Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-09-20

stolen. besides $50 in National Bank bills.
belonging to Capt. j. III Lucia, student of
Mr.. Woodbridge's.
VIM. Alexander, native of Scotland. late
ly attempted to commit suicide at Middleburv
by drowning, but saved by citizens of
that place.
The Addison County Agricultural Society
will hold its 24th Annual Fair at Middle
bury, Oct. LIST, I'd and Sd, 1868.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Lyndon Union says a fellow in Shelf
field actually sold his wife and children to
another chap for a specified sum, and imme-
dlatcly set out for Utah. The purchaser
coolly took possession. and the new couple
are said to be fiourIshing like green bay
tree.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Robert Hanford, Esq, of Underhill was
one hundred years of age on the 10th The
event was appropriately observed by public
services in the church Mr.. Hanford voted
n,' Washington in 1879, and has voted at
every Presido-.i~I ala"tion Avcept that of
1852
RICHMOND CHEESE MARKET.-About 1900
boxes of cheese and $50 tubs of butter were
shipped from Richmond Station Wednesday
IHOIhIIE- biC PiiNCc lldti ~ W II -
for cheese, and % to 30 for butter.
The BASE BALL TOURNAMENT. At the base
ball tournament at Burlington on Wednes-
day, the St. Lawrence county club won the
stand Of national colors and the Crescents of
St Adams the State prize
Liquor Casa quantity of liquor val
ued at Sl75 was seized on Monday, at Pease' !.
Hotel, Essex Junction. and S25 worth more
10, oET
fined $40 and costs. He appealed to the
County Court Pease plead guilty. and was
fined so and costs. The liquor was stored
in the ce'l lar Of D. II. Macomber, but during
the night it = evapOrated.'
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARkET.-The ruling
price for butter at St Adams, Tuesday, was
81 cents. large amount bought in
and the demand was active.
Over one hundred scholars are attending at
the New Hampton Institution at Fairfax,
this fall.
Daniel Hamilton, of Rchford, had his
left fore finger taken off by circular saw
| recently.
The Annual Fair of the Franklin County
! Agricultural and Mechanical Society will be
IitAQ IL .0BtIuOll. ~ ttDcsQds anu
+ Sept. 2jth and Goth. 1867
/ Mr. L. b. ) Colby, an old resident of ST
Adams, committed suicide lately. by cutting
his throat with Jack knife.
! During thunder storm last week, D. r
/ Potter, Esq, of It. Adams, lost by light
ming COW and heifer.
/ ORANGE COUNTY.
The election of the Democratic represent
atives in Bradford and Corinth are to be con
tested.
Burned 10 DEArn.-The eldest daughter
Of Mr.. John Kinsman Of North Thetford
was recently burned to death. She had
7 lighted match to in filling a kerosene
lamp, and the vapor from the can which her
mother holding took fire and exploded.
/ The girl was so badly burned as to die on
/ Thursday her mother war not burned al
/ all
/ Dr. George X. Bagley, of Chelsea, has al
/ apple tree on his premises, which although
( but three feet and nine inches high, anC
three-fourths Of an inch in diameter, has or
it thirty-twO apples some of them being nint
inches in circumference.
The iewelry shop of VIM X. Wallace, il
/ Newbury, was recently broken into, anc
few articles taken. The railroad depo
was also broken into. but little booty wat
! secured.
Two men in Fairlee recently went to Law
concerning a sheep worth about five or SIX
dollars. and after two trials. the plaintiff
was obliged To give it up and pocket los
Of $3.50 enough to stock a small farm with
sheep
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Nv T,h1 oil nf arra1 bfv-
five years, has voted sixty-three years-votin;
the Whis or Republican ticket every time
Quite a strife is going on for the town 0
Salem. in which Derby and Charleston ar
the principal contestants. There are tw
notices Of application to the next Legislature
one to have the town annexed bodily to Der
bv while the other requests a division of tn
territory, part to go to Derby and the res
to Charleston
\ society has been formed in Craftsbur.
for the promotion of the agricultural an
mechanical interests of that section of cOun
trv. under the name of - The Black Rive
Valley Agricultural and Mechanical Society;
and will hold its first fair Oct 2d and Sd, a
Craftsbury.
The telegraph line now running to Man
sonville c. E., is to be extended to Mort
Troy. The citizens furnish the posts as ia
as the AIeigs' place, and the company Sc
them and string the wires.
Orleans county has new agricultural SC
ciety which will hold fair this fall. 1t
officers are Mark Nutter, Of Barton, presi
dent, T. E jameson of Irasburg secretary
and William Collier, of Derby, treasurer.
BEARs-Lowell people are having visit
from bears. \ few days since Bruin cam
out near the houses of Levi Wheelock an
j. Souther, and took sheep by daylight
Sunday he was caught in trap
LAMoILLE COUNTY
Mr.. Horace Goodwin of johnson shot
crane on the 22d ult., at a distane of 80 rods
that measured from tip to tip of wings 81
feet, beak four inches in length.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
: Albert Lee. of Castleton. shot a mob
E specimen of the bald eagle on the shores
Lake Bombazine, in that town. on the 3l'
ult His weight seven and half pounds
and he measured six feet and four inche
= from tip to tip of wings
4 boy named Poland was seriously injure
at Fairhaven depot recently, by attemptin
, to Jump from a car while in motion.
A harvest ball will be held at the Roys
House, in Sudbury, Sept. 10Th
WINDHAM COUNTY.
, Wallace W. " ilson has growing in h
garden. in West Durnmerston, beet, grow
from the seed planted last spring, which ha
thrown up a seed stalk or top feet g inch'
tall, and the beet is fifteen inches In cIrcun
ference where it comes above the ground
: II TRAP.-On the 22d of August, a
OK belonging to Mr.. Alvin Morse, OF New
!, fame was missed from his pasture. ME-
! days after ne was found in piece OF wooe