Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-11-06
gone, and there is no knowing who the rob-
Der was, or his whereabouts

gone, and there is no knowing who the rob-
Der was, or his whereabouts.
Mr. Finney, Of Burke, recently shot an
owl, which measured four feet and six inches
from tip to tip of its wings. 1t was of the
species known as the horned OWL and
was the largest of the kind ever seen in that
vicinity.
At Lyndon, last Sunday afternoon, little
boy was playing near the house, where some
horses were feeding and getting too near
them, one of the colts kicked him severely on
one side of the lower jaw, causing serious
fracture of the lip and jaw. extending to the
middle line. DIR. Durant was Immediately
called, and did his best to reset and bind up
the wound, finding il & difficult task, owing
to the nature of the fracture, and the age of
the patient. who can takc no nourishment
except fluids, and not much OF them The
boy now, however, appears to be doing as
well as could DO expected, and hopes are en-
tertained of his recovery
Almost precisely similar accident occurred
at Barnet, Oct 10Th AIrs. Zadock Wright
stopped in front OF the house of Dir. futile
of that town, and left her team in charge of
a boy nine years old. By some means the
little fellow got tipped over the dasher, and
under the heels of the animal, which kicked
him terribly, breaking his lower jaw. besides
! otherwise injuring him, and knocking him
senselcss.
The Ingalls, family had family gathering
at the house of c. l.. Ingalls,, in Lyndon
! Centre. They were the children Of Joseph
H. Ingalls, and Comfort Weeks, who came to
this county from New Hampshire and were
married in 1900. Ten children were the
fruits Of the marriage, all Of whom are now
living, the youngest being torty-seven years
old, and the oldest sixty-six. The ten weigh
just Il ton, or an average OF two hundred
each.
The Caied0,laaa says, the foundation for
the Soldiers Monument is now being laid at
the north front Of the Court House. The
committee have received notice from Mr.
/ Meade, the sculptor, that the monument has
been shipped to New York, where it is soon
expected to arrive.
AT recent meeting of the directors Of the
Lyndon National Bank. j NJ. Weeks, Esq
of Lyndon, was elected President, in place of
/ Gen f. b. Chase, deceased.
cHITTESDEN COUNTY.
4 Samuel Huntington was. last Saturday,
chosen alderman of the north ward in Bur
lington, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Henry Stanton.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The butter speculation has had sudden
collapse. Two weeks since. it sold in the St
Adams market at forty-threc 10 fortv-five
cents; on Tuesday last it brought but thirty
three to thirty-six cents.
! Mr. John c. Wiswell, of Lowell, who was
arrested on suspicion of having been party
in the robbery of Mr.. Cross at Enosburgh
Falls was taken for examination before JUS
tice Ladd. Of Enosburgh Falls. After due
investigation, the court declared that the evil
dence was not sufficient to bind the respon-
dent over and he was released amid the cheers
Of the crowd.
A dog killed thirteen blood sheep belong
ing to Mr. Edward g. Green, of St. Adams
and eleven more in adjoining field owned
by Horace Maynard, last Thursday night
LAAoILLE COUNTY.
The Hydepsrk Ne,csdsaler narrates that on
the evening of the Goth. Henry Hurlburt's
preparations for bed were interrupted by
big stone crashing through the window
Henry seized an old musket and sent his com
pliments and 2 charge Of shot into the dark
This testimonial was acknowledged by two
pistol shots which injured nobody. Henry
retaliated by discharging big charge of pow
der at his invisible assailant. and thus the
episode ended in smoke.
y ~ A-elNOAls A%c1., "tt- 4thtG4D Aii-ONI
from his wagon between johnson and Hyde
park, and severely, though not dangerously.
bruised.
An attempt i being made 10 incorporate
Lamoillc Mutual Live Stock Insurance
Company.
There Il ala unusual amount OF sickness IN
Eden Many deaths have occurred. "
phoid fever Is the prevailing disease.
a neat pamphlet OF one hundred and i've
pages, prepared By Mir. K. \. savage y
copy Is presented 70 each soldier who went
from that town. The whole number Of men
furnished by Stowe was one hundred and
eighty seven.
Hon. :. VI. PeGnock, of Morristown. bias
bought = residence near Boston. end i TO
move the first Of this month. He goes into
business in Boston with well-known and
long established fir1n in the produce business
ORANGE COUNTY