Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-12

condemns. He was arrested and committee
to jail, although several attempts were mad
by an Infatuated mob to take him from thu
hands of the officers for the purpose o
hanging him.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-In Lyndon, no
long since, Alanson Eastman's sheep got GU
of his pasture and into Alanson Fletcher
grain. Fletcher was driving them out wher
Eastman appeared and Fletcher ordered him
out of the field, at the same time enforcing
his order by the application Of sole leather
TO Eastman. Eastman brought an action fol
assault and battery. The case was tried ant
Fletcher was fined S. and costs, amounting
in all to SO 81.
The Republicans of Danville are raising
funds to erect liberty pole on the Green
to he surmounted with Grant and Colfax
| flag.
| ST. JoHNsBURY.-The statue of Liberty by
the artist Meade, which is to surmount the
! beautiful soldiers monument at St. Johns
bury, is to be placed in position by appropri-
ate inauguration ceremonies on the Goth of
August. Committees have been appointed
to whom are assigned various arrangements
to make the occasion one of rare interest.
Besides the local speakers, Gen. Sickles of
ANCN IOTk- bOh- Vi Mdiuc anu
Gen. Hawley have been invited to be present.
A large gathering is expected from all parts
of the State.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Norman Davis, of Hinesburg. indicted for
mail robbery pleaded guilty on Thursday
morning, and is in confinement awaiting
sentence.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The largest amount of butter, says the
Transcript, ever brought into the St. Adams
market in one day, came in on Tuesday, viz.
., 100 tubs, about l05, 900 pounds,
which, at 80 cents per pound, would amount
to, $50, 900. About two hundred cheeses
were also brought, and the price, we believe
was IA cents. We think that the price of
butter is likely to be lower next week, as the
indications are that the market will get well
filled this week
Dennis Parker, of Montgomery, a medical
student at Burlington, recently lost an eye
by singular accident. While engaged IN
jumping, one evening, his dissecting- knife
was thrown out of his pocket with such
force that, striking him in the eye, it put it
out.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The Mansfield House, at Stowe, has over
two hundred guests.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Ira Wells, of North Thetford, went hunt
ing on the Ascutnev mountain, on Tuesday
of last week, and on Friday was found with
his arm caught in the cleft of tree, and the
whole lower portion of his body devoured
A number of huge bear tracks about the spot
explained his horrible fate.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Last Wednesday, Mr.. Silas Hovey was
found about IL o'clock, hanging to a tree a
few rods from his house, dead No possible
reason can be assigned for the deed other
than temporary insanity; and this is mere
surmise, as he never was thought to be in
sane. He was about 81 years old, was well
off, extremely we'll situated in all his family
relations, was deacon in the Baptist church,
and no man in Albany ever stood higher
than he
RUNAwAY.-A few days ago as Mrs Hall
Of Bloomington, and Miss Holt Of Lawrence,
Mass, were riding from Browington to Bar
ton Landing. the horse took fright and ran
with great violence about half a mile The
ladies with remarkable presence of mind es-
capped from the wagon by climbing over the
back and letting themselves down to the
ground from the axletrec. Both were con-
siderably bruised but were able to walk to
the nearest house.
FmE.-Bear Mountain, in Westmore, has
had terrible fire July %, small smoke
was seen to rise from the forest, and it in
creased rapidly till the whole mountain was
in blaze, and the flames could be seen for
miles. 1t cracked and rOared like whirl-
wind. 1t was grand to see and to hear.
FoxEs-While Mr.. Stephen A. Sargent,
of Glover. was hunting his cows on South
Hill few days ago, he saw five foxes run
ming and jumping among the cows.
\ Ere nchman at work for Mr. Wells of Bar
ton Landing. came down from the gentleman
hill with the information that there was
:. some bear - up there, eating wheat, where
upon several gentlemen started in pursuit Of
bruin, but on arriving at the place it proved
to be a large woodchuck seated on a stone.
Rev. P. H. White preached his tenth an
nual sermon at Coventry last Sabbath, Dur
ing this period 1877 persons have been added
about l 900 sermons, and has oficiated at 81
marriages and II funerals.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
On the morning Of the 4th, j. W Wings
Sash and Planning Mill in Rutland caught fire
and damage was done to the amount Of $500
The fire originated in the boiler room, and
passed into the planning mill, which was COM
pletely destroyed. Mr.. Wings loss is covered
by insurance, as is that Of the Rutland Found
ry and Machine Shop Co, who owned the
building.
Gen. Isaac McDaniels of Rutland died in
that place at about ten O'Clock Wednesday
evening of last week.
Alfrei Deeply, aged Is, was drowned
while bathing at Pittsford, on Friday.
TALL GRAss.-Moses W Kelly of CIaren-
don has a specimen of timothy grass, raised
on his farm, which measures five feet and
eleven inches in height
SAD AccIDENr.-Mr. Simon Clark, who re-
sided on the shore of Lake Dunmore, was
found dead in his cellar on Friday morning
last. On "Wednesday he won't into his cellar.
pitcher in hand ,t0procure water from well
there. Guests who were waiting for him be-
came impatient and left. His daughter who
kept his house absent and no investiga-
ton was made until Friday morning, when it
was discovered that he had fallen into the
well, head foremost, breaking the pitcher and
mutilating his head upon the stones in the
bottom. The well was about six feet deep and
| the water few inches. The Jury gave
verdict of accidental death
SUIcIDE-James Clifford, an employee OF
Eagle Slate Company, at Hydeville, on Thurs
| day, threw himself from the rocks above into
the quarry, and instantly killed. He
was blacksmith by trade and committed
the rash act, it is supposed, while laborin 9
under temporary alteration of mind.