Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-03-20
cnITrENpEN COUNTY.

cnITTENDEN COUNTY.
On Monday of last week, Patrick Burns
a boy about Is years old, employed in the
Winooski wooden factory. had his right arm
entangled in the machinery. crushing 1t 50
that amputation became necessary
The bondholdcrs and parties in interest of
the Rutland and Washington Railroad Com
pany, assembled in Darlington on the 18th
inst. and rcorganized under the name of the
Salem x Rutland Railroad Company.
The store Of Dav * IIynes, Colchester Cen
tire. was burnt ON the night of the 18th.
Loss S4500. Insured $1,000. 4 Young
man. by the name Of George White. suspected
Of having robbed the store and then set fire
to it, has been arrested and is now in Jail.
George H. Bigclow. editor of the BurIing-
ton Times, has been nominated as postmaster
at that place instead of William ii. Hoyt, re-
jected by the Senate.
The L. :. Custom officers have lately seized
in Buriington liquor Is the value Of : 30,
claiming that il was Struggled
There was large Fenian meeting held in
Burlington on Wednesday Inst Speeches
were made and resolutions Of sympathy for
the Irish Republicans We're passed.
\ Patent was issued March 10Th t. Arson
G. Cook of Burlington. for Improvement in
manufacture of iron.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Among the appointments recently confirm
ed by the Senate that Of Edward &. Red
ington, as Pension Agent at st. Johnsbury.
There has been another case Of small pox
in St. Johnsbury.
Lees Mill in Victory was burned on Thurs
day last. Loss S250n.
Last week, {. Coleman. section hand. was
lifting with three or four others, large stone
at the new Railroad shops at Lyndon. when
bv sudden cant Coleman was compelled t.
snstain the whole weight Of the stone FIR a
moment. Ii was too much for him and has
laid him upon his bed for fortni Sht at least
rGAvKLIN COUNTY.
\ patent bearing date March 5th. has beer
issued t. Warren Robinson Of Iiighgatc, ior
Improvement in dumping wagon.
An attempt was made on the 9TH inst, t
break open tire vault of the First National
Bank of 81. Adams, but the burglar failed
All he carried away was a few stamps and a
revolver, and by trying to sell the latter he
was detected and is now under arrest.
Nelson Cook was arrested at St Adams.
the other day, for illegal liquor selling, but
he proved by competent witnesses that what
he sold was not intoxicating, as lac had kept
live minnows in the liquor and was Obliged
10 strain it. ms his customers objected to tho
minnOws.
! LAuoILLE COUNTY.
Rev J. G. Bailey, Of IIydepark, has re-
ceived donation of S145.00.
The Brick Church in Jacksonville, which
10. I,cd rcd y cost
Of So 300, was dedicated on Thursday, March
18th Prof Buckham Of Burlington preached
the sermon.
4 The Cambridge and Mt. Mansfield Turn
pike road company have 5000, of their ! 10,
600 capital stock subscribed, and meeting
of the stockholders will be held to organic
the company, Thursday, March 18th.
johnson academy has been accepted by tn,
Board Of Education and converted into one o
the State Normal schools, with 81 students
ORANGE COUNTY.
Cheese factories are to be established i'm
mediately in Brookfeld and Williamstown
ORLEANS COUNTY.
James O. Olmstead of North Troy, was in
stantlv killed ON the 2d inst, by his heac
coming in contact with bridge, while ar
ranging the bell rope on the top Of a train 0
cars.
RUTLAND COUNTY
The Rutland bidependem has the follow
ing respecting religious meetings in Rut
land
During the past few weeks meetings have
been held afternoon and evening at the Meth
odist church The . Troy Praying Band
have been present with this church on sew
eral evenings, on which occasions the hous'
has been filled to overlooking, and sometimes
MANY have been compelled to return to thei
homes-the house not being of sufficient ca
pacitv to hold all who came. The main obiee
of this band Of praying men, as We under
stand. is to organize similar bands in tn
localities which they visit. 1t has never be
fore been our good fortune to witness such {
beautiful system Of religious exercises as II
presented by these men to induce persons t
give up the seeming pleasures of the Nworl'
and adopt the religion Of our Lord am
Saviour Jesus Christ. They are undoubted
edly IS picked men men who have beer
long tried and are known to be faithful
TO the cause-and men whose Experiences