Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-09-16

greater effort must be made otherwise, PEG.
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| ADDISON COUNTY.
DIR. George B. Loring, of Salem, Mass
President of the New England Agricultural
Society will deliver the address at the Addi-
son County Fair, on Thursday, October 18th.
Henry Adams, of Vergennes had leg bro
ken Monday, being thrown from his wagon
by the breaking down of a wheel.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
On account of the unfavorable state of the
weather, the Bennington County Fair held
at Bennington last week was almost fail
ure.
John " Hall, ESQ, of Bennington, had
his pocket picked of $50, one night. last
week, at or near the post office.
Joseph Harwood of Manchester, lad abou t
fourteen years of age, was arrested on Mon
day, for placing distractions upon the rail
road track, with the hope, as he said. of seeing
the cars smash up. He acknowledges setting
fire to the barn recently burned belonging to
Mr.. Hawley. He has been sent to the State
Reform School.
The Banner says: Rapid progress is now
being made on the Lebanon Springs Railroad.
In all, Is miles of track are laid. From Ben
nington out, miles are down, and the con-
struction trains running over them Track
| is also being rapidly laid in Plattsburg, and
also at the lower end of the route. 1t is
calculated the iron will be laid on through to
Petersburg by the end of this month, without
fail.
Joseph Paro, a man in the employ of
Messrs Merriam & Clark, while engaged in
hauling logs near Killington Peak, was in
stantly kIl1eu on tuesday last. Some portion
of the car gave way, and the entire load of
seven logs passed over him, crushing his
body.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The editor of the CaLedonian has raised II
/ ID lbs of Early Rose potatoes from h. of
/ seed
CHITTENDoN COUNTY.
CHURNING RACE.-Messrs. Hart Il White,
of Burlington, and 5. III. Swasey, of Calais,
obtained cream and made trial of speed at
the State Fair at Burlington, the result of
which was that the 90 screen churn y of Hart
Il White turned cream into good solid butter
inside of two minutes We think this is the
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ESSEX COUNTY.
\ young Frenchman IN North Concord was
almost instantly killed last week, while fight
ing fire, by the falling of a dry tree
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The New Hampton Institute at Fairfax
has opened with about 100 scholars-with
Rev. j. 5. Small in charge.
Mr. Samuel Weber of Fairfax, who had
his house broken open by burglars, and was
knocked senseless BY them in July last, died
last week, his death being FASTENED by the
injuries received at that time.
At Bakersfield, on the 5th, Mason Peters
man of 30 years, and apparently in good
health, started to join some boys IN a foot
race, but presently sat down remarkIng that
he couldn't keep up, and fell back dead.
Examination showed - enlargement of the
heart - to double the natural size.
The Vermont Central gives notice that the
Steam Boat train leaving St. Adams az S:45
AN and arriving at Burlington at 1915 AN,
will not run after Saturday, September 18th
ORLEANS COUNTY.
j. j. Bartlett, of Salem, was robbed on the
29ult. by three men, who stopped his horse
and beat him with club till he gave up his
wallet containing $l7. The robbers had
their faces blackened, and wore their coats
wrong side out.
On the Doth nit, while DR.. Geo. A. Hin
man of Holland was cutting brushes he acct
dentaly struck the axe into his leg severing
two arteries and the nerve. and before assls-
lance arrived he had tainted, and came near
bleeding to death
Sylvester Carpenter caught bear, last
week In Lowell.
Benjamin Hancock, Of Glover, recently
sent to market a hog weighing 720 pounis.
W. B. Denison of lrasburg has cucumber
in his garden that is five feet two inches long
and about eight inches round.
In Glover, few days since, a hawk alight
ed on the back of turkey, and remained
there until spectator despatched him with
IA club. lie measured some II feet from
tip to tip of wings.
AcclDENr-Mr Shcdon Merriam. of East
Elmore, was thrown from his buggy, while
descending the hill between North and South
Craftsbury, ON the 10th inst , and both bones
in his left leg broken off below the knee.
He was taken to Mr.. Daniel Philbrook s, and
the bones set by Drs. Corey and Davis. !
Some part of the harness gave way and
caused the accident.
In Albany, lately, Frenchman, by the
name of John Robinson, stole wallet which
Mr.. John Hanson, of Greensboro carelessly
left on a store counter. He was pursued, ar
rested, and the money found in his bootleg.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
\ new weekly paper, the Peoples Jour
nal, has been commenced at Fair Haven.
I'll. 5. Grove, publisher p. F. Jones, editor.
1t is Republican paper, and a good look
ing sheet. and we wish it success.
Mineral springs which have been dried up
for sixty wears, have lately broken out afresh,
where Poultney river in freshet had
red away ten feet its bank, in Middetown.
They are sulphur and iron springs, and
pretty strong.
On the 9th Chester Rooch of Hubbardton, |
sold 100 bushels of early rose potatoes for
$500 Others were offered at the same price
but refused
John Barden, of Wells. two years ago
hived a Young swarm of bees in an ordinary
hive and placed it on flour barrel for con-
veninnne' eako- Recently it was discovered
that the bees were working III the barrel, and
upon it's being taken up day or two since,
it was found to contain Is pounds of nice
honey.
Caleb S Barber was recently found hang
ing to a shade tree near the house of 0. b.
Dickerman, in Mt. Holly. 1t is supposed he
was insane.
Mrs. V. Goodspeed died in Wells. Sept. eth