Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-07-29
ADDISON COUNTY.

ordered superb omnibus stage to run be-
tween the hotel and the depot.
\ family gathering of ten brothers and
sisters of Henry g. Langworthy, of Yer
gennes, recently took place at his residence.
They were from fifty to seventy-three years
of age, and their children and grand child
rem number ninety eight
| Lewis n Hutchins, of Middebury, died
on Wednesday of last week from sunstroke.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The dwelling of Mr.. Andrus Bowers, at
East Dorset, in the absence of the family
was entered on Thursday last and S175 in
money and silver watch stolen therefrom
| Az yet there exists no clue to the robbers.
/ Archie. son of Horace \. Cook, while
/ West d Son, in Sunderland lately. fell be-
tween a couple of logs and was drowned.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Republicans of Caledonia County hold
their convention al St. Johnsbury, Wednes-
day, August 9Th, to nominate candidates for
senators and county officers.
CHITTENDKN COUNTY.
Milton Falls village supports three hotels,
viz the Central House, Austin House and
Eagle Hotel, , billiard saloons, ? livery sta
bles , bowling alleys. photograph gallery ;
, churches, l sash and blind factory; grist
and Touring mill, saw mills > wheel
wright shops. l stove and tin shop, West
India and dry goods stores, , harness shops,
| tannery, saloons, and few - wet y shops
where they keep a little for their - own use. >"
The students of the University of Vermont
have chosen their college colors purple and
maize.
A spruce young gentleman was horse
whipped in the street in front Of the Central
House, by young and handsome lass at Mil
ton the other day - Kase why too much
. lip - on the part of the young gentlem an
The cheese factory at Milton Falls, is now
turning out from 70 to Is cheeses a day.
They measure Is inches in dianSter and 10
inches in thickness. One hundred of these
cheeses were sold on Monday at ii IA cents
per pound
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Coop TEMPLARs.- The lodge of Good Tenn
plars in st Adams seems to be in flourish
! ing condition, having BIT members on its
| rolls, up to date.
STEAMBOAT TRAIN.-An additional passen-
ger train commenced running on the Vermont
Central Monday, leaving St. Adams at S45
AN, and reaching Burlington in season to
COHhCNL Will tiIC bbtdiIICAo III l$aht NCOA 80
Saratoga and other points south.
ST. Adams. fine rural resort, has become
fomous for the style in which it cooks dish
up frogs. They are caught in the marshes
and dykes of Sheldon, and are fricasseed, it
is said, in style to delight the palate of a
Frenchman. Every place must have its spe-
cialty.
The St Adams Foundry Company have
l. 4 IL 30
the amount of S25 900, and have but two or
three machines on hand unsOld.
President Angel delivers the address be-
fore the Franklin County Agricultural Society
at Sheldon, during the coming Fair
Mr. j j. Grice, of Franklin, while hving
a swarm of bees, on the Sth inst, was
verely stung by them that he started to
go to his house "a distance of Is rods) he fell
insensible to the ground Medical treat
ment relieved the unfortunate man after nine
hours of great suffering.
The Messenger says that the farmers of
the towns of Berkshire, Enosburgh, Mont
gomery and Richford, who are associated in
the Union Agricultural Society, will meet in
an annual fair at Richford, Sept. 9, and 10,
1868. G.. L. Kelton, of Montgomery, is
president of the association. and j. X. Ham
iltOn, secretary.
The Messenger says that the latest thing
out in mineral springs is a well in the rear
of Farrar Brothers iron store. Though
thrice cleaned out the water is still often
sive to smell and taste, SO unpalatably salt,
that various gentlemen believe it holds
+" greenbax " in solution, and one party offers
to be at the expense of an analysis for
quarter interest. As soon as we get time to
60 down that well, We'll report
St. Adams has been enveloped in smoke
from large fires along the line of the Stan
stead, Shefford and Chambly Railroad.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The third annual fair of the Agricultural
Society will be held at the Fair Grounds, in
Morrisville, on Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday, Sept. 18th, 10th, and 18th, 1868.
A company Oh euterprIs1ng gunvlvlnv. l.-~e
purchased the mineral springs at W olcott,
and have built bridge across the stream to
it, and are now erecting spring house. 1t
is said, of course, to have performed some
wonderful cures.
The 9TH day of Aug. is the time appointed
by the commissioners for organizing the La
noble Valley Railroad Company.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Edward c. Swift native of Topsham,
ana lOunuer OF w ATS River village, plOInl-
nent man of former times, died at Niagara
City, Montana, May 18th. He one of
the pioneer stagcrs of the Pacific coast, a
man of remarkable energy, proverbial pune
tuality and general favorite.-Er.
Ok alphabetically of last week a
valuable OK belonging to Hardy johnson, of
OranS, was killed by lightning.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The largest Congregational Church in Or
leans County is at Coventry, which has a
membership of one hundred and forty-five,
and an average congregation of one hundred
and sxty-fve. The next in size is the Crafts
bury Church which has one hundred and
thirty-three members, and the third is lras-
burgh' with one hundred and twenty mem-
bers The churches in Barton and Greensboro
have each ninety-three members, the New
port church has eighty eight, and the Derby
chu rch eighty-four.
Mr.. James Craig, of W estmore, was badly
hurt on the lth instant by being thrown out
while driving.
Merrill L. Piper, on Thurday, the 10th
shot black American eagle at West Derby.
1t measured : ID feet from tip to tip, and
weighed IL pounds-the largest one ever
seen in that vicin ity.
Willoughby Lake promises to lose some of
its romantic and wild character. Extensive
quarries of axe, scythe and moving machine
stones have been developed and are about to
be worked. Oil stone or hone has also been
found.