Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-11

telegraph OPERATOR hands.
The rolling stock of the Trov and Boston
Railroad Company, which has been under
attachment by I. w. Park, of Bennington,
for the tast thirteen months, has been restored
to its owners. II consisted of four locomo-
tives and tenders, one passenger car, and
three mail, baggage and smoking cars.
In January last, Mr. George W. Hartman
of Bennington, had 1927 stolen from his
pants pocket in the night time. The sup
posed robber was traced to Brandon, where
he exchanged part of the stolen money,
but nothing further has been heard of him.
DIR. II. A. Oaks, who has been confined
in Bennington Center Jail since last June,
was released last week.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
SAD FATALITY.-The friends in Danville
have received very sad news from the colony
that went to Rosario, South America, a few
years since. Mr.. Putnam d. Mcmillan writes
that tine cholera is making fearful ravages
there, and that his wife, "a daughter of Bliss
n. Davis, Esq.,) Col Oscar Hale, formerly
of Chelsea, Ex-Gov. John w. Dana, and
Mrs. Clark Ii. Barker of Maine, all died of
this disease within forty-eight hours of each
other. Fears are entertained that the entire
colony may be swept off by this fearful dis
ease.
/ Charles Hoagg, of Waterford, has COW
which has had four bull calves, all within
the past eleven and one-half months. They
are all alive and doing well.
| Lyndon had spirited town meeting last
Tuesday, resulting in a complete victory of
/ the Republicans over the combined forces of
the Democrats and Unionists or splitists.
! Mr. Jeremy Pearl, of Lyndon, sold his big
oxen last week. They weighed 400 lbs. !;
mixing a gain Of 40 lbs. in four weeks past.
/ CHIrTENDES COUNTY
/ P. II. Catlin, the Liberal candidate for
commissioner in Chittenden county, is elect
ed by large majority.
There was quite a spirited fight in the cleo
ton of city officers for Burlington last week
and . our adopted citizens - ticket was
successful-all the nominees upon it being
elected with but single exception.
! Messrs L. Barnes & Co, of Burlington,
/ have just commenced converting the - cove, =
so called, Just south of the Rutland and Bur-
7 lington Railroad depot, into a vast lumber
yard, with piers, canals, docks, etc, to be
| increased to any extent desired 1t is a COM
mendable enterprise, and bound to be success
/ full.
/ Mr. Joel NJ. johnson, town clerk of Hun
tington, and also postmaster, died at his
residence March LIST, of dropsy
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The people of Richford are moving to have
a railroad.
st. Adams claims to be the butter metrop-
| oIis of the United States. 1t furnished nearly
three million pounds last year.
LAMoLLE COUNTY.
! The directors of the Lamoille County Agri-
cultural Society, and all who are interested
in sheep raising and wool growing are to meet
at the Town Hall in Morrisville, March Dist,
to make needful arrangements for shearing
festival the coming season.
James F. Parish is elected commissioner in
Lamoille county.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
! In Westfeld recently the horse which Miss
Miller and two children were driving fell in
going down hill, injuring all more or less,
and dislocating Miss Mller's elbow joint.
Many of the Orleans county people seem
dissatisfied with the recent location Of the
Agricultural Society at Barton village. The
citizens of Barton Landing have accordingly
agreed to fit up the old fair ground near that
village and give the use of it to a new soci-
ETY.. Many citizens from other towns approve
of the move.
Mr. b j. Fletcher, bridge builder while
examining a bridge near Barton Landing.
discovered what he supposed to be freight
train approaching from the north he stepped
aside but it proved to be an engine and
gouger," one of the arms of which struck
him breaking his collar bone and fracturing
his skull He fell insensibie, but soon came
to and was carried to Lyndon His injuries
are not considered dangerous.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Supreme Court for Rutland county al
its late session granted twenty-four bills q
divorce Uneasy - yoke mates - will hardly
see the need of going to Indiana in the future
wISDHAM COUNTY.
The Bellows Falls Times says Mr. Brdg
mans Trout Ponds proving complete
success The eggs or spawns are now belne
, rapidly Matched. and Mr. Bridgman can show
his thousands of trout.
On Friday morning of last week a robir
was seen and heard at Bellows Falls singing
right merrlly.
Gilbert H. Mann, ESQ, has been elected
county commissioner of Windham county.
In December last some men. in Rocking
: ham, cutting lumber, found a swarm o
wild bees from which they took los pounds
strained honey.
Asher Gates, a venerable citizen of Hall
fax. 50 wears of age, walked to Greenfield
distance Of some 10 or 20 miles. He ha
not been there before in 40 years
The tannery of Pomeroy Il Barber @
West Townshcnd was burned Tuesda
9 morning, loss about 81 800, with no insur
ance. Cause unknown.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Il Several ladies of Chester gave their gentle
: men a ride recently, and entertained them a
+ the Mountain House in Perkinsville in goo
n style.
r At the Woodstock March meeting, quit
an excitement was gotten up by the introduC
ton Of resolution by DR.. Powers, INSTRUCT
e ing the selectmen not to pay over to tn
q Woodstock Railroad Company any assessmer
laid upon the stock of the town, until suff
cient subscriptions had been obtained to tn
= stock of the company to complete the roat
8 Although the resolution was voted down
% a large majority, the Doctors energet
speech in its favor has called down upon b
IL head the severe criticism of our usually gu
} ct and staid friend of the Standard, who d
votes a column of his paper to a scathin
review of DR.. Powers position.
Snow BoUSD.-The night train from 30
e. ton became bound in a deep cut nbo'
70 mile north of Ludlow, soon after midnigl
at on Tuesday of last week. The train RENAME
IN stuck fast until about three o'clock the ne
afternoon, when the snow was sufficiently r
moved to allow the train to back down
~ Ludlow station. The passengers were atte
~ wards transferred to the mail train from Be
H. lows Falls, and this train had scarcely pass
a the point of the first obstruction when pc
c. feet avalanche of snow poured down the sid