Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-05-20
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

OOi. 1uOinds w nitcs Vi DcnHngtOn was
found dead on a sofa on Tuesday morning OF
last week. He had not been in his usual
health for some time, but no special anxiety
was felt on his account.
Thomas McCormic was discovered in West
Dorset, last Saturday night, in the act Of
robbing the mail-bags in the station house
of the Bennington and Rutland railroad, and
was at oace captured and confined.
new paper is projected at Bennington,
IN the interest of those opposed to I. w.
Park and the Banner
The Bennington Banner, thus chronicles
the progress of the Lebanon Springs Rail
road g The work of putting down the iron
on the Lebanon Springs Railroad from this
point is progressing rapidly, at the rate of
nearly half mile day, and the gravel train
is kept busily at work graveling up. In
the course of two weeks it is believed some six
miles will be laid and in good part graveled
up
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Mr.. Horace Fairbanks of ST. Johnsburv
is preparing the foundation for the large brick
building on Main street This building will be
used for public library and reading room.
and lecture hall The object for which it is to
be erected, its eligible location and the taste
and the well-known muniticence Of the build
t or, Will ensure a structure both useful and
ornamental, and one in which every citizen
OF st. Johnsbury must take just pride and
satisfaction.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
/ In Burlington while digging to Law water
! pipes on College street. frost was found at
the depth of seven feet and three inches :;
whether last winters frost, or that of the
winter before, or some from China coming
through this way. may be matter for
scientific discussion
Ole Bull, the great violinist. will give
grand concert at the City Hall, Burlington,
on Wednesday evening
A Local :" WHITE FAwN. In obedience
to a g whitewashing message " from some of
our city - executives" the wcather-beaten
6 Neptune > of the park fountain has been
made to look like the - White Fawn 8" on it's
. last legs. We hear that the change of
color of . King Neptune - was obtained
through the earnest prayer of certain Demo-
Gratis who insisted that mythology gives no
warrant for believing that the dominion of
the sea was ever other than 1chite man S
government, Huntington Times.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. George w. Bogue, formerly of St.
Adams, now a resident of jacksonville,
Florida, has been elected member of the
Florida Legislature by eight hundred ma
jority.
Mr.. D. h ellison has resigned his com
mission in the Custom Department at St
Adams, and has received an appointment
mail agent between St. Adams and Og-
densburg.
\ movement is being made to form a
Lodge of Good Templars in Richford also
TO raise money to purchase fire extinguishers.
The St. Adams Messenger says it is cur
rently reported there, that Geo F. Houg hton
Esq, of that place is to be an editor of the
\. y. Church Journal, with DR.. Roland
Houghton who now owns the paper.
A sheep in Montgomery, was buried four
teen days in a snow drift, last winter, was
then dug out by it's owners dog, and started
on the keen jump for the sheep pen, to break
it's long fast.
Large quantities of potatoes are being
daily shipped from St. Adams and vicinity,
to Massachusetts,, where, it would seem,
there is scarcity of the article.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Charlie, a lad twelve years old, son Of j. B.
McCuin, Of Belvidere, a few DAYS since while
at play with another boy who was handling
an in careless manner, accidentally re
ceived cut which very nearly severed his
hand.
A. W. Griswold, of the . Walton Farm, >
Morristown, recently sold bull two wears
and six months DID, to II. F. Town and j. F.
Wade, of Stowe, for $500, probably the best
bull in the State, of the short horn Durham
breed.
ORANGE COUNTY.
BRADroRD.-A pleasant thing occurred at
the reorganization of the Methodist Sabbath
School, in Bradford, on Sunday, May Sd.
1t was the presentation, of Longfellow
Translation OF Dante, and Napoleon s His
tory of Julius Caesar, five large and beauti-
full volumes, worth about $50, to Mr.. c. ii.
Harding, superintendent of the school. The
worthy recipient of this beautiful present is
very popular with the entire school, and was
unanimously reelected TO the Office of super
intendent.
Asa NJ. Dickey a lawyer of Bradford Is
holding religious services every other Sab
bath in North Thetford.
O. H. Watson, Of W est Topsham, recently
sold TO a Massachusetts, man four years old
horse for 500. Its color was mahogany
bay, and its weight 1000 pounds.
In the town of Chelsea there are several
springs, the waters of which possess medi-
cinal properties Among these. and prob
ably the most valuable of the lot, is the one
on the farm Of Enoch Dickerman.
A telegraph line from South Royalton to
Chelsea is in process of construction and
will be in operation the latter part of next
month.
Harvey Gibbs, Esq, is appointed post
master at Thetford, in place of Joseph P.
Marsh, Esq, resigned.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A very bright and interesting child Of
Elisha b Fairchild, of West Derby, about
eight years old, died very suddenly last
Wednesday afternoon. She had a small
talking, the button slipped down her throat,
lodging there in such a manner as entirely
to prevent respiration, and before medical
assistance could be procured she was past
all hope of recovery
On the 9th inst, house in Barton caught
fire and burned to the ground in the absence
of the family None of the household
furniture saved. 1t is supposed to have
caught fire from the stove pipe
mated for congressman at large at the
Virginia State Convention on the 9TH inst.
The Orleans County Musical Association
Will hold their first annual convention at
Newport, June 10th, 18th and 10Th, under
the direction of Prof L. o. Emerson of
Boston. Public concerts will be held on the
second and third evenings of the convention.