Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-21

The VERGENNEs WATER WoRKL-The Yer
monter says: The ground has been surveyed
and the spades are at work ON the trenches
is hoped the business part of Vergennes viii
be protected from fire the coming winter
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Joseph Bowker, of Sunderland, was fatally
injured while repairing barn not long since
He was eighty-eight years old.
CH1TTENDEN COUNTY.
A fireman on the Oakes Ames has been fined
for an assault on Lieut.. Weed of Hinesburgh
when returning from the Plattsburgh mass
meeting Suits against other hands on the
same steamer are pending.
The steeple of the new church in course Of
erection in Huntington, was successfully
raised Thursday. The liberality of the citi
zens was manifested by them in the addition
of nearly t,celre hundred dollars to their orig
inal subscribers.
BITTEN BY DoG-A son of G Harroun
of Lyndon, was badly bitten in the face or
Wednesday, by a savage dog, owned by one
Hunt who works for Mr. Harroun The boy
did nothing to irritate the dog. but, says the
Union, it's way the dog has.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Some fellow of the baser sort etole the ma
tional flag flying from the depot buildings in
st. Adams, last Wednesday night.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A Bradford chap, named Buckley, left his
family and took unto himself another in
Canada. Last week his enterprise was re-
warded by liberal sentence for the crime OF
bigamy.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
r. Nj. Kimball, of Barton has sued the
editor of the Standard for libel.
AcCDENr-Mr James Simpson of Brown
ington, while driving his team with wagon
fell from the load. one wheel striking him in
the side, breaking several ribs and otherwise
inJuring him.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The barn of P L. Hammond, of Sherburne,
has been burned by an incendiary. Loss
5000 insured in Windsor County Mutual
for 5000.
A young Frenchman named Girard, living
in Rutland, started with some boon compan-
ions last Friday evening, on an expedition to
a house short distance out of town. Cir
ard not being able to get in at the door,
broke some glass from n window, when the
click of gun was heard, and his companions
started to run Girard refusing 70 leave, the
gun was discharged, wounding him so seri-
ously that he lived but two hours.
Communicates, who shot young Gil
rard in Rutland on Thursday night, had
preliminary examination last Saturday, and
was bound over, in the sum of $1,000, to ap-
pear at the next term of the Rutland Coun-
l-C- Ill
mitted.
AccEPrED.-The resignation of Rev Nor
man Seaver, d. D.. as pastor of the Congre-
gational Church of Rutland, has been
accepted, and committee appointed to make
arrangements for council to dissolve his
connection with the church
wINDHAN COUNTY.
The widow of Deacon Reuben Stowell, of
aged eighty-seven years, on the
llth inst. spun a - days work =" on large
wheel, and finishing at four O'Clock, helped
company till 10 Pm.
A beautiful statuette of the - Pilgrim
Fathers - has been presented to Glenwood
Ladies' Seminary by Henry Hubbard, of
Concord, Mass.
The second annual convention of the Young
Mems Christian Associations in Vermont, at
was very numerously attended,
and the proceedings were characterized by
spirit of earnestness and unity.
The people of jacksonville and vicinity
have had an enthusiastic meeting TO concert
measures for building a railroad from Shell
burne Falls, Mass, to connect with the Leb-
anon Springs road, in Bennington county.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A fine new organ is being put into tho
Episcopal church at Woodstock.