Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-12-25
BENNINGTON CouNTY

BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The village of Bennington is growing
The Banner says that in the coming wear he
tween fifty and one hundred dwelling houses
will be erected within the corporate limits
of the village.
An accident occurred at the South Shafts
bury ore beds on Thursday afternoon last,
causing the death of three workmen James
Kennedy, John Lynch. and John Moore.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
;. a little son of Joseph Randall, of Lyndon.
died very suddenly on Wednesday last. He
was well and at school Tuesday
The new road from Lyndon Corner to the
new village, at the railroad shops. is so far
completed as to be passable This brings the
corner about half a mile nearer the depot
than it was by the old road.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Mrs. Mary Lorgan, of Burlington. has
been arrested for stealing some dozen tur-
keys, chickens, and other fowls. from the
meat market of E. A Towslev. She had
very generously distributed them among her
neighbOrs
BURNING OF THE WINoosKr RAILROAD
BRIDGE he bridge on the Vermont Cen
trail Railroad which spans the Winooski riv-
er between this city and Wincoskl was totally
destroyed by fire about ten O'Clock last eve
ming As Conductor Phipps' train (night
express from the north) passed over the
bridge, about Q ID o'clock, he discovered it
on fire He stopped his train and cndeav
ored to extinguish the flames, but to no pur-
pose. He then brought his train to this city
and returned with such aid as he could pro
cure about the depot, but on arriving at the
bridge found that the flames had made such
progress that there was no possibility of saw
ing 1T. 1t fell into the river about a quarter
past ten The fire department of this city
came out as soon as the alarm was given, but
too late to do any service; so they were or
dered back by the chief engineer
The bridge is an old one, 200 feet long, 50
feet in height, and its value is estimated at
$4,000. We do not understand that it was
insured The trains between here and Essex
junction will doubtless be somewhat DELAYED
until a trestle work can be erected bur
Hn9ton Times
ESSEX COUNTY.
The county officers for Essex county are as
follows Richard Small, Guildhall. Elias
Lyman, Lexington, assistant Judges d. 5
Stoors, Island Pond, states attorney VIM.
O
j. w. Cades, Island Pond sheriff Charles
h. Benton, county clerk: Hon. Jonah Brooks
of Lunenburgh, register; Asa Hubbard. West
Concord, Chester W. Schoff, Guildhall, Ar
thur /. HOlbrOok, Lexington, Moody B.
Quimby, Canaan, deputies. The probate Office
has been removed from Lunenburgh to Guild
hall.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
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by the seizure of the coal oil works by the
collector Of internal revenue, on the charge
of making false and fraudulent returns. and
otherwise violating the revenue laws 1t is
alleged that these false returns have been
made for several months. II. III. Farnsworth
assistant assessor Of internal revenue, has
been arrested for completely in the frauds
perpetrated by the oil works, and held to
trial in $4,000 bonds a. j. Sampson has
been appointed to fill the vacancy.
Three young rogues Of st. Adams have
been sentenced to the Reform School at Wat
erbury for six months. But in case they do
not conform with the rules and requirements
of that institution they will be confined in
Franklin county Jail for one month.
LAMonLE COUNTY.
4 young fellow named George Enslow stole
from wagon in johnson. was bailed by
Mr.. johnson of that town. and then, hiring
Mr.. johnson : wagon, ran away with Mr..
Johnson's daughter to Canada
An exciting panther hunt took place in
johnson Friday, Dec. 18th, and a panther
SIX and one-half feet in length
was killed He was sold for SOS
ORANGE COUNTY.
TnErFoRD-On Thursday Of last week a
son Of Hoel Sayre's was helping hired man
load a log. when it fell back, knocked him
down, and rolled on to his body. The boy
died on Sunday from the injuries received.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The annual meeting Of the Orleans county
agricultural society viii be held at Irasburgh,
on Tuesday, Jan. 18th, at one O'Clock, p. ".
Last week Thursday, Aaron Magoon, of
Stanstead, with load of lime and two horses,
broke through the ice on the lake above New
port The horses were drowned.
Rev Mr. Perkins, Of Barton recently re-
ceived present of one hundred dollars worth
Of books from friends in Massachusetts,.
SUDDEN DEArH-Mr. Jonas Kidder Of Iras-
burgh died very suddenly on Tuesday morn
ing of last week. Caused by abscess in the
head.
Mr.. Samuel F. Cook. of Glover, visit
ing at the house of Dyar &. Skinner, in
Greensboro, ON Monday Of last week, when
he died almost instantly He was aged
seventy-two years
A barn near Barton Landing was destroyed
by fire on Saturday, the llth inst. Seven
cows, besides hay, grain etc, were destroyed
RUTLAND COUNTY.
THE RUTLAND QUARRIEs.-There are ten
different quarries in West Rutland, now in
successful operations. while south of these,
on the western edge Of the valley, there
three others in process of development.
The whole thickness of the marble in three
quarrIes is nearly fifty feet, and it is strait
fed to be easily worked in separate layers,
ranging from two to six feet in thickness.
In the deposit wherein these quarries are
situated there is presented great variety,
both in color and quality of marble from the
purest white to the coarsest of colored rock,
the best often lying in close proximity to the
poorest. One layer of marble may rest be-
tween two of limestone, and all so strangely
that from the poorest there
NAV be some beautifully variegated marble
produced. A statuary marble is produced in
quantities at these quarries, su-
perior in fneness and texture to that of Car
rara, and much preferred by American artists,
on account of its lifelike color, and the alb
sence of that dead white characteristic of the
italian, and also from it's toughness and
ess liability to fracture in cutting-Free
Press
RUTLAND MARBLE CoaPANY.-The Annual
Report of the Rutland Marble Company has
been issued in pamphlet form to the stock
holders. During the fiscal year ending 3Oth
1867, the earnings of the com
oany in the production and sales of marble
to 800, 600 capital of one
million of dollars. Out of the cash sales the
dividends of the year amounted to 8 - per