Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-09-23
LAMOiLLE COUNTY.

Alfred Holbrook, Of Hydepark, was serl-
ously injured by his horse on Monday morn
ing last, but is not yet able to tell how 1T
was done. The skin and flesh was cut and
peeled down over the eye.
On Friday morning last an eagle was shot
on the bank of the Lamoille in johnson by
j. A. Ferguson. which measured feet 7
inches in breadth of wings.
Charles Burnett, of johnson, lately had
both bones of his right leg broken by kick
ing horse.
Morris Bailey of Watervilie, lately slipped
from precipice in that town, and escaped
instant destruction only by grasping an over
hanging bush. He struggled in that peril
GUS position until his strength was nearly
exhausted before he succeeded in regaining
the summit.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Francis Curtis, of Orange, reports that
from three-fourths of a bushel of pota toes,
of the Early Goodrich variety, he has raised
this year forty-severn bushel, on sixteen
rods of ground He asks - can any of my
brother farmers beat this ? -
About seventy years ago, Mr.. James Hun
kins went into his field on a meadow in
Bradford, and having in his hand willow
walking stick, stuck it into the ground in
a corner of the field, where it remains to-
day but it would make rather unwieldy
cane now, being seventeen feet in circumfer-
ence
ORLEANS COUNTY.
In Albany VIM Pitcher lately sold two
three year old colts, one for $40 and the
other for $3.50.
Last week, Eddie, son of John A. Proutv
of Newport, aged nine years, was instantly
killed at the steam mill by heavy stick of
timber falling on him.
Mr. Phillips of Glover has two hills of bush
beans, the product of one being 80 pods, and
the other 90 pods.
There is family of six brothers by the
name Of Robinson, two of whom live in GLOW
err, and mono of the six ever drank drop of
liquor, or used tobacco in any form.
q Starved at Belle Isle - is the inscription
on a well wrought granite stone in the Gem
etery in Bloomington which marks the rest
ing place of c. p. Chamberlain.
A couple of cattle belonging to Mr. Geo.
w Bridgman of Barton, got on the railroad
track on Monday of the last week, and were
run over by the cars and killed.
The proposed railroad to connect the Pas
SumSlc railroad Win IIle brdDu trunk Will
be put under contract in few days, to be
Completed in July, 1870. 1t will be 1872
miles long, running from North Derby to
This will make direct connec-
ton with Quebec, 20 miles shorter than any,
other route.
Two rufians beset a party of four ladies
and gentlemen, who were riding together in
recently, and frightened the
horses so that the wagon was upset and the
ladies' bruised while the villains gashed one
Of the horses legs and applied an irritating
thus carrying into execution a
most rascally plot.
Mr.. John Somers Of Greensboro, on the
sth inst, dug barrel full of Early Good
rich potatoes from a planting of five medium
sized potatoes B. 5 Wilson planted two po-
tatoes Of the same variety and recently dug
from them "a bushel heaped to its utmost ca
pacty
Last Friday night, Peter MeGuire of
Craftsbury, while in state of intoxication
took pitchfork and drove his family out of
doors, then struck Levi Rame-a one legged
the head inhicting a severe
wound.
The town of Derby has just come into
possession Of quite a legacy from John
W etherbee, many years a merchant in that
town. The legacy, amounting to S922,9S
in L. 5. currency has been paid the town.
For the present, ut least, the interest Of the
fund will be applied to scholarships for in
iigent students at Derby Academy.
Cor->7y