Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-07-29


House, July 3Oth.
At the late term of the Orleans county
court, the Jail was empticd of its criminals
Five plead guilty and received sentence.
On the 18th inst. the mercury at Coventry
marked 1867 the highest ever recorded there.
Horace Bean, of Newport, on Thursday
4 lost valuable horse from being overdriven
by Barton custom officer
The Barton Standard says Charley Mead.
OF lrasburgh, was stung on the forehead by
honey bee, the 4th, and in ten minutes
after blotches came out all over him, every
one burning like bee sting His body af-
ter swelling badly turned purple. The swell
ing went down somewhat, in few hours,
when his eyes were swollen SO badly that
it was almost impossible for him to see
tor several days. Query. Why did the
bees sting prove serious, while at other
times, on the same person, the result would
not be noticed?
William S Foster has been appointed post
master at Derby Line, in place of n. L.
Sheafe, removed
In Westfeld on the 18th the thermometer
indicated 1919 in the shade in the sun 1859
to 1909.
a boy named George Mosher, about thir-
teen years of age, was accidentally shot in
of his thighs in the town of Holland, on the
18th inst 1t is the old story of anothe
boy pointing the gun at him in sport. His
wound is severe, and condition critical
The fair of the Agricultural Society of
Orleans County is to be held at Barton
| Sept. 18th and 10th, 1868.
RUTLAND COUNTY
The railroad machine shop at Rutland took
fire on Wednesday night, and though the
flames were extinguished in an hour, the
damage to the shop amounts to $4,000.
At the meeting of the Vermont Historical
Society, at Rutland, on Wednesday next
paper will be read by L. l.. butcher, Esq,
of St. Adams, relative to the SNUG gler Black
Snake well known by reputation in Embargo
times.
David Rice formerly of Mendon, died sud-
denly in Pittsfield on Wednesday, 18th inst,
from the effects of heat
A teamster for l. Davey of Fairhaven died
on his wagon Wednesday. The team
turued with him dead.
VIM. B. Shaw, keeper of a livery stable at
Wallingford, was badly injured by kick from
horse on Monday last.
Rev. Oren Gregg, of Pawlet, has been APP
pointed Deputy Grand Worthy Chief Tenn
pIlar with authority to institute lodges of
Good Tcmplars in the South part Of Rutland
county, and the North part of Bennington
county.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
On the Sth inst two boys in Pu they, aged
10 years, thinking to celebrate little extra,
set fire to some powder, and their clothes
taking fire came near being burned to death
Their faces, eyes, hands and legs were
burned severely. They arc both doing we'll
George Hosford of Brattlcboro, boy about
II years of ago, was dangerously hurt few
DAYS since by the overturning of n load Of
hay on which he was riding. In falling he
struck upon pitchfork, one tine of which
passed completely through his loins. His
recovery is considered very doubtful.
Geor &c Underwood of Bellows Falls, hung
ut his vest with watch in it, in house
where ne was at work At night when lie
took do wn his vest the watch was gone \
strange Irishman was there in the afternoon,
who probably fell in love with the watch and
took il away with him. The Irishman has
not been seen since.
A little daught er of Gilbert A Barber, of
Center Guilford, only two years Old, swal-
lowed two-cent piece some eight weeks ago.
For nine davs : lie could not swallow or eat
anything For seven weeks this child suf
fered agony un told. Last week it passed
away through the bowels. The patient Is
doing well.
The Lowell Bullock farm at Guilford Cen
ter has been purchased by parties from out
of town for $4,000. y mineral spring,
whose waters have long boon noted for their
curative properties, is understood to be the
object sought. An analysis made by DR..
jackson, of Boston, discOses close similar
itv to the water of the Congress Springs of
Saratoga.
The Times says the late hot term was
hard for trout We believe Mr.. Bridgman
Of Bellows Falls lost none his springs sup
piled ponds preserving an even temperature
throu ghout, but others in this vicinity who
keep them on a smaller scale lost many, and
many died in the streams.
O. B Lawton of Wilmington, has sold
pair of yearling steers for $50.
Mr. Bridgman, of Bellows Falls, has many
distinguished visitors to his trout ponds
this season, among them the fish commission
ers of Maine a few days since.
Eight persons joined the church at VIII |
mington on the first. Sunday Of July
A LYNX, which has been providing about |
for a few years past, seen last week near |
Peasville \ hound drove him into his hole, |
help was procured, and there was dug from |
it-not the lynx-but three foxes.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Last Monday night, in Springfield, VT, a |
man who was discovered under the window |
of dwelling house was warned away, but |
would not GO The neighbors were called |
up and he started and ran. Next day his |
BODY was taken from the river, into which |
he had fallen from the rocks above, while |
trying to escape from his pursuers His
name was Benjamin Kendrick. and he leaves |
n widow and two children.
Last week, in Woodstock, the flooring in |
Mr. Charles Perry's barn gave way, and four
of Cone & Perry's stage and team horses fell |
into the cellar, distance of fourteen feet, |
and strange to say, all escaped injury
OBJ. Blodsett, of West Rochester,
badly hurt one day last week, by being |
drawn into one of the wheels of his wagon, !
a board on which he sat catching in one of |
the wheels while the horses were going at
smart trQt
William Tinkham of Rochester, Vt, was
recently struck ny IIguUuiuS III el1O hoy GuiI,
aud fatally injured
Simeon D. Spaulding of Weston had three
COWS killed by lightning on the afternoon of
the 18th They were in the pasture standing
near n tree which was struck.