Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-05-06

. Oh ~ Patf1ck farrel. Rutland VT.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
On Monday of last week while on his way
home, man named John Garroty, living in
the vicinity Of the Bennington Powder works,
fell down by the roadside and died soon after.
! from hemorrhage. He about 90 years
old, and hard working, Industrious man.
Col. Thomas White of Bennington, died
on Tuesday of last week in that place, aged
IS years 1t is supposed that the of
his death was apoplexy.
Mr. Howard OF bennington Center has an
apple tree over 100 years old, still bearing
excellent fruit
CALEDONIA COUNTY
1t is estimated that twenty-five residen ces
will be erected at the new village Of Lyndon
vile this summer, some of them for the rail
road officers and employees
/ A Mr.. Bessie is in St. Johnsbury jail for
attempting to off with the trotting mare
q Kettle Bail
John Belford student in the st. Johns
bury Academy, while running in IA game of
base ball, turned his foot, and hitting his
left leg with his right foot, broke both bones
of his left leg.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Hon. Alexander Ferguson, of South Bur
lington, died at his residence on Sunday
evening, of congestion of the lungs. Mr..
Ferguson was one of the most respected and
substantial citizens of Chittenden County.
Thomas Chittenden, son Of Thomas J
Chittenden of Berlin, Wis, died in that city,
April Goth aged : :. Mr.. Chitten len was
born in Williston VT, on the 10Th day Of
February 1871. lie was the only son of
Noah Chittenden, who was the oldest son Of
Thomas Chittenden, the first Governor Of
Vermont. lie graduated from the University
of Vermont in 1909 He was a soldier in
the war of 1912, was commissioned Il Second
Lieutenant, and served during the war as
Quartermaster Of the 3lst Regiment of the
Vermont Infantry.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ACCIDENT. An Irish boy named McNallv.
who works for Harmon Abel, in Fairfield,
had his arm broken last week, by being
thrown from horse which he ridin z
new post office has been created, by the
name Of BordoriHe, Lewis Bean, postmaster.
located about three miles southwest of West
Enosburgh. Address, Bordoville, Franklin
Co, Vt.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR CUSTON HorsEs-
Among the appropriations in the Treasury
which Secretary McCulloch is Of opinion
may be carried to the surplus fund, are the
following For a custom house at St Adams.
$4,000 for custom house at Newport,
$4,000 and for a custom house at Island
Pond, $4,000
On Sunday the 10Th ult., Deputy Collecto
Henry Ladd, of West Berkshire was knocked
down and badly bruised by two young men
whose wagon he attempted to search. as a
custom officer.
East Berkshire has lately been visited with
a destructive fire, laying in ashes the greater
part OF the business portion OF the town 1t
originated in Sherwoods Hotel, long known
as the 8 Brick House. on the cast side Of
the street. 1t spread furiously north and
south, and across the street. destroying the
out-buildings of the hotel the residence.
office and barn of ID. Smith, the store of W.
Bublee IL Son, the saddlery shop of James r.
Stone, Lyman Harris house, barn and car
riage shop, Paul q Moren's store and goods,
the Episcopal Church. the dwelling house
and barns of Hon VIM CIapp and two
dwelling houses owned by Mrs Carpenter.
1t by far the most destructive fire ever
known of a village of its size in Vermont.
The church destroyed was the only one in
the place.
Five prisoners, VIM d. Jones and Hosea
Comstock, in for stealing Richard c Cheese
man in for forgery Merritt Leonard and Ed
St Lewis, for burglary in Fairfax, broke out
of the Jail in st. Adams on Friday night
? last, and are at large. One prisoner re
mained-the son of Lconard-whO being only
a candidate for the Reform School, disdaineC
flight.
If Amy L. Brown Will write or call on II
L. Samson, St Adams, Vermont, she vii
learn the address of her husband, Chas. Al
, den Brown. State and Canada papers pleas
copy.
The Good Templars of St Adams rap
, idly increasing in numbers. At their las
meeting twenty-four new members were I'M
e tiated, and the names Of ten more candidate
t for membership were proposed.
New DAILY IN St. Albans.-St. Adams /
. to have new daily paper published at tn
Transcript office by WILDER p Davis
will make its appearance about the 10th inst
: Almont Barnes, Esq, late Associate Edito
: and publisher of the St Adams Messenger
: to be editorially connected with the ne1
publication.
Ex-Gov. Smith drives the finest span c
horses in St. Adams, recently purchased a
? Malone, y. Y, for ) 800.
ORANGE COUNTY.
: a house and barn in Washington, belong
ing to J. c. Chamberlin, burned lat
: Thursday.
) Considerable excitement was caused i
< Bradford, on Wednesday last, by four horse
!, with a stage coach, dashing through tn
street without driver, at great speed The
n brought up however. before the hotel stabl
without any damage.
: ORLEANS COUNTY.
c The dwelling house of Ira Fish IN Yves
Derby was entered last Tuesday night an
e SI64 stolen from his pants pocket in h
u sleeping room. Last fall Mr.. Fish had s.
stolen from him in the same way.
S. A horse was stolen from the barn Of Chal
es V Rythur in Coventry recently. 1t W.
il tracked to Canada by the peculiar shape
one of its shoes, where the thief vas a
rested, brought back and lodged in jail.
Il RUTLAND COUNTY.
T. Man KILLED At WEST RUTLAND. y labor
~ named James Carrigan, employed at one
the West Rutland quarries, while engage
Id recently, in moving a block of marble, w
of killed.
ty Irving + Gibson. had a most narrc
escape from instant DEATH on Tuesday
last week, at his bak cry building in Rutlan
50 He went into the owe n to remove the wood
\, arch-way over which the top of the oven W
~ constructed, and had removed four Of the
f. largest board, when the whole top Of t
mt oven gave way with crash, falling in up
hun. After he removed his should
was found to be badly hurt, but other
Id, jury was sustained.
mt Heavy ADy,%f.F The Otter creek ma RI