Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-03-27
ADDISON COUNTY
adjourned.

\ tubular shaft was recently sunk at W hit
ing Station to the depth of Is feet and solid
rock but no water struck. At the depth Of
20 feet Il rich peat bed - feet in thickness
was found. and at the depth of B. feet fallen
tree or log, in comparatively good preserya-
ton.
Rev. L. {. Parker of West Addison, was
agrccably surprised on Friday evening last
and made the recipient of about So.
Paymaster J. D. Atwell Of yergennes. suf-
fered a stroke Of apoplexy at Washington
on the evening of the 10Th inst, and there
Is a serious apprehension felt that he can not
recover
Vcrgenncs * talking Of petitioning the
Legislature to repeal its city charter and al
low it t. reconstruct as town The city
election occurred Tuesday, mt which the mat
ter was probably decided.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
G. W Robinson publishes notice that ID
Application viii be made To the special session
of the Legislature for charter for railroad
from some point on the west line Of the State,
in the town of SALISBURY or Bennington. to
the town Of Woodford
Thurst0n &Co'S steam stavc mill at Sun
derland was burned Friday the 18th Loss
so, 900 insured for 10 900 The fire origi-
mated in the boiler furnace.
Warren Leland, hotel proprietor. offers to
pay Tandgrove's share of the expense of the
county buildings at Chester for the proposed
new county, which will be cut from Wind
ham. Windsor and Bennington counties.
CulTTENDEN COUNTY.
George White. a boy Of Il years, has con-
Z ,Io+ he t.oJ ~. &
fee and store at Colchester recently. He
committed for trial.
4 son of Schuyler Whittemorc. of Water
Vile cut the foot of his brother nearly off, re-
Gently. They were chopping wood and while
the brothers foot on the log the de-
scended cutting it nearly in two
| \ cheese factory is soon to be erected on
the east side OF Brown river in Essex. for
the accommodation of the numerous dairy farms
| in that portion OF the town.
! WNoosKI Posi- OFfrcE-L. b. Platt, .Jr
has been appointed Postmaster at Winooski
vice Smith resigned.
I d. c. LinsIev of Burlington declines the
/ offered presidency of the Mount Mansfield
turnpike company. and takes ten shares Of
! the stock.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
/ An infant son of Ezra A. Parks ESD. Of
Passumpsic died suddenly on the 4th inst
While the family were sitting at the table
the child ceased breathing grew purple in thu
face and expired instantly. The difficulty
was thought to be with the heart.
| The rake factory and saw and shingle mill OF
James Warden at Peacham. were burned OF
the 18th loss $4,000, uninsured.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Two new churches have recently been bull
and dedicated at Fairfield one at East Fair
field. of wood, costing $4,000, and the other
at North Fairfield, of brick for $3.50.
The will of Reid Paige of Bakersfield, wh'
| left $50 eco, nearly the whole of his proper
tv, to be divided between the American Mis-
sionnrv and other charitable societies, will b.
contested He left no children, but mum
Der Of disappointed nephews and nieces-
The Valley Hotel at Fairfax has been pur
chased of Mr. H. l.. Wood, by Mr.. Edward
Finn of Milton. The price paid SO,
900.
The st Adams Messenger says there ar
unmistakable signs of Fcnian movements il
that ncighborhood.
i LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Rev. James Dougherty has, at his request
been discharged from the pastoral charge O
the Congregational church at johnson, tn
labors being too severe for him.
. ORANGE COUNTY.
The Vermont Annual Methodist Conferenc
will meet at Newbury. April L. Bisho
Levi Scott will preside
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Hon S III. Kellogg has been Town Treas
urer, of Pittsford, for forty years.
A petriied body has been found in tn
burial ground at Pittsford. Features natu
raj, hair and teeth perfect, and the body S
solid that it was raised without injury b
ropes passed under the head and feet. Th
body has been twenty-five years in the grave
Little more than week ago daughter G
Mr. Goodenough of Brandon, suddenly disaI
peared from the village. Dilligent search wa
0 made for her, the mills were stopped, POND
t were dragged, but all in vain. She was nj
e where to be found. Surprising that all wa
not right the village officials on Friday too
out a search warrant against the premises {
he father, and, ON searching, found the bod
of the girl buried in the cellar. 1t is comics
tured that being of a weak mind the fatht