Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-09-27
Washington County Court.
Hon A>AHEL PECK, Presiding Judge.
Hos. ~ a. Pf u 4illN Assistant Judges.


Hos ' +. {. Pt tIHlH Assistant Judges
Samuel W. Daries = He-ekial Boyles.-
Assumpsit. Verdict for plaintiff for $50
damages and costs. Wheelock for plaintiff.
Heath for defendant.
4. Pennunan l.. 7. Kinney and A Hub
6Gyd-Trespass on the freehold. Verdict for
plaintiff for : IL So and costs. Heath, Heaton
Il Reed for plaintiff. French, Redfeld q
Gleason for defendant
Curtis Haskins 4. VI IHeH-Assumpsit
Verdict for defendant. Randall Il Durant
for plaintiff. Deavitt and H. W. Heaton for
defendant.
ZaLmon A Wade Torn Of f. Montpelier
Action for injury on highway. French
and Dillingham; for plaintiff. Wing and
Fifeld for defendant. ON trial
SICK OF LrFE--AbeI Shonyo, a prisoner
confined in our county Jail for stealing
horse in Duxbury, committed suicide by
strangling himself with his suspenders, on
Saturday night last. Shonyo had served
creditably in the army during the rebellion,
and remorse at being detected in such a crime
that for which he was incarcerated doubt
less led to this fatal act
y
~ Of this county concluded their work last
week, and have adjourned. During their
session they have found twenty-nine true
bills for the following crimes, to wit
Abortion /. cxtortion l larceny 10, assault
and battery .. rape l. perjury l, illegal voting
>. keeping house of i'll fame l, passing check
!, adultery I, libel l. arson |.
That will DO for this time
VERMONT BIBLE SOCIETY President An
CELL, of Burlington College, is to deliver the
anniversary address before the Vermont
Bible Society. at its annual meeting, to be
held in Montpelier, on the 10Th Of October
next President Angel is thoroughly
educated gentleman and pleasant effective
speaker, and we predict that his address on
this occasion viii prove rich treat to those
who may he present
Hon. George Worthington Of Irasburgh,
son Of the late Deacon George Worthington
of Montpelier, died last week suddenly at
the MemPhremagog House, in Newport, of
heart disease He had boon in his usual
health until the evening of his death, but
had been taking more exercise than was his
custom that day. He was prominent bust
ness man in the northern part Of the State.
had represented his town and his county in
the General Assembly, and was much es
teemed and respected by all who knew him.
\ CoSTEMPTIBLE ACT.-Last Saturday
night a coffin was placed on the gateway
leading into the NJ. f. Parsonage. of this
village, now occupied by Rev. T. B. Taylor
No reason can be assigned for this low and
dastardly act-an act rs devoid of wit as it
is Of manliness that Rev Mr. TAYLOR
has been quite forward in forming Good
Templars Lodge here, and very earnest in
some other matters that may have melted
the ire Of certain class. Be the reason
what it NAV, nothing can furnish iustifica-
ton for such a sneakiug way Of revenge or
threatening, and the act is regretted and
condemned by all worthy citizens
STATE NORMAL ScHooL AT RANDOLPH
We are pleased to learn that the present
term of Randolph Academy is highly sue
ccs,ful one. The students number l25, the
strictcst order exists. rapid progress is being
made in all branches Of study connected I
with the school, and the best good feeling 4
prevails In the preliminary examination /
for admission into the Normal School class, 4
there were forty-two applicants, thirty four
Of whom were admitted. and eight rejected /
THE PEOPLES ACADEMY at Morrisvillc has |
began its fall term with l65 pupils Board |
is furnished in good families for So to So so !
per week, including everything Also, |
rooms for seli-bOarders for TWENTY-FIVE cents |
per week Mr. Sanborn, the principal, is a
thorough, efficient, and popular teacher. and |
has had the most marked success in all the |
schools placed under his supervision. His |
bilities as an educator were fittingly recog- |
lied by our Legislature last Fall by elccting
him one of the Board Of Education for the |
State Our Lamoille County friends will |
find the - Peoples Academy" with Mr.. |
SanbOrn as its principal. and his most COM
petent board Of assistants, Just the place at
which to educate the young men and women
Of the county.
Mr.. 5. Freeman, Jewcler, on the corner of |
Main and State streets, will accept nv
thanks for neat little present
T. B. TAYLOR.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The Eleventh Annual Fair lust held at |
Nergennes. was a success. The attendance
especially on the 18th. was quite up TO that |
of former years. The details were ably SUI
pervised by the president, Hon. g. W. Gran
dey, and his efficient assistants
At Balls Bay, on Lake Champlain. in Fer
risburgh, last Friday, the water was so
crowded with little fish that they were drawn
out on the bank with hoes On the outside
Of this . school . good sized perch in i'm
mense quantities, were feeding upon the
small fry.
Hon Marcus y. Porter. Of Cornwall. died
on the 18th inst. DIR. Porter was an excel
lent physician, and leading man in Addison
county, often representing the people as
member of the House and Senator.
Ransom Clark, of Starksboro. was killed
on the 18th inst, by blow from a lever
while moving stone
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
T. B. Hitchcock. the noted woodchuck
hunter, of SYNDICATE, is slaughtering large
mum Der of the :. varmints - this season. hav-