Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-04-24

A little girl eight years old, daughter of
Francis Lacillard Of Jericho, was SO severely
burned on Saturday of last week, that she
died soon after. She was standing by the
stove when her clothes took fire.
Burlington has again suffered from robbers.
On the night of the 10Th the store of F. Smith.
Il. Clark and A. Edgill were robbed, the lat
ter losing $1,000 in watches, jewelry and
clothing.
BURGLARY AT WILLIsToN.-Th house of
Mr.. Charles Potter, of Wiliston, was entered
by burglars last Sunday evening and robbed
of one thousand dollars in bonds, one hundred
and fifty dollars in currency. and gold
watch and chain. The burglars also took a
desk containing valuables carried it out behind
the house, broke it open and secured its CON
tents. As yet there is clue to the thieves
FIRE.-A barn belonging to Patrick Me
Manus, of Undcrhill. was burned about 5 a
NJ. on the 10Th, with Is head of cattle-two
yoke of valuable oxen among them-ten tons
of hav. some farm tools, &c. little or moth
ing being saved. Loss $500: insurance
$500 in the Vermont Mutual
I Mr.. III. 5. Parnelee of Rutland has caught
an eagle measuring feet from tip to tip of
wings.
F2ANKLIN COUNTY.
y man at East Fairfield named Silas Pot
ter, who has been entirely blind for eighteen
years. supports family Of four persons en-
tirely by his own exertions a farm hand
\ little child of Corliss Hutchins of East
Richford, was seriously injured on Tuesday
of last week. by falling backwards into a
kettle of boiling water. Its recovery l. very
doubtful.
ESCAPED FROM JAIL-Three prisoners
escaped from the Jail in st. Adams on Thurs
day night and have not yet been recapturcd
ACCIDENT Edmund Hubert. a laborer on
gravel train, WAS severely injured St.
Adams last Thursday morning He was
just stepping off the track, having coupled
the cars, when his foot was caught, and the
cars passed over his left leg, producing 4
compound fracture. just below the knee
The right leg was also broken at the ankle.
ORANGE COUNTY
John Finnegan, recently of Ienry's llo-
tel. in Woodstock, has purchased and taken
possession of the Trottcr House, Bradford.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Last week p Flanagan's barn, in Albany,
including farming tools. wagon. sleigh and
harness, ; COWS, calf and horse was
burned 10 the ground. There was but little
insurance.
W. IL. Rowland, hotel keeper in Coventry
was prosecuted by the States attorney last
week, for selling liquor contrary to law, and
fined so and costs.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
\ revival is reported in progress in the
Baptist and Methodist Churches III Rutland,
nightly meetings being held and much feel
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Henry Haywood of North Clarendon. Vt.
an extensive breeder Of fine cattle and sheep,
has recently purchased so 900 farm in
Rutland.
Frank Huntoon of Rutland, was fined so
and costs for violating the prohibitory law,
on Tuesday, and Lorenzo Pierce $40 and
costs.
Chauncey Capron of Brandon has sold 4
COW which weighed 1875 pounds alivc-her
dressed weight was 1912 pounds. and l5c
pounds of tallow were taken from her
Another body partially petriied has been
exhumed at Pittsford. in the course Of re
moyal of the graveyard. 1t Is thought by
some professional gentlemen that the pctri-
factions have been caused by the teaching OF
limestone rocks upon the remains
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Rev. Mr. wainwright has resigned the rec
torship of Emmanuel Church Of Bellows
Falls.
Onc-fourth of the entire population Of
Nottingham have joined the temperance So
ciety of that town.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
John Whitcomb, formerly porter Of the
Bardwell House, who has been in State Pri>-
on at Windsor about six years, for robbing
the mails at the depot in Rutland, has been
pardoned by the President. He had -four
years more to serve his sentence out
L. O. Greene Of Woodstock, has already
commenced rebuilding the Sfandord Office
Chester Academy has over one hundred
students the present term.
Rev. James T. Powers Of Newport, y. II.
has received and accepted a call from tho
Unversalist society at Woodstock. a. their
pastor. Services to commence on the 18th
Of April.
There is to be a public sheep-shearing by
the Agricultural Society Of Springfield, at
the barn of Henry NJ. Arms in that town.
on Thursday of this week April 18th.
MISCELLANEOUS.
W c. Cambridge, ESD, formerly editor
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