Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-08-07

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posed to the legislation of the late extra SEES
sion of the legisla ture, and who would relieve
| themselves from the effects of that legisla-
ton, has been called to meet at Arlington
on the l4th day of August, for the purpose
Of nominating candidates for county officers,
to be elected on the first Tuesday of Septem-
| Der next
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
| An old man at Lyndon named Sylvanus
Jenkins, recently died of a broken heart, on
| account of the misconduct of his son, Albert
jenkins, who is now in the State Prison for
murder.
| A spring of water highly impregnated with
sulphur has been discovered on the east side
Of the Moose river at St. Johnsburv 1t is
sues from quartz rock, but so low in the bed
of the river as to be covered in high water.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY.
Lawrence Barnes, of Burlington, has Civ
en- ten thousand dollars to the new Baptist
Seminary at New London, n. II.
! GRAND ToURNAMENT.-The Base Ball Clubs
| Of Burlington have arranged to have a grand
Base Ball Tournament in Burlington, To
commence Sept. 10th. valuable prize will
be offered, open for competition to any and
all clubs in and out of the State besides
which there will be also other prizes for
competitors
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The citizens of Swanton are preparing to
erect large monument in their park, to be
dedicated to the memory of the soldiers from
that place who fell in the late war
The ruling price for butter at St. Adams
on Tuesday, was % cents. But a small
quantity was brought in, and that not of the
best quality.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The Republicans of Grand Isle county
have placed the following ticket in nominal
| ton
For Senator-H. {. Hill, of Isle La Mott
for First Assistant Judge-R. ". Darby, OF
Alburgh for Second Assistant Judge-W
c. Hoag, of Grand Isle for Judge of Pro
bate-H. W. Allen, Of North Hero for
Sheriff.. l.. Clark. of North Hero ; for
States Attorney. NJ. Hawrican, of North
Hero for High Bailif-L. F. Sowles, of
Alburgh
! LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Lemuel Richardson, the great Vermont fox
hunter, has the death of 1899 of those ami
mails upon his conscience.
\ boil r.Aas4uo j. t. 10 given at the Mount
Mansfield Hotel, at Stowe, on Thursday OF
this week.
Robert G. Hill, of Elmore, has sixty sheep
Of the improved Cotswold breed. from the
" interbottom importation of La Cole, c. Z
He sold in Dec. 1868 by weight for mutton
eight sheep, for S2S each, and in no instance
hai be ever sold sheep for less than $50
His ewes raise twin lambs, and all, old and
young, are healthy and robust.
ORANGE COUNTY
Bradford is to have a check list this fall
All voters should be registered,
On Monday, of last week, son of Edward
Prichard, esq, of Bradford, aged - years.
was drowned in Waits river. His body was
found in less than three feet depth of water.
Ii Is supposed that he attempted To cross the
river with his clothing in his hand, and was
swept down by the current.
An Agricultural Society is to be organized
in Orange comfy
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The engine, boiler and entire machinery OF
the lime works at Newport. which have long
been in litigation were the other night spir-
. tied bodily away. The thief could very prop
erly be arrested for grand larceny.
Mr.. H. W. Mcconnell, of Glover, was
recently killed in consequence of having {
load of hay pass over him
Mr. Samuel Vance, of Glover, was lately
silver.
Mrs Flanders, of Coventry, fell on tn,
floor one day recently, and fractured tn,
thigh bone.
Two men were badly hurt at Barton Hill
ore bed, Tuesday, one having a leg broken il
two places. They were engaged in drillin;
i out "a blast which had failed, and had drilled
:, nearly down to the powder, when the charg
: went off.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
- An old resident of Pittsford, named Pres
colt Nutting, dropped suddenly dead in tina
place on Saturday evening last. He had jus
returned from his hay field, and was in hi
:, = usual good spirits when he expired. Hear
= disease was the cause.
! In Castleton, an Irish girl about six year
is old got upon the track in front of an advanC
It ing train The engine struck her, THROWN
y her some feet into the air. As she cam
/ down she again struck the cowcatcher an
r rolled off between the rails. The engine an
Of five cars passed over her, and, strange to say
!. the only in uries experienced proved to
d two rather severe bruises on the left hip.
- W. II. SERVER has deposited with tn
\ I" Unknown base ball club of Rutland,
!. fancy club, which be played for by an
a other club in the first Congressional Distric
one game winning. Any club able to kee
n it for two years to become its owner.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Last winter T. F. Saker of Bellows Fal
W was divorced from recently welded wife o
;. the ground of intolerable severity. But h
has lately courted her again, and the otht
he day they were married for the second time
REHovED.-Col. Frank e. Butterfeld, {
d Saxton's River, who turned Johnsonite la:
a fall, and was made post master, has been Re
of moved, and his predecessor, E. r. Osgoot
IF re-instated.
id Some of our exchanges are speaking of
= contemplated horse railroad in the 60 City
of Bellows Falls. We believe the fact tn;
an enterprising citizen of that village col
he templates regularly running a carryall abo,
sc the place for the conveyance of passenge
- and freight, is the only foundation for tn
On rumor. We shall next expect to hear
nd g Floating Palaces y on Brother Swain
90 Lake du Sabin.' and a Bethel ship {
Bridgmans trout pond, in which those 6 Sc
. tied ministers - can hold forth to Bridgman
II, Sunday visitors.
'e- WINDSOR COUNTY.
I'm DR.. Henry Boynton left Woodstock {
he Tuesday for Texas, taking with him fifty fu
of blood merino sheep, a light covered expire
70 wagon, sheep troughs. farming tools al
70 hardware. The sheep are from the celebr
ted flock of Cushing and Boynton.