Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-15
ADDISON COUNTY

again found her element, and will probably
resume her trips from Vergennes to Port
| Henry RIA Westport, at the earliest practical
bic moment. We anticipate rush of bust
ness the ensuing season for this Indispensable
little steamer.
VIrRIoL AccIpEST-Nlrs. 4. W. Allen, of
Vergennes, was painfully burned last week
by the mistaken application of vitriol instead
of pain killer for lame back The prompt
attendance of DIR. Hopkins prevented the
most serious results.
The house of Mr.. Eli Norton, in Addison,
was destroyed by fire recently. Part of the
furniture was saved. Loss $1,000; partly
insured. The fire was occasoned by Mr.
Nortons son setting fire to some paper in
the she'd
Professor Kellogg, of Middlebury College,
assists Secretary Rankin at the Teachers
Institutes he is now holding in the State.
He delivers lectures on elocution which are
said to be of a high character
5000 in legal tenders and $1,000 in notes
were stolen from William Hurburt, of Mid
dlebury, one night last week.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
| a girl named Donovan strangled her infant
at Bennington last week.
Inc pennington banner gives an account
| of large sale of new article of commerce
for this latitude. Mr.. George Willard re-
Gently sold s. 900 worth of cOrks to the
Putnam Manufacturing Company Of Ben
nington, in all amounting to more than Is
900 gross Under Mr.. Willard S management,
the Vermont Cork Mandatory is coming to
be reckoned among the most hourishing estab-
lishments in Bennington his goods ranking
No. in market, with ready and constantly
increasing sales.
The first train over the Troy and Bcnning-
ton road was run from Troy to the State line
Wednesday morning. No train from Rut-
land was there to connect. but Supt. White
telegraphed that connection would be made
in tile evening. Only one train day, each
way leaving Troy at PM, is advertised.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The building at Lyndon Centre designed
for d passenger depot and office for the Pas
sumpsic r. r., is nearly completed. 1t is
elegant brick building, warmed by steam,
and conveniently arranged Connected with
it are two fire proof vaults.
The Danviile Bank has declared a semi
annual dividend of four per cent, which was
made payable April LIST.
Mr. c. L. Stevens, of North Danvillc, has
pair Of bronze turkeys that weighed when
% IA, and the hen p IA lbs
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Rev. John f. Goodrich has been chosen
superintendent of the schools at Burlington,
with a salary of $1,000.
A hog raised by Basil kilan, Of Jericho.
weighed when dressed SO pounds. This
pOrcine monster was two years old, and is
considered the largest hog ever slaughtered
in that region.
The sugar house Of jeremiah Nichols, in
the southern part Of Essex, was burned lately,
with its contents.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The prices Of butter at St. Adams on
Tuesday were about the same a. last week
forty-ive to forty-cight cents. One or two
diaries, however, sold as high as fifty cents.
The April term Of the Franklin County
Court commenced on Tuesday of this week
Judge Wilson presiding
Fifty thousand pounds of cheese were
shipped from St. Adams, ria the Vermont
Central, in one week recently.
New HOTEL AT HIGHGArE a fine hotel is
in course Of erection at Highgate, to be
ready for boarders by July. The building
has front facing the village green " of
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dining room 24x5O feet, hall 24x60 feet, and
contains over fifty large and we'll ventilated
rooms
ORANGE COUNTY.
B. B. Chase, of Vest Randolph, fattcned
two yoke of oxen, giving them, through the
winter, one bushel of corn and cob meal to
each yoke. He recently took them TO mar
ket and sold them for the round sum Of
| $685. at 10 II cents per ID. Their live
weight was s 200 lbs, and they dressed
5 $50 lbs.
James McLanc, of Bradford, broke his leg
badly last Thursday, by falling from load
of wood and being run over by the sled.
The dwelling house of Mr. William Bald
I win, opposite the Town Hall in Bradford,
was badly burned on the 4th inst. and his
barn and shed entirely destroyed. The fire
was caused by smoking hams in barrel in
the barn or shed.
4 dark bay mare, seven or eight years of
age, and about II - hands high, is await
ing an owner in the hands of Gilbert Tilson.
ESQ, of Randolph. She was left in the shed
of one of the meeting houses, the 2Sth ult =,
and, as she showed signs Of severe usage, it
is probable she stolen, and left there by
| the thief
The estate of the late Dca c. W. Prichard
VI DleAhlOiAi- has bCCil iiilAfb diiA hiAbhiLS ~
between fifty and sixty thousand dollars, all
good paying property lie started in life as
clerk in a store in Bradford, and by honesty
and frugality was abundantly prospered
Col r. Farnham, Of Bradford, is about to
build nice house in that town, between the
residences of Mr.. George Jenkins and Rev.
DR.. Mckeen.
TIN WEDDING.-Mr. and Mrs. G. i. But
Ter, of Bradford, lately celebrated the tenth
anniversary Of their marriage. Over one
hundred of their friends called upon them.
and nearly every one contributed some article
of tin ware. Rev. DR.. Mckecn congratulated
them upon the fact that they had lived ten
! years in these perilous times without being
divorced.
Hon. j. W Rowell, of Randolph, has been
admitted to practice in the L. ). District
, Court.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Last week Sunda '
night a very destructive fire occurred IL
North Troy village. 1t was first discovered
in the store of p. f. Baldwin. The store
t burned very quickly, the flames commune
n eating with brick house on the one side
and a grocery on the other side. From the
= grocery the fire spread to the hotel, which
d was completely destroyed, together with two
building in which the fire originated was oc
cupicd by p. f. Baldwin, merchant, the law
Offices of II. G. Wilson and j. 5. Dorman