Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-05-20

7 DANDY About three weeks ago gold watch
valued at $3.50, and two silver watches,
were stolen from the residence of S. L. Grit
fifth, of Dandy, and no trace of them discov-
cred until few days since, when Mr. Griffith g
hired man found them carefully wrapped up,
and concealed in grain barn. The fellow
who took them had evidently become a
:. penitent thief" and placed them within
the reach of the owner
man was arrested in Rutland Monday,
for cruelty over-driTing his horse. He was
intoxicated, and had just come in from Bran
don.
The stores of W. r. Gilmore, and W. r.
Woodward, at West Rutland were broken
into Thursday night, and also the post office.
Nothing was taken but money, $50 from the
post Office, ST. from Woodward's and SO
from Gilmore's
w. III. Button, ESQ, young and promis-
ing lawyer, formerly of Walngford, and a
graduate of Middebury College, has recently
been appointed city attorney in Saginaw,
Mich, where he has been residing for the last
two years.
police department has been organized in
Rutland.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
HC IICttllI8 Vi Juc OOnnttIlCut
Valley Conference of Unitarian and other
Christian Churches was held at the Unta-
rian church in Brattleboro on Tuesday and
Wednesday last. The attendance was quite
large, about dozen societies with their pas
tors and delegates being represented.
Geo. Hooper of Putney, has lost 80 sheep
in the last five weeks, mostly yearlings and
two year Odds R. w. Palmer has lost 90
in the same way, and they cannot tell the
cause They die very suddenly, and the
pertinent of cutting their threats after taken
sick, would not draw drop of blood
Mr. Bridgman, of Bellows Falls, has added
fifteen hundred old trout to his ponds in the
last few days.
At Bellows Falls, pike are being caught in
the eddy this spring, with considerable sue
cess, weighing from three to five pounds
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The citizens of Plymouth interested in the
Woodstock q Rutland Railroad held a meet
ing on the 9TH inst, which was largely at
tended and enthusiastic An association was
formed for the purpose of raising funds to
procure an actual survey of a route through
the town from West Bridgewater to some
point the line of the Rutland q Burling-
ton road, or to some point most feasible for
reaching Rutland.
The widow of James Campbell, of Roch-
ester, died last week of broken heart lust
seven weeks after the death of her husband
by tree falling upon him.
The semi-annual meeting Of the Vermont
Medical Society will be held at Windsor, on
Wednesday and Thursday, June 10th and
18th, commencing at ? Pm. on Wednesday.
Subject for discussion . Typhoid Dysentery"
DIR. o F. Fassett of St Adams will read
paper on that subject. The address of the
President, DR.. f. \. 5. Morgan. of Benning-
ton, will be delivered on Wednesday evening.
and will be followed by social reunion of
physicians, residents of other states, who
are natives of Vermont All such, wherever
dispersed around the globe, are invited to be
present at this gathering. The railroads of
the State will carry to and from Windsor for
full fare one way, accepting the Secretary's
certificate for the return passage.
The stores Of L. G Hammond and j. W
Il f. q. Pettigrew, Ludlow, were entered by
burglars on the night of the 18th inst. From
the former some SIS belonging to the town
was taken, and from the latter a less amount
Last week Monday two stores in Ludlow,
were also robbed of few dollars in change