Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-11-04

~ "HiEut MlllS-a distance OF about &
mile. If Seymour is elected, Mr.. Hale is to
ride, and MIR. Guyett will do the wheeling.
i ADDISON COUNTY.
A valuable horse belonging TO a faamer in
addison Comfy, Vermont, was bitten on the
fetlock joint by a rattlesnake, and died in
nity minutes IN great agony. The reptile
was trampled to death by the horse in its
hearings and plungings after the bite.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A county court committee last week
laid a road, commencing at Woods mill, 80
called, two miles and half east of East
Dorset Depot, thence easterly over the
Green Mountains to the center of the town
Of Peru.
The Manchester Journal says that Sunder-
land should be credited with 1888 900 of the
1000 value of yearly business, which has
been given to Arlington.
\. G. Parker & Sons store in Pounal
was entered by burglars one night last week
and $40 in currency taken from the drawer
Burlingham's hotel in the same place was
also entered the same night, but nothing
obtained except an oVercoat hanging in the
bar-room.
Potatoes are selling in Bennington Co., 70
ship 70 market, at IS cents bushel.
The West Rupert Cheese factory have sold
all their cheese in a lot at 16 IA ceuts.
Ebenezer Phillips, of Arlington attempted
to commit suicide on Thursday of last week.
He borrowed q razor at Mr. Geo Cambell's,
and was soon after found standing by the
barn with his throat cut from ear to ear, but
not deep enough TO prove fatal lie ran
away, but was caught and has been taken
70 Oh 10y
uted to loss Of property.
Hon. Jonathan Draper OF SALISBURY died
Oct. 10th, aged IS years. He had been
Constable ,Represe NATIVE, Judge of Probate
and Dep. Collector of Internal Revenue, and
had many friends.
Bernard FarroI, who was awaiting trial
for attempting to shoot a Catholic priest last
spring, escaped from the bennington Jail last
Wednesday night.
David Exford of Pownal had nine sheep
killed by bear, few weeks since. The
animal approached within 25 rods Of Mr.
Exfords house, and was seen prowling about
the farm for two or three DAYS.
George Wheeler and Charles Miller, of
Seasburgh, on Friday last, had an alterca
latter with q pocket-knife-it is hoped not
fatally.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
4 bold attempt was made to rob Mr.. Dan
iel Goodrich in Walden on the 10th ult
He was knocked down and his horse seized
but the fortunate appearance of team
frightened off the highwayman.
The mercury in St. Johnsbury was only
ten degrees above zero last Saturday morn
ing, and the mill pond near the railroad
station was frozen over.
At the recent Caledonia Fair, the articles
entered were designated, and the prizes al
lotted, solely by numbers. the exhibitors be-
ing unknown 70 the committees.
A sulphur spring has been discovered by
Levi Cole Of Lyndon village. He dig
ging a well in his cellar, and it proved to be
sulphur spring, said to be as good one as
there is in the country.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Burlington papers report the severest
storm for many years on the lake last Satur-
day. Tie wind was so violent that the
steamboats, nearly all failed to make their
proper connections.
TERRIBLE AcCIDxSr-Mr. William K.
Taft of Niiliston, was instantly killed while
engaged in moving small tenement house
He had got the house in position, and Just
to its foundations, the building swayed one
side, coming down upon the ground and
crushing the deceased. as il fell, between the
stills and some timbers.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev Herman G. Riggs has accepted call
from the Congregational Society at St. AL
bans.
a Convention Of Good Templars i. to
meet at St. Adams on the 18th inst.
Thomas Dobson, recently employed in the
St Adams freight house, has been detected
in stealing freight from the depot.
ORANGE COUNTY
Young Lord and Flanders who were arres-
ted in Orange. for shooting at Mr.. Beede,
have been tried and the former was fined
$50 and costs which was paid, and the latter
was sent to the State Reform School.
Mr. 5. NJ. Webster, Of Fairlee. while at
work with p threshing machine caught his
hand in the cylinder, which tore il off st she
wrist pulling out the cords of his arm. lie
fingered in grea. agony few days and died
of lock Jaw.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
la island Pond A. G. Farmer has raised
from one-ffth acre Of land this season, SAC
worth Of cabbages-
Receipts for customs as Island Pond for
the last three months have amounted 20
| $45l 90 in gold per day AS many goods
, are bonded through TO Portland to pay duty
there as pay duties in Island Pond
A Young lady of % summers, fee: :
: inches tall, weighing go lbs, passed through
Island Pond on the cars for Canada Oct. 20
Active measures are being taken to enforce
the fish law at Magog. Already have tn,
officers come into collision with the law
breakers.
Over two hundred car loads of stock wer'
shipped from North Derby during the months
. of September and October.
Sumner Warner, who can hardly claim Il
be q - muscular christian, can undoubtedly
whip any woman in Barton at least he ha
tried it on his wife and succeeded.
r Mr. Royal Goodwin of Craftsbury owns
cow from which he has supplied a family o
three, and sometimes four. with milk. cream
and butter during the summer, besides sell
ing S4S worth of butter. He has also on
: hen which has laid over one hundred egg.
: during the summer.
, A traveller stopping at Cheney's hotel il
a Westmore recently, had with him valuable
v pair of horses, one of which got hung in thu
stall and broke its neck.
LAAoILLs COUNTY
The wooden factory, and also the sash
6 door and blind factory at Waterville, ar
: being thoroughly repaired
Two painters, two thirds grown. hav.
recently been seen in Morristown-