Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-05
ADDISON COUNTY.

:. B. CARPENTER, Secretary.
ADDISON COUNTY.
a cobbler Of Vergennes, in an advertise
ment, sets himself forth as Shoemaker to
His Honor the Lord Mayor Of Vergennes .
Sir Curtis NJ. Lams0n of London recently
made present of $1,000 to his native place.
New Haven Mills, Vt. for the erection of
school house.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
One morning last week, span of team
horses belonging to d. 4. Rider of Benning
ton, fell to fighting in the barn yard, and
kept at it until one severely injured
that it was with difficulty he could be got
into the barn again, being very badly cut up
The Banner gives an account of rich af-
fair which happened recently at Winhall.
Two families named Leach and Gale, the
former consisting of man and wife, and the
, latter Of brother and sister, both unmar-
time. One day the following trade was
made Young Gale was to have Leach's
wife and in return Leach was to have Gales
sister They procured a team went to Lon
donderry and were married The affair how
ever, leaked out and the parties have been
arrested.
The real estate Of Bennington county is
valued at S43, 52S sos, and the personal
estate at $l,03l'1+l-
Arosv couple, Just married at Bennington,
are aged respec lively 20 and o.
/ DEATH OF \ Prominent CIrrzEv.-Isaac
! Weeks, ESQ, one Of the most prominent
1 citizens of Bennington, died in that place en-
I Friday last lie was formerly an extensive
stage owner, = man Of large means, and was
/ President of the Stark Bank from the time
of its organization until his death He has
/ held many offices Of trust, in the gift OF his
fellow citizens.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
H0a. James Il. Cahoon, died in Portland.
/ Me, recently, aged IS years. lie was
native Of Sutton Vt. was Treasurer of the
state of Ne. 1888, and Mayor of Portland
IN 1919, 80. 53 and st He a promi-
ncnt Methodist.
President Smith Of Dartmouth College,
delivered the first Of series Of lectures be-
/ fore the people of St. Johnsburv, on Jan.
2i.h. Subject = New England and her Mis-
sion" President Kitchell Of Middlebury,
delivers the second lecture. His subject is
- Appropriate education, or the training of
each soul according to its gifts and purpose
in life
CHITTENDES COUNTY.
y prize fighter Of Burlington, named
Davy, got numerically whipped in an en-
counter recently at Montreal.
/ \ DEAD BEAr.-A young man, by the
name of MOultOn, who has been peddling
maps in " estford and adjoining towns, is in
the habit of sponging his living by putting
up at farmers houses, and then refusing, on
leaving next morning. u pay for his lodging
or that Of his horse, on the ground that his
entertainer has no license to keep tavern,
and can therefore collect nothing for enter
tainment Of travellers.
! On Tuesday morning of last week. the
| kitchen part Of the dwelling house of Mr.. )
/ Dewey, Of Burlington, was destroyed by
/ fire. Insurance $500
I 4 meeting of wool growers held at
Burlington Tuesday and organized the
\ Chittenden County Sheep Breeders and
Wool Growers Association. President l..
S Drew, South Burlington.
/ The twentieth seni-annual meeting of the
{ Chittenden County Teachers Association
was held at Shclburne on January Oath and
/ 18th, 1868.
( ESSEN COUNTY.
! At a meeting of the farmers of Essex
/ county, held ON the 2Sth of Jan. at West
Concord, a new Agricultural Society was or
ganzed. called the Essex County Agricutu
raj Society, and composed of the towns in
Essex county. The annual fairs are to be
held at West Concord
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Dennis Golf Of Richford, while working
I in a grist mill on Wednesday last, was Sc
verely injured by a blow from the gate.
/ At the recent term of the Supreme Court
for Franklin County, there were twenty-nine
hearings and twelve divorces were granted
At the meeting of the Franklin County
Temperance Society the 2lst, John X.
Whitney. Of Franklin was nominated for
county commissioner.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Pcter La Vgne, a laborer
in St. Adams, died very suddenly on Thurs
day of week before last. He was employed
as wood chopper; had walked about a
mile that morning and while at breakfast
suddenly showed back his chair and falling to
the floor expired instantly
Water is so scarce at ST. Adams that ice is
hauled three mics TO be melted for laundry
purposes
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
ANOTHER Big Colt Mr.. Lewis S. Sowles
of Alburgh Springs, has yearling colt that
! weighs $50 lbs.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
! LANoILLE VALLEY RAILRoAD.-At a meeting
called at Hydepark, January 18th, the town
voted to appropriate $50, 009 toward the en-
terprise. A meeting of Mine capitalists
was held in Boston last week, at which
| Messrs. Fairbanks of st. John 'urv, Hon.
/ G W. Hendee of Morrisvlle, " ado Brig
ham Esq, of Hydepark, and Others in the
county who are interested in the cntc- prise.
were present.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
of nv hos hneu
put in $500 bonds for stealing scrip and TO-
| bacco from the store of c. Sias.
HenryC. Page, stage driver between New
port and South Troy, ran off with package
Of money belonging to Cheney & Co.'S Ex-
press He was overtaken at Waterville and
brought back to Troy where the matter was
settleJ hv payino G 1915