Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29
FEANkLIN COrNTY

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr. William H. Cutler died at his residence
in Highgatc on Tuesday evening, May 81.
1867, Of consumption.
The general convention of the Congrega-
tional ministers and churches Of Vermont is
to meet at It. Adams on Tuesday, June 18th.
Mr.. j. D. Perry Of Swanton, died on Mon
dav. of last week. of consumption, aged %
wears. His remains were buried on Wcdnc, :
dav with Masonic honors.
BASE BlLL-The =. Burlington Base Ball
Club : played a match with the - Eagle
club i s. Adams, at the latter place on
Friday last The game was very close but
was won bv the = Eagles " by one run, the
score standing Eagles = 81, - Burlington
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The annual Convention Of the Episcopal
Church in the Diocese of Vermont, of which
Thomas H. Garfield Esq of Burlington, is
Secretary, will be held in ~. Luke's Church,
st Adams. on "Wednesday, June. 9Th, 1867
This Will be the scventy-seventh annual con
vention Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the Diocese of Vermont, and the thirty
fifth annual convention since the full organ-
Zation Of the Diocese.
Presentation. John Gregory Smith of
St Adams and Thomas II. Garfield of Bur
lngton. were elected Directors of the North
ern Pacific Railroad at the annual meeting
held in Boston on Thursday. GOV. Smith,
whose labors in behalf of this enterprise
have been 80 successful, will undoubtedly be
reelected President.
OBITUARY james Moves. aged 90. and
the Oldest man in Richford died last week
\ Thursday. Mr.. Noyes was a native of New
/ Hampshire, and formerly lived in Boscawen
III that State.
ORANGE COUNTY.
\ The cheese factory at West Randolph il
now in full operation. The work is performed
! by steam engine.
An attempt was made to enter the grocery
of Henry NJ. Wires, in West Randolph, last
week Unfortunately for them the key they
used did not fit the door, and they did not
succeed in making entrance, leaving the
key fast in the door
ORLEANS COUNTY.
VERMoNrER MURpERED-Josiah Stanford
brother of Samuel Stanford of Irasburgh
was murderd at Bridgcwater, Minnesota, by
IA neighbor named HOvt. Stanford had driver
from his sugar bush IIoyt's cows whereupor
| Hovt killed Stanford with an axe, and ther
went to SIS house and attacked Mrs. Stan
ford. She, however, caught the axe and helC
out till two of her brothers We're called, wht
secured the murderer. Hoyt was bount,
Jumper and deserter.
We cut the following from the Newpor
Express:
ARREsrEp.-Rev. Horace Fowler. Metho
dist minister at Irasburgh, was this mornin;
arrested by Sheriff Kendall, on a civil process
in favor Of j. I. Allen, Esq, of this place
who claims the sum of $40, 900 damages 70
continued and repeated outrages upon tn
person of his daughter, who is a young CIR
only twelve wears old, is also niece of Fow
ler's wife, and since the death of her mothe
has resided in Fowler's family. An invcsti
CATION has been commenced by the Presiding
Elder of this district. Considerable testimon
was taken last Saturday, and the hearing wa
postponed for few DAYS. The evidence thu
far is very strong, and brought to light tn
: grossest crimes, too revolving to be mad
public What evidence the defendant ma
present. is vet to be known. Mr.. Allen, a
any father would, who had entrusted hi
motherless child to the care of her aunt, an
having perfect confidence in Fowler, that un
der his care and instruction the child woul
: be properly educated in virtue and morality
feels deeply the ruin of his child and tn
injury thereby inflicted upon himself, an
: will prosecute the matter now begun, to tn
: bitter end.
The Deputy Sheriff of Irasburgh, recent
' made descent on the store of John D. Worth
J ington, and captured twenty gallons of alec
hol, and rum gin, whiskey and other liquor.
which, on hearing, has been mostly returne
e to it's owner
= RUTLAND COUNTY.
= ARRESTED young man named William
Spellman of Rutland, was arrested last weel
for an improper intimacy with Mr.. L. l
Kcnney's money drawer, and is now in jai