Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-01-01
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
Mr. WIN j. Fuller, for many years con-
nected with the Middlebury Register, retires
from its management. Col. J.. f. Knapp
has taken the editorial chair.
The MiddIebury Historical Society cele-
brated Forefather's Day for the twenty fifth
time. on Monday evening of last week. The
address,, delivered by Rev. DR.. Norman Sea-
yer of Rutland. was upon the development
Of the moral forces Of Puritanism. and was
highly praised. Following the public exer-
cises was a social party with eatables, toasts
and music where speeches were made by
President Kitchell of Middlebury College,
Speaker Stewart Of the. Legislature. and 9TH
ers, and centenary rhyme was read by ).
p. Rockwell.
DEATH OF NETERAN OF lSI2.-MajOr John
Thompson, of Nergennes, died few days
since in that city, aged eIghty-hve years
FEe was one of the early settlers Of that place ;
held captains commission and commanded
a company of Green Mountain Boys at the
Battle Of Pattsburgh, and company OF
British regulars surrendered to hlm during
the fight. lie held many positions OF trust
within the gift Of his fellow citizens, and
was mayor Of the city several years
During nine months Vergennes shipped
2000 tons of hay from her depot to Boston
and adjacent stations
WOODEN WEDDING.-Mr. Reuben Parker,
.Er and wife celebrated their wooden wed
ding at Ferrisburgh, on Tuesday evening
last It being the occasion of the fifth ami
versarv OF their marriage. y goodly num-
her OF relatives, neighbors and friends dropped
IN, each one bringing a wooden favor OF an
amusing OF useful character, from the wash
ing machine 10 the wooden razor-all to the
value Of about 500.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. Sylvester Deming, prominent and
influential citizen of Bennington county, died
recently at his home in Arlington. Mr..
Deming represented his town in the General
Assembly in 1863 and 1861
FIRE.-At North Bennington, a new double
house, belonging 10 the North Bennington
boot and shoe company. was burned; loss,
: 800 no insurance.
Chas f.. Poole. who left his wife in Maesa-
chusetts has been living with another WON
an in Bennington. His former wife is now
after him with sharp stick, and he finds
himself in trouble. lie pleads, however,
that she was a scod, and the Banner says
But then Charles, you ought not to have
tried living with fsro wives, when. according
to your own story. YOU couldn't live with
0uef
CAsUALTY.-Un Monday afternoon of last
week, a bank on the railroad, just west OF
Remington Center, caved In, covering Ut
three men, one of whom quite severely
injured
Deacon Isaac Crossett died at his residence
in Bennington at two o'clock on Saturday
morning last, of lung fever, at the age Of
eevenry-six years.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Foul PLAY.-We noticed last week that
little son of Joseph Randall. Of Lyndon, dice
very suddenly recently. Both the father anC
step-mother are under arrest, and are sus
pected of causing his death by beating o.
poisoning him. The case is being examined
Mr. Walker, landlord of the lately burne,
hotel at Lyndon, has received $3.50 from
the insurance companies, and $4,000 OF hi
loss has been made up to him by subscr1p
ton He will rebuild early in the coming
year.
CHITTENDES COUNTY
kILLEp A conductor of a freight train
by the name Of Patrick Donovan, in
% stantly killed last week the Vermont Cen
trail. between Colchester and Milton, b,
accidentally falling between the cars. II
a resident of Rouses Point, and leaves
family
Mr. Joseph Rounds, of Huntington, ha
sold the Cames Hump House, Huntingto
Center. to Alexander McGee, of Bristol
for g, 500.
The new water works at Burlington hav
been put in successful operation They vii
cost $500 the coming year.
John Harrington. an employee of the Yer
mont Central Railroad, over by thu
cars at the depot in Buriingto on Friday
night. He lived three hours.
HISEsBURGH.-No water has run frou
Hinesburgh Pond in three understanding
not known in forty-one years: and the mill
upon the stream which forms the outlet O
the pond have been obliged to suspend oper
atoms
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Franklin coun
ty Agricultural and Mocha meal Society is t
be held to-day at d. Wright's hotel. Shell
don
The receipts of a festival held last week b
the ladies Of IT. Luke's church at st. Adams
amounted to $3.50,