Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-05
CoNCERT.-The Montpelier Musical Asso

ciauoh gave tneit Alss concert last w ednesday
The attendance was not large, but those who
we're present enjoyed the evening very much
We trust there may be frequent reretitions
OF this really meritorious concert, and we do
hope our citizens will be more fully awake to
their true interests and pleasure, and BY their
attendance benefit the association, and reap
rich harvest of enjoyment to themselves.
PERsoNAL.-J. II. STEELE, Agent for the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York,
one of the oldest companies in the United
States, with cash capital of over sixteen
millions, Is now in town. and can be seen at
the office of Dr.. Rublee, Oh Main Street
CALEDONIA COUNTY FAIR-The Executive
Committee of the Agricultural Fair Ground
Company at st. Johnsbury are making efforts
to have this Fall one of the best fairs ever
held in old Caledonia Over 5000 are offered
in premiums, and spirited exhibition of fast
trottiDg horses is provided for. The fair will
be held at st. Johnsbury, Sept. 18th, 10Th
and Goth.
The CHIrTEsDBN COUNTY FAIR will be held
at Burlington, Sept. 10Th, Goth and 2lst.
Great attractions are held forth. by the man
ayers of the Fair-Lady Equestrianism, the
inevitable horse racing, &C., &c.
leg badly broken Monday of last week by being
thrown from his wagon, near Lyndon railway
station.
SUICIDE IN BURKE.-Nathan Goodell, aged
about IS years, committed suicide on the 23d
inst. Dependency. caused by adverse trials,
is assigned as the reason for the act
GOOD HoRsE--Rev. S. F. Drew of Cabot
lately sold horse for four hundred dollars.
A good price for horse-but the animal was
worth 1t.
PREMATURE ExPLosIoN.-Mr. N. II. Page
Of Danville, was recently seriously injured by
the premature explosion Of the charge IN a
rock he engaged in blasting. His escape
from death was almost providential.
WoRsrED MILL IN MKNDoN-Mr w. c.
Walker of Rutland is about starting mill
in Mendon, for the manufacture of worsted
goods. The mill will give employment to if
ty hands.
An eagle was caught alive N Bradford on
Nit. Pleasant, week ago. He was sitting
on dead tree, would not stir for st icks or
stones, but finally flew down when the branch
on which he sat was broken off, and one of
the ladies of the attacking party caught him
without any resistance
EAGLE SHor.-Mr. Welby Hammond, of
Newport, a few days since, shot fine speci-
men OF en- eagle, measuring in breadth of
wings seven feet and three inches. and weigh
ing twelve pounds.
George " Doty of Emore, Vt, on the tn
met, died very suddenly, of heart disease it is
supposed.
PERKLNsvILLE.-A squirrel hunt came off
at Perkinsvilie not long since. The company
numbering fifty men, divided into twenty five
a side, when the great expedition started.
The amount of game brought in was "A 900,
the lucky side winning by $500. The whole
party then repaired to the hotel, where a
splendid supper awaited them, the beaten side
of course paying the bills.
BRIDGE wATER.-The Bridgewater gold
mines are being with some success. A
week or two since from 1000 pounds of
quartz crushed ID the mill they got $500
worth of gold.
Gently sold span of Black Hawk horses for
$4,000.
AcCIDENT.-A little six year old Rou of Mr..
Sprague, of jacksonville, fell into tan vat
of hot liquor at Farley Starts ,annery on the
23i ult., and was badl y scalded Large por-
tlons of skin came off with his clothes, nearly
mp TO his waist. The burn was not deep, as
he was quickly taken GU. and plunged into
cold water. The child is in fair way to re-
cover.
WATERSHED FAIR.-The people of
Weathersfeld will hold Town Fair on the
18th and 18Th days Of September. The man
ayers are making very extensive preparations
fOr the occasion, erecting building one hun-
dred and twenty-five feet long, and putting in
good order the grounds ano the trot ting
course, which is claimed to be second to none
IN the State.
Bio YIKLD.-Mr. Chester Brown OF Crafts
bury, IaIsed this sesson piece of Southen
corn, which yields $50 pounds to the square
rod, or more than IA tons to the acre. This
estimate was made by weighing the stalks, as
they had grown the present seaso n. Some OF
the stalks weighed lbs. each, when dried.
AccIDENTs.-Mr. Charles Perkins, of Wsl-
den, had ti- leg badly broken on the 22d ult,
by getting it oaugh. between two logs in a
mlll-yard.
son of Mrs. Lu.hera Wing, of Troy, aged
five years. fell from the high beams OF q barn
on Tuesday evening last, striking the left
shoulder, badly crushing it and fracturing it
near the shoulder joint.
Dudley Andres of Bradford, recently shot a
wild cat IN the woods near that village, which
weighed over thirty pounds. 1t was a savage
looking customer.
TEAM SToLEN-A horse and wagon belong
ing to J. Ii. Skinner stolen from the shed
of the Methodist church in Derby, while a
meeting was being he'd, on Thursday evening
last. Pursuit made, and the thief was
found at Waterloo, q. E., where he had
offered the team at the low price of 1925,
and lad been arrested by the authorities there,
On suspicion. &. w. Skinner, who was in
pursuit, succeeded in getting the team, and
by little sharp practice secured the theft,
no particular opposition being made to sur
rendering him up. The party returned to
Newport by steamboat Sunday evening, where
officer In readiness to secure the thief
The name of the thief is Don A. Hyde, a
young man who has several times before been
arraigned for various crlmes.-Nepporf En-
press.
UNIVERSITY OF VERMoNT.-The Freshman
class in this College is larger than any one
Tor some gears past, it exceeding twenty in
number.
The chair of Analytical and Applied