Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-18

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| town clerk. His predecessor held the Office
forty years.
The Banner says: The rails are now being
laid down again from the State line toward
North Bennington, and it is expected con-
nection will be resumed by the Troy & Bos-
ton Railroad in the course of a week or so
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
public meeting was held in Hardwick
last Tuesday, to consider the railroad oues-
ton. No town action was taken.
The Passumpsic Savings Bank has on de
posit $50 ,991 IL; surplus, SIS ,7SO 76. A
semi-annual dividend has been declared on all
sums on deposit six months, of two and one
half per cent
STEALING.-Last Monday night, two men
called at the poor house in Waterford, and
were put up for the night At two O'Clock
they got up and left. The woman suspectine
something wrong, got up and found Sll2
missing from drawer. The men, one Of
whom is Chas. Knapp, formerly of ST. Johns
bury, are now under arrest at Lttleton.
The relatives of Capt. James NJ Aver have
again heard from him. He and his wife had
arrived safely at Montevideo. and soon after
their arrival learned of the ravages of the
cholera IN the interiOr-also receiving the
sad intelligence Of the death of relatives and
friends They had resolved to await the
subsistence of the cholera before sailing for
Rosario Nothing further as to the fate OF
Mr.. Mcmillan and daughter
Rev Pliny n. Granger has been elected
county commissioner for Caledonia county.
Rev f. 4. Titus has been elected superin-
tendent of schools for St. Johnsbury, and the
town has voted to pay him one hundred dol
lars in addition to his legal compensation.
CHIrTENDEN COUNTY
Flint 81 Hall and the Huterstown lumber
company of Burlington are about to construct
a dock at that place, with an area Of about
four acres, and 40 feet deep. Negotiations
towards a dock of the same size Just north of
this are also In progress. These enterprises
will materially enlarge the important lumber
business of that city.
VIM. E. 1azen, for four years past the
first clerk in the post Office, Mt Burlington
has resigned to take cIerxship in the Insu-
rance office of 5. II r. 5. Wires Fred L.
Cole succeeds him, and VIM. H. Vickorv
steps into Mr.. Coles place as second clerk
ESSEN COUNTY.
William Burton was committed to Jail at
Guildhall, March 4th, where he awaits trial
at county court for running away with a
team hired of Mr.. Albert Hoffman, of this
place After disposing of parts of the team
at Tunbridge and White River Junction.
Burton was arrested at Bethel, Me, the ID
inst.
At Guildhall and Maidstone the ravages of
scarlet fever are fearful Two families have
recently buried all their children by this dis
ease.
f. j. Woodbury. has been elected county
commissioner for Essex county, without OPP
position.
\ Mr.. Merrill was MORALLY injured at
Island Pond few days since, being crushed
by the falling Of tree He died on the cars
the following day, before reaching his family
in Portland.
The passenger train from Burlington east
on the Central Railroad Wednesday morning
ran into two freight cars, a short distance
from Essex Junction. upsetting and com
pletely clearing them from the track The
engine was somewhat bruised but no serious
damage was done.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
y Grant Club has been organized at St. Al
bans
BUTTER.-But little was done in the butter
market at St. Adams on Tuesday, the .'thaw
making the roads almost impossible Forty
cents was paid for good winter butter, and
fifty cents for prime fall made, the supply OF
which Is nearly exhausted.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The Lamoille Ne,csdeaIer gives the follow
ing on the Fence Viewers and Fences in
Hydepark - Fence Viewers. f. NJ. Irish
wegnt 300 lbs ; Leonard Wood height six
feet, eight inches and 4" Blnty " Terrill-
size Of tame cherry Voted ,-That all
fences upon which Irish could sit, that Wood
couldn t straddle, nor Banty crawl through
should be deemed legal fences
Joseph Eaton, of Morrstown, has cal
nearly year old which weighs 700 lbs. and
Foster Randall, of Hydepark, has one about
eight months old which he claims will weigh
over 600 lbs.
The people of Hydepark are thinking o.
erecting new meeting house in that town.
ORANGE COUNTY.
R. NJ. Bill has been elected county com
missioner for Orange county for the ensuing
year.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Newport has organized Grant Club, Will
Col. James T. Allen, President; ID. l.. Hi
dreth, j. W. Sherry, Vice Presidents d. NJ
Camp, Secretary.
In 1867, there were in Coventry thirteen
marriages, ten deaths and twenty births
Three Of the deaths were of men more than
eighty-two years old. Only five of the births
were males.
The Good Tcmplars of Orleans county hac
a union in West Albany last week Rev. c
Tabor delivered an address on . The Rum
seller and his Trade and Mrs. Tabor reac
an original poem subject The Village
Redeemed. - The next meeting is to be helC
at Coventry, on the second Tuesday in June
ALMOST FIRE.-The dwelling house 0
Albert Glines, of West Derby, came very
near being burned last Wednesday evening
The fire caught in the register through tn
upper floor. The smoke aroused one of tn
family, and by great exertions the fire wa
subdued.
The blacksmith shop of L. n. Melvin, Eas
Charleston, burned early on Sunday
morning, the LIST inst. The tools were mostl
saved loss about 5000.
In East Charleston lately, the grist mill 0
Mr.. Charles Chase was set on fire in the Dol
in the upper story-but the fire was discOy
cred by parties returning from a ball, an
the flames extinguished with but slight dam
age. The contemplate incendiary has No
vet been discovered.
t RUTLAND COUNTY.
| The Rutland Courier says :. The numbe
of births in the town of Rutland during tn