Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-27

coming season. A company has been organ
lied who propose to erect mills for saving
and finishing marble, early in the spring, and
other prospects on foot which, if carried
out, cannot fail to be of great benefit to the
city.
Mr. VIM Powers, foreman of the Whiting
lime works, fell from a ladder in that place
last Friday, distance of fifty feet to the
ground, breaking one of his legs.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Duane Kent Esq, of East Dorset, failed
five years ago, owing, among others, many
laborers in his marble quarry. He has
paid them every dollar due, with interest for
five wears.
At the Addison County Temperance con
vention held at Vergennes on the Goth inst,
Hon. L. ID. Warner was elected President,
and Rodman Chapman, Esq, nominated for
County Commissioner.
Bridport has voted $1,000 for Soldiers
Monument.
The Champlain Valley Fair will be held
at Vergennes Sept. 18th, and 18th.
Thos Purrinton ofStarksboro, has sold his
famous yoke Of large oxen, which have been
exhibited Mt various Fairs in the State to
Geo. Collamcr. Warren Dunshec and VIM.
Chase, of Bristol, for three thousand dollars
They weighed at the Fair in Eergennes last
fall between 5000 and 1000 pounds.
Mrs Lois Matthews died recently at Mid
dleburv aged % years. She had for several
years been Il pensioner, on account of the
services Of her husband in the war of the
revolution.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
John Morse. Esq. of St Johnsburv Cen
tire has been unanimously re-nominated for
County Commissioner.
c. A. Woodruff, a returned soldier, was
recommended to cadetship mt West Point,
by the committee which met al St. Johnsbury
for that purpose. There were seven appli-
cants.
On Thursday evening the society and
friends of Rcv.W X. Joslyn of East Burke
met a his house and presented him with
SI33.
The wife Of Robert Harvey, Esq, of Bar
net, died at indianapolis, Indiana, on a Wis
it t. her daughter
Caledonia county fair is fixed for Sept 24th,
25th, and %.
Confirmed Henry W. Fleetwood was con
frIned by the Senate Thursday Post
master Of st Johnsbury.
cHITrENDES COUNTY.
y NJ Butler. A. NJ. of Essex, formerly
Principal Of the Franklin Academy at Frank
lin. vi. has recently received the appoint
ment ola Professorship in the New Hampton
Theological and Literary Institute, at Fair
fax. lie entered upon his duties with the
commencement of the Spring term.
7 II i understood that a person named Da-
vid b. Wyatt, calling himself an agent of the
Home for Destitute Children, at Burlington
has been collecting money and clothing in
various towns in Vermont, professedly for
that Institution.
The Managers of the Home desire to state
that he Is not their agent, and that they are
not in any way responsible for his actions
Burlington, Feb. 9Th, 1867.
Morillo Moves of Burlington is under 80
600 bonds to appear for trial in the L. :
District Court for selling friction matches
without atfixing the government stamp.
The BREAKwATER.-rhe expense for the
extension Of the breakwater which the Wal
Department proposes to build at Burlington
next summer is estimated at 100000.
At meeting of the officers of the % Regi
ment Vermont Militia, at Pcase's Hotel, Is
sex Junction Brigadicr-Gen. W. ID. Munsor
presiding. Lieut. Col. J. J. Boynton ofStowe
was elected Colonel, rice Munson, promoted
Adj't II. H. Woods Of Milton was elected
Licut.-Col. rice Boynton promoted. After
the meeting the officers sat down to an excel
lent dinner.
Nathaniel Burdick of Westford, Vt, dice
on the 18th inst. aged s. years. He pur
chased his tombstone and had it erected il
1861, and a the time of his burial it stoo,
at his head unmoved. He often remarked
that he was living on borrowed time.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The Essex County Temperance Convention
was held at Island Pond on the 18th inst. S
d. Hobson was nominated County Commits
sioner-
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
James Randall is Postmaster at Franklin
rice l.. 5. French resigned.
The St. Adams hotels have opened thei
doors again, except at the Weldon House
and the ST. Adams people rejoice thereat
The suit against the Weldon House attracte
much attention. and the jury returned a yer
diet Of guilty. against Messrs. Cool and Nc
Donald, of seven offenses.
Seven of the liquor dealers a st. Adams
. against whom complaints were recently made
have. without trial, paid their fines, one o
them for seven Offenses.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
1t is suspected that there was foul play i
the case of Henry Aseltyne, Of Alburgh, tn
mail carrier. who was drowned recently b
skating into an ice hole while carrying tn
mail to North Hero He had 500 in none
= and about 800 in bonds, but trace
them could be found when his body re
covered.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
4 Temperance Convention for Lamoill
: county is called to meet at Hydepark, Eel
, 9th.
= Rev. w II. Hyde and wife Of Stowe hay
received $3.50 from Pensioners and member
of Mystic Lodge
f Morristown Musical Association is to Civ
p a concert on the evening of March ID.
1 ORLEANS COUNTY.
DrJ c. Rutter of Newport Vt, has bee
appointed an Examining Surgeon by til
Commissioner on Pensions.
Cyrus Smith of Greensboro, who had bee
four wears III the army and in many battl,
: without a wound, found more dangeror
|. enemy than rebel bullets, the other day
! circular saw which he was running took o
three fingers for him.
@ New SUGAR-Chauncev Randall of New
port has been 90 forcing the season. and la
week succeeded in making some nine gallor
! of maple honey.
Mr.. Kinney of Albany, aged about 65, ha
= his shoulder badly broken on Monday last
;. consequence of a load of wood falling upo
;. him.
: James Clement of Irasburgh is the Ten
). perance candidate for Commissioner of .