Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-05-27
ADDISON COUNTY.

J. J. Crane, of Bridport, sheared from five
two-year-old ewes - ID lbs. wool-one
shearing Il ID lbs. His ram, - Young Eu-
reka," sheared % lbs. one years growth.
L. W Spaulding, of Bridport, sheared from
a three-y ear-old ram % ID lbs. wool.
SALrsBuRY.-Wm. Arnold, and French
man named Banker. were brought before
Judge Weeks, the charge Of assaulting
and robbing peddler some weeks ago After
an examination of day and half they
were held for trial at the next term Of the
county court.
The Vergennes Ver7nonler saws 4 taxpayer
in MiddIeburv, informs us that the dog tax
of that town will pay over $500 towards
building their splendid new school house.
BREAD LOAF INx, RIProS.-This hotel
has been enlarged this season by wing con-
tanning thirteen bed rooms, with closets,
and large parlor. The terms for the sum
mer will be so per month, SIS per week,
or s. so per day
/ Vergennes has appropriated $4,000 for
water works, an improvement which Is very
much needed. Their erection is to be com
mcnced soon.
The ycrgennes Water Power Company
have erected machine shop lO0x3S, two
stories high and foundry building 40x50 for
Mr.. Flanders of Burlington, who designs
starting up his business in about thirty days.
And a great many other buildings and i'm
proyements in streets are going on.
The tannery owned by Gleason & Ladd, at
East Middlebury, was burned recently.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The annual reunion of the Second Yer
mont Volunteers viii take place in Burling-
ton. on the Goth of June next The Grafton
l. Il, - 81 I 81
Rutland.
ing made for a military parade by the Burling-
ton military companies, on the first Tuesday
in June.
+ MAsoNIc.-The Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar of Vermont, will hold their
annual conclave in Burlington, Tuesday the
9th day of June next.
There is to be erected at Richmond, this
summer, a building for a high school large
enough to accommodate a hundred and TWEEN
ty-fve scholars
The Burlington Times say that - Fenian
State Convention of the o. X. Roberts wing
meets in Burlington on the Goth Of June.
Gen. John O Neil, known as Mr.. Erie O
Neil, who. like Gen. Sweeney is one of the
few genuine fighting men of the order, is
expected to be present"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The jury at St. Adams, in the case OF
Clark as Burton, brought in verdict for
Burton The amount Of damages. etc, award
ed was fOrtv-slx thousand three hun 1red and
ninety-one dollars and ninetysix cents.
The amount to recover which the suit was
brought, was SIS, 900, with interest from
about 1859, there being nine items in the
claim. The defendant claimed that the
plaintiff owed him the amount of so 900
with interest from 1859, the same being
/ composed of five items.
At town meeting held nj Swanton, May
Goth, the town voted to accept the g Enab
ling Act" relating to the building of the
Lamoille Valley Railroad by a vote Of 22l tc
1875.
The receipts at the Custom House in Rich
ford, for the month of April. we're Sl483 "A
The receipts at Franklin, for the same
month, We're S2238 IS.
Five cars of freight train which eft St
Adams, Monday morning, were du nped
about mile north of WIlliston LittI5 OIL
no damage, we learn, was done to eithe'
cars or freight.
A boy named Henry Turner, about IA
years of age, who works for Gardner Hyer
in Enosburgh was badly burned on the 9Th
inst, while touching off gunpowder.
Libby & Aver, who own a saw mill In the
| Wright neighborhood, Enosburgh, have lost
their dam twice this year.