Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-01-29

Z. A. Chaplin, Esq, formerly of Rutland
died at Springfield. ILL.,, Jan. %. He wa
Superintendent of the Rutland & Burlington
railroad, a Director of the Bank of Rutland
or of Vermont. At the time of his death he
was Superintendent of one of the Western
roads, with headquarters at Toledo, Ohio.
Rev. Silas McKeen, D. D., of Bradford, is
the only minister in this State, in active ser
vice, who has attained the ministerial age Of
half century. He has preached nearly
ffty-four years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Reed of Fairhaven cele-
brated their golden wedding on Jan. 10th.
PAPERS DEsTRoYED.-The safe belonging
to the Steam Stone Cutter Company, was ex-
humed from the ruins of CramtOn's Block on
Wednesday last, when all the notes and val
liable papers which had been deposited there
in were found to be SO far destroyed as to be
utterly worthless.
The work of rebuilding in the place of the
blocks recently burned in Rutland has begun
/ in earnest
FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Wednesday last,
while David Hinckley was driving COW off
the railroad track near MoultrOps Crossing,
half mile south of the Rutland depot, the
mail train going east passed over him, kill
!
wife and three children who were dependent
upon him for their daily comforts.
FIRE IN WALLINGFoRD.-A school-house
was burned at Hartsburgh, two miles from
South Wallingford station last week. Loss
small.
THE RUTLAND FIRE.-The total amount of
insurance on the buildings destroyed and
their contents, as well rs the adjacent build
ings north and south which were damaged
by water and their contents by removal, is
$50, 75O.-BurHngton Times.
FIRE IN PITTsFIEID.-Brigham Houghton
& Co. steam saw mill in Pittsfeld was en-
tirely destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening
last. Loss $4,000; insured for 5000.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
ATHENs.-This town has voted to raise
81 on the dollar to pay debts.-Rev. Mr..
Westgate was recently presented $34 by his
friends.-A Farmers Club has been recently
organized and interesting meetings are being
held.
The Temperance Society of Groton num-
bers $50 and is doing good work. Lectures
are delivered once in two weeks.
little girl of j. F. Humans of Putney,
was run over by a double team while sliding
in the road last week, and badly but not
fatally injured.
shot in Townshend last week by two fox
hunters.
A jail-bird, Stephen Root of Newfane,
lately ran away with a team belonging to P.
d. Holbrook, and no tidings from the man or
horse have as yet been received.
SUIcIpE-Rev Maxcy B. Newell of West
Brattlebero, retired Universalist minister,
was found suspended by rope in his barn
on Friday morning last. Cause for the act
not given.
The Westminster Farmers Club are debat-
ing the subject of establishing new cheese
factory in that place.
Last week a son of Edmund Carey of
coasting He was sliding at great speed
down the street, and suddenly ran into team
and under the horse. He had his right leg
broken and the left badly bruised. A caution
to boys.
Mr. G B. Streeter of Brattlebore has
Bible purchased in the year 1884, and is at
least 1874 years old The date of publication
is unknown. 1t has been in Mr.. Streeters
family since 1884, many more generations
back than he can trace.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Mr.. Royal Pettigrew of Ludlow recently
captured white owl, after shooting him and
breaking one of his wings. He measured
from tip to tip four feet.
AccIDENT.-As Mr.. Howes Pike of Bar
nard was telling a tree in the woods on
Thursday, Jan ID, it accidentally slipped
from the stump and fell upon him. cutting
severe cash in his head and breaking two of
his ribs, besides indicting other injuries.
Widow Alvatina Frink of Woodstock, aged
76 years, while visiting her daughter in
Windsor died suddenly during the night of
January 9th. She retired in usual health,
but was found dead in the morning.
The Woodstock Agricultural Association
have resolved to sell their Fair Grounds TO
the Windsor County Agricultural Society.