Tie date
is i2G. On one side reads "Joanncs V. ID.
&. Post. Ct Aig. Rex" On the reverse the
Goa -of-arms OF Spain and the date The
large silver pieces have on one side "lIis;an,
IT. lnd. Rex. NJ. $ X. +. F." il II circle
around the coat.of-arms of Spain. On the
reverse side, "Carolus III, Del Gratia' aud
date around bust. There have been about
forty pieces found. The pieces were found
about nine inches to foot lclpw the surlucc
and the field has been lowed and cultivated
probably for seventy-lvc years. AS high as
fifty dollars has been offered for the collection
found, and some small pieces have been sold
at good figures. 1t is thought that the orgi.
nal value of what has been found wss al0u.
$40. The coin was ell quite bright when
found, and the letters AMI figures easily traced
on most Ot il.