Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-26
) ,nds Of 4 1000 each. and Le,.ned's bov Is ",

b ,nds Of $1,000 each. and Lsa1ned's boy IS ",
and for want of bail were Committed 20 all
| 1t appears by the testimony of the father that
the girl had always demonstrated on being
ordered to steal, and that o. this o,casion she
was called from bed, and under severe threats
driven out in spite of her tears and pleadlngs
to the contrary.
REVENUE -$ll57 35 were collected at the
Custom House in RichfOrd during the month
of December, and 1912 80 in January.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Mrs. Poly Rand, aged eighty-five years,
died suddenly last week at the house of hei
daughter, Mrs. Christina Child of Hydepark
Probably heart disease WAS the cause of heI
death. She WAS the mother of Hon. Jasper
and of St. Adams, and Nelson Rand, Esq
of Craftsbury. She appeared entirely well
up to the morning OF her death.
Wolcott has voted S27 coo for the Lamoille
Valley railroad.
Morristown has voted to bond the town for
500, eco, to aid in the construction Of the
| l. Imollle Valley railroad, and SO 900 more.
II not callei on to pay that amount heretofore
voted in aid of the Mount Mansfield railroad
Johnson after an excited and earnest de-
bate of two days, has voted to bond that town
tpr $50 600 towards the construction of the
Lamolle Valley railroad.
Cambridge has been considerably agitatcd
On the question of bonding the town to raise
funds for the proposed new railroad, and
quite spirit of opposition to the project has
been aroused. Meetings have been held, but
at last adyices final vote had been taken.
Vt a lcvee lately holden in Stowe, kero-
sene lamp explo ed in a lower room. the oil
~aturating pile of overcoats on a table near
by. and III FIVE minutes it was almost impes-
sIbie 10 breathe IN an upper room In which
some two hundred people were congregated.
There was great scramble for out doors, bu t
fortunately the flames were soon extinguished,
and no one was fatally injured.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mr.. lite, sixty-ninc wears Of age, living at
Coventry Centre, has during the present
winter drawn t. the railroad wood station in
Salem one hundred and fifty cords OF wood
handling it all himself.-Erpress.
\ wallet containing $500 l. : bond and
a quantity OF green backs picked up III
the streets at Newport lately, and the next
day restored to its owner, citizen of Derby
RUTLAND COUNTY.
SEIZURE or A ID sTILLERY IN WELLs-The
internal revenue officers of Washington coun-
ty. \. Y. and Of Burlington, VT, on Monday
night. the 18th ist.. about midnight, made
raid on an Illicit distillcry. in full blast, in
" ellis. Rutland county, seized its entire stock
IN trade, and consigned the same to BurlIng-
ton.
Dr. Joseph Perkins, Of Castlcton. whose
house was consumed by fire on Monday morn
ing, has been presented by the citizens OF
that place with purse OF sos.
Il ! r [
most resi- ectcd citizens of Castlcton, died at
his resi- cnce lstely, in the eghty-tirst year
Of his age. lie was born in Castleton, and
died on tile same larm where he had always
lived. Just adjacent to the village.
D. Winslow, Esq. Of Pittsford. is can
didate for liquor commissioner Of Rutland
county
wINDHAn COUNTY.
John Farnum's dry house in South Lon
donderry Was burned on Friday night last
together with 500 worth Of pine lumber
belonging t. W hitman i Piercr's Door and
Sash Manuiactory. No insurance.
The Oldest nha liant OF Vernon died Feb
18th Mr. John Lee was born in the town
# Kinin1ly. Ct. June 10Th. Ill, and
moved t. Vernon with his parents when eight
years Old consequently ut his death he was
nearly nInety-sevcn Years OF age He was
married March OH. l79S. almost seventy
wears ago His companion is still living il
ler ninetv-frst var, and was able TO follow
his remains to their final resting place
VIM Barrett, OF Bra;t cboro, brakeman OF
the southern freight train. had narrow es
cape recently ar South Vernon. Blinded
bv -he smoke from the engine, he made
ni>calculntion III stepping from one car Il
luorher, and feil backwards between the cars