Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-19

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saved though in a damaged state.
PAYING OFF A GRUDGE-Rev George Cra-
ven, Of North Danylle, several years ago
taught school in the same locality where he
now breaches, and frequently was obliged to
punish an unruly fellow named George Dow.
for which the latter vowed vengeance. Dow
recently returned home from California,
where he has been several years, and hunt
ing up his former schoolm1ster, gave him a
severe beating and then left the place.
CHTTTESDEN COUNTY.
\ lad named Charley Taylor, has been do
ing wholesale business in robbing the stores
in Richmond, lately. Mttcns, gloves, Jew
elry, etc, had been disappearing for some
time. He was sent to Jail
900, $50 lbs Of cheese were shipped from
Richmond depot in 1867, and 2jS $40 lbs of
butter.
The old Chittenden County Agricultu
Association having become bankrupt,
been dissolved, and new organization
he formed.
Burned TO DEArn.-On Saturday last
Mrs M1ntctu. a French woman living in
Burlington, accidentally set her clothes on
fire with match, and frirhtlully
burned that She died the next morning.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Vermont House at Island Pond. was
burned on Sunday night Feb. ..
FatNKLIN COUNTY.
The voters OF the town of Sheldon lately
met ut the Town Hall and voted to bond the
town in the sum Of 500 000 to aid in the
construction Of the LamoiIle Valley Railroad.
y saloon keeper named Marengo. of st
Adams, shot man named Austin, last
week, while attempting 70 break into his
saloon.
\ son Of Wright sherman Of Montgomery
aged about Is years. was seriously injured
the early part of last week, by the falling OF
Il log upon lis head. lie is now in critical
condition.
LANOILLE COUNTY.
4 Railroad meeting was held at johnson,
and the Lamoille route discussed. No de
cision was reached.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Good Templars' Lodge in Ncrshire,
W., started last April with fifteen members
Ia six months this number increased to eighty
five.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
AIoR1 SEIZURES AT Greensboro. Jan.
Both - gallons Of whis1cy and two teams
&c Ira,bur.h. 9th. one team also at New
-
duties. They belonged to Richard kimpton,
OF SJanstead
The Memphrcmagog House. Newport,
caught fire last week from a chimney and
narrowly escaped being burned
Last week. custom officer c. W Smith, of
Barron, seized turcc teams containing over
seventy gallons Of c5ntraband whi,kev, the
tclm- and All valued at $500.
Tn Eu>~cPArtoN oFA SLAvE.-rhc New
port Express gives the following transcript
from the records of the town OF Derby. con
corning the execution Of papers relative to
the emancipation OF a slave.
Ia making general index Of matters con-
tanned in the earlier records of Derby
among confused mass Of documents, con
si-tipS of deeds marks of sheep, maria e
certificates. original proprietors' meetings.
drafts of first. second, third and fourth di-
visions and road surveys find in Vol ],
page l24 and l25 the following record ~
- p1pcr~. which You are at liberty to publish
% You think the same viii be interesting q
your readers. JosEPH BATES, n,
Town Clerk of Derby.
T. " nerea., application was made to Us,
two ot the Se crt Men and one of the Civ
Authority, OF the town of Southburv. il
Lite field County hv Timothy Hinman ESQ.
, y
in the County of Orleans and State If Yer
mont, ON the 20th dav OF February, 1901 to
, cn4ncipate and set free Cyrus Homer. a ser
want, and Slave for life, t. the said Timothy
lliunnn. which said Cyrus for several years
last Uast has. and now doth reside in said
>1utubury, and we then proccc led to inquire
respecting the inclination OF said Servant L
be made free and respecting his age anc
a health and found bv actual examination o
rg,,l Io . no
DESTROYS of beng made free we also fJunc
bv inquiry that the said Cyrus was and i.
more than twenty-five years of age, and thai
he was not and is not forty-tye years of age
and Is ia good health, and Do hereby Certify
the same.
z In witness whereof We have hcrcunto Sc
our hands, this both day Of February, 1901
BENJ STILES. Civil Authority.
ANTHONY Burnett, c.l..+ ,,o,
Moss A. .I0uNsoN. ''oi
{ Aug. 18th. 1868, Reed. Tor record.
II whom it doth or may concern this dotl
certify that ! Timothy Hinman owner of
Negro man OF the age Of twenty-five year.
known by tue name vi Cyrus Homer. resid
i ng in the Town Of S)uthbury in the County
Of Iitchfed and State Of Connecticut hav
ing this day obt ned Certificate from Benz
# Stiles ESD, one OF the Civil Authority an,
s Anthony Barnett and Moses \. johnson
TWO Oi the SelecLmen OF the Town OF South
bury that the said Cyrus Homer is desirou
q Of beng m dc fire., that he is in good health
d and move than twenty-five years Of age
4 DO hereby Emancipatc and set at Liberty tn
said Cyrus from all future claims, that
might otherwise have had to the said Cyrus
services. And | DO hereby declare the sal,
Cyrus 10 be Tree man and no longer IN,
Servant.
IN witness whereof nave hereunto set N
j hand this 20th day of February 1901
~ TIMOTHY UINNAN.
In presence Of
\ SIMEON HINMAN.
- SHADRACH OSBORN.
Aug 9Th 1871. Reed for Record.
: RUTLAND COUNTY
Hon. Barnes Frisbie, of Poultney, ha
d been appointed Court Auditor in place o
l. Hon. John Prout, who has been electe
: Judge Of the Supreme Court
e Mr. Elijah Bradley, one of the mos
It expected citizens of Dandy, was found dea
It on Monday OF last week, under a tree whc
he had been telling lie leaves wife an
two children.
u The house Of Mr.. II. l.. Briggs, Of Rut
r.. land, caught fire one evening last week an
;. the roof was mostly burned off. The mex
r. morning his barn was discovered to be on fire
and was not cxtinguished till horse, COW
and four valuable sheep had been suf1ocate
k with smoke. Loss $1,000; partially IL
st sured.
I'm Monday Of last week :. NEGRO in III