Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-15
BENNINGTON COUNTY
A patent has been issued to F. r. Smith
Bennington, for blind-slat fastening.
CALEDONIA COUNTY

Gay, cth INST, to consider the subject of aid
ing the Montpelier and ST. JOhnsbury rail-
road to connect with the road to Portland.
Hon. Andrew Mcmillan presided Hon.
Bliss n Davis of Danville. Horace Fairbanks.
Esq, Hon Charles S. Dana of ST. Johnsbury
and Theophilus Drew, of North Danvillc ,ad-
dressed the NEE ting.
John Scruton of ST. Johnsburv. was found
dead in his bed on Sunday morning the Sd
inst.
HE LYNDON Posi- OrrcE.-At the time
Andy and Billy went :. swinging around the
circle Mr.. VIM III. McGaffey was removed
from the post Office at Lyndon, and Mr..
George ii. Weeks appointed in his place.
As there was no reason for this change. the
Republicans of Lyndon set themselves about
Fighting the wrong; and on Tuesday evening
of this week Mr.. McGaffcy received his com
mission postmaster. and took possession of
the Office again on Wednesday, This If a big
nut for the Republicans of Lyndon, and we
DO not wonder that they feel pretty good
One of them wishes to inquire what the late
postmaster will now do with the portrait of
Andy johnson, which he has had hanging
up i'll his Office during his brief term Prob
ably that picture can be bought cheap Cal
edOHiGH.
On Monday the 22d ut during Il heavy
thunder storm, Henry Hunt Of Ilarolwick
was struck by lightning and killed. with one
OF his oxen, while blowing in the field.
oHIrTENDEN COUNTY
FIRE Al | >DERHILL-Thc house of - W
Bennett was burned on Saturday night, week
before last, with all its contents Of provisions,
furniture and clothing-and the family bare
" made their escape i'll their night-clothcs
The fire caught from chimney.
The Sophomore Exhibition at the Univcr-
sity at Burlington takes place on the 10th
inst
ESSEN COUNTY.
KILLED.-Last week Ere nchman. name
unknown, who had come from the Montreal
train was climbing up between the ears at
Island Pond. when he fell. and the train
passed over the middle of his body. killing
him instantly
L. d. Whiteher Of Victory, ha~ been
troubled by sheep rot this spring, having
+ lost fourteen
rgA>kLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. William Walker has resigned his posi-
tion as Deputy Inspector Of Customs. at the
port of st. Adams and removed to Spring
field Vermont. He is succeeded by d. j.
Stannard Of Georgia.
The newly discovered mineral spring III
Highgatc Is exciting much attention in that
vicinity. 1t is reported to cure scrotulous
and pulmonary diseases, and i daily visited
by forty or fifty patients
\ man in Montgomery lost his wife by
death on the 18th Of March, and ON the lst
of April married again After the notice OF
the marriage in the local paper. he had the
suggestive saying appended. : Procrast ina
ton Is the thief of time
LAM0ILLE COUNTY.
The Hvdepark NacsdlaIc~ saws there is
considerable excitement in that region about
a railroad from the Montpelier and st Johns
bury road, to run down the valley of the La
noble and connect with the Vermont and
Canada road at Georgia.
COOP Fort NE-One Of our old soldiers,
Corporal William II. Hall. formerly of John
: son, now of Virginia city. Montana Terri
: tory, and a son o. !. \. Hall of johnson,
has among his other diggings. uncarthcd
lump Of pure gold weighing two pounds
He has been offered much more than it, real
value, but intends to bring it home t. delight
: the eye. of his friends in Vermont.
y patent has been issued t. Edwin r.
: Powell. Cambridge. for Improvement in att
f taching thlls to vehicles.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mr. b. f. Shaw. Of Newport, lately brought
+ down an eagle at a distance Of sixty rods
He measured from tip to tip If wings five feet
. and five inches
On Monday of lart week. Milo smith, Of
Sutton. while working in saw mill in est
: more fell upon the saw mangling him shock
: ingly, and. physicians think. fatally
;, RUTLAND corHTY.
: As the Saturday morning train nearcd the
+ Hvdevillc station. about half past eleven
: clock, little boy, apparently not more
than five years of age, was observed directly
in front Of the engine, and before assistance
could be rendered, lie tripped up by the
: cow-catcher, and falling the entire train
. passed over him, not breaking bone. nor
iniurng him excepting scratch on the head.
Flxpl<G OF Miss GooD>orGn's BoDY The
. body of Miss Adde Goodnough. the Young
: lady who wandered from the residence Of her
father in Brandon about three months since.
while III state Of mental arrangement. and
about whom some suspicious Of foul play were
raised Il few weeks since. was found Yc-tcr-
: day on Il mountain in Chittendcn, about four
= miles cast Of her fathers house. She was
=, discovered by a couple Of farmers " ho were
engaged in mcnding their fences On the
mountain, and was in pretty good state OF
It preservation considering the length Of time
II which has elapsed since her death An in
quest is to be held ON the body when the re-
mains will be properly inferred
Il wINDHAM COUNTY.
z An eff rt Il beng made IN ttlehorO Z
unite the | niVcrsaIiSt and nitarian socetie
Of that place and committee has been ap
pointed to consider the matter
Il Joel Wilcox Of Whtin@am Centre, ha-
II been arrested for Keeping hotel without a IL
cense, brought before Justice, plead guilty,
and was fined 800 an cost.
j. L. Hastings an ex-bounty jumper an'
l. horse thief, died in Jail at Fayetteville OF
Wednesday last The supposition is that b
poisoned himself
WINDSOR COUNTY.
- On the 2Sth ult James NJ. Goodrich,
pensioner of the war of 1872, died in Caven
'e dish. aged % years. lie fought at Lundv
e Lane. under General Scott.
h In the United States district court at Bos
b ton on Friday last. Edward Deadly of W cath
., ersfied. this State, was tried upon complain
charging him with falsely representing him
II self to be the brother of one John Deadly,
lie deceased soldier Of the army, and thereb
L receiving back pay due the deceased Satul
II day morning the jury rendered "A verdict G
guilty and Deadly sentenced to on
III years imprison ment in jail
&c A. II. Brown, Springfield has paten