Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-26
MAnnora TouAro.-Mrs. R. Campbell, T,


siding on the Berlin side, near this village,
showed US, Saturday, a large red tomato, weigh
ing one pound and eleven ounces. There were
several others on the same vine nearly as large.
The seed from which these wonders we're pro
duced came from California.
STLLA LARGER ONE ~ Mrs. {. $. Williams, Of
Mortified, picked in her garden tomato weigh.
ing one pound and fourteen ounces. This one
was also Of the large red variety, fair to look
upon, and, lis needless to add, fully developed.
II any body has raised bigger tomatoes this year
than the above, we should be glad to see and
hear from them.
An OMoN SroRY.-Mr D. II. Wilson, Of
Berlin Street, opposite this village, has raised on
something less tIan ten square feet Of land three
bushels Of nice, large onions this season. Berlin
gracefully yields the palm to Mortified in the
tomato business but throws down the glove
70 her ia the onion line.
a BIG PuMrKM Il. A. Persons Of East
Montpelier has presented US with pumpkin
large and long enough to make batch OF pies
for small army. 1t measures four feet nine
inches in circumference longitudinaily, and lati-
tudnally isn't measurable Won wager o bat
with tho Woodstock Standard man tba, it
ecpses all the pumpkins his friends have pre-,
sented him By " about feet
BROKE JAZZ -Four prisoners escaped from
Jail az Burlington, on Tuesday night Nh VIM.
Il, Munsoa, the father OF the sheriff, % gong
the rounds about nine o clock to lock the pris.
oners into their cells, was ser upon by four Of
them, who choked him severely, and effected
their escape. Two Of them are hoTsa-thieJes
ami two we're ncarcerated sometime since for
robhlng soldier
Two Of the above desperadoas were captured
near this village Friday morning last, 10y the
vigilancs and daring Of Deputy Sheriff Arson
Davis Of this town. Nj DAVIS having received
intelligence that some suspicious looking men
had been seen in the bushes, between this place
and Middlesax, Immediately haraessed up and
started down the river On the Mon peDel SIDE
taking With him an unl0adei revolver aud some
ammunition When opposite the Cemetery he
saw two men near the Dog river bridge Oh the
Berlin side OF the stream, whose actions led him
10 conclude were part Of the game be was in
pursuit Of Keeping . sharp eye on them, with
out appearing to notice them, De logged On to
Jewetts crossing, hitehed his horse, and started
afoot towards the railroad bridge, al the further
end Of which be had also seen two more men
whom he believed to be the other escaped Jail
birds. Arriving at the bridge the men started to
como through this way. Mr. Davis passed them
on the bridge ties, turned on hi. heel, drew hi =
revolver on them which he hal no; yet had tine
TO load, told them they were Just the men he
had been looking Tor, aud ordered them to take
beo-hne for his wagon. They demanded his
papers and authority. Mr.. Davis sAyagely babe
them move On, or he would blow taeir brains
out, aud ne they could nc see bu; be had the
power as well as the will TO do So they reluctant.
ly started ioI his wagon. Davis marched them
up the railroad" drawing bead on them the
whole distance, AMI as one OF them was about
getting into his wagon, Sheriff VIM b Munson
and posse Of Burlington, who had been follow
ing the trail Of the fellows for some ii ne, drove
up and into his hands Mr. Davis surrendered
the prisoners. A hurried consultation was held
in regard to the Two escaped prisoners seen on
the Berlin side, and Col Munson directed Mr..
Davis to take one OF his posse, drive around in
were seen to take, while he and city police.
man crossed the river and made charge in
front. The movement WAS fully carried out.
COL Munson and his friend came upon the mis-
creants in rocky, woody covert and dslodged
them, but the fellows took to their heels and
despite four shots in their rear made good their
escape The woods were thoroughly searched,
but no farther traces Of these two have yet been
found We believe this is a truthful account of
the affair which has caused some little stir here
abouts aud that due credit has been given to all
concerned therein,
SkyERE STeRN urJN THE LAKE-Txo Bears
SUNK.-Ye Yesterday afternoon, between five and
six O'Clock, as the steamer Ethan Allen was
towing l6 boats loaded with lumber and grain,
bound Tor Whitehall, n heavy storm struck them
about one mile north Of Potl Kent, and when
near Port Kent, nine boats parted from the tow,
and two were sunk, loaded with lumber, and
one went ashore, with woman and two chill.
dren aboard, whore they remained all night, on
deck, the waves dNshing over them, and were
not rescued until to-day, nearly chilled 10 death.
- Burlington Times
DIR. Hazeltine OF Cavendisb, had his horse
and buggy stolen in the street on Friday morn.
ing of last week, while visiting patient in
Proctorsyllo. The team was traced Through
Ludlow, Plymouth, Sherburne and Rutland,
and the buggy was finally found beside the road
IN Ira, and the horse in neghboriug pasture.
! has been ascertained that the thief is on es
capped convict from Fitchburg There was a
case Of surgical instruments worth Sl00, IN the
buggy which the thief carried off, Officers are
after him,
The passenger train on The Western Vermont
Railroad, leaving Rutland at las, A, NJ, OF
Thursday 2lst, was thrown from the track a
Clarendon by running over acow. The engineer
and tender went down an ombankmens, and thu
engineer, Lera Davis, was buried under the ten
der, and was saved from instant death by
large rock which received the weight Of the ten
der, thereby preventing it from crushing him
He was completely covered up, and could onl.
be removed by digging the earth. HIS houlde
was found to be broken or disocated, which up
pears to DO the principal injury he received Th
fireman, D. Farnum, was tipped out with tn
wood. and was somawhAt soIntched arc hrnM cd