Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-27
Items of State News.

or now his Ieg was broken, neither he nor any
one else can tell
No town meeting was held in Dorset &C
count of the small pox in that town.
Mrs.. Gardner Smith Of Brattleboro fell upon
the ice a few days ago, and has since died OF
her in juries.
Mr.. Aaron Hinckley of Rutland, brakeman
IN the employ OF the Rutland y Burlington
Railroad, while on his train at Bellows Falls,
on Saturday afternoon. was thrown oil BY d suo-
den stop, and part Of the train over him,
cutting off one leg and the other foot.
The telegraph reports that 0. 5 Murray,
formerly he EDITOR and 20 blsher Of the Iete-
graph, u Baptist paper at Brandon, was lately
killed by a pistol shot in CIntlnnau.
AT the Town Meeting in St. Johns bury the
9TH, a committee was appointed to procure q
plan and estimate the expense for Il soldier :
monument.
The Pas umpsic Lodge, F x A. M, st
Johnsbury, have leased Union Hail for a term
OF years, and fitting 1t up for Lodge
q. G. Coleman, machinIst who learnd his
trade In St Johnsbury, lately eloped with and
married Mademoiselle Z. f. AmbIta rich
and beautiful lady OF Montreal vino owns sever
al large estates in England Her friends oppos-
ed the match but love triumphed.
We notice among the recent appointments oi
Second LIeutenants in the regular army, the
names Of the following Vermont officers
Third LnfdAtry-Capt. John ". Thomas,
Ninth Regiment
.Sirteeufh Iafantry-Col Sumner II. Lincoln,
Sixth Regiment.
At Falrhavon, during the progress OF the late
Town Meeting, petition praying tor the ap-
pontment OF men to office that would prevent
the illegal and almost Unrestricted sale OF u
quor, was presented. read by the moderator, ana
signed by $50 women OF the place.
James s. Harris died at East Poultney ON the
llth. aged - years. MI. Harris bad been q
practiclng Attorney IN Poultney for more than
nall a century.
The Randolph Eagle says IN that town FRIDAY
night, 2, little son Of MIR. NJ. a Brainard
about - years OF ge,while attempting to cross
u small brook which had become swollen BY the
heavy rain, was drowned.
NJ j. Black, the agent Tor the Newport Pc
troleum Company, has sold their well Both
we'll tor sixteen thousand dollars and the money
has been paid over The well yields thirty bar
rels OF oil per day. The company have doubled
their money by the operation.
Town OFFICERS ELECTED N STowE.-Modera
tor, ". Ii. II. Bingham Clerk. J. II. Bennett
Selectmen, Nathan Robinson, Daniel Landon
c. ). Hodge Overseer of poor, d. T. Allen
Constable G.. f. Douglass Treasurer K \
Savage Listers, o. ". Butler, d. A. L. Park
er, A H. Slayron Trustees OF surplus money
A r. Camp, ii +. Barnes, D. A l.. Parker :
Superintendent Poor Farm. 4. r. Camp Town
Agent. ". H. II. Bingham.
Ebenezer Child. the eldest inhabitant Of Cas-
tleton, after almost century Of life. died on
Saturday, the I0th inst. His age was 80 years
mouths and % days. For eighty years. Mr..
Child lad been d resident of Rutland County.
Two oI the soldiers stationed al Staust4ad.
deserted recently and came across the line. One
Of them took the cars at Newport on Saturday
morning, declaring he would rather tight TOT TIL
8 Flnneg ans than for the rascally" kenucks."
SwUGGLERs COMING 10 GRIEF.-The Customs
Offices at Island Pond are bringing the smugglers
in Orleans County TO grief. Last week they
seized four teams loaded with contraband goods
Four sInugglers ware also arrested and bound
up IN sums of $500 to 5000, TO appear for trial
at the next session of rhe I > District Court
Among them was u notorious smuggler named
Rufus X lmpton of East Haven. who according
TO his own story, has killed more officer nan
all others on the frontier and has a grdue gard
Ofhjs oiOn.
PLoUGHING IN WINTER snow plough on
the PassumpeIc road, near Newport, the other
morning, threw out OF snow DRIFT the track
an Irishman named Carney, who, overcome by
whiskey, had lain down on the road He proved
to be badly frozen, and is not expected to live.
Stephen Lawlor, of North Hartland, was kill
ed at Pittf Id recently, by fall.
Hon Daniel Needham, late of VT, is in
Washington urging the removal of Mr.. Newton,
the commissioner of Agriculture.
PERsoNAL.-The bennington Banner, has just
closed its first quarter of century, during which
period the present Senior Editor and proprietor,
Mr.. Cook, has been most of the time connected
with it, berg next to Mr. Walton, the Oldest
member OF the fraternity in Vermont