Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-01-22

and OF very superior quality. They weighed
about five tons each.
VERGENNEs & PLArTsBURG.-The Rutland
Courier says, it may not be generally known
that the track of the Rutland & Burlington
Railroad is soon to be changed in the vicinity
Of Vergennes, so that the road will run into
and through that city. There is, also, a
first class steamer now being built at Shell
burn Harbor, that may soon be conveying
passengers and freight between Vergennes
and Plattsburg. This arrangement would
give the Rutland K Burlington Railroad a
direct communication with Canada and
Northern New York, and thus avoid the
delays at Burlington and Essex Junction.
4 What Timothy Follett and others once dread
ed and prevented, may yet be a reality.
4 Addison county has thirty-four post
Offices.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
7 \ laborer upon a stone quarry at Pownal
was fatally injured on Wednesday, by the
falling Of heavy stone upon him, thrown by
blast.
Bennington county has II towns and 80
post Offices.
PATENT RECEIVED Scott, of Ben
ningt0n, has received patent for an improve
ment in gun-powder canisters.
BEAR HUNTIxG-On Sunday the 18th inst
Mr.. ~ W Hagar and son, Killed two large
bears in what is called 50 He'll Hollow" in
Woodford. On Monday again W m Parker,
and c. Sprague, encountered old Bruin, and
after chasing him some distance dispatched
him with an axe.
Horace Crozeir, of Stamford, lately visited
New York, where he had an encounter with
two roughs by night, and although he fought
bravly came out minus his pocket-book.
cmrTENDEN COUNTY.
Among other papers the Burlington Free
Press has appeared in new type
/ We hear that under Mr. Tenney, the work
Of rebuilding the Winooski bridge is pro-
crossing rapidly
Rev Z. H. Griffin has accepted the call Of
/ the First Calvanistic Congregational church
\ IF Burlington, and proposes to enter ON the
duties Of his charge early next month.
SAD CASE OF ScALDING-A little girl two
Or three years old, daughter Of NJ. Monroe
Lewis, of Bolton, was fatally scalded by fall
ing into kettle Of hot water, on Tuesday
morning Of last week.
Edward Barber, Of Richmond, was tried
on the 18th inst, and put under $50 bonds
for assaulting Mr.. Farnham Thompson.
Cause Of the assault, bad whiskey.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Chit
tendon County Teachers Association is TO be
held at Shelburn Jan 9th and 25th.
LARGE TREE-An elm was lately cut down
on the premises of Seymour W. Pierce in
ninesburgh measuring five feet at the butt
and being fifty-two feet in length before
reaching limb. At its top it measured
three feet and nine inches inside the bark
1t is 10 be worked into rims for cheese boxes.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Newport Express says Four fail
sized families passed through Island Pond
recently, on their way TO some of our manu-
featuring towns for employment Besides
/ the eight parents there were ffty-six chill
drcn-two families Of sixteen each and two
OF twelve each, in all sixty-four souls
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ANCIENT Pork TUB.-Mr. q. c. Cotton
of Georgia, has pork tub, owned in the time
Of the Revolution, by Dca Post Of that town
1t has had pork packed in it every one of the
more than ninety years of its existence.
The Musical Convention recently held by
Prof J.. Q. Emerson, at st. Adams, was
success The chorus numbered $50 voices.
VERMONT CENTRAL LIBRARY.-At a meet
ing of the Vermont Central Library Asso-
citation, held at their rooms in the depot, St
Adams, on Wednesday the 18th, it wa:
unanimously voted to consider and receive
as members on the payment of 50, the Gus
tom House officials duty there also mail
agents and express messengers running into
81 Adams. The resident clergymen were
made honorary members of the Association
This action OF the manage and corporation
is very liberal. and will be kindly appre-
ciatcl by those thus benefited.
E. w Stearns. of St. Adams, freight con-
ductor on the Vermont 4 Massachusetts rail
road was found frozen in the ice at Boston.
On Monday morning Jan. - No marks OF
violence were found, but his watch was miss
ing and his money was not.
1t is reported that f. F. Perkins, the eff
Gent Master Mechanic of the Vt. Central
has resigned his connection with the Road
to take effect the LIST of February next.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Hon. Samuel Adams, of Grand Isle, died
On the It'll inst, and the funeral sermon war
delivered on the 18th by Rev. o. G. Wheeler
IAMoILLE COUNTY.
Five Lamoille county boys are in the 9th
United States Infantry, now at Lincoln Bar
racks. Washington.
GRANGE COUNTY.
saturday Jan IIth Mr. and Mrs George
Randall, Of Newbury, with an only chile
about three months old, left their home anC
went to the village, a distance of severa
miles. when they arrived the child was dead
having been smo5hered.
Major jerome B. Bailey of Fairlee, lately
deceased, was probably the Oldest postmaster
in he 10 cd h.
administration Of Andrew jackson and helC
tn, position for over 81 years.
Lewis 5 Jenkins of Bradford. delivered a
the depot in that town, four cords of live oal
timber, for which he received $50
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Barton Nandard accuses one Gil
fillan of Westmore, Of running away with
Mrs. Champion to Canada leaving his owl
wife in a destitute condition.
Jerry Drew has closed his hotel at NORTH
Derby, the terminus of the Passumpsic rail
road-owing, as it is reported, TO some
trouble with the railroad company.
On Sunday last E. ID. Mooney, of Yves
Derby made an assault upon Geo p. Keller
teacher al that place for having punished
child Of Moneys for misconduct at school
Yesterday keeler brought suit for private
damages, and Mooney was bailed by friend
t in the sum of $500. Complaint ais
made 10 the grand Juror for breach of peace
: c. K. Clough has been appointed postmas
ter at Newport, in place of j. ii. Gushing
resigned
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Messrs. Gleason 4 Jones Of Shrewsbury
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